This is where I stayed while in New Orleans last week…for 5 days…without kids or spouse…with only my BFF of 28 years. It’s the Hotel Monteleone and it’s fabulous, and it’s also completely haunted. There are all sorts of ghostly experiences people are having there all of the time. The International Society of Paranormal Research [...]
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Wednesday, May 12th, 2010
Goodbye, first decade of the 2000′s. It’s been nice knowing ya, but I think it’s best if you and I part ways…for good. We sure had some great times – having babies, starting a business – but you were also the era of bummed-outedness for me. I gave up a lot of myself over the [...]
We all really need to stop drinking bottled water. Yes, it’s convenient, but the costs to us financially and environmentally are high. I saw this today and knew I had to post it… Presented by Online Education Visuals are powerful things, huh?
I am very excited to announce that I’ve joined 16 other women and one man as a blogger for OCFamily.com. For those of you who do not live in Orange County, OC Family is an award-winning go-to publication for families living in our wonderful locale. They are taking their website in a new direction and [...]
Isotoner/Totes fired a woman who had been pregnant five months before and was pumping at work. (Good article on this at Salon.com) She was accused of taking unauthorized breaks during which she’d pump. The company claims that they had the right to fire her for insubordination. The Ohio Supreme Court decided the case last week [...]
Why didn’t think of this for my wedding?! This was just the ceremony. Can you imagine what the reception was like? You have to watch this. If you can’t see it click here.
Great news! HMWW has been nominated for an Orange County Blogger Award in the Shopping & Style category. Please visit www.just-spotted.com and scroll down the left-hand side to find Hip Moms Who Work and vote for me! If I win, I pledge to fix healthcare and social security and eliminate taxes…and no one will need [...]
I’m kinda obsessed with checking my blog stats – # visitors, where they’re coming from, which search terms are used to get to my site, etc. I find the search terms especially insightful. Lots of visitors make it to the site because of some key posts of mine, like the designer laptop bags or the [...]
Your new, beautiful baby has changed your life. You stare endlessly at your precious little infant and all sorts questions go through your mind: Will she make a mark on the world? Will I live to see him get married? Will she grow up healthy? What will he look like with hair?! I was actually [...]
I’ve died and gone to Heaven…Jen of the HostessBlog posted a recipe for Margarita Cupcakes! Two of my favorite things to ingest in the whole world have been combined into one undoubtedly scrumptious recipe. The recipe is actually vegan, but she writes that some folks have substituted real butter and milk for the shortening and [...]
