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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 […]

Filed Under: Mom Musings Tagged With: busy mom, challenges, clean, growing up, mess, mom, motherhood, summer, summer vacation, vacation

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.

Filed Under: featured, Mom Musings Tagged With: ballet, busy mom, challenges, contemporary dance, contemporary life, dance, dancing, music

Bring It On, BlogHer ’14

July 14, 2014 by Amy, Using Our Words 19 Comments

Back in 2010, when my blog was minutes old, I got some huge news. I would be going to BlogHer ’10 in New York City. I remember reeling from the excitement—feeling like I’d been given an enormous gift (and not just because my company would be picking up the tab for all of it). I […]

Filed Under: featured, Mom Musings, Tips & Ideas Tagged With: attitude, blogging, BlogHer, BlogHer '14, challenges, conference, writing

Let the Savvy Mama Wisdom Rain Down on You

July 2, 2013 by Amy, Using Our Words 10 Comments

As a blogger, I’m fortunate to attend a lot of events. Events that have a speaker. Who’s a mom. Who’s motivational. Yes, I should be the most motivated blogger on the planet these days. But last week, two of those motivational mamas had me slamming on the brakes. In a good way.

Filed Under: featured, Mom Musings, Tips & Ideas Tagged With: blogging, career, challenges, inspiration, motherhood, technology, working mom

Confidence, Problem Solving, and a Bat *Children’s Book Giveaway*

June 18, 2013 by Amy, Using Our Words 12 Comments

“Hmm, that sounds like a problem.” If you hang out around our house long enough, you’ll hear me say that phrase over and over and over again. I’m a big believer in teaching kids to think about each and every situation as a problem they can solve. Sure, they may need some help solving whatever […]

Filed Under: featured, Mom Musings, Tips & Ideas Tagged With: book, challenges, children's book, fear, giveaway, lessons, problem solving, reading

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