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Preschool Fashion Week, *Sponsored by Totspot*

March 11, 2015 by Amy, Using Our Words 2 Comments

I’m excited to partner with Totspot for this post about how we recently celebrated Preschool Fashion Week in our house. (Ok, that’s not really a thing. But it should be. Because it would be far more entertaining — and maybe even more outrageous — than the runways in NYC. Right?!) If you know Pink, you […]

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Date Your Mate, $50 UrbanSitter Gift Card Giveaway *Sponsored*

March 4, 2015 by Amy, Using Our Words 25 Comments

UPDATE: This giveaway is closed. Thank you for your interest in Using Our Words and UrbanSitter! I’ll be honest. When I hear the term “date night” I kind of roll my eyes. But recently, when talking to a friend, I was forced to admit that my snarky response isn’t because I wouldn’t love a fun […]

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10 Things I Learned This Week, Vol 154

March 2, 2015 by Amy, Using Our Words 3 Comments

I didn’t really mean to stop doing lessons posts. It just sort of happened. But last week, I found myself running to write down notes as funny and/or meaningful things happened. So I’m back at it. And I hope you’ll enjoy a laugh or two along the way! (I’ve even included one of the lessons […]

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It’s Show Time

February 25, 2015 by Amy, Using Our Words Leave a Comment

Last week was our kids’ ski week, which should really be called beach week when you live in California, but we headed to the mountains anyway. And look!, there was a teeny tiny bit of man-made snow! Since I’ve been enjoying quality time with my little people (and taxes), there hasn’t been a whole lot […]

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Hey There, Beautiful

February 18, 2015 by Amy, Using Our Words 4 Comments

“I love my body! I love my body! I love my body!” So began the bath-time boogie and serenade from Pink that had us all in stitches the other night. “I love my belly! It’s so nice and round! I love my belly!”

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