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7 Ways I’m Exactly Like Olivia Pope

September 17, 2015 by Amy, Using Our Words 2 Comments

I’m not gonna lie. I’ve been missing my girl Liv this summer (yeah, we’re on a nickname basis). At first I thought it was kind of strange. Like maybe I just needed to escape my suburban slump and imagine a more adventurous life in her twisted world. But one day, it came to me. We’re […]

Filed Under: Mom Musings Tagged With: humor, motherhood, Olivia Pope, scandal, TV, TV show

On Screen Time, Rules, and Being a Grown Up

October 29, 2014 by Amy, Using Our Words 3 Comments

Rules have always kind of been my thing. I mean, I hate to brag, but I’m really, really good at them. Not only can I follow them, I can tell other people to follow them, and—ever since I became a mom—I even get to make them. While I’ve tried not to get too caught up […]

Filed Under: Common Sense Media, featured, Mom Musings, Tips & Ideas Tagged With: Common Sense Media, role model, rules, screen time, TV

It’s Me, Times Three

September 9, 2013 by Amy, Using Our Words Leave a Comment

While I may not seem like I’m blogging all that much these days, I have been busy. It’s just that other sites have kindly featured my writing. And since you’re nice enough to read my stuff here, I’m hoping you’ll read my stuff elsewhere too. Here’s the fun that’s awaiting you out there on the […]

Filed Under: featured, Mom Musings, Project Underblog, Shine Parenting Guru Tagged With: DIY, Dot Complicated, parenting, perfection, Project Underblog, Shine Parenting Guru, TV, TV show, Yahoo! Shine

Summer Reruns

July 7, 2013 by Amy, Using Our Words Leave a Comment

A few weeks ago, there was nothing on TV except for reruns. Hmmp. I was annoyed at first. Then, as usual, I stopped at a Friends rerun. You know, one I’d seen about 12 times? But I still found myself laughing. And I thought, hey, reruns of good stuff are kind of awesome. Why not […]

Filed Under: Everyday Lessons, featured, Mom Musings, Tips & Ideas Tagged With: Dot Complicated, personality, Project Underblog, summer, TV, vacation, writing

When Hollywood Came A-Knockin’ … And Went A-Runnin’

March 20, 2013 by Amy, Using Our Words 14 Comments

A couple weeks ago, I got an email from a lovely casting director. She found me through my blog (which, apparently, is the new way to get discovered), and was hoping to have my boys audition for a new (still secret) TV show that will be taping in San Francisco. (I’m guessing she was inspired […]

Filed Under: featured, Mom Musings Tagged With: audition, Hollywood, interview, TV, TV show

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