This is a truth I’ve always known. Gwynnie first won me over in Sliding Doors, my all time favorite movie. If you haven’t already seen it, please do. It might change your life and inspire you to cut off all your hair, not that I’m speaking from personal experience or anything. In all her perfect […]
A Love Letter to My Girlfriends
November 19, 2010 6 Comments
To My Dearest Girlfriends, We met in the era of perms and tapered jeans. We were drama nerds. And drama queens. Long before boyfriends, careers and children, we were friends. Through heartbreaks, missed curfews and final exams, we were there for each other. We’ve been each other’s bridesmaids, baby shower planners and confidants. You are my sisters and […]
These are the Moments
October 27, 2010 6 Comments
“You don’t choose your family. They are God’s gift to you, as you are to them” ~Desmond Tutu “And thank you for a house full of people I love. Amen.” ~Terri Guillemets
The Comment Bully
October 25, 2010 19 Comments
Bullying has become a huge part of our collective consciousness and not a moment too soon. As we are learning, bullies aren’t limited to the playground. They can be found in the most unlikely places, like on blogs. Yep, I said blogs. Most mom bloggers have been left floundering in the wake of a comment bully. The comment bully […]
Trying Again: My Personal Story
October 22, 2010 7 Comments
Last week things got kinda heavy on this normally light-hearted blog when I shared my pregnancy journal of the baby I lost at 9 weeks. Back when I was struggling with my loss I remember wishing more had been written about the anxiety and mixed emotions involved with deciding to try again. I wish I could offer more to the Mommy Friend facing such […]
Just Say No
October 20, 2010 8 Comments
[Image credit] Like a lot of my Mommy Friends, I’m a Yes Woman. I want to be everywhere and do everything for everyone. I want to be the first person on your invite list, thought of as a valuable contributor and your general go-to gal. In the prolific words of Cheap Trick, “I want you […]
My Journal of Loss
October 15, 2010
Today is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day. In honor of this important day, I thought long and hard about whether or not to share my story. My head told me not to but my heart disagreed. Below is my personal pregnancy journal of the baby I lost but will always remember. June 20, 2006: The First Step While we haven’t […]
Confessions of a Short Haired Gal
October 13, 2010 16 Comments
I’m a slave to a few things in my life: My kids My house My blog My hair And not necessarily in that order. Last year I decided to trade in my mid-length hair for something with a little more spunk. While the decision to go short was thought of as bold, it was actually […]
Bitter, Party of One
October 5, 2010 17 Comments
[Image credit] OK, I’m going to publicly come out with this. I’m tired, and when I get tired I get snarky. The only thing worse than a tired Mommyfriend is a hungry one. I might actually have to do the blog walk of shame tomorrow, promise you’ll still love me tomorrow… After I became a mother I […]
What Kind of Mom?
August 1, 2010 7 Comments
My mom When you think back on your childhood, you can probably sum up your mom in a few words: “When I was a kid, my mom was always __________.” I think we could all fill in the blank with some general statement about our mom from our childhood. That thought really scares me. We all know […]
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