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You say it. We share it.
Posted about 4 hours ago
Yes folks, it’s that time of year for……..THE BLACK WEBLOG AWARDS!
(The sound of crickets chirping)
Confused? Stunned? Why is there a Black Weblog Award? Why isn’t there isn’t there a Weblog award for …..(Insert cultural / ethnic/ group /gender / disability/ community group here)
Well chances are there is. The Internet is an expansive and sometimes mysterious place, where even though many of us think that because we spend countless hours
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Posted about 5 hours ago
We went to Wyoming in June for the full-on cowboy experience. It was SO FUN. If you ever want to try a dude ranch, let me know and I can fill you in on what we learned and how to best do it with little kids (at least from our perspective!) Some photos (that's us on the big hillside riding one beautiful morning):
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Financial planning.
Posted about 5 hours ago
This is a guest post from The Tim at the Seattle Bubble blog, a site about the housing bubble. He also writes The Naked Loon, a Seattle-centric satirical publication.
One way our family keeps the entertainment budget slim is by not buying new release DVDs, but waiting to buy movies until they drop below $10.
About [...]
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I believe the key to living a happy life is balance. Some days I'm better at the balancing act than others!
Posted about 7 hours ago
In keeping with the spirit of Simplify Your Life week, here’s a post for all you parents out there! In addition to the first ten, here are ten more ways to simplify your life . . . with kids. Frankly, it never occurred to me I HAD to simplify my life until I had [...]
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A practical blog for impractical people.
Posted about 7 hours ago
Just posted a book report for Yes! for my buddies at American Express. This is the best business book I've read this year. Please check out my posting here. One of the co-authors is Robert Cialdini; he is The Man when it comes to persuasion and influence. Every entrepreneur, sales, and marketing person should read this book.
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What would you be doing today if you only had 37 days to live?
Posted about 7 hours ago
Through the marvels of modern technology (hey, I can even do email!), you can now listen to the 37days story. Either click on that link or look in the top left column of this blog--see where it says "First Time Here?" -- just click on "Hear the 37days story."
My deepest thanks to my fabulous friends Stu and Janna Zonder from SoulMate Studios here in Asheville who, out of the kindness of their hearts, helped me with this, composed and recorded
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Welcome. I'm Sarah, a veritable prodigy in the fields of list-making and lip gloss color recognition. I currently live by the beach with my picky interior designer husband and freakishly large baby.
Posted about 9 hours ago
There is a KICK ASS giveaway over at Hair Thursday.
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I'm a designer/art director and mother of five in New York. I post on where design and motherhood intersect.
Posted about 10 hours ago
Jenn C just sent me a link to these amazing paper animals — and there are instructions! and lots more animals than I have room to showcase! The site is hosted by Yamaha Motors. I'm not clear on what the connection is between Yamaha and these gorgeous paper creations, but I've decided I'm not going to think too hard about it. Thanks Jenn!
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WSJ.com on choices and tradeoffs people make as they juggle work and family.
Posted about 10 hours ago
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As hundreds of thousands of new college freshmen begin moving into campus dorms this month, one of this generations most common quirks will loom large: Many teenagers dont know how to do their own laundry.
In response to my past “Work & Family” Columns on helicopter parents, many parents have e-mailed to say theyre shocked [...]
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Here's everything that was left out of the instruction manual. Oh yeah. There is no instruction manual.
Posted about 13 hours ago
Kate solved the problem of the wandering stepstool! My son's cheap plastic stepstool was always skittering across the floor when he was trying to get onto his elevated chair at the dining table. (We have the chair up on a...
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Tips of the day on eldercare.
Posted 1 day ago
You might consider taking the senior citizen with you during the touring phase, so you can see how comfortable they are and if they like the facility. It is most important that the person who is to be at adult day care learns to recognize the facility and to enjoy his or her time at the center. Introduce your loved one to the staff, and other participants.
For more Elder Care tips, visit http://ElderCare.lifetips.com
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A blog for people who want to make the world a better place AND have fun!
Posted 1 day ago
Last week I announced a new weekly feature that I'm trying out on Have Fun * Do Good, Ask Britt, where you send in questions related to career design for artists and activists, and I'll do my best to answer them. I encourage you to add on to my answers in the comments.This week's question is:My husband has recently linked up with a friend to buy a second hand bookstore. Do you have any ideas on how to make this small business venture a positive
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We're moms. We work all day, bring home the bacon, and fry it up in a pan. Oh, and while we're at it, we're raising young children, along with our spouses/partners. As any working mom knows, we often battle the big "G." Guilt creeps up on us when we least expect it. Join us in our ongoing struggle to resist the guilt and embrace the journey.
Posted 1 day ago
When you were creating the Thomas the Tank Engine series, did you not think about how the name "Percy" would sound coming out of a two-year-old's mouth? Not to mention, you made Percy the smallest engine. Did you think about the phrase "Percy's small. Percy's small."?Not cool, Rev Awbry, not cool.
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Formula fed & flexible parenting
Posted 1 day ago
Extra! Extra! Seeking all writers! Come on you know you want see your name in a book. I've spent a good chunk of yesterday and today trying to get the word out there through every possible venue that Suzanne and I are looking for submissions for the anthology of menstruation stories that we are putting together entitled Congratulations, You're a Woman Now! It's been really exciting, and of
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This grassroots, online effort is mobilizing mothers, and all who have mothers, across America as a cohesive force for change.
Posted 2 days ago
Cross-posted at MotherTalkers.com.
Traveling across the country this summer, I have come across people who say they will not vote for Sen. Barack Obama for all kinds of bizarre reasons, including the false premise that he is a Muslim.
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Because wine is totally in the fruit group. Right?
Posted 2 days ago
Will my answers shock you? I doubt it. I'm much tamer than I seem.Have you ever....Taken a picture naked? Yes. I've modeled for art classes and for my friend's senior project in photography. I was nekkid. And for some strange reason, my dad declined to see the exhibit. And maybe he turned a neat shade of green at the suggestion.Made money illegally? No. Well, mostly. I had an employer never ask me for my social security number, so I never was
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My Type A, moderately fashionable self got me the degree, the husband, the house, and the kid. However, somewhere along the way of big-city married-mom living, I got lost.
Posted 3 days ago
Dear Blog,
I know I’ve been rather neglectful of you lately. It’s nothing personal really. There are so many things I’ve wanted to tell you along the way since I last wrote. Like the grey eyebrow hair I found (disturbing), the festival I spent the entire weekend volunteering at (exhausting) and all the swimming my son and [...]
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The working mother's guide to managed chaos.
Posted 3 days ago
Whoever said that patience is a virtue had to have been a mother. By far, the most difficult thing about parenting, for me, is managing to keep myself from snapping, screaming, and yelling at my children on a daily basis.
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Posted 3 days ago
Please welcome guest author Garrett McCord of Vanilla Garlic who shares his recipe for some of the best cupcakes we've ever had. ~Elise
Most coconut cupcakes are often a bit too dense and flavorless in my opinion, often presenting bland cake with a avalanche of coconut plopped on top. Tired of coconut cupcake posers, I decided to develop a recipe that would really rally in the flavor of coconut in a cupcake. This one uses
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Working mom, soccer wife, multitasker extraordinaire
Posted 3 days ago
It's Blog the Recession month - whee, a very cool idea from Kristin, one of my favorite bloggers whom I was too intimidated to say hi to at BlogHer. Okay, that's not totally true, but she did look busy. Funny side note, though, I grabbed an old laptop case of mine, and lo and behold what was in there but the condoms she passed out last year. Her hi's from last year were good enough for me.
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The place where readers and writers connect, through blog tours, blog bonanzas, podcasts, radio, literary salons, writer's community, and more.
Posted 3 days ago
August 4-September 12
James Patterson has done it again, dreaming into existence a superhero with the power to create. The Dangerous Days of Daniel X is about a boy who has always used his hidden superpowers to survive, but he carries with him a deadly secret and the fate of the world rests [...]
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On this daily blog, I recount some of my adventures and insights as I grapple with the challenge of being happier.
Posted 5 days ago
Since I started this blog more than two years ago, I've never taken a break for more than a day or two. But this afternoon I'm leaving on a family vacation, and have made the momentous decision NOT TO TAKE...
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They've tried to describe us. They've tried to persuade us. They've even tried to charm us. The one thing they haven't done is ask us what we think.
Posted 6 days ago
When Al Gore set down a challenge to the country that we find a way to derive 100% of our electricity from clean, non-carbon sources within the next ten years; a fair number of people, including the NYT, had visions of JFK and the old Soviet Sputnik dancing in their heads. Thankfully, you don't have to be President to lead on an issue, and in this day and age, it may be easier if you are not.
Critics were quick to fly the flag of Gore's
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Exploring life at the intersection of feminism and reality.
Posted 6 days ago
We've made it to August and I bet I am not the only Mojo Mom who is burned out! This is the first time in a long time that I have not blogged for a whole week. Fortunately, I have a new podcast to share with you, Mojo Mom and How to Avoid the Mommy Trap.Listen to the podcast now:In this week's show:Amy and Sheryl discuss the recent NY Times article about parents who just can't seem to let go of their children while the kids are at summer camp.Then
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Mothers Acting Up is a mother-led, mother-fed movement of mothers and others passionately and publicly advocating for the world's children.
Posted 7 days ago
Senators Daschle and Frist just returned from a trip to Rwanda where they learned some very encouraging things -- due to in large part an increase in bed net and anti-malarial medicine, there has been a 66% drop in deaths from malaria. But there is still much to be done.In a couple of weeks, Senator Daschle and Frist will be meeting their parties' leaders as they write the policy agenda that will presented at the party conventions in Denver and
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A community of women seeking mom-friendly career options.
Posted 7 days ago
Project Working Mom, (http://www.projectworkingmom.com) a program geared towards providing financial resources for working mothers, has teamed up with five top online colleges and universities, which have donated $2,000,000 in full-ride scholarships, to offer working mothers the opportunity to earn an...
