Martinisandminivans

LATEST ARTICLES ( 383 )

• What to Expect When Your Child Goes to Kindergarten…

  

  Last year at this time, I was feeling all kinds of emotions.TerrifiedExcitedNervousJoyfulFrustratedWhy?Because my first child was going to Kindergarten. I was... Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• Divorce Book Project Update

  

  Three months ago, I shared my newest project with you. A book in which I chronicle the lives of 15 women going through their first year of divorce. (You can rea... Read more

  Posted on 03 August 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• Tips to Choose the Perfect Mattress Topper for Your Bed

  

  Good and long lasting heath will require consecutive sound and restful night sleep. Bedding accessories are in the list as external factors delivering more... Read more

  Posted on 02 August 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• An Amazing Resource for Writers! Manuscript Wish List – #MSWL

  

  One of the cool things about my literary agent, Jessica Sinsheimer, is that she is pretty forward-thinking when it comes to publishing. Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• Flat Martini Helped Kristen Get Her Groove Back!

  

  // He’s back! And WOW! Our little cocktail of love not only got his groove on, he helped Kristen Daukas get hers on as well! Kristen is the awesome blogger... Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• Haters Gonna Hate, Hate Hate…. Shake It Off.

  // Life works in some very ironic ways at times.While talking to some bloggers new to blogging this past weekend, I got asked, “What happens when you get a... Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• Bagels, Bloggers and Bad Headshots – 5 Highlights from BlogHer15!

  

  // Remember in college when you would have those all night parties and the next day you would sleep until it was time to wake up for dinner?That’s basically wha... Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• I’m off to BlogHer! Watch out New York!

  

  // Two years ago, I was new to blogging and decided to attend my first blogging conference. Not to do anything half-assed, I picked the largest blogging... Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• I’m Living with the Gray Hair. My End to Hair Dying.

  

  Two years ago. When the grays started their vicious attack…Most women get excited on the day they get their hair cut and colored. Read more

  Posted on 13 July 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• Flat Martini Returns to One of His Favorite Places but This Time in a New City!

  

  // When I got an email from Rachael Koenig, the blogger behind Maxisms, I felt terrible. She had just seen Flat Martini’s latest adventures to the wax museum an... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• Her First Tooth… Entering the Land of the Tooth Fairy.

  

  // There are moments in parenting that are just plain fun. Moments like the first time your kid projectile pees on your husband. Read more

  Posted on 08 July 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• She Didn’t Ask Me to Do It…

  // My daughter is six and my son is three. He looks at her like she is the best thing since sliced bread and she usually looks at him like he is an old moldy... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• A Letter to My Poor, Poor Tube of Toothpaste…

  

  // Dear sad, sad toothpaste,Hi. It’s me. The grown up woman you see come into the bathroom everyday. The one who sees you and shakes her head in shame.I’m... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• The Cookbook That Brought Me to Tears… New Prairie Kitchen by Summer Miller

  

  // One of my first writing gigs was as a restaurant reviewer for The Reader – Omaha’s local hipster newspaper. It was an awesome experience. To eat, write and... Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• How to Make A Water Blob That Your Children Will Never Play With

  

  // Step 1. Spend 1 hour on Pinterest researching ways to make a large plastic blob of water. Be excited by the joy on the faces of the children in all of the... Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• Flat Martini Meets The Naked Cowboy & A Whole Bunch of Wax in NYC!

  

  // These adventures of Flat Martini just keep getting more and more hilarious! And I had no doubt that Leigh-Mary Hoffman would seriously bring it. How did I... Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• Race Doesn’t Define a Parent. My Reaction to Rachel Dolezal’s Interview.

  

  // I’ve been following the Rachel Dolezal case over the past week more out of curiosity on how it unfolds than any political or social interest. Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• The Importance of Mean Girls

  

  // I thought I would have until middle school before I’d have to hold my daughter in my arms as she cried about the way mean girls were acting towards her in... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• My Advice to Molly Sims After Her Interview with People Magazine…

  

  // While my children beat each other to a pulp in a game they called, “Who Can Tackle The Other Person From The Couch Without Causing Bleeding? Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• Flat Martini Goes on an EPIC Girls Weekend!

  

  Oh my oh my oh my! When I set the guidelines for Flat Martini to visit everyone, I had no idea that Jessica from the awesome blog Domestic Pirate would take the... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2015 SELF EXPRESSION