Posts by author: Kristin
Today we are thrilled to announce our June book selection, Elizabeth the First Wife. Lian Dolan is a returning author to the book club, we are beyond excited to discuss her second novel on June 12th. The book is available in paper and electronically – for those who love their ereader. ———————————————- Synopsis: Elizabeth Lancaster, an English professor [...]
Do you remember Animaniacs (officially titled as “Steven Spielberg Presents Animaniacs”)? First released when I was a senior in college, it was just so weird it became “must see” television. Yes, this is when I had way more time on my hands. The kids recently discovered the cartoon, now running on The Hub, and both are [...]
There comes a point when, after training my camera on my darling (photogenic and athletically gifted, of course) child, there are just no more photos to be taken, and I start taking pictures of the other darling, photogenic and athletically gifted kids on her team. You know, all of them. Going through all the photos [...]
Last weekend, in the midst of some ridiculous conversation or situation with my family, I turned to my husband and said “sometimes you all make it so easy for me to leave for a business trip.” And with that I went to pack my bag, more than a little excited to have four days where [...]
Nothing like a week when the dads are away – one traveling for work, and one overwhelmed by appointments – to make us appreciate how much we need them to keep our lives, and schedules, on track! Links mentioned: Net Nanny | Flight of the Navigator | Time Warner SignatureHome | Autocorrect Fail | When Should a [...]
The kids are getting older, the schedules are getting busier, and now we’re being invited to watch the fifth grade puberty movie! Erin is convinced it hasn’t changed since we were in school, while Kristin is sure when it’s her turn she will get kicked out of the private viewing for parents. We also do [...]
Sophie is trying a new sport this spring, which also means I have a new opportunity to give my camera a workout. I’ve found the challenges of photographing her new team include bright sunlight and deep shadows, as well as multiple focal points – sometimes the players are close, sometimes they are far away. While [...]
I would like to thank our favorite comedian and One Funny Mother, Dena Blizzard, for the perfect way to embarrass my kids the next time they are making me crazy (although I’m not sure I have the nerve to break out the Single Ladies ensemble!
A girls weekend in St. Louis was enough to throw our podcasting schedule off track (it’s amazing how difficult a one hour time change and a foreign wifi network can make things). But we’ll be back next week!
Almost as strange as my tradition of making piñatas for my children at each birthday, is my other one of documenting the making of said piñata. (For those keeping track, the piñatas to date have been – Pirate; Lego; Ladybug; Camping Tent; Miss Spider; Angry Bird/Pig, and Perry the Platypus). This year’s theme was based [...]
It’s been a tough week and while we are heartbroken for our city, the victims and their families, we are also feeling more connected to our hometown and neighbors than ever before. Throughout the week, we found ourselves both craving information and feeling overwhelmed by the onslaught from traditional and non-traditional sources. Originally scheduled to [...]
You know that moment when you realize your children are no longer considered little? It happens slowly and instantaneously (long days – short years). One day your children are skipping at the front of the parade, and the next they are holding the hand of someone else’s little one, charged with keeping them from wandering. Because [...]
I [heart] P!nk and have more than a few of her songs in my iTunes, several of which do a more than excellent job of kicking my ass and my workouts into high gear. This weekend as I looked for the rhythm to get me through the final two miles of my race, where I [...]
It has been a tradition, for as long as I can remember, to watch the Boston Marathon along the route. As a child I remember standing expectedly in downtown Natick, with my hand outstretched, hoping a runner would give me a high five. These days, our spot has moved down the route a few miles to [...]
Pushing through the last cold miles of this morning’s duathlon – 3 mile run, 11 mile bike, 2 mile run – I contemplated the gear I have acquired over the past year and what have become my go-to items. I have learned the biggest challenge when it comes to wardrobe is not the hot days, [...]
Don’t be fooled. There is no group more intimidating to speak to about social media than high school girls. Let me say that again. Teenage girls. Social media. But that’s exactly what I found myself doing last month as part of the South Shore Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership in Action Conference. According to organizers, response [...]
Sunday, as I ran through Boston with my friend completing my first race of the season – Doyle’s Emerald Necklace 2013 Road Race - I thought about the “why” of racing. Let’s face it, it would be far easier to just go for a run in my neighborhood or my town, rather than huddling next to [...]
After spending a week with family and friends, Erin is back in the saddle and the Manic Mommies are catching up on missing weekends, pregnancy fashions, eating out, and saying no to all the spending. Audible Recommendation: When She Woke |AudibleTrial.com/ManicMommies Links mentioned: Fashion Police | Bitch Stole My Look: Kim Kardashian vs Zoe Saldana | [...]
When did parenting start feeling so overwhelming? Christine Koh and Asha Dornfest, authors of Minimalist Parenting have advice and ideas for how can we take control and “enjoy modern family life more by doing less.” Christine pulls double duty (no problem for this multi-tasking mama) filling in as co-host while Erin is on vacation, and [...]
Last night Sophie and I met friends at our local REI so the girls could strap on harnesses and tackle the climbing wall as part of the store’s monthly “Climb Like a Girl” event. Free to members ($10 for others) it is a fun, affordable after work activity. Sophie first learned to to climb this [...]
