Today is Thursday, so please don't forget to check out my weekly entry over at Parenting.com! This is actually my last post for The Parenting Post, so I took the opportunity to do something a little different and fun.
Thanks to those of you who checked in every Thurday. I can't believe it's been 11 months since I started writing for them, and it's now time to pass the baton.
I've been promising to post about this for a week now, but after riding 66 miles on Sunday, it has taken me 3 days just to regain enough muscle control that I can actually type!
Not so long ago, Kim kindly forwarded me some information about a Philly-area blogger meet-up being organized by the ever-so talented Kristen. Anxious to meet some other Moms and serious bloggers, I jumped on the bandwagon, despite having no idea who any of these women were! As Leah confessed, she arranged for back-up support should the blogging moms actually turn out to be a bunch of dirty old men -- damn, why didn't I think of that!
As it turns out, everyone was exactly who they said they were and a great time was had by all. Kelly even hitched a ride with me downtown -- a brave move considering our only interaction had been via email a couple days before the meet-up!
Bossy did a fabulous job of recapping the evening, pictures and whit included. I got some snapshots of everyone except Meg, which is a shame because she is so darn cute!
My team included Bossy (her lucky scarf got her the winning score), Jo and Andi. Andi and I were finally able to bowl a respectable game once we discovered that size really does matter.
Thank you to Kristen for organizing the night out and to the other bloggers for not being a bunch of dirty old men. Looking forward to the next Philly blogger meet-up!
In a show of support of On Becoming Fearless, Arianna Huffington's new book, Mothertalk is hosting a Fearless Friday meme -- a time for women to share their stories of becoming empowered.
While this meme might be an easy task for some, I found it to be rather difficult. There are plenty of moments in my life when I felt fearless, like when I finally jumped off the high dive or stood up to the school bully when I was in third grade, but I was having a hard time thinking of a time when I truly felt empowered.
As I quickly made a mental scan of all the major moments of my life -- college graduation, grad school graduation, changing careers, having children, nursing, balancing my life at work and home -- trying to determine which one had the greatest impact, I realized I was omitting something.
Training for the 100-mile bike ride.
There was a time when I thought that pushing a baby out of my body was the hardest thing I ever had to do physically, but that was until I began training for the ride. Training for this bike ride, when I have not done any physical activity for four years except pick up a remote control, and with two small children at home, is without a doubt, hands down, the hardest thing I have ever done physically. It is also one of the hardest things I have done emotionally, aside from being a parent.
During labor, a woman knows that when it is all over she will have a beautiful baby to show off as a result of all her hard work. There is something tangible to look forward to, to work towards. More importantly, when the going gets too rough during labor, there's always various pain medications that can help get you through.
But with the bike ride, there is nothing at the 100-mile finish line to show off except pride. Nothing tangible waiting for me or to work towards. And there's nothing I can take, no pills to swallow, that will help get me over the climbs or work through the pain -- I must rely on pure determination.
For someone who has done nothing but doubt herself and her physical abilities every week since training began, what better way to feel empowered than to physically push myself and actually succeed. And all for charity.
So after riding 55 miles two consecutive week-ends and living to write about it, there is now no question -- I can, and will, ride the 100-miles, and pride is in fact something I can show off.
Today is Thursday, so please don't forget to check out my weekly entry over at The Parenting Post!
Well, cold and flu season has struck the Glozman household early this year. Last week, Lucas came down with his first cold of the 2006-2007 season, and it has been a doozey. I took him to the pediatrician's office over the weekend only for her to confirm what was already obvious: "Lucas has a ton of mucus!" He also had a raging fever that lasted two days and snot like the Energizer Bunny — it keeps coming and coming. If you have figured out how to explain to a 2 ½ year old the concept of spitting out the phlegm to avoid gagging on it, please do email me immediately.
Read the rest to get all of the snotty details!
Today is Thursday, so please don't forget to check out my weekly entry over at The Parenting Post!
Last night, Lucas climbed into our SUV and into his car seat all by himself for the very first time. When he was done, he proudly proclaimed, “Look Mommy! I climbed into my car seat all by myself, just like a big boy.” And though I told Lucas how proud I was of him and reaffirmed his big-boy status, I was sad inside.
Check out the rest of the post and let me know what you think.
Today is Friday, and I forgot to post this yesterday, but please don't forget to check out my weekly post over at The Parenting Post! Here's a quick glimpse:
It has happened. I thought we were going to skate through the terrible twos without so much as a blink of an eye, even with a new baby in the house, but Lucas has proven me wrong.
Good stuff, uh?!?!?!
Today is Thursday, so don't forget to check out my weekly post over at The Parenting Post!
Today is Thursday, so don't forget to check out my weekly post over at The Parenting Post!
Today is Thursday, so don't forget to check out my weekly post over at The Parenting Post!
Today is Thursday, so don't forget to check out my weekly post over at The Parenting Post!
