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• Manic Mondays Begin! Our First Guest: Hairpin Turns Ahead

  

  // I truly believe the key to blogging is to be part of a community. Last year I took that idea and created Inside the Blogger’s Studio which featured humorous... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• What We Miss About Them…

  // As many of you know, I’m in the throws of writing a memoir about the decade my grandmother and I wrote letters to each other. Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• The Power of Frozen…

  // I just did the unthinkable.I found myself singing along to the soundtrack of Frozen.However, that’s not the bad part.The bad part is that there weren’t any... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• The Truth About Those “classroom Jobs” We Had in Elementary School…

  

  // Remember how awesome it was to be the person who went to get milk in elementary school? How you would take the crate and get to walk the hallways without... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• Playing a Game with the Girls from Science of Parenthood

  

  // One of my favorite things about BlogHer this year was the really awesome folks I had a chance to meet. Two especially are near and dear to my heart - Norine... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• The Mother of All Meltdowns – My First Book Reading…

  

  // Sunday is my first book reading and signing ever. I was lucky enough to be part of the amazing anthology of women writers sharing their best/worst parenting... Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• I Want to Be Five Years Old in Heaven…

  // When my grandmother passed over a year ago, my 5 year old daughter had a lot of questions about death. Where did grandma go? Would she see her again? Where i... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2014 PARENTING, SELF EXPRESSION, SPIRITUALITY

• My Advice to Bloggers…

  // I received an email last week from a blogger who was looking for advice. She was filling her favorites bar on her computer with all sorts of articles on... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• Lessons Learned in 2014…

  

  // I don’t make New Year’s resolutions.I’d love to lose weight or read more, but at the end of the day such resolutions only set me up for guilt. Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• ADHD – What Do You Do When Your Child’s Teacher Recommends Testing?

  

  // Yes, I’m sarcastic. Yes, I’m snarky. And most definitely, yes, I’m inappropriate at times.However, there are those rare occasions when I’m serious and... Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• The Crime Was Worth the Time…

  // So this just happened.My 2 and 1/2 year old son was playing with his tool bench that has a fake table saw on it that is as loud and annoying as Fran... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• How the Heck Do You Potty Train a Boy??

  

  // While everyone is talking about New Year’s resolutions and things they are looking forward to in 2014, I’m bracing myself for the pee-filled world I’m about... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• My Epic Failure at Making Freakin’ Christmas Memories…

  

  // Whenever someone whines in my family about having to be in photos, I usually say, “Smile dammit, we are making freakin’ memories. Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• The HerStories Project – My Interview with the Collaborators

  

  // My best friend and I have known each other for over 20 years. We can finish each other’s sentences and make each other laugh harder than watching Will Ferrel... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• 9 Obvious Lies Parents Tell Other Parents

  

  VIA: VETTA/GETTY IMAGES// I’m over at NickMom today sharing my list of 9 obvious lies we parents say to other parents. Oh come on, you know you have told a whit... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• Inside the Blogger’s Studio: Lady Goo Goo Gaga

  

  Welcome Lady Goo Goo Gaga - we’re happy to have you as a guest blogger for Inside the Blogger’s Studio! This series is a way to get to know other bloggers, whil... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• Writing a Book is Like Having Your First Baby…

  // If you have been reading the blog for awhile, you know that I’m in the process of writing a book. I was recently part of the anthology called The Mother of... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• Cartoon Characters That Will Grow up to Be Criminals…

  

  // Every day my kids wake up, eat breakfast, and watch cartoons. They can each pick one show to watch and it is always the moment I dread most in the day. Why?... Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• My First Kiss…

  

  I’m making my debut over at In The Powder Room today and I’m talking about one of the most traumatic events of my life – my first kiss. That poor guy who... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• If You Give A Mom A Cocktail…

  

  // You know that book “If You Give A Mouse A Cookie?”I was challenged by a friend to come up with my own version. Mine is called, “If You Give A Mom A... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2013 SELF EXPRESSION