Our family got Sticky about 2 years ago, just shortly after Max, our second child, was born. Sticky loves riding in the car with us, playing with my daughter, Elle, and having his meals with the family. He follows Elle around incessantly and she loves taking care of him. Sticky is also Elle’s imaginary friend.

Did you ever notice how ironic it is that during the holidays, we put out our best tableware, lay down our nicest tablecloth, deck our family in our fanciest holiday clothes…and then proceed to eat our MESSIEST meal of the year?! Find out more about Clorox’s helpful myStain App, bring you this seasons stain solutions, right to your phone!

As the holidays approach, I am preparing for the crazy air travel season ahead. I will run frantically through airports, probably forget something at airline security and as I scuttle down plane aisles, I will see the look of fear in the eyes of my fellow passengers as I approach…No, I do not have a communicable skin disease—I just have toddlers. Yes, tis the season to sherpah carseats, strollers and overtired kids through crowded airport terminals. And it’s not easy for the kids either. They sit confined in seats facing beige tray-tables for hours, have no comforts of home and in some cases, cope with time-zone changes. So, here is how I try to stay sane at 30,000 feet…

Here's a great post from guest blogger, Robyn Wright, about staying healthy this holiday. We all know that feeling of wanting to keep sneezy visitors away, but when that's not possible, check out her 5-step plan for staying healthy this season!

If you’re anything like me, since becoming a Mom, I’ve found myself with a particularly soft spot for causes pertaining to children. Somehow having my little ones in my life has made me acutely aware of not only the joys of raising children but also their incredible vulnerability. I recently learned more about a cause that Clorox is supporting called the Children’s Health Fund – an organization whose mission really moved me.

Like many moms planning to enjoy a large Thanksgiving dinner with small children, I am bracing myself for the mess. Between wrestling for the cranberry sauce and elbowing for pumpkin pie, gravy is inevitably flung, turkey chunks land like shrapnel on shirts… And that’s just the adults!

I wanted to share a great post from mom blogger and Chicken Soup for the Soul editor, Susan Heim. Susan shares her experience teaching her two college-aged children how to do their own laundry and encourages them to not bring loads of dirty clothes home during the Thanksgiving holiday. Yes, as reliable as drool on a 6-month old's chin, it seems like kids never stop producing laundry!

Before kids, I had so much more time. The house was always tidy, I didn’t lose small children under piles of laundry and rooms were always (well, ok, "mostly") clean. Now, I’m laughing if I even have time to clean me! Thankfully, I polled Mommy friends and was relieved that I’m not the only one taking short-cuts in the “morning prep” department. In fact, moms use impressive tricks each morning. Here are some examples. I’ve changed their names to protect the innocent (and the disheveled.)

When I’m not chasing my son around for diaper changes, convincing my daughter not to wear goggles to bed, or trying to get unidentified stains out of my kids’ clothes, I work in the marketing department at Clorox.
I’m writing this blog because when I became a Mom, I was amazed by how much I valued exchanging stories with other mommies. For me, those moments include transitioning from “Wife” to “Mother”, struggling for work/life balance, and celebrating my children’s milestones (He rolled over in the opposite direction today! I’m pretty sure that makes him a genius.)
I also want to give you a peek under the tent at the zany stuff that I’ve seen at Clorox.