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One Thing I Learned at BlogHer ’14

July 28, 2014 by Amy, Using Our Words 10 Comments

Yesterday, as I pulled into the grocery store parking lot, I did what any person in her right mind would do. I turned off the car and pulled out my phone to see if anyone had emailed me (or liked my Instagram photos, or commented on my Facebook posts, or favorited my tweets) in the […]

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Time Off the Grid — Thanks to Dot Complicated

December 18, 2013 by Amy, Using Our Words Leave a Comment

As I was about to leave for vacation last month, I got an alert that Dot Complicated — Randi Zuckerberg’s book that I’d been anxiously awaiting since meeting and working with her — had downloaded on my new Kindle Fire HD. I couldn’t help but laugh at the irony. For once this new technology in […]

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Untangling From Technology- *Dot Complicated Giveaway*

October 8, 2013 by Amy, Using Our Words 13 Comments

*UPDATE*- This giveaway is now closed. But I hope you’ll still find time to enjoy Dot Complicated for yourself. There was a time when work-life balance was the most elusive concept out there. Does it exist? If so, how do you attain it? It’s been debated, debunked, and the subject of best-selling books. Since becoming […]

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It’s Good Enough For Me

May 9, 2011 by Amy, Using Our Words 30 Comments

I had about 5 topics I wanted to write about for this post. And I’m hoping they’re topics I’ll get to someday. Because they were good. Heck, not just good. They were perfect. (And boy do I love perfect.) But life keeps reminding me that perfection isn’t always possible. At least not alongside happiness.

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To Do: Enjoy a Slice of the Sweet Life

January 3, 2011 by Amy, Using Our Words 18 Comments

Remember that blogger’s book club I joined? From Left to Write? Well, even though I don’t read much beyond Captain Underpants these days (yes, that’s really what I’m reading with Big), they haven’t given up on me. This month’s book (which I received a free copy of as part of the club) seemed perfect for […]

Filed Under: From Left to Write, Mom Musings Tagged With: balance, book club, family, family time, kids, mom, Mom Musings, reading, Tips & Ideas, to-do list

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