On July 13, Nicholas and I stood before our family and friends and renewed our marriage vows. We had been talking about how to celebrate ten years of marriage for a while and decided that a trip would be great but a party would be better.
#O2OChat Tips for Using Photos in Blog Posts
Today I joined Anna Epp from Life is Good at the Beach, Deanna Garretson from Domestic Chicky, Bridget Ivey from The Ivey League, and Ashley Paige from I Love You More Than Carrots for a #O2OChat over at One2One Network on tips and tricks for using photos in your blog posts.
We covered lots of ground from whether or not to watermark your images to great photo edition software. So, if you're looking to improve your skills, head on over and check it out!
Is opting out ever ok?
Ten years ago, the Opt Out Revolution was in full swing. A 60 Minutes feature and a New York Times Magazine cover story reported on a growing number of elite, well-educated women leaving high-powered careers to stay at home full time and raise kids. Pushing strollers for the camera and telling reporters how fulfilling their new lives were, these women were heroes to some and villains to others.
Now, the Opt Out Revolutionaries are back in the news with another New York Times Magazine article entitled “The Opt-Out Generation Wants Back In.” A decade later, many of the women are back in the workforce either due to divorce, economic necessity, or pure preference. After “off-ramping” to raise children, they are now back on the career path only in lesser positions and with lower salaries.
Which raises the question - was opting out a mistake?
Flashback Friday: My Book About Me
Welcome to Flashback Friday, where I delve deep into the piles of my childhood memorabilia so that we can reminisce, laugh at the bad perms, and finally prove that merely throwing away your NKOTB door hanging does not diminish your love for Jordan Knight.
I thought since we've already talked All About Us - we should probably discuss My Book About ME!
In a little insight that should surprise NO ONE, I like to talk about myself. This is a passion I did not discover with the advent of the internet. Oh no! This is a passion I have been pursuing for a very long time.
The Pros and Cons of Being Childless
I've invited my dear friend Lydia to share her thoughts on being childless. It felt wrong to invite a discussion and then not share this space with someone who has actually made the decision we're discussing. I've known Lydia for over fifteen years and I knew she would do the topic justice.
When I was a little girl, I don't remember having more than one baby doll. That sole doll was named Drowsy. I didn't carry her around like a baby, I didn't walk her in a play stroller, I didn't play "mom" to her. She was my friend - my pretty tow-headed, pink and white polka-dotted friend.
Eventually I outgrew Drowsy and grew up to be a young woman who claimed with intense conviction that she never wanted children.
Do childless people "have it all"?
What happens when having it all means not having children?
This is the question asked by Lauren Sandler in her Time Magazine cover story “The Childfree Life.”
“Having it all” is a phrase that haunts parents – particularly mothers – everywhere. Balancing the demands of family life and a career in order to walk the high wire act of personal fulfillment can seem like an impossible task.
Well, y’all, I’ve got bad news. Stop trying to walk that tightrope because it turns out we shouldn’t have joined the circus to begin with.
Week in the Life 2013: August 9
Today was a big day. The last day of Week in the Life and Amos's first haircut. Most of you may know that I have strong feelings on haircuts. However, his hair was legitimately obstructing his vision so we went in for the tiniest of trims. We also made a visit to the comic store and had a little barbecue for dinner.
