My Motherhood Report Card

June 12, 2013 By Alison 98 Comments
My motherhood report card

Some magazine decided it’d be fun to ‘rate’ celebrity mothers (thanks Mommy Shorts for your post) – like, a B+ for eating your own placenta, or a D for refusing kids carbs (did I hear someone say Gwyneth? Why yes, you’d be right). Instead of ranting and raving about how stupid that is (because it [...]

Filed Under: Humor, Motherhood

Writing and Distractions

May 13, 2013 By Alison
Quote about distraction

It’s Monday morning, I need to write my blog post! Okay: one at school, the other is napping. Perfect. Let’s start. Wait, need a cup of tea. Mug, water boiling, tea bag. Pour water. Brew. Huh, empty coffee cup in the sink. Wash. Wait, need to refill dishwasher liquid. Okay. Done. Gah, need to take [...]

Filed Under: Blogging, Humor, Writing

How To Handle Rejection (Or How Not To Curl Up In A Fetal Position And Eat Copious Amounts Of Chocolate)

March 25, 2013 By Alison
Pity party drawing

It’s hard to be a writer. It’s harder to be a writer who wants to make money from writing. And it’s really, really hard to put yourself out there and ask for a writing job. You plan the perfect pitch in your head. You run it by a few trusted people. You write and rewrite [...]

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Dear Future Friend

February 18, 2013 By Alison
Friendship quote

Dear Future Blog Friend, Thank you for taking the time, twice a week, to read my little essays about parenting, blogging and well, me. If you’re a commenter, I thank you with the love for a thousand cupcakes (and if you know me – which you will once you start reading the blog regularly – [...]

Filed Under: Blogging, Friendships, Humor, Social Media

Dear Nutella

February 4, 2013 By Alison
Nutella

I wrote about the 3 things I love about the baby’s first year at Everyday Family. Have a read if you have time? Thank you! Dear Nutella, Congratulations. You have gained a new fan. He is only 3 years old, so I think you can count on at least another 30 years of loyalty. His [...]

Filed Under: Humor, Letter
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