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My Kingdom for a Waitress Job Description
People take their job descriptions for granted. A math teacher is unlikely to be required to shine the floors in her classroom. The pizza delivery guy does not have to bake the pies. A financial...
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What I Heard Sheryl Sandberg Say at BlogHer '13
One of the challenges of our instant-expert culture (or instant-shallow, depending on how you look at it) is that almost every message turns into a whisper-down-the-lane game. As an idea or event gets...
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The BlogHer Fashion Show: Werk It! Who, Me?
When BlogHer Co-founder Elisa Camahort Page invited me to walk the catwalk in the BlogHer ’13 Fashion Show, my immediate reaction was, “OMG. Yes!” I had watched the first BlogHer Fashion Show in New...
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Announcing BlogHer PRO '13 !
On Friday, at BlogHer '13 in Chicago we announced the return of BlogHer PRO! But this time we are extending the conference by a half of a day.In case you aren't familiar with BlogHer PRO, here is a...
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Announcing : BlogHer Food '14 in Miami
On Friday we announced the dates and venue for our sixth-annual BlogHer Food Conference:BlogHer Food '14 will take place on May 16 & 17, 2014 at the Hilton Miami Downtown.So, to anticipate your...
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When "Pulling a Mama" Means Swearing... A Lot
Yeah, so, I swear.I have a potty mouth. I use foul language. I’m inappropriate. I say naughty words. I curse.Photo courtesy the author.I swear a lot. I swear so often, I don’t really think about it. I...
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Love, Tossed Out of The Window
It’s hard to describe what it feels like to discover your husband has been cheating on you. Luckily, I’m not often asked about it, because people are usually too afraid to ask. They convince themselves...
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What Twitter Took Away From BlogHer ’13
I blinked once and then BlogHer '13 was over. I don't know how every panel, every keynote, every workshop, every meal, every interaction, every party passed by so quickly, but here we are on Monday...
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Old Reader is Closing... Time to Move Again
The announcement of Google Reader's demise sent blog readers scrambling for new RSS reader alternatives. Feedly, Netvibes, and Bloglovin scooped up a lot of new users, as did Old Reader. Which will...
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Love, Tossed Out of The Window
It’s hard to describe what it feels like to discover your husband has been cheating on you. Luckily, I’m not often asked about it, because people are usually too afraid to ask. They convince themselves...
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What Twitter Took Away From BlogHer ’13
I blinked once and then BlogHer '13 was over. I don't know how every panel, every keynote, every workshop, every meal, every interaction, every party passed by so quickly, but here we are on Monday...
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Old Reader is Closing... Time to Move Again
The announcement of Google Reader's demise sent blog readers scrambling for new RSS reader alternatives. Feedly, Netvibes, and Bloglovin scooped up a lot of new users, as did Old Reader. Which will...
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As a Parent Sometimes I Practice Subliminal Feminism
In my house there is me (a woman), my husband (a man), and three sons (one practically a man, the other two on their way to being men). As the lone female it has fallen on me to make sure these men and...
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The Lies Parents Tell Themselves in Order to Survive
I did it this morning. I really did. I told myself a little white lie. Shame on me, right? So naughty... except... except... it helped. I felt better. What is this? Lies only make things worse,...
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Traveling to BlogHer '13 Was a Journey I Needed to Make
I sat down in the cab taking me away from the Chicago Sheraton and the BlogHer '13 Conference, and I wanted to cry. Those tears that are a crazy mixture of sadness, exhaustion, emotional overload,...
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Why I Spent $700 on Dinner for Two
My quest to eat at Alinea began before Alinea was even a place to go, and certainly before I'd ever heard of Grant Achatz. As it turned out, the way I discovered the genre of food Alinea serves became...
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How an App and Peer Pressure Won Me the Mother of the Year Award
When The Kid was little, I was petrified that something would happen to my little girl, and she wouldn't know what to do.I wanted to equip her for anything... bad touches, peer pressure, bullying,...
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Think Women Really Like "Bad Boys"? Think Again
The other day my guy and I went swimming in our friend’s pool. We often have our friend’s phone hooked up to speakers so we can listen to music and have a good time. We are floating about as we usually...
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Ikea Hack - Emerald Green Bedside Table Upgrade
If you saw last weeks post on our Full Wall Wainscoting Reveal you may have seen my "please excuse my Malm" photoshoped attempt at promising you that I was not decorating our Master Bedroom with Black...
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10 Things I Learned at BlogHer '13
I got back home late Saturday night after three whirlwind days in Chicago where I saw none of the city, other than the fabulous view outside my hotel window, but did have a front row seat to dozens of...
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