Monthly Archives: January 2014

Accepting differences.  Sounds simple, right?  It should be, but too often, I've found it to be one of the hardest aspects of my life...

Guacamole, Swag, and Margaritas . . .what more could you ask for! Mark your calenders for March 6th! We are hosting a fabulous Mom's Night Out...

You've read all about powerless words.  You've eliminated the word "try" from your vocabulary.  What are the other top five powerless words to stop...

Witnessing my own children grow up here in Phoenix is quite different from my experiences growing up in the Midwest. My kids will never...

  While sitting on our living room couch, my daughter suddenly says, "Mom, look at me. I'm Miley Cyrus!" I looked over to my beautiful little...

In this digital age, we are now exposed to a wealth of knowledge at our fingertips and if we choose, we can become experts...

DISCLAIMER: I'm not a messy person. I mean, not REALLY messy. I actually can't stand clutter. I'm also a purger. I don't hold onto...

For this month's contributor corner question, we're looking back (for some of us, WAY BACK!) to when we each had our first baby and wondering...

About one year ago, my seven year old twins started asking to host a sleepover. It was the new thing all the kids at...

I have many, vivid memories of playing “school” and “house” as a child with my sisters. Our dolls coming to life; daydreaming of being...

To my fellow BWW Fan,  You must have been so excited to go to the BWW (Buffalo Wild Wings) bowl game. You got dressed up...

Hi Scottsdale Moms!  We'd love to introduce you to SMB' s newest contributor, Rudri Patel! Rudri is a wife, mother of an 8 -year-old...

When I decided to stay home full time after having my second baby, I had secret hopes that "stay-at-home" would evolve into "work-part-time-from-home-doing-something-I-love" as...

As wise Yoda once said, "No. Try Not.  Do or Do Not.  There is no Try!" There I was back in November, writing my blog...

Remember back in the Fall, when we were all sweating from the heat and were completely over the 3-digit temperatures? Remember when we were dying to wear...

This Mommy SOS comes to us from a local Scottsdale Mom of 4: My husband is going on a business trip next week and I...

Recently, my husband scored 4 tickets to a Phoenix Suns basketball game.  We loaded our 5 & 7 year old daughters into the car...

I want more time. I know this isn’t a revolutionary concept, but as I embark into the New Year, I’d like to find ways to be more...

Do YOU want to write for Scottsdale Moms Blog? We will be adding to our group of regular contributors beginning in February and we're looking...