Feel free to implement these ideas into your own parenting, or to add your own!
Parenting Report
50 Ways to Create a Memorable Childhood
Children’s Book Club
Read a Book, Give a Book (For Free!)
Beauty World
The Power of a Good Bath
Working and Parenting
Winter is the Perfect Time to Teach Kids About Music
Accounting Job Market
Make Less Than Last Year? Get Over It
Creative Copy Challenge
Challenge 116, on the things we do for love
Today’s a snow day! And if you’re snowed in or just feel like playing with 10 super fun words, come play at Creative Copy Challenge today, where Challenge 111 features word prompts chosen by yours truly. Here is my own wacky entry!
Things I’m Loving This Week…
Glee! I always said I’d never watch a sitcom, since when I was a kid I just hated them, but I’ve suddenly found myself obsessed with this darn show. Singstar–still playing a few times a week!
Leven Thumps–can’t wait to read the rest of the series.
snow
seeing deer in the backyard again
watching Supernatural, yet another TV show; I’m afraid my brain may be turning to mush
interlibrary loans
cool new craft books from Highlights
playing weather phenomenon games with Wood Sprite and her zoobles (today it was a tornado)
having a relatively clean house
compliments from strangers
bubblegum oldies
our new blu-ray player
planning for next weekend’s date day
reading The Hunger Games out loud with TJ
Wood Sprite’s constantly changing request for a dog (yesterday it was a black lab, though the day before it was a “germy leopard” (German shepherd), and it keeps varying)
new blog subscribers (wink, wink!)
singing The Requiem in the shower (especially with my scrumdilluptious sugar scrub)
open days filled with promise
free family films series
If you’re looking for an enlightening book club for 2011, check out the Year of Feminist Lit below.
Reference Book Club
A Year of Feminist Literature
Parenting Report
Kiddie Sports Meetings are Stupid
Working and Parenting
My Little Girl is On Your Team, Too
Health Food Talk
European Products Are Healthier, No Matter the Brand
Hate My Kid
Leave the Kids Alone
Creative Copy Challenge
Challenge 108, on weekends
Challenge 53, on broken dreams
Challenge 52, on courage
Challenge 17, on family dynamics
Fellow sci-fi fans, come celebrate!
Today’s Special
10 Ways to Celebrate Science Fiction Day
Dance Talk
Get Some Skating in This Month
Flowers World
January is National Mail Order Gardening Month
Fantasy Book Club
Happy Tolkien Day!
Creative Copy Challenges!
Catch-Ups…
Challenge 15, on merpirates (Yeah, new to me, too! No idea where that came from.)
Challenge 16, on conflicting plans
This super cool writing project marks its 100th challenge today! If you have a moment, please join in.
Creative Copy Challenge
Challenge #100, inspired by the many Pride and Prejudice lovers I know
Also, I read the most amazing book ever today. My tolerant husband was kind enough to care for our kiddo while I spent all afternoon on this incredible read. (I think he knows how much more alive and happy I am once I get a book under my belt every week.) I’m now eagerly awaiting the sequel from the long library waiting list…
Fiction Book Club
Why Read Twilight When There are Hunger Games?
Seattle Flowers
Snowberry Shrubs
If not, please check it out here on Facebook. It’s been a fun six days so far!
Be sure to come and play at these sites, too:
100 Words
I’m writing this month’s 100 words on the theme of gratitude. Each day, I’m going to fit as many things I am grateful for (along with their descriptions) in 100 words each day.
Creative Copy Challenge
# 81, on body image
#13, “Sketching in Central Park”
#14, “Mystery Man”
I’m absolutely loving this website that Aless passed on to me. Today is a new month, perfect to jump in on a 30-day challenge! Who’s with me?
100 Words
September 1
Also, the Creative Copy Challenge continues for those who want to have some fun writing 10-word prompt stories!
Creative Copy Challenge
Challenge #71, on fall!
Our gas stove has always made me nervous, and after reading a few facts about gas products I’m even more scared of the thing. Hopefully these safety tips will help anyone who needs them as well as yours truly!
Gadgetry Report
The Scary Truth About Gas Stoves
Healthy Recovery
Be Bold, Be Bald!
Toxic Waste Cloud
4-ish Reasons to Like James Cameron
Tantric Info
Pole Dancing: Every Little Girl’s Dream
Single Mother Talk
Jump Houses: THE Source for Your Child’s Daily Lead Allowance!
I’m also shooting to take part in the Creative Copy Challenge, In a Sentence, AND 100 Words again starting this week! I miss the first two terribly (the third is new to me, introduced by Aless) but have just been strapped for time all summer. Seeing as I’ll probably always be crazy busy, I thought why not try and take part when I can for a bit of joy?
Creative Copy Challenge
#70, on mythical conflicts
#69, on potential proposals
100 Words
End of Summer 2010 Entry
Please read and come play! 🙂
Challenge 57, on creepy crawlies (and partly based on a true story)
Challenge 58, on stupidity
As always, come and play!
Challenge 10, on vengeance and vandalism
Challenge 11, on sibling assassin politics
Challenge 12, on guilt, loss, and tragedy
Challenge 48, on being broke
Challenge 49, on friendship turning to love
Sara J. Schmidt 