Making a Pledge to Learn to Code
Melissa Price-Mitchell at hellomelissa has decided to learn to code and she's found an online source (or two) where she can do just that. Check out these online resources. When I was in high school. I...
View ArticleHow to Run With Your Dog: 6 Must-Read Tips
Editor's note: Going for a run with your dog is one of those ideas that sounds great… in theory. In practice, it can turn into a frustrating stop-and-go tug-of-war, unless your pooch is extremely well...
View ArticleA Pun Day Quiz: Can You Spot the Fake Food Truck?
What was Pun Day before there were food trucks, and their limitless appetite for memorable Twitter handles?Image: Gary Soup via FlickrApparently, if you remember a truck's name, you'll want to eat...
View ArticleWhich Tech Helps You Stay Green?
How many of you made a decision to be more environmentally friendly in 2013? We know from our many research studies that the women in the BlogHer community tend to be more "green" than the general...
View ArticleAm I a Nuisance or Just a Proper Mom?
The Genius decided he wanted to work in the Nursery at church this morning, and Joe Cool wanted to go to Teen Group to get ready for the annual Teen Service. So I decided to take them and wait for Joe...
View Article4 Benefits of a Male Best Friend
This insightful post sheds light on the advantages of having a close friend outside your own gender, including how the friendship can strengthen other relationships. Here is Benefit #4:A better...
View ArticleI Just Want to Be Alone: Confessions of an Introverted Mom
I love my husband and daughter dearly, but sometimes the sights and sounds of them make me want to scream. I realized why yesterday: I am an introvert often forced to live as an extrovert.Sure, I can...
View ArticleThe World's Best Grilled Cheese Sandwich, Tater Tots and Chorizo Included
Editor’s note: Malcolm from From Away has done it once again. He’s come up with an insanely awesome dish that I can’t stop thinking about. Think Mexican chorizo, tater tots, habanero cheddar cheese,...
View ArticleWomen's History Month Honors Women in STEM, So Do We
The National Women's History Project announced the theme for this year's celebration: Women Inspiring Innovation Through Imagination: Celebrating Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and...
View ArticleMy Secret IVF Vision Board, Revealed
My friend, C, has for months been trying to convince me to create a vision board. C’s vision board has a lot of specific goals on it: work accomplishments, a trip she wants to take, attention to...
View ArticleI Won't Let My Kids' Report Cards Grade Me Anymore
"I'm sorry to inform you that your child is not yet reading in first grade. We are going to put him in the remedial reading group until he makes progress."We received these devastating words at Josh's...
View ArticleOberlin: KKK Sighting or Not, Can We Talk About Racism at Colleges?
Oberlin College – the Ohio liberal arts school and alma mater of Lena Dunham – is a bastion of liberalism, right? That perception was shattered Monday, when classes were cancelled after a person...
View ArticleRealizing Your Child Inherited Your Personality Traits
Editor's Note: Did you ever have one of those moments when you realized, "Oh man, my kid is more like me than I realized." Maybe it's a personality trait of yours that you don't really like. Or the way...
View ArticleThe 2 Things You MUST Do in a Job Interview
For all the advice I give you, or that you read on other websites, or that you hear from career coaches, I want to tell you that it's really so simple. There are literally only two things you must do...
View ArticleWhat I Learned Working 32 Hrs/Week
First we had Anya Strzemien at HuffPo suggesting the key to happiness is working part-time. Then we had Marissa Mayer at Yahoo! suggesting the key to success is facetime (or at least it is in...
View ArticleWhere Can BlogHer Entrepreneurs Take Your Business? An Interview with Elke...
Our BlogHer Entrepreneurs '13 is just around the corner. Our Events team is busy, busy, busy getting things ready for two days of information sharing, networking, mentoring and general conference...
View ArticleHow I Survive a Road Trip With Kids
Just last week I made a five hour trek on the 99 highway with both kids. Alone.Was I nervous? You bet.Was I racking my brain for every possible way I could make the trip bearable?You bet.Was I...
View ArticleBravo! Top Chef Kristen Kish Dishes on International Adoption
There are lots of ways to get hooked on Bravo’s Top Chef, some of them less savory than others. But the main reason my small family has now watched all ten seasons, playing catch-up for several years...
View ArticleThe Teen Years: Parenting in the Digital Age
I've said it before, and I will say it again. I am SO glad there was no such thing as Facebook or all the other various social media sites when I was growing up.Teenagehood is HARD, but I can't even...
View ArticleBeautiful Catastrophe: The Death and Rebirth of Becoming a Mother
So I was hanging out the other day with a friend who has a newborn. A freaking gorgeous newborn boy, to be exact.He is her first baby. She has recently become a mother.You know, when we hear those...
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