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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!”

Filed Under: featured, Mom Musings Tagged With: #20BeautifulWomenChallenge, beauty

Conversations With Siri

February 13, 2015 by Amy, Using Our Words Leave a Comment

Pink recently recovered from a five-day stint with the flu. And, since uptight germophobes don’t want to be around a vomiting, coughing kid with a fever, we were stuck in our house, side by side (if not butt to lap) for hours—no, days—on end. I knew she had finally turned a corner when she woke […]

Filed Under: featured, Mom Musings Tagged With: 3-year old, humor, preschooler, Siri, technology, toddler, words

If These Walls Could Talk

January 29, 2015 by Amy, Using Our Words 23 Comments

After years and years of researching, debating, and soul searching what’s next for our family (not to mention joking about five people sharing one bathroom), we made a great big monumental decision last year. We decided that rather than moving to a house that kind of fits us, we’d build one that’s just right. In […]

Filed Under: featured, Mom Musings, Popular Tagged With: construction, family, home, motherhood, rebuild, security

Admit it…You’re Curious Too, Right?

January 26, 2015 by Amy, Using Our Words 1 Comment

I realize it’s not practical, but there are days — a lot of them, actually — that I wish I could redo college. While I loved my time at UCLA, and am so very grateful that I had all the opportunities I had back then, I can’t help but think I would soak up all […]

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#BigTimeIdeas with (Medium’s) Foreword and (My) Kelly Corrigan

January 14, 2015 by Amy, Using Our Words 4 Comments

There are moments in life where you realize you’re a part of something special. Your role doesn’t have to be big, it turns out. It can be as simple as sitting, crisp glass of sauvignon blanc in hand, feeling your head dance up and down, and your cheeks begin to ache because the corners of […]

Filed Under: featured, Mom Musings, Tips & Ideas Tagged With: #bigtimeideas, Anne Lamott, author, faith, Foreword, honesty, humor, ideas, Kelly Corrigan, Medium, perspective, thinkers, writer

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