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40 Something Going…

June 27, 2021 by Amy, Using Our Words 3 Comments

…online. Here goes, I’m returning to this blog—copying the pattern I used for my very first post eleven years ago today—after a two-year hiatus. Thanks for your patience! Or, more realistically, for forgetting that I even used to do this whole thing once and being curious or somewhat pleasantly surprised when you spotted this post […]

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#thisis42

June 28, 2018 by Amy, Using Our Words 3 Comments

Eight years ago, I gave myself a birthday gift. I started this blog, the one I’d been dreaming about as the next phase of my writing career. This would be a place to capture meaningful parenthood moments — from the hilariously embarrassing ones to the saccharine-y sweet ones. The past few years though, I’ve spent […]

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The Truth About Turning 40

June 27, 2016 by Amy, Using Our Words 13 Comments

As a kid, I didn’t give much thought to getting old. Older, yes. I mean you had to reach a certain age to be in the Olympics and go to the Air Force Academy. (Yes, I really wanted to do both of those things at one point in my life, which, if you know me, […]

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Using Our Words Turns 5

July 2, 2015 by Amy, Using Our Words 6 Comments

Every year when June 27th, my blogiversary, rolls around, I feel like I should say something big and meaningful, but I never really know where to begin. This year, when I was reflecting on it as a birthday, I had a thought. Since growing this blog has been almost as much work as raising a […]

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My 3 Wishes

June 27, 2013 by Amy, Using Our Words 33 Comments

Ok, I really am sticking to my summer tech resolutions (for the most part), but Big’s at a playdate, and Little and Pink are asleep. (And by asleep, I mean Pink is in her crib shouting, “It’s mommy’s birthday! Happy birthday, Amy!”) So, in honor of my three-year blogiversary (which happens to fall on my […]

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