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Reader Feature: Dana’s Fight For Her Life

October 21, 2014 by Amy, Using Our Words 3 Comments

When I met Dana, we were far from carefree. I mean we had big things to worry about. Things like whether our Martha Stewart inspired cranberry wreaths were pure perfection. (Mine wasn’t.) Or whether too much wine had us caroling a bit off key as we wandered through town. (It did.) I mean your twenties, […]

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Those Boobs Were Made for Milking, And That’s Just What They’ll Do … Or Will They?

July 31, 2012 by Amy, Using Our Words 15 Comments

Bloomberg, Bloomberg, Bloomberg. Every time I turn around, there’s someone talking about Bloomberg. He’s everywhere. And, yes, now he’s here. (For those of you who don’t live on Facebook or have a mom who listens to lots of talk radio, let me summarize: Mayor Bloomberg has decided to lock up the baby formula in hospitals […]

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The Risk of Not Breastfeeding

September 14, 2011 by Amy, Using Our Words 16 Comments

When I was pregnant and highly emotional (unlike how I’m totally level headed now), I saw a commercial that had me up in arms. It compared the risk of a very pregnant woman carelessly getting tossed off a mechanical bull to not breastfeeding exclusively for the first six months. Don’t get me wrong, I love […]

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I’m Amy, the girl next door. I’m your average obsessive mom/ happy wife/ freelance copywriter/ slice-of-life blogger/ social media addict/ chocolate lovin’ wino. Read More…

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