For this week’s Bloggography photography tutorial, we are going to explore exposure compensation. This post was written by my co-host, Manic Mother. What is exposure compensation? Exposure compensation is a feature that dSLR cameras (and some point and shoots) have that allows you to manually adjust the exposure levels of your picture. When your camera…
Zippity Doos Children’s Hair Care Giveaway
* GIVEAWAY CLOSED * Winner is Jennifer (motherofall6 on twitter)! One of the fears I have always had as a mother sending my children to school was that they’d come home with lice. And there wouldn’t be anything I could do about it. Kids share coats and hats. They braid each other’s hair during recess…
Momz Share DC Metro Bloggers Girls Night Out
What is Momz Share? Momz Share is a series of events, held quarterly and hosted by a different, fabulous D.C. Metro Region blogger. It’s part Girls Night Out and part networking. But it’s ALL fun. Apparently, Maryland is overflowing with awesome bloggers. And pretty cool businesses willing to sponsor and support mom bloggers. I won…
How to Be a Happier Mom in 8 Easy Steps
This post was part of March Resilience Month in our house while I was acting as an ambassador for Pepperidge Farms’ Fishful Thinking program. These tips originally appeared in an article by Robert Barnett (from Parenting magazine—January 2007), but all commentary (and opinions) are my own. The tips were found, along with other articles…
I Can Feel It In The Air! GMYBSPSF
What is IT? Spring, of course! After being cooped up in our house for MONTHS, we’ve finally had some warmer temperatures. The snow if melting and we’re heading outside. The kids were ecstatic about riding their bikes to the park. Can you tell on their faces? I just love that you can see the last…
POM Wonderful Recipes + Giveaway
* GIVEAWAY CLOSED * Winner is Annette (@annedoggett on Twitter). Congrats! I love pomegranates. In fact, my mom used to send a quarter of a pomegranate in a plastic bag for lunch while I was in elementary school. Growing up in sunny California has it’s advantages. Recently, I was sent a box of POM Wonderful…
Seven Years Ago Today
Seven years ago today, I was sitting in a hospital bed holding my brand new baby girl. My 4th child, and 3rd daughter. I had waited a long time for her. Not because I had trouble conceiving her, but because she had made her presence known from the first day I became a mother. She…
Bloggy Boot Camp + 10 Tips to Improve Your SEO
MamaKat called for Whrrl stories this week, and so I figured I’d compile a few more of my Bloggy Boot Camp photos and make a whrrl story for you. Honestly, I admit: the second prompt (“Create and share a Whrrl story”) was the easiest for me, and considering I’ve spent so much time this week…
Easy Kite Making Instructions for Preschool Kids
Spring is a great time to fly kites. I found a fun and easy kite making pattern* that is perfect for kids (today kids 2 to 9 used these kites!). They decorated their papers first before following these instructions to “assemble” their kites: Easy Kite Making Instructions for Young Kids Step 1: Gather materials (one…
My Daughter Cut Her Brother and Sister’s Hair!
I left the house for errands (Dad was home) and came home to one shaved boy and another soon-to be-seven-year-old missing about 3 inches of hair. And with newly cut bangs. Boy, does big sister have a lot of nerve. And a pretty good hand at hair cutting. I would have been upset if she…
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