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Momfluential Media http://www.momfluential.net Influential Mom Media Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:10:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Saving your Sanity When You’ve Lost Your Income http://www.momfluential.net/2012/02/02/saving-your-sanity-when-you%e2%80%99ve-lost-your-income/ http://www.momfluential.net/2012/02/02/saving-your-sanity-when-you%e2%80%99ve-lost-your-income/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:27:23 +0000 momfluential http://www.momfluential.net/?p=168449 In December 2007 I was 6 months pregnant. Miserable with the near full bed rest my doctor had ordered. Taking it easy is not easy for me. I hated paying someone to help out with my older kids. Fortunately my husband’s contract had renewed for another six months. We’d have a steady income to cover... Related posts:

]]> http://www.momfluential.net/2012/02/02/saving-your-sanity-when-you%e2%80%99ve-lost-your-income/feed/ 17 Valentines Ideas I Love from Pinterest & Beyond http://www.momfluential.net/2012/02/02/valentines-ideas-i-love-from-pinterest-beyond/ http://www.momfluential.net/2012/02/02/valentines-ideas-i-love-from-pinterest-beyond/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:23:57 +0000 momfluential http://www.momfluential.net/?p=168258 Searching for something sweet to make or do for Valentine’s Day this year? Search no further! I’ve rounded up a ginormous collection of crafts, cards, cupcakes and more from the four corners of the blogosphere. There’s a bazillion ideas on my Valentine’s Day Pinterest Board. You’re sure to fall in love with some of them.... Related posts:

]]> http://www.momfluential.net/2012/02/02/valentines-ideas-i-love-from-pinterest-beyond/feed/ 6 {Momversation} How Late is too Late To Start Something? http://www.momfluential.net/2012/02/01/momversation-how-late-is-too-late-to-start-something/ http://www.momfluential.net/2012/02/01/momversation-how-late-is-too-late-to-start-something/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:02:02 +0000 momfluential http://www.momfluential.net/?p=167830 I was shocked when my 11 year old told me it was too late for her to be good at anything. Is my 6th grader really over the hill? Is it too late for her to pursue her dreams of dance or team sports? What do you think? Click through and leave your comments at... Related posts:

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]]> http://www.momfluential.net/2012/02/01/talent-vs-passion/feed/ 1 Putting a Bird on it since 1983 http://www.momfluential.net/2012/01/26/putting-a-bird-on-it-since-1983/ http://www.momfluential.net/2012/01/26/putting-a-bird-on-it-since-1983/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:22:15 +0000 momfluential http://www.momfluential.net/?p=164316 These are my Bat Mitzvah shoes. They were a modest white, originally. I was really pissed off about these shoes. I wanted heels. Lilac suede peep toes with tiny heart shaped perforations, to be specific. Those were my dream shoes. The ones a cool girl would wear to her Bat Mitzvah. The instant the big... Related posts:

]]> http://www.momfluential.net/2012/01/26/putting-a-bird-on-it-since-1983/feed/ 6 No More Daddy in The Box http://www.momfluential.net/2012/01/25/no-more-daddy-in-the-box/ http://www.momfluential.net/2012/01/25/no-more-daddy-in-the-box/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:33:09 +0000 momfluential http://www.momfluential.net/?p=158985 This past week has marked the end of an era that was, thankfully brief. But it felt like it lasted forever. Three inches and two shoe sizes worth of growth spurt. Four new best friends. A dozen teacher conferences and class parties. Seven orthodontist appointments. At least two all nighters with sick, barfing kids.... Related posts:

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]]> http://www.momfluential.net/2012/01/24/can-anyone-find-me-a-pen/feed/ 11 The Other Side of the Bed http://www.momfluential.net/2012/01/23/the-other-side-of-the-bed/ http://www.momfluential.net/2012/01/23/the-other-side-of-the-bed/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:47:25 +0000 momfluential http://www.momfluential.net/?p=159630 Sometimes the stupidest thing can have a profound effect on your marriage I’ve spent almost half my life sleeping with the same man. On the same side of the bed. And for almost that entire time, I’ve endured the reputation of being an Ice Queen. A non spooner. Someone who needs her space. When my... Related posts:

]]> http://www.momfluential.net/2012/01/23/the-other-side-of-the-bed/feed/ 16 Scissor Skills in 2nd Grade Don’t Make Your Kid a Surgeon http://www.momfluential.net/2012/01/19/scissor-skills-in-2nd-grade-dont-make-your-kid-a-surgeon/ http://www.momfluential.net/2012/01/19/scissor-skills-in-2nd-grade-dont-make-your-kid-a-surgeon/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:28:20 +0000 momfluential http://www.momfluential.net/?p=159627 This past week I volunteered at school in my 2nd grader’s Art Masters class. I’ve been a little absent in the classroom this year. Not by choice. It just hasn’t been an option for me with my husband out of town and the demands of work and my three other kids. I get itchy each... Related posts:

]]> http://www.momfluential.net/2012/01/19/scissor-skills-in-2nd-grade-dont-make-your-kid-a-surgeon/feed/ 10 Teen Room Redesign & IKEA BYOF Event 1/14/12 http://www.momfluential.net/2012/01/12/teen-room-redesign-ikea-byof-event-11412/ http://www.momfluential.net/2012/01/12/teen-room-redesign-ikea-byof-event-11412/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 22:48:05 +0000 momfluential http://www.momfluential.net/?p=156300 My middle child is about to get a big room redesign. It’s been a long time coming and she’s had about six different ideas about the room of her dreams since we first started talking. I fear that like me, she might be a little fickle on the design front. Which is why we’re trying... Related posts:

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