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“Is your blog your boyfriend?”, etc.

mssinglemama — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 18:37:34 +0000

Check out the Single Mom 10 Commandment’s, Part 2

…for my column at SingleMindedWomen.com.

And if you missed the Single Mom 10 Commandment’s, Part 1 here they are. Thanks again for helping me put these together with all of your comments to my post the Single Mom Rules to Live By.

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Benjamin and I are going to have our first photo shoot tomorrow!

A fantastic photographer I met a few weeks ago offered to snap some pictures of the two of us together. Can you believe that? I can’t. I’ve been scrambling to pick out a few outfits all day. Conservative, sexy or in between? I can’t decide. There’s a good chance the results will be plastered all over this website so… nerve wracking and incredibly exciting at the same time.

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Someone asked me if my blog was my boyfriend yesterday.

I said – “Yes!” without hesitation. This blog is my boyfriend. Not literally. I don’t make out with my blog. My blog doesn’t keep me warm at night and whisper sweet nothings into my ear. But my blog keeps me happy, occupied, makes me laugh and sometimes talks back. And the time I spend on this blog is equatable to the time one would spend on a relationship. So, yes, in that sense, this blog is my relationship. And I am completely fine with that. For the first time in a long time my life has been completely focused on the right things and this is one of them.

Is that nuts? I’m not sure… I’ve always been an extremely driven workaholic and writing has always been my passion. So it makes sense that blogging would naturally be such a fit for me. I think every single mom should have a hobby like this by the way – something that fills that void where a man could be… not that they should be there. More on this later, I’m sure…

The Single Mom’s 10 Commandments…

mssinglemama — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 04:00:51 +0000

Remember my Single Mom Rules to Live By post? Thanks to all of your amazing comments… here is the final result:

»The Single Mom’s 10 Commandments, Part 1

Read it on SingleMindedWomen.com and while you’re there, join to get their weekly single mom e-newsletter. I hate e-newsletters, really, I don’t subscribe to any. But when this one arrived in my inbox I devoured it.

In addition to my weekly articles, you’ll see pieces by Matt Logelin, O Solo Mama and Sassafrass Jess. How I got on this list of amazing single parent bloggers is beyond me, but trust me – I’m in good company. And THANK YOU for helping me put these commandments together. This is just the first installment- Part 2 is coming next month! I think this list is marvelous because it was inspired by all of you!

Single Mom Rules to Live By? Ideas?

mssinglemama — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 00:32:14 +0000

I need your help.

I’m working on a piece for a new web site (top secret) but it’s for single moms. I want to make a list of the top 10 rules a single mother should live by.

I realized it would be rather audacious for me to write them all.. so give me some of yours. What are the rules you live by that help make every day easier? What are the rules that guide you in life and love decisions? What advice would you give to another single mom?

Any thoughts will help… my deadline is Sunday night.

P.S. I joined Plenty of Fish – all for you (and kind of for me too)! Research, research, research. So far quite freaky but there are some interesting prospects.