How could I be ready for this next chapter when the previous one hadn’t yet been completed? How could I love anyone as much as I love Big Boy? How could I take care of two babies under two at the same time? A year ago today, at 12:47 p.m., I saw you, and I [...]
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It turns out that my typical middle American suburban cul de sac isn’t so typical after all. You see, the kids on my street play. We had the snowiest winter on record, but that didn’t stop them from heading outside after school to engage in snowball fights or the more genteel snow angel creation and [...]
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I have to admit: I was initially skeptical of lesson three in Big Little Wolf’s fabulous French fashion series at Divorced Women Online. An entire fashion lesson devoted to scarves? Really? But once I studied her advice and completed my homework, I was persuaded. According to Big Little Wolf, “[i]f you purchase just one accessory [...]
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Today it is my pleasure to welcome Lynne Marie Wanamaker of Mind Body Mama. Lynne Marie is another writer I met through the Momalom’s Five for Ten challenge last fall.* Her weekly essays – on topics ranging from modern motherhood to mindful self-defense – consistently capture me with their eloquence and wisdom. Thank you, Lynne [...]
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I’m over at An Attitude Adjustment today, reflecting on Freudenschade, that prickly tendency to feel bad when something good happens to someone else. Please click on over to read my guest post and then stay awhile to check out some of Jana’s thoughtful and thought-provoking essays. Thanks, Jana, for welcoming me to your space today. [...]
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I’m still having a ball following along with Big Little Wolf‘s French-infused style lessons over at Divorced Women Online. On my agenda this week? Tackling my homework for Lesson Two: The Power of Perfume. In this lesson, Big Little Wolf introduces us to the “allure of scent” and “its lasting impact on our moods, and, [...]
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Today it is my pleasure to offer you a thought-provoking guest post from Jana of An Attitude Adjustment. Jana and I first “met” in the comments section of Motherlode, a locale from which I have since fled, seeking kinder, gentler pastures in the bosom of my blogging community, but where she remains, honorably defending mothers [...]
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Welcome to the second week of our book club for Christine Carter’s Raising Happiness! Whether or not you are reading along with us, please enjoy this overview of Chapters 4-6 by Katy Keim of BookSnob and then jump on into the discussion, following the question prompts in the comments section. — In Chapters 4-6 this [...]
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Today I am pleased to welcome Amber of Making the Moments Count as my latest guest in Amy’s Won’t You Be My Neighbor series. I met Amber last fall shortly after I started blogging (thanks again to Jen and Sarah of Momalom and their Five for Ten event). I was immediately drawn to her writing [...]
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During Sunday afternoon’s precious double nap, I sat at my desk, wrangling with WordPress, trying to format Katy’s guest post to have it ready to publish on Monday morning. My Internet connection was creeping its way along at speeds I haven’t seen since the early days of dial-up. I felt frustrated. I felt angry. I [...]
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I’m on the road today. You can find me musing about my motivations for blogging over at Christine’s wonderful blog, Coffees and Commutes. Please check out my post and then stick around to read some of Christine’s wonderful reflections on her life as a working mom trying to balance her family, her job, and herself. [...]
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I’ve written before about my lack of personal style. As epitomized by my very “not me” purse, my wardrobe is a messy mixture of gifts, ill-fitting relics, and a few inadvertent gems. But what bothers me about my clothes isn’t that they are more Target than Lhuillier (that doesn’t bother me at all, in fact); [...]
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Before heading to bed the other night, Big Boy told me that he had left me a “suh-pwize” in my bedroom. After putting the boys down to sleep and puttering around in the living room, Husband and I headed to bed a few hours later, having completely forgotten Big Boy’s warning. Imagine our suh-pwize when [...]
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Today it is my pleasure to welcome my buddy Liz of …but then I had kids to Motherese for a neighborly chat. I met Liz – like so many of my other favorite blogging buddies – through Momalom’s Five for Ten and I have been greedily devouring her posts ever since. The word that first [...]
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On Ash Wednesday, I made four Lenten Promises, inspired in part by Bruce at Privilege of Parenting’s idea of micro-parenting. In mid-March, I upped the ante by placing myself on a Digital Diet. Recently, Nicki of Nicki’s Nook posted about her own progress toward her goal of running a road race every month of 2010. [...]
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Good morning, class! I know many of you are on spring break this week and I don’t believe in assigning homework during school vacations. But if you feel up for some extra credit, please click over and check out my guest post at The Kitchen Witch. And, for some serious brownie points, head over and [...]
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