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Slice-of-life stories about parenthood

Moms of Summer: Forget the Socks, Look for the Joy

June 24, 2015 by Amy, Using Our Words 2 Comments

Lately my newsfeed has been inundated with tales of summer parenting fatigue. We’re just a couple weeks into this season of unstructured adventure and it seems one more stray sock may just be the thing to send moms everywhere over the edge. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying it’s easy to be surrounded by […]

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A Celebration of Uncommon Mothers, Sponsored by UncommonGoods

April 9, 2015 by Amy, Using Our Words 1 Comment

I’ve had a great time partnering with UncommonGoods to bring you some fun Mother’s Day gift inspiration, and more importantly, celebrate just a few of the inspirational moms I know. You know what’s coming? Mother’s Day. (You’re welcome.) You know what every mom really wants? For her family to acknowledge how much love and effort […]

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The Dance of Life

January 12, 2015 by Amy, Using Our Words 6 Comments

In high school, I was a dancer. I’m afraid I wasn’t born with much natural talent or flexibility, but I knew enough to learn the choreography and perform on stage, year after year, in fabulously cringe-worthy costumes.

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Trying Something New…All Kinds of Something News, Really

January 3, 2012 by Amy, Using Our Words 10 Comments

A year and a half ago, I met a woman and somewhat dismissively thought, “Hmm, if we lived closer we’d probably be friends.” But we don’t. Cristie’s in New Jersey (which happened to be my home when I was Big’s age) and I’m in the Bay Area. Sure we had tons in common—including a very […]

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