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I say it’s my birthday

May 19, 2011

Tomorrow I’ll be 38 years old. I had this romantic notion that for the ten days leading up to my birthday I would give myself ten birthday gifts, which could include making something for myself, buying things on my wishlist, dealing with something that had been nagging at me, or taking some time to pamper [...]

Activity #365: Act like Julie from The Love Boat

April 24, 2011

It’s time to make your own fun. Plan out your week and write up the schedule. Pick an activity and a time and tell everyone who might be available that they are welcome to join you. Be brave and invite folks you hardly know. Or send out an email with your whole week to get [...]

Activity #39: Leave your neighborhood

April 11, 2011

Today’s challenge: Find a park you’ve never visited that has baby swings. In these pictures, Julian is four-and-a-half months old. Ask a veteran mom for a suggestion, or for you city gals, check out MomMaps, which is both a website and an iPhone app with kid-friendly destinations pinned on a map. I find it’s easy [...]

A Grumpy Girl’s Guide to first trimester exhaustion

April 5, 2011

My son is on Spring Break, so I am probably busy building a fort. Therefore, we have a guest post today! Laurie and I were co-workers three hundred years ago (in Mom Time) and as I watched her Facebook posts come through since she became a mom, I was impressed. I asked if she’d like [...]

Guest post: motherhood is a double life

March 24, 2011

Writer, professor, and now mom of two Lisa Catherine Harper sent us this list of activities that helped keep her sane during her rookie year of motherhood. When I think back on my first long year of motherhood, my mind plays tricks on me. I think I remember a year of blissed-out infatuation, but my [...]

5 ten-minute Valentine’s Day ideas

February 11, 2011

In about ten minutes, you can make someone feel loved for Valentine’s Day. Here are five fresh ideas for you using stuff you probably have around the house: 1. Mix up a love potion Follow the tasty (and fast) instructions from the lovely Marie at makeandtakes. Serve your love for breakfast, snack or dessert. 2. [...]

Reader “did-do” round-up (with photos)

February 8, 2011

Do you know what gets me really excited? Seeing evidence that our brainstorms over here are actually inspiring people to take action. Today I’m sharing three pieces of photographic evidence that y’all are reading and doing. 1. Activity #450: Sew a quick newborn hat from a t-shirt Cute cute cute! Heidi has four kids AND [...]

Flashback Friday: My favorite 2010 posts from Heather

January 14, 2011

I loved seeing what Heather picked as her favorite posts of mine last year. Here’s my response: seven posts from Heather that are worth re-reading. Running away from the first day of K: Heather’s rookie kid goes to Kindergarten and she feels cheated that she didn’t get the perfect picture of him to capture the [...]

Flashback Friday: my favorite 2010 posts from Whitney

January 7, 2011

Here are a few bunch of my favorite things that Whitney wrote this past year. Brace yourself. The Zero to Ten Scale. Sometimes I really need to read that a baby has to cry and a toddler has to scream. Every. Single. Day. This post is an excellent stupendous reminder that I’m not doing anything [...]

Good things I’ve found (or have landed in my lap)

January 6, 2011

Where to begin? So many things I want to mention today! Top of mind for me are some of the awesome gifts that came our way during the holiday season. Three biggest hits with my kids: 1- GALT Marble Run – build a track and send marbles down. Don’t bring marbles into your house if [...]

Dear Rookie Moms, maternity leave is ending

January 5, 2011

Dear Rookie Moms, I have had 4 glorious months of maternity leave and am returning to full-time work in the first week of January. We have child care arranged and a steadily growing stash of pumped milk in the freezer. I would love to know what other rookie (and veteran!) moms did to ease back [...]

Happy New Year and a bunch of other babbling

January 2, 2011

Well hello there, 2011. You sound so futuristic. And you are: I played countless games of Scrabble against the iPad this weekend. Three things I want to report here. 1) Heather and I spent New Year’s Eve at her house with our husbands, eating chocolate cake and playing games. My parents were at my house [...]

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