The introduction to preschool has brought many firsts for our family. We found out rather last minute that we'd be moving across the country, so the spot on the waiting list at the preschool in the Bay Area that I had reserved for Jack was...
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I have a bit of a love/hate relationship with my cell phone. I love that it basically helps or assists me in some way throughout every single day of my life, but I sort of hate the fact that there's a bit of dependency for...
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The following post was sponsored by Petco. To learn more about their summer photo contest on Instagram, please go here. Memorial Day Weekend should be spent respectfully honoring and peacefully remembering those who have served our country and sacrificed ultimately. It also means explaining to...
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It's day three after I've returned from the Mom 2.0 Summit in Atlanta, Georgia, a conference that I make sure to attend every year and one that I've been lucky enough to speak at the last three times I've gone. It's organized by the truly...
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The response we received from our announcement that we are expecting a new baby later this summer was completely heartwarming. I am consistently touched and surprised by the love that we are receiving on a daily basis from so many people from all over. It...
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Our quest for a puppy began last Christmas, while we were still living in New York City. We had trekked the three excited kids twelve blocks to Macy's in Herald Square on a blustery day, made our way through Santa Land and eventually to greet...
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What a week. My last post brought us right up until just before our hotel lost power and Hurricane Sandy's gargantuan breadth was beginning to descend. My naivete blared in the title of that post, predicting a paltry 48 hours of this nightmare. We are currently...
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BlogHer 2012 is happening right now. It's the largest blogging conference in the world and it's being held in my beautiful city and being attended by over 4,500 people, including the President of the United States (via live video feed). It's my second time at...
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Our home has been filled with more love and chaos than ever before, but we're doing well. All five of us are doing really, really well. It feels so good to say that after there was so much uncertainty brewing just before Beau was born. During...
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I've been actively apart of social media for two years. I joined Facebook to connect with my friends and family, I began a public blog to share my experiences as a mom of two young children in a big city, and I joined Twitter to...
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Today marks the second birthday of one of the coolest, most poignant projects of my life. I've been blogging now for two years exactly, and while it feels about right, I'm still in awe at the freedom and joy that documenting our journey to New...
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Social media: Media that is posed by the user and can take many different forms. Social media to me: Friends, family, community, support in every form. To my internet posse: I need your help. A few weeks ago I posted about a pediatric fundraiser that I'm holding...
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