SuccessfulSingleMomBook.com Is LIVE!

Hi everyone!

The book's official website, SuccessfulSingleMomBook.com is now up and running. Visit it by clicking here now. It will be updated and changed daily ... so check back often.

The book arrives tomorrow, the official release date is January 16th and the launch party is January 30th. You can now order is here, and soon it will be available on Amazon.com.

Thanks for reading!

To Your Success,
Honoree

Korean? Karate? Cooking? Sewing? 2009 Is Up to YOU!

I watched Yes Man with Jim Carrey a few days ago - I haven't laughed that hard in quite awhile (which tells me something ... note to self: laugh more). What I loved about the movie is that when Jim's character chose life, life chose him!

Its easy to completely forget about ourselves as we're parenting, working, working, parenting ... oh yes, and there's laundry. No matter what, there's always at least a pair of socks that need washed. (Why is that?)

So what will make 2009 different? You and your choices! Instead of finding yourself back on your schedule next week, challenge yourself to make a list of things you'd really like to do, Google different options, and put one or five on your calendar.

Lexi and I are learning French (can't go to Paris without knowing how to ask where the shopping is), we've taken karate, traveled to a new city every year just to explore and this year we're going to learn how to sew. If you haven't dated in awhile, what's stopping you? Check out Rachel Sarah's (her book: Single Mom Seeking) blog here - she has some words of encouragement for you!

If money is an obstacle, check out your local Y or rec center - they often offer classes that are very reasonable. The point is to get moving - make new choices - create something new!

The possibilities include: finding a new hobby, vocation, new friends and another thing to like about yourself. That which makes you attractive to yourself makes you irresistibly attractive to others. Who knows? Maybe "the one" will be chopping green chiles right next to you!

Holidays & The Single Mom

This is my first year being remarried and it made me reflect on the five Christmas seasons I spent as a single mom. Most people ask, "What are you doing for the holidays?" This year I had an answer: my in-laws are visiting, we're going to fry some turkeys, make fudge and cookies and watch football. In truth, the past few years I didn't want to burden anyone with the feeling they "should" invite Lexi and me over to their house ... so we spent most of those Christmas Eves and days at home just hanging out.

I am an optimist, so I didn't focus very much on the fact that there wasn't a big list of things on our social calendar. Upon reflection, I thought I would check in with my readers and find out what they do during the holidays, especially when their kids are with the ex. Please share how you spend the holidays, especially if you spend them alone due to lack of family/friends.

My advice to any non-single parents: if you know a single mom (or dad) offer to take their kids for an evening, or even a day or two. Its a much-needed break they probably wouldn't ask for yet would gladly accept!

Is He the One?

It can be a tricky thing to identify when the one you're with is The One. One of my single mom gal pals confided in me she's in a relationship with someone she's "pretty sure" is the one, but there are some red flags.

I personally believe two things, and sometimes they contradict one another ... the first being, the best predictor of future behavior is past behavior, the second: the past doesn't equal the future.

So, which one do we use when we are deciding whether our potential future mate candidate is truly the one? What do you think?

The Successful Single Mom Book Launch

Calling all Single Moms! The official launch of the book is being held January 30, 2009 at 5:30 p.m. Come and meet a few of the moms involved in the Successful Single Mom Transformation Program.

The launch is being hosted at Marquis Las Vegas, the greenest and most wired new homes in Nevada! The event will be held at the spectacular modern estate home Marquis Las Vegas (www.MarquisVegas.com). It is located off of Tomiyasu Lane - betwen Warm Springs and Sunset, and Eastern and Pecos, directly across the street from Wayne Newton's Ranch.

If you would like an invitation, make a post or email me at honoree@corpron.com.

Help Needed!

One of my mom's from the SSM (Successful Single Mom) Transformation Program is so sick she called to ask for help and suggestions. What do you do when you have children to feed, homework to do and that unending list of things to do ... and you are so sick you can't see straight, and you don't have anyone to call for help?

How do you manage a situation like this? What are your tips for our fellow sick single mom?

Magic Moments

Lexi and I are reading The Secret of the Old Clock, Nancy Drew mystery #1. Each night we read for at least twenty minutes and we have a blast! Last night when I told her we were going to read together after I finished Effortless Living Class, she said, "SWEET!" When we cuddled up on the couch to do the reading, I could tell she was feeling all full up of "mommy juice."

We have a tradition I started when Lexi began kindergarten - after the first day of school, we change into pjs, make chocolate chip cookies and talk about the day.

When I think back to my childhood, there are a few very special things my mom did that have always stayed with me ... she made matching dresses for us to wear (so '70s!), she taught me how to crochet and she read to me, and eventually with me, at every opportunity. These moments were magical to me and made me feel special and loved. That's exactly what I have in mind for my daughter.

I'm curious to know what you do to create magic moments with your kids?