Posted 07/29/10 3:05 am EDT | Parenting
Topicsdiscipline, friends, growing up, parenting, resepect
There’s a certain expected behavior that comes with being a parent. You must be tough but kind and friendly yet cold when necessary. Too much of one and not enough of the other can lend you to either being the “mean parent” or the “cool parent”. Striking a balance of them both is a highwire act that even the most skilled trapeze artists find difficult to perform.
Gingerbread People
Posted 12/06/09 5:09 pm EST | Just For Fun
Topicsbabysitting, cookie swap, friends, help, Holidays, preparation, sisters, winter
The days of snow and hot chocolate sound so relaxing and “It’s a Wonderful Life” on paper, don’t they?
But as the hectic holiday season draws near, my Charlie Brown Christmas theme song screeches to a halt, and the reality of prepping for the celebrations looms large.
That’s when I do what I always do in a pinch: I call my girls.
FromSugar in the Raw
Posted 09/16/09 10:55 am EDT | Just For Fun
Topicscommunity, friends, friendship, love, sisterhood, support
In honor of Friendship Day (did you even know it was Friendship Day?) I thought I'd recognize a few people that have touched me through their words and through their kindness to this year.
This friend takes my breath away with the images she captures. She finds beauty everywhere and I love her for her beautiful spirit.
FromSugar in the Raw
Posted 09/10/09 1:45 am EDT | Just For Fun
Topicsadventure, camaraderie, friends, fun, humor, road trip, sugar jones, tips, travel
I just came back from an exhausting yet exhilarating road trip. I left last Friday and got home yesterday. While there's a lot that we did and experienced, these ten simple bits of wisdom are the things that stand out in my road weary mind:
FromTwofer Mom
Posted 09/09/09 8:43 pm EDT | Parenting
Topicsback to school, first day of school, friends, mom traditions, parenting
It's a tradition in my neighborhood to have a mimosa brunch the first day of school. For many this is just what they need after the somewhat anticlimactic drop off or bus pick-up when they are left saying, "Now what?". We have the answer, and it's in a little plastic cup with orange juice and champagne.
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Posted 08/17/09 12:47 pm EDT | Just For Fun
Topicsadvice, friends, friendship, girl time, how to, nurture, retain, sharing, support
Remember when you would hang out with your girlfriends all day, passing notes in class, crowding around lunch tables, engaging in afterschool activities together, only to come home and yammer on the phone till your mom yelled at you to hang up?
Closet Cleanout
Date Night
Speech Jitters
Sunburn Help
