Category Archives: get serious

What Do you Need to Know?

Posted on November 10, 2010 by The Daring One

TweetWhen a boy from our local junior high was arrested for planning to kill several students and teachers, the school district decided not to inform the school’s parents. [read more at Parenting.com]

Posted in education, get serious, parenting | 1 Comment

Being Fragile

Posted on February 15, 2010 by The Daring One

TweetSomething happens to me after a baby is born. If you’re a mother, it’s probably happened to you too. I suddenly feel like the world around me is breakable, myself, my family made of shatter-resistant glass that’s fully capable of … Continue reading →

Posted in all about me, aspirations, baby stuff, brains, get serious, parenting | 12 Comments

Tired, Sore and Hungry… for Babies

Posted on January 14, 2010 by The Daring One

TweetI’ve been feelin’ a wee bit tired of late but I really shouldn’t be. Wanda sleeps beautifully. She eats beautifully. Most nights she sleeps around 14 hours with only one feeding in the middle. The problem is scheduling. She goes … Continue reading →

Posted in aspirations, baby stuff, get serious, parenting, postpartum, video | 30 Comments

Open Letter to Wanda

Posted on September 23, 2009 by The Daring One

TweetI am the soft home whose walls you snuggled up against and occasionally tried to claw through, with the loud laugh and the voice that went on and on almost without ceasing. I am everything that’s surrounded you for the … Continue reading →

Posted in aspirations, baby stuff, get serious, parenting | 7 Comments

Full Disclosure – FTC Regulation and the Blogosphere

Posted on June 30, 2009 by The Daring One

TweetThe FTC is in the process of placing new standards on bloggers who review products for compensation. They do not distinguish between monetary compensation and compensation by way of product samples. I’m not sure if product samples that are then … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, get serious, money, Reviews | 4 Comments

Odd Numbers or Bad Things Come in Threes?

Posted on May 26, 2009 by The Daring One

TweetMy friends with big families love to help prepare me for this next little munchkin by telling me horror stories about the adjustment going from 2 to 3 children. They’re trying to be helpful but I’m afraid they don’t quite … Continue reading →

Posted in all about me, brains, get serious, preg-nancy | 47 Comments