by Amy | Feb 1, 2016 | My Family, Parenthood
Wondering where I’ve been? This is where I’ve been! A girlfriend of mine moved houses when she was eight months pregnant. I thought she was nuts to undertake such a physical project while swollen and exhausted, but now I understand the rush, because the...
by Amy | Jan 29, 2016 | My Family, Parenthood, Raising Girls, Shopping
Major Barbie news out of Mattel this week–after decades of world domination, the Aryan goddess with the 16 inch waist will finally share her Dream House with buddies who are short, tall, curvy and ethnically diverse. This is awesome. Little girls should be...
by Amy | Dec 5, 2015 | My Family, Shopping, Sponsored
Momtastic asked me and my 4-year-old Viv to shoot some videos for Hasbro’s hot new toy, FurReal Friends Starlily My Magical Unicorn. Yeah, that’s a mouthful (especially for me to say in the commercial) but Starlily deserves her many names, because she does...
by Amy | Nov 11, 2015 | List, My Family, Parenthood
I never knew about getting sick until I had two kids. When I was young and unencumbered, if I felt a cold coming on, I’d make a point of ordering a screwdriver at the bar that night. You know, for the vitamin C. And then, by the next day, I was usually fine....
by Amy | Oct 28, 2015 | List, My Family, Parenthood, Siblings
Like fingerprints and snowflakes, no two kids turn out the same. Is it just their genes, or is it us? I didn’t plan on parenting differently the second time around, yet I feel like I’ve become such a different mom. Here’s how I’ve changed: 1....
by Amy | Oct 25, 2015 | Couplehood, My Family, Pregnancy, Sponsored
Let’s talk about sex, baby. Or more accurately, sex after baby. A friend recently confided in me that after giving birth to her first child, she lost her sex drive for a long time. She remembers sadly mourning her old friend, sex. “I’d always been...
