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Slice-of-life stories about parenthood

Celebrating All Kinds of Moms

May 5, 2015 by Amy, Using Our Words Leave a Comment

It’s only fitting that the week of Mother’s Day, I’d be sharing pieces I’ve written about motherhood. Both happen to be on other sites, but are really meaningful and I hope you’ll read them, hear their messages, and even share them with moms you want to honor and celebrate this week. The first is a […]

Filed Under: Mom Musings Tagged With: celebration, guest post, Huffington Post, Huffington Post Parents, mom, mother's day, motherhood

Losing My Words

April 15, 2015 by Amy, Using Our Words 1 Comment

This week? Well, this quote pretty much describes how I’m feeling this week. (Which is ironic since, you know, my blog is all about using words.) I was tempted to just disappear entirely for the week, but some things have been happening around here that I wanted to share quickly.

Filed Under: Mom Musings, Tips & Ideas Tagged With: blog, blogging, Dot Complicated, Huffington Post, words

12 Things I Learned This Week, Vol 147

September 21, 2014 by Amy, Using Our Words Leave a Comment

Well, I don’t know about you, but after many rounds of Old McDonald Had a Fart at the dinner table tonight, I’m ready to send the kids back to school tomorrow… Lesson #1: It’s been a momentous week for me. Being featured on Huffington Post legitimized me as a blogger. Yelling at Little to stop […]

Filed Under: Everyday Lessons, featured Tagged With: ballet, baseball, Huffington Post, lessons, soccer, teachers

The Story of How I Helped HuffPo Find Me

September 17, 2014 by Amy, Using Our Words 36 Comments

Back at the beginning of 2014, I declared that, for me, this year would be inspired by the word “brave”. At times, the word—the idea—has absolutely inspired me. At other times, it has absolutely taunted me. Lately, it’s been the latter.

Filed Under: featured, HuffPo, Mom Musings Tagged With: Arianna Huffington, blogging, Brave, celebration, gratitude, Huffington Post, Huffington Post Parents

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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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