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Is this thing on?

January 3, 2014 By Real Life Parenting 6 Comments

Is this thing on?

Wow. It’s been a long time since I’ve been on here! Blogger Idol ended on December 20th. What an exciting ride that was!! I was honestly overwhelmed with the number of people who supported me–voting, sharing my posts, spreading the word. It brought me to tears a time or two. I know that I’m prone […]

Filed Under: Blogging, General Tagged With: birthday, Blogger Idol, blogging, children, Christmas, holidays, Real Life Parenting, teens

Somebody better pinch me … Blogger Idol Week 10 Voting Starts Now!!

December 11, 2013 By Real Life Parenting 6 Comments

Somebody better pinch me … Blogger Idol Week 10 Voting Starts Now!!

Seriously … somebody’s gonna need to pinch me because this week we’re down to the Top 3 in Blogger Idol. Wait! What?? I’m in the Blogger Idol Top 3!! Holy shit on a stick! I just can’t believe it! This is so exciting I think I might be dreaming!! Speaking of dreaming … last week […]

Filed Under: Blogger Idol 2013, Blogging, General Tagged With: Blogger Idol, blogging, life, Real Life Parenting, responsibility, truth

Blogger Idol Week 9–Time to Vote for Real Life Parenting!

December 3, 2013 By Real Life Parenting 7 Comments

Blogger Idol Week 9–Time to Vote for Real Life Parenting!

I’m not going to lie. When I first heard this week’s topic in Blogger Idol, I was not a happy camper. I don’t do scary anything. I literally plug my ears or mute the TV if a commercial for an intense movie or show is on. Seriously. So, I wasn’t at all excited about the […]

Filed Under: Blogger Idol 2013, Blogging, General Tagged With: apocalypse, Blogger Idol, blogging, Real Life Parenting, zombies

Poop, a Car Wash, the Police and Blogger Idol Week 7

November 13, 2013 By Real Life Parenting 1 Comment

Poop, a Car Wash, the Police and Blogger Idol Week 7

Sorry … this posted an hour early because of the time change thing … Let’s try again. If you’re reading this and it’s 1:00 p.m. EST, Noon CST, 11:00 a.m. MST or 10:00 a.m. PST, then this is all good!! Sheesh … I didn’t know I had to be a time genius to blog LOL. […]

Filed Under: Blogger Idol 2013, Blogging, General Tagged With: Blogger Idol, blogging, Real Life Parenting, secret

My cup runneth over

November 8, 2013 By Real Life Parenting 14 Comments

My cup runneth over

I’m feeling all kinds of good today. It’s like an excited gratitude fest. I’ve got some big news … B-I-G. I am thrilled to share that I wrote a piece that will be featured in the anthology The HerStories Project: Women Explore the Joy, Pain, and Power of Female Friendship. It’s a collection of essays […]

Filed Under: Blogging, General Tagged With: Blogger Idol, blogging, HerStories Project, kids, parenting, Real Life Parenting, tweens

Giving Back … Blogger Idol Week 5

October 30, 2013 By Real Life Parenting Leave a Comment

I’m going to be honest: I had no idea what to expect in this Blogger Idol competition, honestly. I didn’t know that I would be pushed so far out of my comfort zone. I didn’t anticipate the level of stress that I feel sometimes … and it never occurred to me that I would feel […]

Filed Under: Blogger Idol 2013, Blogging, General Tagged With: Blogger Idol, blogging, Human Rights Campaign, LGBT, Real Life Parenting, Snarkfest, Wendy Nielsen

Ashes to Ashes, Doves to Doves. Wait! Is that how it goes?

October 8, 2013 By Real Life Parenting Leave a Comment

Ashes to Ashes, Doves to Doves. Wait! Is that how it goes?

This post first appeared on Blogger Idol 2013 Week #1 Writing Challenge: Write your own eulogy to introduce yourself to the Blogger Idol audience.   Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today To get through this thing called life Electric word, life, it means forever–and that’s a mighty long time. Oh, Prince, with your velvety purple suits […]

Filed Under: Blogger Idol 2013, Blogging, General, Humor Tagged With: A.D.D., Blogger Idol, blogging, eulogy, Real Life Parenting

Let’s do this thing. a.k.a. Blogger Idol Week One

October 2, 2013 By Real Life Parenting 2 Comments

Prince, Zoolander and poetry Throw in a smidge of A.D.D. That’s how I write my own eulogy.   “Write your own eulogy” was the first week’s challenge for Blogger Idol. My blood, sweat and tears went into that post … well, less of the blood and just a single bead of sweat. But a handful […]

Filed Under: Blogger Idol 2013, Blogging Tagged With: Blogger Idol, blogging, Real Life Parenting

I can’t wait to meet Simon Cowell

September 30, 2013 By Real Life Parenting 4 Comments

A few weeks ago, I submitted one of my pieces (the recently popular You Might Be an Asshat if You Never Tell Your Kid to Hurry Up post) to Blogger Idol 2013. I thought it would be good to get some experience with the whole process of submitting my writing to other people / sticking my […]

Filed Under: Blogger Idol 2013, Blogging, General Tagged With: Blogger Idol, blogging, competition, Real Life Parenting

From goody two-shoes teacher to gangsta blogger in a day.

August 20, 2013 By Real Life Parenting 5 Comments

From goody two-shoes teacher to gangsta blogger in a day.

I love it when people understand me. I mean really, really get me. It just feels good to know that someone has taken the time and energy to know what makes me tick–what makes me smile, cry and laugh. It’s like that feeling when someone buys you the most perfect gift that you didn’t even […]

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