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Happy Mother’s Day!
2008-05-10 20:43:09
I received a special Mother’s Day card that I wanted to share with you. It’s from MomsRising.org, an nonprofit organization that is working to bring together millions of people who share a common concern about the need to build a more family-friendly America. Click here to view a cute card with a song [...] ...

Nightly Clean-Up
2008-05-08 19:58:03
Ever since I became a mother, I’ve struggled with keeping the house clean and not letting chores overwhelm me throughout the day. A few weeks ago the “chore issue” came to a head again as I felt I was doing WAY more than anyone else in the house. Then I read an article in The [...] ...

Gain Energy–Focus on Your Strengths
2008-05-01 01:37:52
I’ve been taking a fascinating and eye-opening online class. The best part–it’s free! The class is Take Control of Your Career and Your Life by Marcus Buckingham and it’s through the Oprah website. Marcus guides you through discovering your strengths and weaknesses. Once your know what they are, the goal is to build [...] ...

TV Turnoff Week
2008-04-22 23:40:17
Yes, it’s TV Turnoff Week. The fact that Earth Day (the 22nd) falls during TV Turnoff Week (April 21-27) is an added bonus. There are many ways turning off the TV helps the planet: Less electricity used. Less exposure to consumer ads which leads to unnecessary purchases that use up resources. More time to enjoy nature. More [...] ...

What Dan Can Do For Mom
2008-04-15 20:18:42
I love this list from Rick and Jan Hanson’s website, Nurture Mom, of ways dads can help mom out. Feel free to forward it to the dads in your life! Top Ten list (in no particular order) of What Dad Can Do For Mom addressed to the father. Hopefully some of these suggestions will [...] ...

Sex After Baby
2008-04-10 18:52:41
I found a great essay by about dealing with the “sex after baby” issue. Not always, but usually, men and women are at very different places about when to resume sexual intimacy after they become parents. It can lead to conflict between you and your partner, which is the last thing you need [...] ...

Reflections on my Postpartum Depression
2008-04-02 20:55:09
This is an entry from the journal I kept during and after the time I experienced postpartum depression. When I wrote this entry I was feeling better, but I still found myself needing lots of time to reflect on the experience and process what had happened. I felt haunted by it at times. 5/25/96 [...] ...

Blogger Spring Break
2008-03-27 02:01:05
I’ll be back next week. My girls on our Spring Break and we have lots of fun plans that keep me from my computer. See you next week. Happy Spring! ...

Motherhood With Attitude
2008-03-20 17:58:57
Are you looking for a greeting card for a mom that tells it like it is? Tired of all the mom cards with fluffy bunnies and cutesy teddy bears? Have I got a site for you! Ma! Motherhood With Attitude has ecards for free, greeting cards and notepads for sale, and a [...] ...

Eye Masks
2008-03-13 19:14:48
Great tip for expectant parents from mom, Terri Strack: Purchase an eye mask to use in the hospital and when you get home. Hospital staff often have to come in and check you while you’re sleeping. When they turn on the light, it can wake you up and ruin the sleep you desperately [...] ...

Interview with actress and mom Kim Raver
2008-03-06 21:42:44
Check out this interview with Kim Raver, an actress from Lipstick Jungle, called, “What Every New Mom Must Know.” It includes four comfort food recipes that Kim’s mother brought her when she came home from the hospital. If you’re due, you might want to let it slip to friends and family that you [...] ...

Mom appreciationâ€“you are not invisible
2008-03-03 20:39:39
Becoming a mother makes you feel so much more empathy for other mothers, including ones you will never know on the other side of the world. My compassion for other mothers and my desire to help someone in distress drastically increased after I gave birth. That’s why I want you to know how much I [...] ...

Maternity Leave and Employment Patterns of First-Time Mothers
2008-02-28 20:14:02
Last Monday, (2/25), a report was released by the U.S. Census Bureau titled, “Maternity Leave and Employment Patterns of First-Time Mothers.” I found the charts and statistics fascinating in the report as a window into how women’s lives have changed since the 1960s. The report first analyzes trends in women’s work experience prior to their [...] ...

New Mom Central Blog
2008-02-20 21:59:18
Hi Moms, Another blog for new moms that I recommend is New Mom Central. Here’s the intro to the site from blogger Cheryl Wenzel: Are you a first time mother or expectant mother? If so, I hope that this blog will be helpful for you as you transition into your new life role. Becoming a mother [...] ...

Free download of Suze Orman’s book - today only
2008-02-14 18:32:09
Did you hear about this? Until 7 p.m. Chicago time today you can download Suze Orman’s 274-page book Women and Money: Owning the Power to Control Your Destiny for free as a pdf file. I just did it and it took 5 seconds to download. I did need to download Firefox first [...] ...
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Subscribe to Spit-Up On My Shoulder
2008-02-08 21:44:37
Dear Readers, I have a new feature at the blog. You can now subscribe for free to Spit-Up On My Shoulder. As a subscriber you will only receive an email when I post a new entry. No new post, no email. Now you don’t have to remember to check back [...] ...
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Postpartum Impression - New mom care in France compared to the US
2008-02-07 23:11:59
We’ve been upped again in the health care field by the French. Check out this New York Times article on perineal re-education by an American writer currently living in Paris. Here’s an excerpt: After a woman [in France] has a baby, perineal re-education shapes up her stretched-out birth canal. It also strengthens her pelvic floor for [...] ...
France Impression Postpartum

Big Thumbs-Up: The Business of Being Born
2008-01-31 21:35:47
I saw The Business of Being Born in December and highly recommend everyone (men too!) see it. It’s one of those movies I wish every American would view so we can start making changes that give women more choices about birth. Movie Synopsis: Birth: its a miracle. A rite of passage. A natural part [...] ...
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Two new discoveries I love
2008-01-24 19:10:52
This post may sound like an ad, but I’ve recently found two new products that I love and want to share with you. I’m happy to promote both of these products because I think they are great. 1) Neutrogena Energizing Sugar Body Scrub, Fresh Citrus, six ounce jar - I have dry skin, which only [...] ...
Discoveries Love

Postpartum Expert Video
2008-01-17 19:16:18
Dr. Shoshana Bennett is a licensed psychologist who founded Postpartum Assistance for Mothers in 1987 after her second undiagnosed postpartum illness. She is also the author of Postpartum Depression for Dummies and Beyond The Blues. Last Monday, the 14th, she was a guest on the TV morning show The View From The Bay. In [...] ...
Postpartum Video

A Gentle Caesarean - it is possible
2008-01-10 18:49:16
Can a caesarean section feel as natural as a vaginal birth? Yes, according to Professor Nick Fisk , an obstetrician in London. Fisk is the pioneer of a movement to slow down the delivery of the baby during a c-section and allow the parents to participate more in the birth. Instead of [...] ...

“I Was a Really Good Mom” interview - Part 3
2008-01-02 20:06:48
What happened? The holidays just flew by and it looks like none of my work took a holiday. Funny how that happens! I do have a new cool 2008 calendar/planner that it’s fun to fill in, but I’m trying my best not to overload it. My goal is to make [...] ...
Interview

Part 2 of Amy Nobile and Trisha Ashworth Interview
2007-12-19 00:07:58
Today we continue our interview with the authors of I Was a Really Good Mom Before I Had Kids. Amy Nobile and Trisha Ashworth have written a book that any mom can relate to. From interviews with over 100 women, they uncover the guilty secrets moms hide and provide real solutions to step [...] ...
Interview

“I Was a Really Good Mom Before I Had Kids”
2007-12-13 19:59:03
Trisha Ashworth and Amy Nobile are here to talk about motherhood and how to love it as much as you love your children. Their new book I Was a Really Good Mom Before I Had Kids: Reinventing Modern Motherhood is available now. The book is a great read that exposes the secrets, through [...] ...
Kids

Self-Care - are you scheduling it?
2007-12-06 19:54:51
Last Saturday, I attended a six-hour all women retreat. November was a month of many deadlines and other stresses, so I was VERY ready for this retreat. The woman who ran the retreat, Jo Hatcher, was wonderful, but I had the darnedest time relaxing because of the build-up of stress in my body. [...] ...

Income and Housecleaning
2007-11-28 20:14:04
A recent study found that married women do about one less hour of housework per week for every $7,500 they earn as full-time workers outside the home, regardless of the husband’s income. I found the study’s conclusions interesting, but was surprised about the following comments from women in the article: “It’s not about the paycheck for [...] ...
Income

My New Magazine Writing Book
2007-11-27 00:40:18
GET YOUR ARTICLES PUBLISHED! - Now Available (in print or ebook form) Over 100 Tips, Exercises, and Techniques to Sell Your Nonfiction Articles FREE Query Letter Review with purchase Would you like to write for magazines, but don’t know how to get started? Get Your Articles Published! will take you from article idea to publication–and paycheck! [...] ...
Book Magazine Writing

Happy Thanksgiving!
2007-11-21 19:45:08
I have so many things to write about for the blog, but I’m on deadline for another writing project. Holiday preparations are also looming. You know how it is when you’re the mom! Look for several posts next week. Some upcoming topics: The connection between income and housecleaning, an interview with [...] ...
Thanksgiving

Writing Newsletter
2007-11-15 19:44:38
Are you interested in writing, or would you like to attend one of my presentations on new parent issues? For free you can subscribe to my monthly e-newsletter Melanie’s Writing Updates. Find out what writing projects I’m up to and, if I’ll be presenting in your area, please come by and say Hi! [...] ...
Newsletter Writing

“Why I Choose Cloth Diapers” article
2007-11-15 19:31:26
I thought this article in the 11/14/07 of Dollar Stretcher for Parents gave some interesting points about the financial and environmental benefits of using cloth diapers. I used both cloth and disposable diapers with my girls, but I wish I had known at the time how much I could have saved by using cloth [...] ...
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