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• BlogHer13 – Worth It? Thoughts?

  So the hot question I keep getting asked by other bloggers is if I plan on going to BlogHer13 – a big blogger conference for women in Chicago. The answer – I’m... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• Why Don’t They Ever Stop Eating???

  

  My children have an internal radar that goes off when they see that I have actually finished cleaning up a meal or snack. It’s the alarm that makes them say,... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• Your First Baby – The Crap You Don’t Need

  

  The baby wipe warmer. An essential?? Really??(photo from Dex)Yesterday I had the pleasure of representing Momaha at a baby fair. Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• The Sassy Housewife: My Baby Won’t Sleep!

  

  This week’s The Sassy Housewife for Momaha is out and it’s one that so many parents can relate to – sleep training. The two words a parent dreads to hear but... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• Inventions I Would Like To Create – Part II

  

  It was an exciting week here in blog-land, because one of my posts was picked to be featured on Scary Mommy. She’s a blogger that is beyond hilarious and tells... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• Telecommuting: It’s Not Bon Bons and Soap Operas

  

  For today’s Momaha post, I took on the recent CEO for Yahoo, Marissa Mayer, and her decision to end telecommuting by employees. Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• Inside the Blogger’s Studio: You Know It Happens At Your House Too

  

  Welcome You Know This Happens At Your House Too - we’re happy to have you Inside the Blogger’s Studio! This series is a way to get to know other bloggers,... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• The Sassy Housewife: Should I Get My 14 Year Old A Cell Phone?

  

  It’s Saturday! Which means another edition of The Sassy Housewife for Momaha and I’m tackling one of the most common parenting dilemmas today – should a parent... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• Who Am I???

  

  So Snarkfest, a blog that I love and adore, asked me to do this crazy thing going around the blogging world called “Who The Hell Are You? Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• Momaha: The Not My Child Syndrome

  

  I learned about the “Not My Child Syndrome” when I was a teacher years ago. I wrote about this growing epidemic for today’s Momaha post. What is it, you ask? Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• Little Red Corvette – I’m Feeling A Bit Embarrassed Now…

  

  photo from FreeFoto.comSo my four-year-old daughter and I are driving in the car together this weekend and Prince’s Little Red Corvette comes on the radio. Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• The Sassy Housewife: Grossed Out In Grade School

  

  The Sassy Housewife (my advice blog for the Omaha World Herald’s parenting site, Momaha) this week was submitted by a teacher who gets grossed out shaking... Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• Flushing Away Our Friend…

  For Valentine’s Day last year, we bought our then 3 year-old a fish. It was a male betta fish that she named Sally. We didn’t have the heart to tell her that... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• Is The Bachelor Entertainment Or Just Pathetic??

  

  Has The Bachelor really been on for 15 seasons? Oh my word. I wrote about my thoughts on the show and how I finally had to turn away from it all for this... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• Inside the Blogger’s Studio: Pile of Babies

  

  Welcome Pile of Babies - we’re happy to have you Inside the Blogger’s Studio! This series is a way to get to know other bloggers, while also getting a glimpse... Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• The Sassy Housewife: My Husband Has the Libido of a 20 Year Old…

  

  It’s Saturday – which means it’s time for the newest installment of The Sassy Housewife, my advice blog for Momaha, the Omaha World Herald’s parenting site. Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• Women in Combat: It’s Been Happening For Years Folks…

  

  So women are finally allowed on the front lines of combat? Â Hate to break it to you folks, we have been there for years. Come read my latest post for Momaha... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• The Death of Prince Eric…

  

  It seems that Prince Eric has passed on to a better place in our house. I walked in to my daughter’s room to find that the pretend pet carrier had been... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• The Sassy Housewife: Condoms in Daughter’s Bag

  

  This week’s The Sassy Housewife for Momaha is up and I’m taking on teen sex….with a twist! Come read my weekly advice blog and share your thoughts, advice or... Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• The New Scary Fashion Trend

  

  So I’m just going to say this and get it out fast because just saying it makes me crack up laughing.  Ok, here I go… I shopped at Forever 21 this weekend.  And... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2013 SELF EXPRESSION