Weekend links & poetry

Frances in a puddle

Where is the mommy war for the motherless child? :: Rage Against the Minivan French school lunch menus :: Karen LeBillon On comparing yourself :: (in)courage Simple summer style :: Simple Design For those of you who don’t comment on blogs :: Chatting at the Sky The winners of yesterday’s giveaway from UPrinting are Jen [...]

Weekend links

compassion tanzania mom

Photo by the incredibly gifted Keely Scott Decorating truths from a 15-year-old Tanzanian boy :: Nesting Place And so I told her she is strong (and I am, too) :: Sorta Crunchy 10 remarkable women in U.S. business history :: Investor Place Fresh Air remembers author Maurice Sendak :: NPR How too much choice affects [...]

The Dsh with Tsh

Tsh typing-small

So this week I’ve started a new gig—a weekly column over at Babble. They’ve asked me to write for quite awhile, and I’ve turned them down for over a year, for one main reason: I’m just too busy. That, and I don’t have any more terribly interesting to say. I already write here, I share [...]

Weekend links

write or do

The goal of a writer :: Goins. Writer Disneyland on a dime :: Life as MOM 8 simple ways to live more toxin-free this spring :: Simple Homemade Make your own quality mineral veil (translucent powder) for about $.05 :: Maskcara An alternative to organize the tupperware cabinet :: Small Notebook (yes and amen) The [...]

Queen for a Day: And the winner is…

boxes

Seriously delighted to bless one of you with the whole kit and kaboodle gift basket from this past weekend’s Queen for a Day! And also seriously wishing I was Oprah so that I could give one to each and every one of you. We do these Mother’s Day giveaways for two reasons: to spotlight our [...]

Weekend links

flowers

Lotte time lapse: Birth to 12 years in 2 minutes :: Frans Hofmeester Steps to avoid Pinterest overwhelm :: The Tiny Twig Stick a fork in it :: Nesting Place How work-at-home moms can build a successful online business :: Brian Gardner One of the best things I did when my kids were little :: [...]

Weekend Links

use it up wear it out

2 questions that make 99% of all haters invisible :: Jon Acuff Shipping cattle from the farm :: Pioneer Woman Four tips on writing funny :: The Write Practice Massive-scale online collaboration :: Luis von Ahn on TED What I want my daughter to know about the mean girls :: The Gypsy Mama I’ve got [...]