You Won’t See Photos of Me Breastfeeding

May 2, 2013

There’s a video of my eldest son’s first Christmas where my spouse took a shot of me nursing our then six month old son.  For the last eight years, I have cringed every time we show the video.  It isn’t obscene.  In fact, you can’t see boob or even a small part of my nipple.  [...]

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It’s May Day, the School Clock is Ticking

May 1, 2013

It’s May Day, traditionally full of flowers and Spring hopefulness, but to moms of school-aged children, it means the clock is ticking on the school year. It’s the five minute warning before school is out for summer. My kids have six weeks of school as of today. They are one of the later schools to [...]

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Boosting Global Health With Shot@Life’s Global Mom Relay

April 30, 2013

Not to be all dramatic about it, even though it is pretty dramatic: you can save a life from your seat, right in front of your computer. This week, from now until May 3, is the Shot@Life‘s turn on the Global Mom Relay, and by simply sharing the daily post on their website, the Johnson [...]

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PopSugar Must Have Box with a Sweet Discount

April 29, 2013

Mother’s Day is coming up and maybe you are looking for something to give, possibly to give yourself for fun or because past Mother’s Day gifts have been a bust. (Vacuum, anyone? Yes, that happened to me.) Look no further as we have a discount code for PopSugar’s fabulous monthly Must Have Box. Trust me, [...]

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Clean Out and Dispose of Old Prescriptions This Weekend

April 25, 2013

Around the country this Saturday, the DEA is sponsoring National Take Back Day to collect unwanted or expired prescriptions. Oddly enough, the no questions asked take back event does not include illicit drugs. This is the time to clear out the medicine cabinet to get rid of everything that has gone bad or is no [...]

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Sebastopol’s Hip Chick Farms Brings Feel Good Food Home

April 24, 2013

*This is not sponsored. I was given product samples for free, but there was no stipulation to write anything about them. I’m writing about my experience because it was unique in every awesome way.* When I learned about Hip Chick Farms, I wanted to love them. Jen and Serafina’s farm is walking distance from my [...]

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Magical Bridge Playground Leaps Closer to Full Funding

April 23, 2013

The proposed Magical Bridge Playground in Palo Alto is much closer to becoming reality thanks to a $1 million matching grant by the Peery Foundation. All donations raised from last Friday until June 15 will be matched by the Peery Foundation, which will hopefully be enough to fully fund the first-of-its-kind playground accessible to all, [...]

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Get Expert Parenting Advice from First 5 Podcasts

April 22, 2013

Get parenting advice in podcast form. Like all parents I know, I have shelves of books covering everything from diapers to dating, which in itself is one of the books. All were purchased with great intentions, and generally with a side of worry about some issue or another, but most sit partially read, never to [...]

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San Mateo County Bag Ban: Put Reusable Bags in Your Car Now

April 19, 2013

We knew a bag ban was coming long before the county supervisors voted late last year. Beginning Monday, in most of San Mateo County, retail stores can no longer provide plastic bags to customers (with some exceptions) and paper bags will cost 10 cents per bag. It’s reusable bag time, people! With cities and counties [...]

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Trying to Process the Scary Things Happening in the News

April 16, 2013

This was written before the bombings in Boston, when it felt the recent local news was scary enough. Yesterday pushed that even more, and while this addresses my concern over talking to my kids about rape, texting while driving, and social media concerns, we did talk to our 10-year-old about what happened in Boston. We [...]

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