Relationships — The Happiest Home

3 Ways To Forget About The Joneses

by Meagan Francis May 23, 2012

It’s a beautiful, sunny Wednesday here – and we’re about to clean out our epically messy garage. I’m not sure why, but yard work always brings out my inner green-eyed monster – maybe because I never feel like I have the time, talent, budget or skills to create the beautiful kind of yard “everyone else” […]

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5 ways single moms can have a happier Mother’s Day

by Guest Blogger May 12, 2012

Today’s guest post is brought to you by blogger and single mom, Jessica Ashley. In the world in which many of us would like to live, Mother’s Day would be filled with a continual shower of glitter, heartfelt notes penned by marker-wielding toddlers, perfectly-wrapped sentimental gifts and naps. Long, uninterrupted naps. During a massage. By […]

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5 tough-love principles for making friends with other moms.

by Meagan Francis February 21, 2012

One of the most common questions I hear from other mothers is: “Why is it so hard to make mom friends?” While some of us have serious challenges to friendship (like living out in the middle of nowhere, for example), for many of us the obstacles to creating a support system are more typical and […]

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Is your mother-in-law your ally…or your enemy? The case for improving your MIL relationship.

by Meagan Francis February 8, 2012

(Hi Shirley! I promise this isn’t going to be about you!) (Okay, maybe a little bit.) I am lucky enough to have a fantastic mother-in-law – and I’m not just saying that because she reads my blog. But even in the best of circumstances, the mother-in-law/daughter-in-law relationship can be tense. Maybe your MIL is the […]

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Reach out and card someone – with Hallmark giveaway winners

by Meagan Francis July 21, 2011

My friend Toni. When we were both launching our writing careers, Toni and I used to keep our instant messengers open and chat with each other on and off all day. Since then we’ve both tried to take a big step back from being online all the time, and chat a lot less frequently. We’re […]

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Why is it so hard to make mom friends? Solutions to 2 common obstacles

by Meagan Francis February 21, 2011

Yesterday I posted about the kinds of friends every mom needs. My guess is that you didn’t have a friend or two to fill every role on the list. Heck, if I’m honest with you, the only reason I do is that I have a handful of good friends who fill multiple roles. My sister […]

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Sneak Peek at Chapter 5 of The Happiest Mom: Find Your Tribe

by Meagan Francis February 20, 2011

Your tribe. Your village. Your community. Your support system. Your homies and peeps. Whatever you call them, one thing every mom needs is other people to lean on-close friends, nearby extended family, neighbors, and/or casual acquaintances who can listen to you spill your guts, watch your sleeping toddler in a pinch while you pick up […]

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Life and Love As a Single Mom: Interview with Theo Nestor and Candace Walsh

by Meagan Francis February 17, 2011

I’m so excited to welcome today’s guests, Candace Walsh and Theo Nestor, both divorced moms of two, bloggers, and authors who’ve struggled through the early days of single motherhood and come out the other side happy, whole, and hopeful for the future. Candace Walsh is the editor of Seal Press anthologies Ask Me About My […]

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Dream, Discern, Do What Matters: 3 steps to living the life you really want.

by Meagan Francis February 5, 2011

So we’re all in agreement: this is the year of doing less, and doing a better job of those things we choose to focus on. But how do we know what to choose, and how do we cut through the constant voices in our heads telling us to do more, achieve more, be busier? Step […]

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5 reasons why Mom going away can be GOOD for kids.

by Meagan Francis January 21, 2011

This post is the third in a series about leaving your kids when you go out of town. To get caught up, read the first post and the second, and consider subscribing to my feed via RSS or email so you are sure to catch the whole series! So you’re feeling a little guilty or […]

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