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• Surprise Guest Blogger: Pocketful of Joules

  

  // Surprise! It’s so much fun to wake up and decide to feature a fellow blogger’s post without them even knowing. And today is one of those days! And this post... Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• Lean In? But What If I Just Want to Stand Still?

  

  “What are your goals for the next year?”Her supervisor was sitting across from her at her annual review, asking the question that every supervisor asks at... Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• Romantic Texts Between My Husband and I…

  

  // With all these shows like The Bachelor and The Millionaire Matchmaker, I thought I would give you a glimpse into what real marriage looks like.Here’s a text ... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• If You Give a Toddler a Walkie Talkie…

  

  // So you know those books If You Give A Pig a Pancake or If You Give A Mouse a Cookie? Well, I’ve been reading those for over six years to my children. This... Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• Why I Have to Stop Watching The Bachelor…

  

  // I can remember watching the first episode of the very first Bachelor. It was 2002 and I watched it at a girlfriend’s house while we sipped wine and yelled... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• My Daughter’s Warmth…

  

  // One of the many trips to the children’s museum…I’ve spent the past two and a half weeks being Julie, the Cruise Director from The Love Boat, for my children. Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• What It’s REALLY Like to Get a Mammogram…

  

  // Turning 40 comes with many glorious things. You care less about your body shape, you truly say anything you want most days, you feel a bit wiser than you wer... Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• My Holiday Break Predictions…

  

  // The children are out from school. Which means that I have to actually parent. What a bummer.My predictions for the next two weeks:– Someone will cry at... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• The Ending of Serial… My Thoughts.

  

  // I had the pleasure of interviewing Rabia Chaudry a few weeks ago, the woman who first approached NPR’s Sarah Koenig with the case that went on to be... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• Thanks For The Coupons For All The Sh*t I Didn’t Buy… Guest Post by Meredith...

  

  // A few months ago, I had a little contest where writers got to submit a hilarious post they had written as part of my week of guest bloggers. Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• My Interview with Rabia Chaudry from the Serial Podcast

  

  // Listening to the radio for me predominantly consists of annoyingly catchy Taylor Swift songs that kill a part of my soul each time I listen to them. Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• I Went to a Fashion Show…. at the Airport.

  

  // I’ve always dreamed of going to Fashion Week in NYC. To see the slew of people walking the runway in crazy-ass get ups and clothes real humans over size... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• The Big Book of Parenting Tweets – I’M IN IT!

  

  // It’s so awesome to see a group of bloggers come together and want to publish a book. What’s even more awesome is when they ask me to be part of it! Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• A REAL Day in the Life of a Parent Video – IT’S HERE!

  // Woo hoo! It’s here! The completed video!What is this I speak of?Last week I put a call out for you all to send me a picture of what a day in your parenting... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• 5 Celebrities I Find Oddly Attractive…

  

  // So when I was pregnant with my first child, I had sex dreams about Bret Michaels from Poison. I thought, at the time, that it was simply a result of my... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• Twatter: The New Social Media Site for the Elderly

  

  There are folks you meet in the blogosphere that you know instantly you would be friends with in your normal, outside of writing, life. Nikki from Moms Who Drin... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• Goodbye Diem Brown.

  // My husband is truly a saint when it comes to my television tastes. Don’t get me wrong, he mocks them profusely, but he always snuggles in close to me and... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• The Day the Crayons Quit – Why I Love It.

  

  // There are only so many times you can read Ninja Turtle books or even worse, the Disney Princess Palace Pet series. I can almost feel the brain cells exiting... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• You’re Not Alone in Parenting. Be Part of My Video Project.

  

  // I was recently interviewed by a fellow blogger and she asked me why I started blogging.I told her that I started blogging because I wanted other parents to... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• Buses, Bands and Bitch Slapping – My 40th Birthday Party

  

  // Me “rocking” it on stage. And by “rocking it” I mean pointing my finger in various places without any sort of rhythm.I had my 40th birthday party this past... Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2014 SELF EXPRESSION