Listen to Your Mother...and other writing
Paging Dr. Mom: How Parenthood is Like Becoming a Doctor
No, I’m not a doctor. I didn’t go to medical school. All of these assertions are merely based on speculation and my extensive study of Grey’s Anatomy. Hey, Lisa at The Dose of Reality, you should let me know if I have totally missed the mark! (On second thought,...
How Becoming a Parent Has Changed My Perception of Loss
*Author's note: This post is a bit of a departure from my usual style. It is perhaps a bit depressing. Consider yourselves warned; feel free to skip it and I'll catch you next time! Last night I found out that one of my high school classmates died. She was my age- 34-...
I Am From Venus, Your Head is Up Uranus- 6 Differences Between Men and Women
I am going to go out on a limb and trust that my husband is never going to read this post. That being said, in order to protect the innocent, this post is not necessarily about him. Nor is it generalizing that all men do these things. Just, you know, some of them....
Weekly Wrap-Up and Snow Day Report
Wow- this has been a big week! First off, I have to thank you for your great ideas last week when I begged for some fun ideas to fill our long snow day without Daddy! Here is what I did during my 13 hour snow day: Baked muffins from scratch Watched my kids play with...
Virtually Authentic: Parenting in the Age of Social Media
How do you feel about parenting in the age of social media? Do you compulsively share things of Facebook?
Being a Big Sister: The Good, the Bad, and the Disgusting
Today is my six year old daughter Izzy's last installment as my guest blogger for the week. She would like to thank you for the positive response to her interviews, and thanks to several requests, Izzy will be making a monthly appearance on Mommy's blog! I hope you...
Interview With a Six Year Old Bloggess
Today is Day Two of Izzy's Blog Takeover! Yesterday she filled us in on 10 things she bought with her own money, as part of the Monday Listicles. To demonstrate that she is truly immersed in the blog culture, today Izzy will be answering some questions posed to me...
Izzy’s First Blog Post: 10 Things I Bought With My Own Money
In case you missed it, my six year old daughter Izzy, enterprising young writer that she is, will be taking over my blog until Friday this week. I am altering today's Monday Listicles topic just slightly. Instead of 10 Dumbest Purchases, Izzy's topic today will be 10...
Weekly Wrap-up: The Blog Takeover is Coming!
Hi all! In case you missed what I was up to this week, here's a recap! I returned from my kid-free weekend getaway, bid farewell to my parents, and complained about my ear infection. The Kid-free Weekend and the Inevitable Reentry to Life By the way, I still can't...
My Daughter’s Blog: A Taste of My Own Medicine
Welcome back to Finish The Sentence Friday (FTSF). We give you a sentence and you finish it (however long or short you'd like). Write a post and link it up, or if you don't blog, feel free to finish the sentence in the comments for everyone to see. This week's...
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