the 15 steps of packing for a family vacation
We are gearing up for our big Peru trip this weekend, and I’m a teensy bit stressed. The fact that I like to procrastinate doesn’t help matters, and I typically end up in a self-fueling loop of non-helpful avoidance behaviors any time I need to seriously pack for a big trip. It goes a little something like this: 1. Make a list 2. Get suitcases out of garage 3. Go on facebook 4. Decide to pack, look for list, realize list is lost 5. Make a new list 6. Decide I should go online to check the . . .
what i want you to know..unemployment
What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us face. If you would like to submit a story to this series, click here. Today’s guest posts is by anonymous reader. I am underemployed. I have been unemployed. The news these days is filled with stats on people like me, but I want you to know what it is like. I lost my job in late 2009, . . .
flying too close to the sun
Mark and I have a little phrase we use when we’ve tried to do something awesome that ended up being too much of a good thing: we flew too close to the sun. Taking the kids to Disney until 2am and then watching them all have a meltdown? We flew too close to the sun. Taking four kids to happy hour at our favorite hipster joint? We flew too close to the sun. Inviting every child from two different kindergarten classes to a birthday party? We flew too close to the sun. I hate to admit . . .
adoption blogger interview project 2012: an interview with thorn from mother issues
I am exciting to be participating in the 2012 Adoption Blogger Interview Project, the brain child of Heather Schade.of Production, Not Reproduction (a smart and thoughtful blog on open adoption). She lad this soiree last year and I remember wishing I had participated, so I was excited to be a part of it this year. Heather assembles a great cross-section of adoption bloggers; from birthmoms to adoptees to adoptive parents, and allows us to interview each other. I was paired with Thorn of . . .
talk back tuesday: do you and your spouse share political views?
I used to write at Mama Manifesto and every Tuesday, we threw out a random question. I do that occasionally here as well, but I thought it could be fun to make it a weekly thing. I’ve always been curious about people . . . it’s one of the reasons I went into psychology. So each Tuesday, I’m going to throw out a question that I’m curious about, and we can all respond. Sometimes they might be silly, and sometimes they might be serious, but hopefully our collective answers will make for an . . .
design dilemma: choosing a flooring
Things are finally progressing on our new house again. We went through mold remidation which was a major setback, but with that done and most of the dywall back in place, I’m beignning to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Our next big hurdle is choosing the flooring, which we need to order ASAP. I’ve been putting it off because I can’t seem to make up my mind between a bamboo floor and a cork floor. Option 1: Bamboo We have natural strand bamboo flooring in our current house. I love the . . .
what I want you to know: being a 24-year-old virgin
What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us face. If you would like to submit a story to this series, click here. Today’s guest posts is by Amanda. What I’d like you to know is that being a 24 year old virgin kind of feels like being stuck in a volcano of emotion, longing, and hopeful despair. I made a decision during the good ole “true love . . .
that’s what SHE said: two open letters about Christians and the LGBT community
I only have two posts I’d like to link to this week, and that’s because I think they are such important reads. My friend Heather sent a letter to another blogger she knows, in the midst of their state’s battle over marriage equality. She poured her heart out, and then Vicki shared hers as well. The correspondence is beautiful and touching, and an example of how far grace, love, empathy, and listening can go in relating to one another. I hope you will take a moment to read them both. From Heather . . .
kembe and india’s birthday party
It’s been a month and life has been so hectic that I am just now posting pictures of Kembe and India’s birthday party. (Let’s not even talk about those thank you cards!) I went back and forth about where to have the kids’ party and how many children to include. They are at a new kindergarten and they are in separate classes so I knew that inviting all of the kids in each class could end up being a very large group. Still, they were only a month into school and hadn’t really solidified . . .
mama said: let’s talk about poop.
Well, folks. I supposed it was inevitable, but my conversations with Sarah have devolved from period talk to poop talk. Yes, ladies and gentleman, we are oversharing about our kids' poop. We've become a mommy blogger cliché! But I don't care. Because this is the funniest convo we've had yet. We taped it a couple weeks ago and I was cry-laughing as I watched it today. If you have small kids, I think you will relate. Go watch Mama Said on Babble by clicking here. . . .
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