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Becoming a mom is a life of firsts for you and your child and/or children. First steps, first words, first full nights of sleep. Welcome to the first momcafé momMatters blog. When the momcafé founders asked me to manage and write this blog, I felt honoured, scared and excited all at the same time. Wow! I thought! After deciding at the end of my maternity leave to quit my fabulous career of 10 years in the crisis communications and public relations industry to be a stay-at-home mom, I’m slowly starting to get back into the workforce by doing contract PR work during my son’s naptime and at night when he’s sleeping – a blog is something I can fit into my schedule. This could be a lot of fun but I’m no expert on being a mom – I have one child who’s 18 months and I’m learning new things about being a mom everyday.
I’m not an expert and that’s the point of the momMatters blog. The purpose is to connect like-minded moms through the momcafé website and give all of us an online forum to share tips, insight and opinions about being a mom whether you work fulltime, part time or you are a stay-at-home mom who has no time to work. I’ll post a blogs on mom-related topics (inspirational, educational or wellness) and open the forum for your comments. The only guidelines are that you keep your comments clean (no swearing or hatred) and brief (no essays or manuscripts). We want to hear what you have to say!
Share your family dinner secrets….and win!
Well, this week has been one of those weeks where I found myself at the computer more often than in the kitchen. I’ve never been a person to take the time to cook an elaborate meal except for during the holidays. When I was working full time, meals were last minute, late and usually not very healthy – salad and baby carrots one night, pizza the next. Now as a mom, I’ve made a concerted effort to make balanced, nutritious meals for my family, but they are still not elaborate. Twice a week I attempt to make a pasta sauce or casserole from scratch and ensure there are leftovers for another meal. Most nights though, I look through the fridge and cupboards at 5 p.m. (with my son tugging on my leg and trying to get into the fridge to reorganize the bottles in the door) and scramble to put together a meal that is nutritious and delicious for my family. By talking to other moms, I found out that I’m not alone in this kitchen nightmare.
We want you to help out other busy moms by sending us your secrets for stress-free, time-saving meal preparation.
It could be a tip or a recipe you learned from your mom or grandma, something you have figured out through trial and error, a recipe you created yourself or creatively modified from a favorite recipe book.
Add your secrets by commenting to this post, by June 30, and you will be eligible for a draw to win a beautiful basket of tea products and a gift certificate for tea for two at Vancouver’s gorgeous Secret Garden Tea Company in Kerrisdale.
Enter your time saving tip today!
Until next time. . . looking forward to hearing what you have to say!
Natalie Brown, momcafé’r and blogger