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Skinny Scoop

Hey – We’re in the Top 25 (for Now)

December 3, 2012

Skinny Scoop has nominated us in the top 25 metro moms blogs! It’s a voting thing and we’re not a blog that asks for votes, but we wanted to acknowledge the nomination with a huge thank you! We think the Skinny Scoop team has great taste, which makes this extra flattering.  

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Heart Health Month Reminds Us that Hearts Are Amazing

February 23, 2012

It was 8:30 am.  My daughter, in preschool at the time, stood solemnly in front of the school flag with her tiny hand over her heart for the Pledge of Allegiance.  When it was over, she looked at me with big eyes and said very seriously: “Mom, my heart only beats during the Pledge of [...]

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Magical Moms: I Don’t Know How She Does It

September 14, 2011

I haven’t read the book or seen the movie.Like a high school student with my cliff notes, I searched the internet and am now quite knowledgeable about this story of a mom of two trying to keep it all together.  I have also seen the previews on TV.  And then there’s the fact that I [...]

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Best Guilty Pleasures: Hair Bands and Fake Cheese

July 25, 2011

We’ve got to hold on to what we’ve got.  It doesn’t make a difference if we make it or not. We’ve got each other and that’s a lot.  For love, we’ll give it a shot. Fun and all, but heeere’s the kicker:  OHHH-OHHHH we’re half way there! OHHH-OHHHH livin’ on a prayer! Embarassing but true [...]

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Are You Friends With Your Babysitter on Facebook?

July 20, 2011

www.skinnyscoop.com Eva is our nanny.  Our beloved, trusted, don’t ever think of leaving us for another family, nanny.  We love her.  Our baby loves her. My 7 year old tries to make her his personal playmate whenever he’s home.  We were very lucky in our nanny search.  Eva is best friends with my (much younger) cousin.  She attended the [...]

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Do You Wax Above Your Eyebrows?

July 13, 2011

Today we ask an important question: do you wax the hairs immediately above your eyebrows? Respond honestly because I want to know if I’m the oddball here. www.skinnyscoop.com   The back story is that I ran into a friend just after getting my eyebrows waxed, when I was still at that stage where my skin [...]

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Join the Club: Gender Discrimination in 2011

June 8, 2011

www.skinnyscoop.com I was recently reading an article in The New York Times about the fact that the Golden Gate Mothers’ Group (GGMG), a fantastic organization in San Francisco where I once served as a board member, does not allow men to join (because they are not mothers).  The article was written in such a way [...]

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