From the monthly archives: December 2006
So I am totally thinking about cutting my hair, again. What ya’ll think? s-bop took this pic this morning, I love the way my hair looks down. But it’s so long and cumbersome (my longest dreads are waist-length) I usually wear it in a bun or tied back with a bandana. When I wear it [...]
4,317 / 85,000(5.1%) This is where I am currently at on the book project Chipped Nails & Hairy Legs: The Ultra Mama Guide to Beauty. Not too shabby, but I’m working on some other stuff too. I want to have this done by February so I can send out galleys and get some reviews prior [...]
My kids will be off the computer until after Christmas so I can post this LOL! One of the things I made for each of them was a piggy bank. I washed used pasta jars, punched a slot in the lid with a sharp knife (bend the knife sideways a few times so the edge [...]
My husband graduated this past Sunday with a Master’s degree in Special Education! He actually finished his program back in August and got a pay raise at his teaching position, but I urged him to attend the graduation ceremony because he didn’t do it for his bachelor’s. It was such a big deal to me [...]
Mama Poems II is a collection of poems about motherhood. Call for Submissions! Forward widelyPublication date: May 2007Payment: On publication, writers will receive $100 plus 2 copies of the book.Submission Deadline: April 15th, 2007Response by April 30th, 2007 Mama Specific Productions is seeking submissions for our second book of poems about being a mother. Mama [...]
Futuristic Motherhood: Alternative Visions of Mothering is an anthology of speculative fiction stories about the future of motherhood. Call for Submissions! Forward widely Publication date: November 2007Payment: On publication, writers will receive $100 plus 2 copies of the book.Submission Deadline: September 15th, 2007Response by September 30th, 2007 Mama Specific Productions is seeking submissions of speculative [...]
Absolutly Fabulous is sheer genius, this is one of the funniest shows in the history of television! I love this remix video about the show from the Pet Shop Boys!!
Teen Mama Perspectives: Experiences of Teenage Mothers.Compilation of essays from teen mothers about their experiences raising kids. Call for Submissions! Forward widelyPublication date: July 2007Payment: On publication, writers will receive $100 plus 2 copies of the book.Submission Deadline: May 15th, 2007 Mama Specific Productions is loking for essays from teenage mothers about their pregnancy experience [...]
Dear MoveOn member,Electronic voting machines in Florida appear to have flat-out lost 18,000 votes for Congress—votes almost certain to change the outcome of a close House race in Sarasota.1 This election meltdown demonstrates the insanity of paperless voting machines. There’s no way to recount the votes short of holding a new election. Incoming House Speaker [...]
http://www.yorku.ca/crm/DEMETER%20PRESS/Queer%20Parenting%20cfp%2007.htm CALL FOR PAPERS Demeter Press is seeking submissions for an edited collection on QUEER PARENTING Publication Date: Fall, 2008 Editor: Rachel Epstein We are excited to be seeking submissions for a new book on queer parenting. We want the book to reflect current thinking, research, debates, issues, experiences and concerns related to LGBTT2IQ (lesbian, [...]
Cave Canem: a home for black poetryhttp://www.cavecanempoets.org In 1996 poets and teachers Toi Derricotte and Cornelius Eady began a weeklong summer workshop/retreat designed to counter the under-representation and isolation of African American poets in writers’ workshops and literary programs. From the beginning, Cave Canem has offered a safe haven for black poets—whether schooled in MFA [...]
This is very interesting and gave me much to think about:Black paper dolls are more than playthings Collection, on display at Smithsonian, reflects history, society
This question is for anyone with a SO but in particular for women who are legally partnered with a man. Do you ask your husband for jewelry as a gift? I was talking with another mom I slightly know earlier this morning at one of the kids’ school and she asked me what Brian was [...]
Are you doing anything special for the Winter Solstice? besides your religious or cultural holidays you usually celebrate? We celebrate Christmas and Kwanza in my household (although for Kwanza we usually condense it into one day, but this year we will do all seven). I usually do something for the Spring Equinox like throw a [...]
I have been really good about not visiting or limiting my time on my favorite boards because this is a busy time of year for me and I have a lot of work to do. Some boards are really addicting, and this is a prime example of why I should not visit so much. I [...]
Oh my word, little boys can be so stinky!Don’t get me started on middle school age!Someone please, make it stop! LOL! *disclaimer*Yes, I know there are little girls who have hygiene issues. Yes, I know there are little girls who have pungent pee. There are even little girls who exude that dense, skunk-like boy sweat [...]
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