Back to the Basics

April 25, 2011

I knew I would need to be nurturing, protective and patient. What I didn’t know until I toured my swaddled newborn around her picture-perfect nursery was that being a mother would demand relentless self-sacrifice.

I wanted to bury myself in my comforter and ignore the 2 a.m. cries. I wanted to go the bathroom without having little eyes watch me. I…

Kristi Valentini does whatever it takes, a diet heavy on chocolate and caffeine, Gregorian chants, whatever, to maintain inner peace among motherhood, career and the pursuit of domestic glory. Like other moms today, she strives for balance but makes do with a multi-tasking juggling act. Kristi began her blog, Mommy Crib Notes, to give other moms a "cheat sheet" of discoveries, tips and gadgets that can make parenthood easier. When not changing diapers or playing dolls with her two little beauties, Kristi is a marketing communications strategist and a freelance writer.

Find her at Mommy Crib Notes.