Author Archives: sheswrite

My New Year’s Resolution: Be Flexible

Posted on by January 9, 2012

New Year’s resolutions. Did you make one? I do every year and more often than not, I’m able to keep them. It’s not because I’m some super self-disciplined person who’s goal-directed personality doesn’t let anything get in her way.

Oh no. I procrastinate with the best of them. I generally keep my resolutions because I feel choose them wisely. Buuuuut last year, I did a Chicago bucket list and admittedly didn’t accomplish much. There were 12 items and I’ve done four. Whoops. They were: Run … Read more ...

Top 10 Blog Posts of 2011

Posted on by December 31, 2011

It’s the day that I spend time looking back on the year that’s passed and today I’m visiting old blog posts to guide me down memory lane. Here are my top 10 posts of the year. Thank you for taking time out of your busy lives to read about mine, I wish you a wonderful 2012.

10) We came, we saw, we shuffled. This was about Hubby and I’s Shamrock Shuffle Race. I still smile when I think how he carried me across the … Read more ...

Moms Hit Target stores for National Nurse-In

Posted on by December 29, 2011

Across the U.S. many mothers headed to Target to nurse their babes in a flash mommy mob to support breastfeeding in public.

It all stemmed from a Texas mom who says Target store employees humiliated her for nursing her baby in the store. This is one of many such protests against what many call “restrictive corporate policies” outlining what nursing moms can or cannot do in stores or restaurants.

A Target official has since said the store supports breastfeeding moms and apologized for any inconvenience … Read more ...

The Long Flight To Norway: Have Kids. Will Travel.

Posted on by December 24, 2011

So we made it. All 10 hours and 3 minutes on a plane. Covering 4,691 miles. Or as they would say here, 7,549 kilometers.

We are in Norway. For those who missed it, my husband’s Norwegian. This year we’re spending Christmas with his family, most of whom live in the land of the Vikings.

Packing for this trip was quite the feat. Since we’re going to be gone for awhile, I wanted to pack for five days and then just do the laundry to recycle. … Read more ...