Archive for February 2010

Its my birthday, but i’d rather tweet about leg warmers and snow cone machines

Tomorrow is my birthday. But I’m not going to write about that. I just wanted to tell you so you could wish me happy birthday, I’m good like that.
What I am going to write about is the day after. One year ago March 2nd I opened my Twitter account. I probably said something awesome like [...]

do you remember magic?

I have been thinking a lot about magic.
The magic of hearing my children tell me that they love me.  The magic of a late night movie.  The magic of a rainbow stretched across the sky.
As we grow up, we often forget about magic.  We are too busy, so caught up in the day to [...]

Mabel’s Labels BlogHer ‘10 Contest

Mabel’s Labels is running an amazing contest that I need you all to know about.
For a bunch of reasons….
First of all, Mabel’s is an awesome Canadian, mom run company that makes a great product.  Truly.  I’ve been to their offices, I’ve used their products and have had the pleasure of getting to know them online and [...]

why i haven’t, but want, to write about breastfeeding

I don’t write a lot about breastfeeding.
I write about bras a lot – fitting them, buying them, selling them.  I write a ton about kids, about being a mom and about running a business.  But I don’t write a lot about breastfeeding.  Let me explain why.
I am not into judgment.  Life, parenting, love, friendship; to [...]

The best laid plans, Valentine’s Day and false alarms

I almost never have a plan.  To be totally honest, I am plan averse.  I just don’t always want to decide what I am going to do tomorrow, I’d prefer to leave my options open.
I’ve annoyed many a friend with this – a part of the fun and frustration that is Me.  I’ve never been [...]

Happy Birthday, may the force be with you

Since having kids I have learned more about myself, and the world, than I ever imagined possible. Because of my beautiful son Ben, I now know that for 130 dollars you can legally change your name to Anakin. Ben, who turns 6 tomorrow, LOVES Star Wars. As only he can love something.  When he was [...]