Rage Against The Minivan

On Thursdays I post a favorite from the archives. This is from April 2008. There are so many days where, as a mom, I feel completely unequipped. I am often looking around and feeling like I am the ONLY mom fumbling this much and in so much chaos. I am the mom who forgets water bottles at playgroup, who forgets sunscreen at the beach, who forgets to pack lunch for preschool, who forgets the helmet at the skate park. I try very hard to overcompensate for this by being "intentionally organized". . . .

This post was sponsored by Ford. Last Thanksgiving my sister-in-law hosted us for the day, and she created a little gratitude experience by making an interactive bulletin board. She had little slips of paper that everyone could write things they were thankful for. It was a really meaningful exercise and a great visual reminder of all of our blessings. It was also the perfect way to get the kids involved in thinking through what they are grateful for. I decided to try to recreate this . . .

November is National Adoption Month, and as such, I've been seeing some new movements on social media surrounding adoption. Yesterday, I posted about the #flipthescript movement, in which adoptees are attempting to raise their voices in the conversation around adoption, which is so often dominated by adoption agencies and adoptive parents. I linked out to the writings of several adoptees who wrote honest and sometimes painful accounts about being adopted, and I also featured a video of adoptees . . .

If you are local, join me at Next Saturday at the Splendid store in Fashion Island for family fun and crafts with Open House Creative. Guests will receive a gift from 31 Bits. See you there! . . .