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Twins Week: Apartment life with newborns

July 12, 2011

One of my favorite people in the world, Ella, is the rookie mom to three-month-old fraternal twins. I’ve been beyond excited to have her join the ranks of parenthood with two little ones at once. I begged her to share some of her hard-earned nuggets of wisdom and she did not disappoint. She offers these [...]

Moms on Bikes, Part I

July 8, 2011

I have a really nice road bike in the garage. I got it as a high school graduation present. My friends and I, along with a Government teacher as our chaperone, planned to ride from Santa Cruz back home to Los Angeles over a 5-day camping trip. We trained for months. We made the 6-hour [...]

Pretty, comfy maternity dress for all 40 weeks

July 5, 2011

I feel pretty, oh so pretty, I feel pretty and itchy and twitchy. Yes, I’m pregnant, and it is not so easy to feel pretty these days. I waddle, I whine, and my midriff is too long for most shirts. Yoga pants = good. Leggings = good. Tight stuff = bad. This dress from 2Chix [...]

Fitbit: a modern-day pedometer

June 27, 2011

When I first read about fitbit on coolmomtech, they called it the perfect combination of tech and fitness). I was intrigued and excited. I emailed the company that day and begged for a review device. Whitney and I share a love of counting steps (see this week’s rookie mom challenge!) and this cranked it up [...]

Pregnancy street style

June 13, 2011

Heather looked so cute in her bold colors and pattern mash-up today, I forced her to pose for some photos. This is what 26 weeks looks like. Miss Heather says her current cravings are brownies, watermelon, and fresh pickles. Also? Going to bed early. Side effects include heartburn and excessive weepiness. The shirt is from [...]

Maternity 3.0: the stuff I kept

June 7, 2011

Last summer — a few months before we decided to try for another baby — we cleared out the last of our baby gear. I donated 2 cribs, a toddler bed, a full maternity wardrobe, and a pile of strollers. Ahh, what a nice feeling to purge the closets and shed of unused stuff. Until [...]

A complicated love story: me and my mom

May 6, 2011

I sat down to write an essay for the e-book “Stories I’ve Only Told my Mom” and I struggled. I was aiming to document a personal experience between myself and my mother — one that was telling about our relationship. What could I talk about that wouldn’t overly embarrass one of us? Hmmm, I stared [...]

What we REALLY want for Mother’s Day

May 4, 2011

Though we might feel that everyday is Kids’ Day, my nearly-six-year old disagrees. Holden told me that every day is Grown-ups’ Day because we can do what we want, eat what we want, have what we want, and stay up late if we want. He thinks we always get the good stuff. I spoke with [...]

The Happiest Mom: Why you should own the book

April 29, 2011

Meagan Francis was inspired to write about being a happy mom when she didn’t feel represented in the typical modern-mom banter: parenting is hard, we miss our spontaneity, and ouch, I just stepped on a Playmobil pirate. And her book is for real. Known online as The Happiest Mom, Meagan provides a roadmap for being [...]

Mom 2.0 conference in NOLA, recap

April 19, 2011

On Thursday, Heather and I headed down to New Orleans for a conference with our mom blogging peers. We stayed at the Ritz Carlton, where the conference was held, and made more wardrobe, shoe, and hairclip changes each day than we knew we were capable of.

4 food-tastic finds I tested for you

March 11, 2011

I am more than a little obsessed with getting fresh food on the table for family dinner every night. Let my compulsion be your guide. Here’s hoping you can benefit from my recent experiments and have a slightly easier time getting dinner on your own table next week. Fresh20, www.thefresh20.com is a great little service [...]

Activity #95: Plan a mom’s night out

March 7, 2011

This week’s challenge is to organize a Mom’s Night Out with some girlfriends. Go somewhere you used to enjoy in your old life. Book the time on your calendar and try to make it a recurring event (like every third Thursday or second Tuesday) so you and your pals (and all your respective partners) can [...]

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