Red Stick Mom

The Enneagram Of Motherhood The Enneagram is a personality typing system that categorizes individuals into nine distinct personality types, each with its own set of traits, tendencies, and motivations. These personality types can shed light on how different mothers might approach motherhood, interact with their children, and navigate the challenges of parenting. Keep in mind that these descriptions are generalizations, and individuals may not fit perfectly into a single type. Here's a look at how mothers of each Enneagram type might approach motherhood :: The Reformer (Type 1) ::    - Strengths :: Organized, responsible, and principled.    - Challenges :: Struggles with perfectionism and can be critical of themselves and others.    - Motherhood Approach :: The Type 1 mom strives for excellence in parenting. She...

Who caters your holiday meals in Baton Rouge? Here is your comprehensive guide to the best holiday catering in Baton Rouge! We've done all the research for you to find out who is doing the cooking for the holidays this year. We hope this helps take some of the stress off your plate this season. Important Note: If you are planning to order holiday catering in Baton Rouge, be sure to call ahead and check for ordering deadlines.  Cheesecake Bistro Let Copeland’s Cheesecake Bistro cater your Holiday Feast! The Holiday Family Meal (feeds 6-8) includes fried turkey breast (4lbs), turkey gravy (1 quart), buttermilk biscuits (1 dozen), and a choice of two (2 quart) traditional holiday sides.  Customize your meal by adding desserts...

Thirty Thanksgiving "Mom" Jokes Oh, so you got Dad jokes? Why are dads labeled as the funny ones? Us moms can be corny, too. Below are thirty “Mom” jokes to keep the kids' table giggling this Thanksgiving. What always comes at the end of Thanksgiving? The letter “g.” Why did the turkey cross the road? To prove he wasn’t chicken. What do you call a turkey the day after Thanksgiving? Lucky. What kind of key can fly but can’t open locks? A tur-key. Can a turkey jump higher than the Empire State Building? 100%! Buildings can’t jump. What do you call sad cranberries? Blueberries. What happens when a turkey gets into a fight? It gets the stuffing knocked out of...

Go Ahead, Make That Appointment Mom confession, I’ve been neglecting myself. As a working mom and wife, it’s so easy to take care of everyone else and forget to take care of yourself. I make sure that my children make their annual doctor’s appointments, but I somehow struggle to make time for my own, only to regret putting them off down the line. I make sure to pack my family a balanced lunch for work and school, but I will often go all day without eating because I didn’t make time to pack my own healthy lunch. But as the saying goes, you can’t pour from an empty cup. So recently I finally decided to show myself some love beyond the typical...

Making {Easy} Elf Traditions I know the Elf holds really high feelings, loathing, loving, disdain, joy. That's fine, you do you. At my house, I LOVE the Elf! Not for behavioral reasons, but because of the magic and joy I can foster. Being a creative, coming up with Elf joy come really easy to me. That being said, our Elf isn't behavior based or naughty, they are just fun and full of magic! But that's not what we're here to talk about. There are some things our Elf does every year and that also helps knock down the days I have to plan Elf-capades. I'm here to share some of our Elf traditions with all of you, maybe you'll adopt a...