When I was pregnant with my daughter, I had a private blog. Writing has long been my preferred means of communication, and blogging felt like a natural way to chronicle … Continue reading Telling Our Own Stories: Our Children and Internet Privacy
This morning I was doing breakfast dishes while my four-year-old was agitating for me to quit my task and read him I Drive a Bulldozer yet again. “Mom, I don’t like you … Continue reading My Very Dull Competitive Edge
I’m going to let you in on a little secret: I’m average. I’m a regular mom, not a Supermom. I write and sing and play the flute, but I don’t … Continue reading How Can I Keep From Singing?
The other day I found out that I graduated high school with a woman who is now a famous mommy-blogger with a recent New York Times Best Seller. I felt … Continue reading The Sour Grapes Test
I’d only planned to change my header image. I found a font I liked, printed out a reference sheet, put on my sun hat, swept the driveway, then knelt in … Continue reading New Digs
You’re all familiar with the regular features on my blog: the periodic book reviews, the monthly Weekly Photo Challenges, the randomly timed snippets of my children’s conversations, the yearly spate … Continue reading Your Idea, My Post
2012, like most years, has been a year of challenges. For me, it’s specifically been a year of challenges I’ve set for myself and then blogged my way through. Here, … Continue reading The 2012 Challenge Wrap-Up
“Mommy, don’t type!” demands CJ’s three-year-old son. “I’ll be done in a second, honey.” She tries to soothe him without looking away from the screen. “I just want to publish … Continue reading How to Blog Imperfectly: An Interview with Myself
This week, The Daily Post challenged bloggers to post outside of their comfort zone. This is my submission to the challenge. Top Ten Blogging Topics/Formats That Are Outside of My … Continue reading Blogging Outside of My Comfort Zone
Zoie at TouchstoneZ blogged about me (or rather, about my blog) the other day. I was, as always, tickled. She always delights me with her eloquent optimism about online connections and … Continue reading The Existential Importance of Blog Stats: A Response to a Response
The past couple of weeks I have, once again, been thinking about dropping my blog entirely. Last night I even fantasized about deleting the whole thing, closing my Facebook and … Continue reading Gettin’ Nothin’ But Stat-Sick
I had a thought about blogging while I was riding my bike home from the library today. The thoughts I had on the way to the library had little to … Continue reading I Am, therefore I Blog
Imperfect Happiness 