Finding Mom Balance
Web 2011
01/05/12Like Mother, Like DaughterI honestly have been over-complicating motherhood, just like I do in a lot of other areas in my life and it has been completely unnecessary. |
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12/03/11‘Tis the Season to Teach PhilanthropyIt has been very imperative to me to teach my four-year-old about philanthropy and am excited she is finally old enough to start understanding the importance of helping others. |
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10/07/11Wal-Mart Meltdown"Raising kids is part joy and part guerrilla warfare." ~ Ed Asner |
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09/17/11Little Miss StubbornI recently read an article about dealing with stubborn children that hit close to home for me. My four-year-old is definitely a stubborn child. Some say she is just like her mother, but I think the jury is still out on that one! |
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09/01/11It’s the Little Things…Something I have to keep reminding myself since I became a mom is that with children, it is always the little things that matter most to them. |
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08/26/11The Emotions of Back to School TimeAs I was scrolling through Facebook status updates last week, there were several posts from my friends and family of their child’s first day of school pictures. I enjoyed seeing the pictures of children smiling proudly with their backpack in tow, ready to begin a new school year. Then, a scary thought came over me. This time next year, I will be sending my daughter to Kindergarten. Yikes! |
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08/12/11Time Actually Does Heal All WoundsI really hope that anyone out there who is going through what I did a year ago, can garner help and optimism from this blog. You will get through it and that old saying, “What doesn’t kill us makes us stronger” is true as well, and you will be amazed how strong you actually can be. |
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07/30/11The ReaderLife as a mom is a constant battle within my head, replaying various situations with my daughter, thinking how could I have done something better and more effectively. I think as moms, we do that a lot because we are always on a quest to do a better job and do things more effectively. So, when I actually get a win, I can’t help but really celebrate! |
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07/15/11Momma BearIt is so important to me that my daughter grow up empowered, strong and able to fight her own battles. |
Rebecca Lucas is a working mom who has a three-year-old sweet and sassy girl named Addison. She is always on a quest for a suitable work-life balance and tries to fit in as much mommy time into her day that she possibly can. Rebecca has lived in Oklahoma City for most of her life and has been in the public relations field for more than 14 years. She is passionate about motherhood and her career and is excited to have the opportunity to share her thoughts, her struggles and her triumphs with MetroFamily Magazine readers (and to learn from them, too).
