Entries Tagged as ‘personal’

February 11, 2008

“Being a Mom is Great” Moved to SoapboxMom.com!!

It’s official!
The Being a Mom is Great blog will now be called simply, SOAPBOX MOM!

So, BMG Mom (aka bimmgee) is now soapbox mom or “SoapB” or Soapbox or soap!
Please join me over there now at soapboxmom.com.
And, when you find it, please let me know you did by leaving a comment.  As always, I appreciate [...]

February 5, 2008

Yes, We Can!

UPDATE:
As of February 10, 2008, the Being a Mom is Great blog has moved here (www.soapboxmom.com). Please visit Soapbox Mom to read more articles by this author (bmg mom is now Soapboxmom).
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For various reasons, I have stayed far, far away from politics on this blog. I used to be so deeply enmeshed in [...]

January 29, 2008

Two Simple Words

UPDATE:
As of February 10, 2008, the Being a Mom is Great blog has moved here (www.soapboxmom.com). Please visit Soapbox Mom to read more articles by this author (bmg mom is now Soapboxmom).
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Do you want people to wish you a Happy Birthday (when they know it’s your birthday)?

I do. Is that childish? Unreasonable? Silly?
My [...]

January 23, 2008

This Milestone Fills Me with Gratitude

UPDATE:
As of February 10, 2008, the Being a Mom is Great blog has moved here (www.soapboxmom.com). Please visit Soapbox Mom to read more articles by this author (bmg mom is now Soapboxmom).
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On January 22, 2008, this blog registered 10,001 visitors. Wow!
Last fall, I started this blog (when I transferred my original blog [...]

January 15, 2008

When You Have a Bad Day…

UPDATE:
As of February 10, 2008, the Being a Mom is Great blog has moved here (www.soapboxmom.com). Please visit Soapbox Mom to read more articles by this author (bmg mom is now Soapboxmom).
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My blogger friend over at Missives from Suburbia recently wrote a terrific post about how feelings originate from either fear or love. [...]

January 6, 2008

Is This Sport?

UPDATE:
As of February 10, 2008, the Being a Mom is Great blog has moved here (www.soapboxmom.com). Please visit Soapbox Mom to read more articles by this author (bmg mom is now Soapboxmom).
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My daughter has been playing basketball half her life. She plays well and has a good time doing it. She opted [...]

November 30, 2007

The Pause

UPDATE:
As of February 10, 2008, the Being a Mom is Great blog has moved here (www.soapboxmom.com). Please visit Soapbox Mom to read more articles by this author (bmg mom is now Soapboxmom).
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As I approached my fortieth birthday, I kept hearing really negative words of advice like, “Be prepared. It’s all downhill from [...]

November 6, 2007

We Don’t Have to be Mother Teresa…

UPDATE:
As of February 10, 2008, the Being a Mom is Great blog has moved here (www.soapboxmom.com). Please visit Soapbox Mom to read more articles by this author (bmg mom is now Soapboxmom).
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I confided in someone (whom I considered to be a wise elder) that mothering was exhausting and all consuming. I wondered [...]

October 27, 2007

You’ll Be Amazed at What Happens When You Start Throwing Up…

UPDATE:
As of February 10, 2008, the Being a Mom is Great blog has moved here (www.soapboxmom.com). Please visit Soapbox Mom to read more articles by this author (bmg mom is now Soapboxmom).
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My absolute favorite event at my kids’ schools is the annual Book Fair. It’s so popular at DS’s school, that I [...]

October 7, 2007

The Power of Kindness

UPDATE:
As of February 10, 2008, the Being a Mom is Great blog has moved here (www.soapboxmom.com). Please visit Soapbox Mom to read more articles by this author (bmg mom is now Soapboxmom).
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While leisurely strolling through our local bookstore, I discovered a great little book called, “The Power of Kindness” by Piero Ferrucci.
It was [...]