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It’s Show Time

February 25, 2015 by Amy, Using Our Words Leave a Comment

Last week was our kids’ ski week, which should really be called beach week when you live in California, but we headed to the mountains anyway. And look!, there was a teeny tiny bit of man-made snow! Since I’ve been enjoying quality time with my little people (and taxes), there hasn’t been a whole lot […]

Filed Under: featured, Mom Musings, Tips & Ideas Tagged With: Anne Lamott, beauty, chief household officer, daughter, Kelly Corrigan, Medium, Medium Foreword, transitions, words

#BigTimeIdeas with (Medium’s) Foreword and (My) Kelly Corrigan

January 14, 2015 by Amy, Using Our Words 4 Comments

There are moments in life where you realize you’re a part of something special. Your role doesn’t have to be big, it turns out. It can be as simple as sitting, crisp glass of sauvignon blanc in hand, feeling your head dance up and down, and your cheeks begin to ache because the corners of […]

Filed Under: featured, Mom Musings, Tips & Ideas Tagged With: #bigtimeideas, Anne Lamott, author, faith, Foreword, honesty, humor, ideas, Kelly Corrigan, Medium, perspective, thinkers, writer

She Knows Just What to Say, *Giveaway: Kelly Corrigan’s Glitter and Glue*

March 19, 2014 by Amy, Using Our Words 10 Comments

UPDATE: This giveaway is now closed. Thank you for your interest!   The evening started with butterflies. At first it was the unsettling kind. The kind that send your mind and stomach spinning. The kind that remind you that this moment you’re about to walk into, it’s big. And you’d better make it count.

Filed Under: featured, Mom Musings, Tips & Ideas Tagged With: book, Glitter and Glue, Kelly Corrigan, writing

Falling In Love Again

January 8, 2014 by Amy, Using Our Words 15 Comments

The following post was inspired by Kelly Corrigan’s soon-to-be-released memoir, Glitter and Glue. Once again Kelly proves that she’s more than a writer, she’s a master storyteller whose conversational, yet deeply insightful words instantly transport you. Rather than holed up in bed with a flashlight reading, you’re suddenly chatting, glass of wine in hand, recollecting […]

Filed Under: featured, Mom Musings, Popular, Tips & Ideas Tagged With: book, book review, Glitter and Glue, inspiration, Kelly Corrigan, motherhood, reading, writing

12 Things I Learned This Week, Vol 62

May 6, 2012 by Amy, Using Our Words 12 Comments

It was such a packed week, I couldn’t help but throw in a couple bonus lessons.

Filed Under: Everyday Lessons, featured Tagged With: bugs, celebration, Kelly Corrigan, lessons, party, t-ball

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