April 17, 2008
Sending You Elsewhere, But For Good Reason
It’s a busy Thursday for me. I’m over at Home/Office today, sharing some of my job seeking experiences. If you’d be so kind, visit me there and leave a comment. Thankyouverymuch.
I’ll be at BlogHer later, talking about Green Republicans. Stay tuned for linkage.
And, how would you like some free money? Click the link to find out more!
**Update — Want to win a stylish area rug worth over $300? I’ve got details about this contest, here.
Okay, folks. I’m at BlogHer for the rest of the night. Do you know any Green Republicans? Stop by and tell me about them!
April 16, 2008
Mommy Guilt, Earth Day and a Warm Weather Wednesday
It’s a beautiful day so Dawson and I are spending it outside, but you can find me at The Mommybloggers today, sharing my feelings about the inevitable Mommy Guilt we mamas experience.
Have you been to JUST CAUSE yet? Founder and CEO, Alyssa Royse created this amazing website dedicated to social causes and encouraging you and me to help make the world a better place.
JustCauseIt.com is your online source for fresh, fun and insightful stories about people making positive changes in the world. It is a place to learn about creative solutions and to share your own ideas about making the world a better place. Come join us and be a part of the solution!
Alyssa has given me the opportunity to write for JUST CAUSE as a contributing editor, writing about JUST FAMILIES. I’ve written my first post about my family’s plan to go Green for Earth Day, and beyond.
April 15, 2008
Search for the Dynamos Contest, Sponsored by Pond’s
Are you fabulously 40 and over? Want to win a trip to London?
Pond’s Clean Sweep has partnered with the big screen remake of Mamma Mia!, starring Meryl Streep (in theaters Summer 2008) to sponsor the Search for the Dynamos contest.
Women 40 and older are invited to form their very own singing trio to perform their own creative version of the Abba classics, “Mama Mia“ or “Dancing Queen“, as well as submit videos of their performances via the Pond’s website. The site features music and lyrics you can download to use for your rehearsals, too.
Here’s how it works:
- Invite two of your best 40-plus-and-fabulous girlfriends to form a trio with you. Click here to send them an email.
- Select and download one of the songs from MAMMA MIA! that are listed on this page.
- Make a video of your trio performing your selected song and submit the video to us, online by April 30th.
- If you prefer, you can attend the live audition in New York City on April 28th. To reserve a time slot, call 866-99-DYNAMO (39626)
The best part? The winners will score a lavish trip to London to live the life of three Dynamos at the world premiere of Mamma Mia! Official contest rules can be found by clicking this link. Submission deadline is April 30th.
On Being Domestic
When it comes to domestic duty partnership, I’m a pretty lucky gal. I married a man that loves to cook (therefore I rarely have to), he doesn’t mind cleaning the house (because he suffers from OCD and can’t sit still), does the dishes whenever he feels like it (because he can’t stand to leave them in the sink), thoroughly enjoys doing laundry (because he washes all his clothes after wearing them once) and he considers yard work his “therapy” to unwind from his busy work days (so I never have to mow the lawn or weed the garden).
Okay, so maybe I’m spoiled. Just a little. At least I’m able to admit it. I married a rare breed and I know it. Most of my gal pals tell me their partners rarely lift a finger around the house and none of these men can really cook let alone put a load of laundry in the wash.
However, once I became a work-at-home-mom, my Queen Mum status flew right out the window. Now I’m Queen of the Vacuum and the Daily Doer of Dishes.
I’m not complaining. I have more time to complete these tasks now that I don’t spend 8 hours of my day in a fluorescent-lighted office across town.
Doug still does the cooking because, let’s face it, as a former line cook, he’s better at it. And he likes to do it. But my only complaint is the freakin’ mess he makes in the kitchen. The mess that I clean up. I don’t mind, because I’d rather do dishes than burn dinner. But why do men use ten times more kitchen gadgets than women?
When I cook, I use as little as possible, often drawing a sink filled with soapy water so that I can wash things as I go. But Doug? No. He makes the biggest mess with pans and knives and cutting boards and measuring cups scattered all over the counters.
Am I just being picky? Or do all men do this?
