When my 13 year-old, Madison, was a toddler, I said to her over and over again as she ate her snacks and meals, “Bottom in the chair!” And over and over again, she’d pop out of her chair and start moving about, busy as all little toddlers are. With Sagey, now six, the same
March 10, 2011: Sage: “If you think about it, everything is day, there is no night. A day has 24 hours. It goes from 12am to 12am. So even at 9, it is still the same day. It’s not night.” March 8, 2011: Phoenix to me, “You’re my best friend. And I everyone best
ABC News has Moms testing products for them on air. Brilliant! About time we ask the people who actually buy and use the products if they’re worth the dough. One thing they tested, and unanimously loved was the “new wave oven.” You heard me right, not “micro” but “new” wave. It cooks stuff…real fast.
A reader wrote this comment: “Just finished reading the nine-part series in the Herald. Wow. Big changes. And, as someone who inhabited the same prison, for almost a decade, and who ever since has refused to assign labels to my eating (if pressed, I’ll say “plant-centric, planet friendly” but there’s no “no” list), I
Last week I wrote about laughter. There’s more to the story. So read “laughter” first from last week if ya haven’t already, and then read this. We made it to Newton Centre and bam! The cupcake making place was….closed. Outta business. We all stood there, with mouths wide open. “It only just
I was walking to Newton Centre with my four youngest kids, on a mission to make cupcakes. There’s a place there where you can make your own! Plus they sell a buncha cupcake paraphernalia that Supermom just loves. I’ve loved cupcakes–the visual, not so much the taste–for as long as I can remember. It’s a
Funniest Quotes so far from The 5 Wells Kids: January 9, 2011: It’s Super-mom’s last day of the Prana Cleanse. She’s very hungry since she’s had only green juice for four days and is nursing the twins. Sagey says, “If I were doing the Cleanse, I would take two sips. That would be
It was a big day today. Our twins started preschool. I remember when Madison, now 14, started at JAMS, the toddler preschool in Waban, Mass where we’ve sent all 5 of our kiddos. It really seems like yesterday. I’ve heard it said that the days are long but the years are short…but my days
A reader wrote this: “Hi Taylor – Loving the latest posts, both on Best Life Ever and Super Mom! Two questions – has Philippe also relinquished the raw vegan approach? I ask because my partner and I have vastly different eating habits – I’m a salad/veggie/tofu kind of girl and he’s a steak bomb
I received this sweet email from a reader: “Taylor, We haven’t met, but this thanksgiving I am thankful for you! I am a regular reader of Supermom (best part of a Monday) and now your “best life ever” blog on the herald site. I am a mother of 2 sweet little boys (ages 3
