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Maria Shriver comes to Palo Alto for a Book Signing
I was fortunate to be at a book signing last night in Palo Alto where Maria Shriver answered some very interesting questions. I’m going to show them to you out of sequence, because my favorite came at the end. (I also have a bunch of photos of the event on Flickr.) She was asked what…
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Go Read It Today, Tuesday, April 29, 2008
I couldn’t be more excited that this vintage button jewelry business is taking off! How to be a popular mommyblogger — I really can’t improve on the title. Fine. If you’re a exploitative zombie-pimp, you’re my favorite exploitative zombie-pimp. (I’m not sure the pic at the end of the post could be any cuter.) Scary…
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A great way to interact with the commenters on your blog
I’ve had a post in draft for two weeks about a new WordPress plugin I’m using, but I kept holding off on publishing it because I thought it might be too techy (read: “boring”) for my personal blog. However, I’ve recently seen a few posts out there by people searching for answers to the problem…
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Lions, and Tigers, and Bears, Oh Crap!
Every year since we started having kids, Spring has meant time to start visiting the San Francisco Zoo. We’re members and we usually go on the monthly Member Day so we can get in early. I know what we need to do when, so we get in and out with few child or adult meltdowns.…
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I cured my insomnia without prescription drugs
For the past few years I have gotten terrible sleep every night. Around 9 or 10pm I would get the Jimmy Legs, and it would be downhill from there. It would be really hard to fall asleep, and then I would wake up many times and not be able to fall asleep again. Even when…
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It's hard to be the youngest of 3 closely-spaced boys
Poor Chip… He’s 3 and his brothers are 5 and 6, and all he really wants is for me to let him do what his brothers do. He can’t understand why I don’t send him to kindergarten. He gets mad that he doesn’t play T-Ball. He wants to bring home homework. And what do I…
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Go Read It Today, Monday, April 21, 2008
Aw shucks, thanks! Yay — new book on the way :) Um, so don’t cross her. Finally some good news! Wow, yes Erin, you are a troublemaker, but this reaction is ludicrous. Watch out for this amazing, strong, resilient mom. I heart her. And I reviewed a cute book for moms on my review site.
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Go Read It Today, Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Wendy of ‘eMomsAtHome’ has rebranded her site as Sparkplugging. Stop by, kick the tires, and let her know how great it looks :) Sage but startling advice. Yay, baby’s first bath never looked sweeter! Great post on Camp Babygate. (Never apologize for a long post, Susan!) The BlogHer ’08 newbie mixer has been announced. Son…
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Go Read It Today, Saturday, April 12, 2008
Lisa at Clusterfook is living in the present — are you? For sure, women need something for themselves. The last line made me snort coffee out my nose! Good gravy, is it just me, or is this dress really beautiful? Yes, balance is good, but it’s important for women to get a seat at the…
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So why did J&J send me to New Jersey anyway?
As promised, I’m updating you lovelies on my hilarity-filled trip back East courtesy of Johnson & Johnson. Approximately 56 bloggers converged on poor, unsuspecting New Brunswick, New Jersey for “Camp Baby.” (I can’t really comment on any of the pre-hoopla controversies since my arrangements went very smoothly, but head over to CityMama, Queen of Spain…
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Go Read It Today, Tuesday, April 8, 2008
To hell with naming them, I’m still stuck on the fact that you can get chicks in the mail! I saw Shine A Light last weekend too. I want to be reincarnated as Keith Richards. I bet he never gets stressed out. It hurts my feelings too when my kids don’t like dinner I’ve taken…
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Go Read It Today, Monday, April 7, 2008
(First of all, I’m sorry for the “Go Read It Today” pile-up in your RSS feed. I imported all the Linksational posts, and unfortunately they ended up as ‘new’ in the feed. Won’t happen again ;) Go help Clusterfook. Just do it. Blurgh, sleep deprivation with a newborn is not my favorite memory. She’s coming…
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Friday Night
The plane landed in New Jersey. I checked into the hotel. I took a shower to wash off the travel grime. I shaved my legs. Then. When I was done. I put the razor on the side of the tub and just casually left it there, because there were no kids with me who might…
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What happens at Camp Baby, stays at Camp Baby. Not.
Here I am in New Jersey at Johnson & Johnson’s Camp Baby. Will it be a controversy-filled couple of days? Will it be akin to being trapped in the world’s longest time-share high-pressure sales pitch? Will it be a Shangrila of sisterhood and chocolate? Or will it be, as I suspect, a perfectly reasonable 3…
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Go Read It Today, Monday, March 31, 2008
Are you in the California Bay Area? Jill Asher (Silicon Valley Mom’s Blog) is sponsoring a bone marrow drive in honor of her mom’s recovery. I’m in the donor registry and it takes just a second and is pain-free. They do a quick cheek swab and you’re on your way. No needles. Erin is my…
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Go Read It Today, Saturday, March 29, 2008
Yes, it’s true, “GO READ IT TODAY” is back on Plain Jane Mom, baby! I loved having these posts live over on Wendy’s eMoms site, but they never really found an audience over there. I still write Momsational (bazillions of giveaways), but Linksational will be coming back here. The amazing Wendy is even letting me…
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Go Read It Today, Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Congrats to Mrs. F are in order!! Awesomer — I love it! “Is it possible to love someone without being bonded to them?” Amen. Thank God this has a happy ending. Why I don’t watch this show. Hell with a moat. I suggest barbed wire.
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Go Read It Today, Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Stop by and Support Maria. OK, Part One is here. I’m waiting for the remaining parts anxiously. Purple. Yes yes yes!! This is how they’re going to learn. I love it. Phew, I love it when problems get resolved in a sane manner. Hell, ditto.
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Go Read It Today, Monday, March 24, 2008
Very lucky indeed. Yay :) Wow, OK, this is really cool. You deserve eleventy-five drinks. Seriously awesome hair. I think most bloggers have better things to do than jump through these kinds of hoops. Every day I hate Facebook just a little more.