I happen to know that SLY Award recipient Stephanie Precourt is totally fashionable (but not in the typical, airbrushed, magazine way - she has her own signature sense of style and she rocks it). I also know that she loves SHABBY APPLE. Shabby Apple offers "great dresses that make dressing simple." Their big thing is […]
SLY Award recipient Stephanie Precourt co-hosted an awesome blogger meetup back in January called Cupcake '10 (read all about it by clicking on the link). After the event, she wrote, "While I love cupcakes, I am really not a cake fan, and my very favorite dessert of all is actually lemon bars." As such, I'm pretty […]
Congratulations to Stephanie Precourt…this week's recipient of a SLY Award here on Metropolitan Mama. If you blog or read blogs, you probably know about Stephanie Precourt (or "Steph," as many people know her). Steph blogs at Adventures in Babywearing about life with her four kids in Indiana, but it's not your typical personal blog. On the contrary, […]
It's the sound of two little girls, safe and snug, tucked in their beds after a day of picnicking at the park. It's the whhrrr-whhrr-whhrr of the dishwasher running in the kitchen. It's the sound of pages turning in a book. I have three books that I just checked out from the library that are […]
My first thought when I woke up this morning was a quote that I came across on Etsy a while back: "Wake up every morning with the thought that something wonderful is about to happen." I like the breathless optimism of that statement. That's a fine way of looking at life. My next thought was […]
A few things... I'm making a few changes to my SLY Awards program based on your feedback and my experience. Going forward, I'll have a SLY winner every week or two, but each winner will receive 1-2 products/prizes. 1-2 posts is much more do-able and then I don't have to dilute my content with too […]
I know "the bill" just passed - the one everyone is talking about, with rage and fury. {But that's not what this post is about}. I just want to share 3 of my ideas for making healthcare better: Switch to a midwifery model of care for births. Did you know that: The death rate of women […]
I'm curious. What do you have your children call others adults? Mr. Williams. Miss Miller. Mr. Dave. Miss Amanda. Or just plain Dave and Amanda. Also: Does it make a difference if the adult is a neighbor, teacher, police officer, or your best friend? There are a lot of factors that play into this. Region […]