Friday, September 3, 2010
8/26/2010
It's Snowing Nuts
Conner has a sick obsession - one that he absolutely has no control over. It involves his finger nails, packing Styrofoam, and evil laughter.
Yesterday, I opened a package and left the large sized box and packing contents in my kitchen. I didn’t even note the TYPE of
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| 8/26/2010 |
It's Snowing Nuts
Conner has a sick obsession - one that he absolutely has no control over. It involves his finger nails, packing Styrofoam, and evil laughter.
Yesterday, I opened a package and left the large sized
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| 8/19/2010 |
An Open Letter to Students Read now, Thank later
We dread it and slap our alarm clocks. We grunt and moan and eventually make it to school, half asleep and planning our mid Shakespearian review nap. At the time, school seems “stupid” and for the most
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| 8/11/2010 |
Expect The What?
I concede to two pieces of knowledge concerning parenting that no one ever warned me about. The stuff no amount of sex education, or “the talk”, other parents, or babysitting prepared me for.
The first
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| 7/29/2010 |
I'll likely trip in Times Square
Y’all.
I’m going to New York City.
As in, this extremely southern-sounding, city-loving, cab-waving incapable, 4’10” (and a HALF), wearing heels-challenge girl is headed to the Big Apple. On top
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| 7/19/2010 |
Degree for Sale
“Do you think I’m a hoarder?”
She pauses for a second and says “yeah, a little”.
Oh God, my mother just called me a hoarder, but a “little hoarder” is better than whatever it is that happens once
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| 7/9/2010 |
Nevermind. Is it Fall yet?
I’m an idiot, or if I were attempting actual reason I could go with the ideology that at the beginning of this summer I was more optimistic and then add on the whole “life happens” crap, but I’m sticking
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| 6/28/2010 |
5 going on 15
I swear, whoever did this - whatever did this, they are in for quite the earful and maybe a bottle of shampoo emptied out and replaced with Nair. I did not order this, nor want it anytime soon and I’d
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| 6/21/2010 |
To Write about Writing
Yes, I do it often, or at least more than I’d like to. It feels like a cop-out sometimes. But today, I spent 30 minutes sifting through the few months of articles I have here on B-Metro.com (so that’s
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| 6/14/2010 |
One Single, Soapy Sphere
"Can I have a bubble bath?"
If only I had a nickel. I've heard other moms say that their children never liked baths, or that they grew out of them young, but not my boys. Conner could take 2 a
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| 6/3/2010 |
Rubber Shoes
I briefly mentioned in a recent post on my personal blog that I did something I said I never would. In all actuality, admitting it to a wider audience is making me nauseous right now, so feel free to
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| 5/27/2010 |
Photoshopping Myself In
I've become a bit of a photography junkie. At the beach, I had my precious, brand new camera wrapped in a plastic grocery bag, tied at the top, and carried it around in it's own mustard yellow purse everywhere
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| 5/18/2010 |
Make Room in the Basement
He took an entire 4 months to wean. As in, I was giving it thought and effort and "making extra time" and all that jazz JUST to get the kid to knock off on the nursing, but if there's one thing Chase
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| 5/11/2010 |
Vacation
For the week, we are enjoying no appointments, no school (because it's over!) and no commitments. This isn't the lazy week I remember from my youth, but rather, something different, yet amazing.
Here's
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| 5/5/2010 |
Two miles, uphill, in the snow...
We got an iPad and just as I suspected, Conner took to it like a fish.
As I started talking about Conner's intense new love on Twitter, I was comforted by the number of parents who replied to me with
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| 4/26/2010 |
They Are Nothing If Not Inspirational
I had a moderately funny idea earlier while driving (alone - go figure). One of those times when you get an idea, a good idea, and it makes you want to facepalm yourself because it's incredibly "inconvenient".
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| 4/20/2010 |
Is it summer yet?
This time last year, I had a 15-month-old (in the process of being weaned) and an almost 4-year-old in his last month of preschool. I'd grown accustomed to our school schedule and alone time with Chase,
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| 4/12/2010 |
The Swingset
I'd love to feed you some crock excuse like "We wanted to show the boys the value of work ethic", or possibly "Persistance and hard work can yeild many fruits" - you know, some truth mixed in with a
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| 4/5/2010 |
Kicking The Sheet Burrito Out
As far as I'm concerned, the "Dick Van Dyke Show" had it right.
Two beds. One "marital chamber".
I'm of the persuasion that a nicely made bed with clean, crisp sheets and perfectly tucked in corners
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| 3/30/2010 |
A Handmade Card
A handmade card.
Lunch at a local "meat and three".
A video game ban for all.
One large hot and sour soup, spring rolls and an order of crab rangoons.
These are the things that defined
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| 3/22/2010 |
The Right Hands Club
I had the pleasure of joining my mom and her friends at The Tavern on the Summit last week for dinner. It's what I once called a meeting of the Right Hands Club back when I waited tables at Copper Grill.
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| 3/15/2010 |
Mom or Maid Finding The Line
"The mom job"
Obviously, that's the name of my blog, but it's also a very common search phrase that leads random people to my site. And for that reason, and many more, I chose the name.
I guess
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| 3/2/2010 |
The Five Things I've Learned In Preschool
My oldest son has been in preschool for 2 years now. Next year, we will hold him back so that this Summer baby can catch up to his older classmates. Feeling like a bit of an old hand in this game now,
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| 2/23/2010 |
Picking your battles... Or sometimes you've just got to let them eat cheese
It's Saturday and I'm making chicken noodle soup (via my crock pot - it's so simple, hearty and soul-meltingly delicious). Everyone has a full bowl of noodles, chicken, carrots and celery, well... everyone
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| 2/15/2010 |
Mommy seeking Mommy The Search For "Mommy Friends"
Last week I opened my e-mail to discover an invitation to a local Mommy Mixer hosted by the amazing ladies
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| 2/9/2010 |
The Run-On Marathon
He is such a quiet boy. A literal "pulling teeth" situation for the majority of times you simply need him to just get over whatever it is that holds him back for a basic conversation. In school,
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| 2/1/2010 |
Writer's Block Gobblin v. Mommy
After staring at this stupid, blank screen for a few days out of sincere desperation to simply CHURN OUT A POST, I've finally accepted my diagnosis: writer's block.
I've mulled and contorted my tiny,
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Amanda Oliver-Zaremba, a Birmingham native, learned quickly from several sleepless nights, zombie-esque mornings, wrestling matches with car seats in the sweltering Alabama August, and marathon diaper changes, that motherhood was a job that'd take more stamina than skill.
After earning a degree in public relations from the University of Alabama, Amanda dabbled in her profession, eventually finding a niche (and therapy) in freelance writing for her personal blog Hush, Amanda, which allows her the flexibility to stay at home with her two sons, ages 2 and "almost 5". She also contributes to BirminghamMommy.com and MomsWhoThink.com.
She hopes what you read will make you gasp, nod, sigh or laugh, and maybe let you into the world of a young mother doing a job that'll never make her resume.