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Guest Post: Parenthood Got You Down? Maybe It’s Time to be More Positive.

Our next post comes courtesy of Sara of Stinkerpants Designs. Sara's daughter Charlie is just a couple of months older than Claire, so we've been through many milestones and first-time-mother experiences together. And although Sara and I don't always see eye-to-eye on parenting issues, her personal blog is one of my favorite mommy blogs to read, because she never writes in a condescending, "my way is better than yours" way and really helps me open my eyes to alternative methods. I hope you enjoy this post — I sure did! I recently caught an article about parenthood on NPR that confused me. A lot of people have been talking about it, so if this is old news to you I apologize in advance. The...

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Guest Post: When the One You Love Loves Legos

The following guest post comes from Amy of Parker Haus Roles, who has compiled a fantastic Lego Gift Guide (!!!), complete with pictures and links. J and I can't WAIT until our kids are old enough to start enjoying Legos. We've been eyeing the gargantuan Star Wars sets for quite some time now, waiting for an "excuse" to get them (and you know we'll be using the girls as excuses once they start appreciating Lego!). Be sure to check out Amy's blog, because her adorable family of four (her, her husband, and their two cats) is constantly redefining the term "young, urban, and hip!" I am married to a Lego Lover*. Where I have blogs and knitting he has Legos. I didn't understand it at...

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Guest Post: I’m a Mac. No, a P.C. Neither? Both?

The following post comes from Nodakademic, a blogger-wife-student-professional (yeah, I don't know how she does it all either) who resides in the chilly state of North Dakota. I really enjoy her blog and I think that we can be friends in real life if we didn't live so far apart. Isn't it funny how blogging can help form relationships with people you would otherwise have no clue of their existence? In this guest post, Nodakademic writes about the great geek debate: P.C. or Mac? I, personally, am a Mac girl but I agree with her that the quality of Apple has gone downhill in the past few years. (And I probably would have switched to P.C. or Linux if I don't have all this...

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Guest Post: Family Pets

I know that introducing Claire to Comang and his adjustment to no longer being the "baby" of the house will be difficult, but I am determined to make it work. So when Heather first contacted me about possibly writing a guest post on the addition of babies to households with pets, I jumped at the chance. It also didn't hurt that she works for Trupanion, which is the pet insurance company that my vet recommends over all the rest. I hope that all fellow pet owners will enjoy this post as much as I did! And if you have any additional family pet success stories, do share!  I've been following Jenny for a while now and among all her fun finds and...

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