Author, Mom, Herder of Cats
Editors Note : 2010 has been declared the year of the ‘Daddy Blogger’. I’m declaring by proxy that it is the year of the Stay At Home Dad. Reuters reported that in July 2009, 1 million families had a wife working outside the home, a child under 18 and an unemployed father. This is how they cope, overcome and moreover succeed at being a stay at home dad, in a world full of stay at home moms. This is their story. The mailman here likes… Continue Reading …
In 2005, there were approximately 8,500 blogs that targeted parenting, according to Technorati. Who know’s how many there are now. Nobody really knows how many mommy and daddy blogs there are. There are issues with how things are tagged and how people self-identify. Even the term ‘mommy blogger’ causes heart burn- some own it and some find it to be one-dimensional and, in a way, offensive. (go figure) Neilsen, who published the Top 50 Mom Bloggers, monitors between 10,000 to 13,000 mom blogs at… Continue Reading …
I feel my self slipping. ..sliding. No, silly, this is NOT about depression. If you want to read about that cruise over to Dooce.com and read her rants, um touching story about postpartum depression and other assorted crap thoughtful musings on parenting. And how she’s in the Neilsen top 25 and blah blah blah. This is not about a death in the family, a wedding, a funeral, or leaving on a jet plane. There are no references here to Blogher (oops), Drama (Trisha’s got that… Continue Reading …
My life has been a series of lessons learned. I guess most have. I’ve been memed to death on facebook, MySpace and more and have yet to fall prey to any of them. All of these have been on my mind a lot lately and because you’re reading this you must be curious. What follows is my infamous list of 50 things on my mind. I am a child of God. A sister in Christ. Thoroughly committed to my faith. (And not afraid to show… Continue Reading …
So many of my readers have spoken about and asked for help with the stress of caring for someone with Alzheimer’s Disease during the holidays. I decided to reprint these helpful hints from the National Alzheimer’s Association. From time to time, I’ll include more information directly from them. The changes experienced by a person with Alzheimer’s disease may produce a special sense of loss for the entire family during the holidays. Caregivers may also feel overwhelmed by trying to maintain holiday traditions while also providing… Continue Reading …
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