When I had my first child, I never got into the idea of carrying him on my chest. The most popular baby carrier at the time made it feel more like a starfish was attached to my body, then a tiny, vulnerable human being. With legs dangling, arms all spread and a floppy head, I [...]

Can you believe it!!! The Colossal Gift Basket is growing…now over $600.00! We can’t help ourselves, we keep adding amazing new products you and your kids will love. Contest draw is midnight December 24th, so enter here to win now… Ergo Baby: Ergo baby carrier, infant insert and pouch Schnookums Bowtique: Hair accessories Little Diddle [...]

I have to say…I have a love hate relationship with e-mail. Some days my inbox reads over 60 messages; many are for business and have important information. Some are dreaded sales and spam; others are those special communications from loved ones far away. Today, I am of the opinion that e-mail IS a wonderful thing. [...]

The other day I was rushing out the door to take my son to school. Like so many mornings, the frustration was in my voice as I asked him for the hundredth time to get his shoes and coat on. I was grabbing his knapsack, my purse, the cell phone with the charger still dangling [...]

Being Christmas, everyone is shopping for that perfect gift. Normally (in previous years) I had all my shopping done by August. I was in the habit of purchasing things I saw throughout the year, and was done long before the holiday rush began. Now with two children, a business and a blog, who has time [...]

Each and every day, Soapboxmama grows by leaps and bounds as our network expands, our readers subscribe and our posts are viewed on other sites with similar mommy messages.  I am thankful to the success you are making soapbox, and want to acknowledge the many readers who have connected with us and left amazing comments. [...]

It’s that time of year and here at Soapbox Mama and we’re in a (very) generous mood. Since we started, some truly great companies have donated wonderful products and we thought…Why not reward all our loyal readers? So here it is, over $500 in gifts for you, our readers. Here’s what we have in the [...]

Not wanting to point the finger at anyone (my husband), somehow (not listening after I said bring it inside three times), my daughter’s stroller got left out in the rain. I did everything I could to revive it. Vacuumed the seat, put the cover in the dryer, blow-dried it with a hair dryer and of [...]