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The Day Motherhood Brought Me to My Darkest Moment
I woke up that morning paralyzed by fear and dread. It had been just under two months since my then foster daughter had moved into our house -- two intense months that had turned my life upside down....
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Winning The Food Stamp Challenge And Eating Well
This week, Mario Batali made news as he announced how hungry he has been while taking the Food Stamp Challenge, an effort to make it through the week while spending no more than $31 total for all 21...
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BlogHer Food '12 Airport Shuttle: How to Get from the Airport to the Hotel
BlogHer Food '12 Conference Ticket -- √ Airplane Ticket -- √ Hotel Reservation -- √ Transportation to the hotel -- ☐ Do you still need to check transportation off of your list? Shuttle Express’s...
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Benefits of the Shoeless Home
For health and environmental reasons, this blogger kicked off a new 'leave your shoes by the door' policy in her home:"And how far does one go? Does the plumber remove his shoes as well? The movers? Or...
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Help! How Do I Toughen Up My Sensitive Son?
Dear Mouthy Housewives, I have 2 boys -- a 6-year-old and a 3-year-old. My 3-year-old was born sensitive, extremely sensitive. He spends 60% of his day crying and whining. It grates on my and my...
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Is Kickstarter an Option for Your Idea?
You have a killer idea for a product or project, but you have no money to make it a reality. Could Kickstarter be an option for you? example project from kickstarter.com Kickstarter won't help you...
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How to Can Jam at Home
Try as I might, I've never been able to make enough jam in one season to outlast the yearand my kids' appetites. Prepping several batches of all our favorite typesStrawberry, Blueberry, Wild Black...
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On Gay Rights, Romney Should Look to Republican Women
Republican women don’t get enough credit for promoting LGBT equality. With "Julia" on the left and Ann Romney on the right, 2012's war for women voters is already off and running. At the same time, the...
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Get Nailed - State Shaped String Art
Yay! It's time for another Pinterest Challenge—the monthly post where I talk about a project I dug out of the depths of Pinterest stagnation and brought into the light of reality. Pinning is awesome,...
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A Few BlogHer Food Speakers Dish On Their Favorite Seattle Food Spots
The countdown to BlogHer Food '12 continues and so does our series of interviews with our amazing speakers. This week I asked the question that I know is on everyone's mind: What's your favorite food...
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Pregnancy Weight Gain Guidelines: Do They Really Help Moms?
[Editor's Note: I found that the suggested weight gain numbers for pregnancy were ridiculous. I gained too little with my first pregnancy due to an illness, too much with my second and just right with...
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Is Obama Pandering to Women Voters?
In case you hadn't heard the shocking news, Obama went on ABC’s The View earlier this week and gabbed about JP Morgan, gay marriage, and Kim Kardashian -- though not necessarily in that order. He also...
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Entrepreneurial Lessons from a One-Day Cookie Biz
The most powerful lessons are the most simple. That is why I LOVE this story of an entrepreneur, single mom and what her kids are teaching her about business via their one-day cookie selling spree....
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White Babies No Longer Majority: Why Are Schools Not More Diverse?
This week the Washington Post noted for the first time in American history, white babies are no longer the majority born in the United States. It's no surprise, considering mixed-race marriages are at...
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My First Day as a Stay-At-Home-Mom
I'll admit it, I was nervous. All last week as today got closer and closer, I got more worried. One big, important question circled around in around in my head: What if I don't like being a...
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What Would My Kids Do, Dateline? Climb Into that Ice Cream Truck!
[Editor's Note: While I love Dateline, I hate their show My Kid Would Never Do That. It made me nervous and anxious that all of the best parenting in the world couldn't possibly keep my kids safe from...
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If Emily Posted: On TOS and Reading the Fine Print
A little over a week ago, an Instagram scare went viral. People were talking about new Terms of Service (TOS). People were outraged, others confused, some felt their trust violated.But here's the...
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Did GM Pop the Facebook Bubble?
Did GM just pop the Facebook bubble? Though the announcement that the auto giant will pull its paid advertising from Facebook is unlikely to seriously undermine the latter’s upcoming IPO, it surely...
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Homemade Poutine Grilled Cheese Sandwiches
[Editor's Note: I'm part French-Canadian, and so I choose that fact as plenty of reason for me to love poutine, a Canadian dish of French fries topped with melted cheese curds and gravy. But I have...
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I'm Not a Bad Mom Because I Like My iPhone
[Editor's Note: You may have seen a blog post floating around in the past week about how you're missing your kid's childhood if you're too engrossed in your favorite forms of technology. Emily Steen...
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