On one of my favorite mom-blogs (the hilarious and sarcastic Whoopee (aka Antonia) in the UK) her last couple posts have been in the spring-rain-and-no-money-and-an-18-month-old-are-driving-me-crazy vein, and I couldn’t agree more as my husband has just left on another month-long stint of working in another state.  Her comments section on this post is a goldmine of ideas on how to entertain small kids, how to meet other moms, and lots Me Too and This Won’t Last Forever, which was just what I needed to read tonight :).  Hope you’re all having a great week, and looking forward to more What are you passionate about? entries!

A couple things have come to my attention in the last 24 hours that really hit home on the “Enjoy Every Moment” bandwagon, the very same wagon that I spend most of my time chasing down the road.  I saw this first one ages ago on YouTube, and cried just as much as I did today watching an excerpt of Randy Pausch’s The Last Lecture.  Short, bittersweet, and inspiring.  Check it out!

The other find was in a column I love written by Catherine Newman for Wondertime, and it’s here in all it’s thoughtfulness, delightedness, and reflection on what it means to be 5.  It’s a gem!

Interesting article titled “Women who aren’t cut out for motherhood” by Lucy Beresford for The Times (UK edition). 

It’s a rarely discussed topic, and the following paragraph particularly caught my eye …

“We know that motherhood changes lives. We know all about the lack of sleep, the reduced social life, the loss of libido. What is underacknowledged is how vulnerable psychologically the new mother is to the loss of her old self. With all the freedoms that can come from a fabulous career, or financial independence, the new mum may be underprepared for the psychological impact of being totally responsible for someone else.”

Read the rest of the story here. 

Thanks to Callipygian Briefs for the link.

I’ve never read any of Suze Ormand’s books, but heard good things about them.  Being financially savvy is something many of us are not (myself included) so it can’t hurt!  Her new book Women and Money is available for free download as a .pdf until 8pm tomorrow (EST) on Oprah’s website.  Check it out and let us know what you think!  I’ve got it queued up to read :).