Need further proof that I'm a Beta Mom? Just look at the car I drive. It's a minivan. In fact, its three minivans (my husband is one of those rare males who actually prefers a minivan because of the great square feet to mileage ratio). If I was an Alpha Mom, I would have dumped one of these buggies a long time ago for a Lexus or SUV, (past ...

The comments you have been posting on my last post,  How Can We Ultrasimplify the Business?, have been fantastic. Keep the conversation going! Here is a more personal note about ultrasimplicity. My laundry. As a Beta Mom I need to keep things simple. Cut corners. Find short-cuts. One of the places I cut corners ...

At least not yet. The first time I got a text-enabled cell phone, I didn’t sign up for the unlimited  plan. I’m cheap, and was not ready to play.  This last time around, my husband signed our family up for unlimited use. I understand why my 15 year old daughter wanted it. For me, I see it as just one more communication ...

Have you heard about the Alpha Mom? The concept has been around for a couple of years.  According to the article in New York magazine that started it all, the Alpha Mom feels that with “the right planning, resources, and work ethic, you can, too, be a perfect and fulfilled woman, raising a perfect and happy child.”  Alpha ...