2009-03-31T02:19:38Z 22 true Real. Honest. Fun. A place for moms to come and relax for a second and remember that we're all human. moms, motherhood, women, women as mothers, children, Moms, motherhood, being a woman, identity, husband, marriage, relationships, difficulty in motherhood, honesty, funny moms, real moms Real. Honest. Funny. | Better Way Moms home 7 6 We're here to provide a source of honesty and humor about the true trials and emotions of being a mom. Nothing here is shunned, nothing is taboo, and all of it is true. <p>There has to be a Better Way, and we're here to find it.</p> <center><br /></center><center><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #cc85bd"><strong>"Because of a great love, one is courageous."</strong></span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #cc85bd"></span></span> </center><center style="text-align: left;"> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="color: #cc85bd"><span style="font-size: medium;"> &mdash; Lao Tzu</span></span></em><span style="color: #cc85bd"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span><em><span style="color: #cc85bd"></span></em></strong></p> </center><center style="text-align: left;"> <hr /> </center><center style="text-align: left;"> <p><img alt="Outlaw Zen" height="86" hspace="7" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/webist_paperclip_bucket/599/midsize.png?1268186859" style="float: left;" width="123" /></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><strong><span style="color: #cc85bd"><span style="font-size: medium;">Featured Article</span></span></strong></p> <p><a href="../../../../articles/outlaw-zen" title="Outlaw Zen" target="_blank">Outlaw Zen</a><br /> I find when I just put my head down and do what needs to get done - somehow miraculously it gets done and oddly it energizes me...</p> </center><center style="text-align: left;"> <hr /> </center> <p><img alt="Amy and Her Daughter" height="275" hspace="7" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/webist_paperclip_bucket/447/midsize.png?1264715251" style="float: left;" width="207" /></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><strong><span style="color: #cc85bd"><span style="font-size: medium;">Brand New!</span></span></strong></p> <p><a href="../../../../articles/the-silver-thread" title="The Silver Thread" target="_blank">The Silver Thread</a><br /> Her little butterfly of a hand closed around my index finger and that invisible silver thread which connects us...</p> <p><a href="../../../../articles/top-10-ways-your-toddler-is-similar-to-a-drunk" title="Top 10 Ways Your Toddler Is Similar To A Drunk">Top 10 Ways Your Toddler Is Similar To A Drunk</a><br /> Pees and poops herself without any guilt...</p> <p><a href="../../../../articles/fish-tacos-with-jicama-cilantro-coleslaw" title="Fish Tacos With Jicama-Cilantro Coleslaw">Fish Tacos With Jicama-Cilantro Coleslaw</a><br /> We're picturing the sea and the easy going nature of the surfers...</p> <p><a href="../../../../articles/interview-with-simply-modern-mom" title="Interview With Simply Modern Mom">Interview With Simply Modern Mom</a><strong><br /> </strong>I realized modern moms, myself included, wanted life simplified...</p> <p><em></em></p> <center style="text-align: left;"><em><span style="font-size: x-small;">(Better Way Mom Amy and her daughter help get supplies to Haiti)</span></em><br /></center> <center style="text-align: left;"> <hr /> </center><center style="text-align: left;"><strong><span style="color: #cc85bd"><span style="font-size: medium;"><em>Our Welcome Letter:</em><br /></span></span></strong> <p style="text-align: left;">Here we are, kids in tow, running around and dashing home. Then playing catch up on, well, everything.&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: left;">Is this really how this mom thing works? Is this what millions of women are doing everyday?&nbsp; For years?</p> <p style="text-align: left;">We've always been great multi-taskers. Give it to us and we'll find a way to do it. It's a handy talent, sure, but now manic multi-tasking is all we do, all the time. And there's no deadline in sight. No "after the holidays are over" lull. This daily craziness <em>is it</em>. Day in, day out. Weekends. Holidays.</p> <p style="text-align: left;">So, we said to ourselves (and we're shocked we answered, as we haven't paid attention to ourselves in ages): "There has to be a Better Way."&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: left;">We can deal with busy, but we're done being crazy.</p> <p style="text-align: left;">Join us in discovering the Better Way!</p> <p style="text-align: left;">&mdash; Amy &amp; Sarah</p> <hr /> <center> <p><strong><a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=5671273n&amp;tag=cbsnewsVideoArea.0" title="CBS Early Show" target="_blank"><img align="left" alt="Early Show" height="156" hspace="7" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/webist_paperclip_bucket/372/midsize.png?1258405752" width="265" /></a></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><strong><span style="color: #cc85bd"><span style="font-size: medium;"><em>Better Way Moms on CBS</em><br /></span></span></strong></strong></p> <p style="text-align: left;">Better Way Mom Sarah was on The Early Show on CBS talking about how moms use social networking to save money. <a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=5671273n&amp;tag=cbsnewsVideoArea.0" title="CBS Early Show" target="_blank">Click here to see the video.</a></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/11/16/earlyshow/living/ConsumerWatch/main5668993.shtml" title="CBS Early Show" target="_blank">Click here to read the article.</a></p> <p style="text-align: left;">&nbsp;</p> </center> <strong><span style="color: #cc85bd"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></strong></center> 2010-03-10T13:54:21Z 31