LTDchix was just notified that we placed 41st out thousands of companies in the Leading Moms in Business contest.  The Top 200 Companies were announced and we placed 41st.  Thank you to all who voted for us!  We couldn’t of done it without your votes!    See My Rank:  http://www.startupnation.com/leading-moms-2009/winners/    If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!

Every year I expect my husband to pay homage to me for the misery and woe inflicted on me for everything motherhood has done to me. I admit, the cards and handmade gifts from the kids always please me. However, my poor husband, whom I blame for my stretch marks, sleepless nights, 20 post baby pounds and all the indignities suffered through pregnancy and delivery; gets no mercy. I expect a deeply meaningful gift,...

I am not one of those people who gets right out of bed in the morning and gets dressed. In other words, I am NOT a morning person. I just sort of trudge around trying to accept the fact that I’m up for the day. I am always still in my pajamas when I come downstairs to get the kids ready for the school. And during the chillier months, I am not only still in my pajamas, I am walking around in pajamas I like...

Our youngest son Max, had ignored our warnings, played with and even rubbed his face in poison sumac. The next morning I drove to the doctor, trying to remain calm while my son continued to swell like a PMS woman pigging out on salt and vinegar chips. Luckily, the pediatrician’s office was close by or it would have been off to the mad, mad, world of the local emergency room. For years, I have suffered...

The most common question I get is “how can I improve my marketing with no or little money?” With this in mind, I asked for help from the TPE community and here is what I got… 115 ideas. Skim them or read them in detail, but whatever you do make sure you go through the list. Just one of these ideas may trigger a marketing opportunity that you never considered before. Just one of these ideas...

LTDchix announces new “chix” to the nest. Jenifer Towle, writer and escapee from the mommy track will be blogging away about her two favorite cuckoos, her sons. Jenifer flew the corporate coop to raise her flock and has done freelance writing, marketing and franchise site selection to feather the nest and support her magpie need for shiny objects. Jenifer, a proud Generation X mom, enjoys traveling...

My youngest son, we’ll call him Max to thinly protect his identity, is a pint-sized pill and half. If you warn him not to do something, you can bet he’ll do it. Unfortunately, he sees right though reverse psychology with the intuition of an FBI profiler. So, any tactics to deal with his obstinacy are useless. For example, we moved from Houston to New Jersey and had to teach the kids about ticks,...

I have a six year old named Troy Boy. He is just one of those kids, if you know what I mean. If there’s a crisis, chances are he’s involved. It probably has a lot to do with being the youngest of four, I’m not sure. Here’s what I do know…with this kid - it’s always something. Here’s a perfect example of “something”…… Several weeks ago, I was...