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Slice-of-life stories about parenthood

Dad is Fat and Mom is Tired

April 21, 2014 by Amy, Using Our Words 11 Comments

The following post was inspired by the book Dad is Fat, by comedian Jim Gaffigan. Jim riffs on his adventures co-parenting 5 kids (yes, 5!) in a two-bedroom (yes, 2!) Manhattan apartment. Join From Left to Write on April 22nd as we discuss Dad Is Fat. As a member of this blogger book club, I […]

Filed Under: From Left to Write, Mom Musings, Tips & Ideas Tagged With: book, book club, comedy, Dad is Fat, discipline, from left to write, humor

Don’t Know What You Got ‘Til it’s in Portland, or Chicago, or…

March 17, 2014 by Amy, Using Our Words 9 Comments

The following post was inspired by Susan Rieger’s humorous and insightful novel, The Divorce Papers. Young criminal lawyer, Sophie, unwillingly takes her first divorce case with an entertaining and volatile client in this novel, which is told mostly through letters and legal missives. Join From Left to Write on March 18th we discuss The Divorce […]

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Creating My Own Happier Home

January 4, 2014 by Amy, Using Our Words 19 Comments

This post was inspired by the first month’s ideas of Gretchen Rubin’s Happier at Home — in which she discusses the nine-month experiment she ran to create happier surroundings. Join From Left to Write on January 6th as we discuss Happier at Home. You can also chat live with Gretchen Rubin on January 7 on […]

Filed Under: featured, From Left to Write, Mom Musings, Tips & Ideas Tagged With: from left to write, Happier at Home, happiness, organization

Pieces of Me

October 28, 2013 by Amy, Using Our Words 10 Comments

“She’s your twin!” “Really? Everyone says my kids look just like my husband.” “Yeah, really. She’s just…you.”

Filed Under: Belly & Baby, featured, From Left to Write, Mom Musings Tagged With: book club, family, from left to write, personality, resemblance, The Dinner

The Words That Will Echo

July 29, 2013 by Amy, Using Our Words 5 Comments

The following post was inspired by Elizabeth L. Silver’s novel The Execution of Noa P. Singleton. Mere months before Noa’s time on death row is coming to an end, her victim’s mother changes her mind about Noa’s sentence, and vows to help stay the execution. Join From Left to Write on July 30th as we […]

Filed Under: featured, From Left to Write, Mom Musings Tagged With: book club, books, from left to write, kindness, love, motherhood, parenting, The Execution of Noa P. Singleton

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