Kim Orlando, Travelingmom.com founder, has spent the past 10 very full years raising her three children in Connecticut while working, volunteering and traveling. A graduate of the Eller School of Management at the University of Arizona, Kim was destined for entrepreneurial ventures. Her experience includes running a successful document management business, founding ACT Workshops - a school that specialized in creating opportunities for kids to flourish and many, many fundraising projects.
If you are having a baby soon, you may want to stay away from this book for one year! If your child is 1+, you need to run to the store and buy it tonight. Funny funny funny - mostly because it is all too real. Blindsided by a Diaper, written by mom of 3 boys, Dana Hilmer, reveals the many ways couples' relationships change once they become parents. It is a collection of 32 bold and honest essays written by moms and dads, all with very different perspectives. Expect to be surprised.
Blindsided is being transformed into a play a la the off-broadway hit, I Love You You're Perfect Now Change. I was lucky enough to see what they called a rough draft of the performance and found myself laughing, crying and nodding my head because there was so much I could relate to. A great mother's day gift! To order: www.blindsidedbyadiaper.com