So does all the peer pressure about carbs make you feel guilty for your cravings too? Check out this article, so you have some ammunition next time those condescending Atkins people give you the eye as you order a plate full of pasta…

Of all the holidays I think one of my favorites has got to be Mothers’ Day. Of course I’ve been celebrating my mom every year since birth, but people have only been celebrating me as a mom for the last 3 years. Somehow when you join the ranks of mothers across the world there is a special bond…I don’t know how it happens but there is this mutual understanding, and respect for eachother. And Mothers’ Day is the day where we all pat eachother on the back for the sacrifices made every day.

Are there others out there like me? Women trying desperately to achieve the “ultimate balance”? This morning I was running late for work…Only to discover when I got in my car that the gas light was still on. I hate pumping gas. I had prayed all the way home last night just to avoid stopping…I just wanted to see the smiling face waiting for me at home. But there was no way out of it this morning– I had to stop for gas. I ran in to grab a cup of coffee while the gas pumped wondering how I would make it to lunch without breakfast…Would I still make it to the gym this afternoon, oh yeah and I forgot to put the roast in the crockpot for dinner. That’s when I thought– “Surely I am not the only one in this world who feels this way.” Surely there are others who wear as many hats as I do and sometimes wonder if any of them fit right…