Archive for the ‘reflection’ Category

Mid-Summer Memories

7.21.10

It's amazing that the summer is halfway over. It feels like it takes so long for summer to finally arrive and then, once it does, it flies by in an instant! But you know what they say about time flying. And what fun have we been having! Summer Memory #1:  The ...

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A Guilt-Free Pleasure: Thank You WMAG!

6.25.10

If you've read Mamalaw for any amount of time, you know that almost 90% of my posts revolve around being full-time working mom balancing home, work and kids. With that comes a hefty dose of Mommy Guilt. Snicker or roll your eyes if you want to, but trust me that ...

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Lessons From Wifey

6.23.10

It's Day 3 of the Thank You Mom project, sponsored by P&G, and I'm excited to introduce Lorraine of Ask Wifey to those of you who may not know her.  My experience with Lorraine is different than the others because I met her IRL before I started reading her blog. ...

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A Big Thank You for Big Mama

6.21.10

Lately I've been lamenting that there needs to be more love spread around the blogospshere.  So imagine my delight when Emily and Cooper from The Motherhood invited me to participate in the P&G Thank You Mom project!  Ten mom bloggers have been invited to post, each day this week, thanking ...

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Mother’s Day expectations

5.10.10

What does Mother’s Day really mean?  It’s a recognition day that is becoming more and more like Valentine’s Day in my opinion – commercial.  My expectation is that this is the one day of the year that mother is celebrated and treated like a queen; when all normal motherly duties ...

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My Biology Experiment

3.31.10

A few weeks ago I took the kids to get some new shoes and didn't realize the outing would result in a biology experiment. With three kids, all with different tastes and demands, I knew this outing would require plenty of patience and a good sense of humor to get ...

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Finally Figuring it All Out- Raising My Spirited Child

3.7.10

I'm really into audio books this month and have gotten books on everything from love to parenting. (Okay, really I only got two books, one on love, one on parenting; haven't made it past my first two books.)The first book I listened too was Raising Your Spirited Child by Mary ...

Posted in Book Reviews, motherhood, reflection | 3 Comments »

Get Your Beef On: It’s a Giveaway!

2.25.10

There's a running joke in our family; whenever my mom and I are out dining somewhere together and someone politely asks "is there anything you don't eat?" we both laugh and say "unfortunately, no!" It's true - we love food. And that love includes beef. Some of my favorite ...

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2009 In 5 Simple Questions

12.30.09

[ Full disclosure: I totally stole these questions from NerdGirl.]Q: Web tool. It came into your work flow this year and now you couldn't live without it. It has simplified or improved your online experience.Oh, I've tried a lot of different web tools this year: Plinky, Whrrl, iGoogle, DropSend, Evernote, ...

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The Power of Partnerships (It’s a Giveaway!)

12.10.09

Whenever Jonesie, Ny and I are together and we meet someone new, the first question we are usually asked is "How did you all meet?" and "What gave you the idea to create Blogalicious?" The truth is that we started off as friends who met in college (Jonesie and ...

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