Top 10s and Mixed Tapes
Alphaville. Modern English. U2. Okay, the Alarm & Duran Duran, I admit it. Do you remember making mixed tapes in high school? Every song was so representative of something. And the collection together was representative of you: awesome. Now you can pull together your all time favorite SkinnyScoop questions into one great “mix” to share with …Continue reading
Everything I Needed to Know about Parenthood I Learned in College…
by Jen Parker, SkinnyScoop mom and founder of canopy cards And I’d love to say that it was in psychology 101 and that I know exactly how to help my 3-year-old overcome her mortal fear of pooping in the potty, but it wasn’t (and I don’t, so if you do know how to do this, …Continue reading
Nothing to See Here
Our site is full of questions about pregnancy. For sure my favorite is: did you have an “above the waist” rule during labor and delivery? Nearly 40% of you said yes. Maybe I should clarify – “above the waist” rule equals some sort of agreement that your husband won’t look at any of the stuff …Continue reading
What on Earth Can We Do?
Did you know: 20 million plastic baggies are thrown away every day by US school children? The stats stress me out (because that’s what I do best). I want this earth to be here for my kids. I want to do more. Yet I can’t go a week without using a plastic baggie. Okay, no …Continue reading
I Can’t Get No… Satisfaction
I CAN’T GET NO… SATISFACTION BUT I TRY AND I TRY… Some of us want more of it. Some of us are happy with what we got. We prefer it at all different times of the day and night. We seem to get less of it since having kids. And I’m not talking about sleep. …Continue reading
Being Here (and Not Everywhere)
With a perspective, this is SkinnyScoop mom Anne Raimondi Ah, that elusive thing known as balance. Work / life balance is an actively discussed topic amongst us moms. Whether we work for ourselves, work by caring for our children, or work for “the man (or woman),” we are pretty split on finding balance. If you …Continue reading
Tea Time or Tee Time?
By Jen Parker, San Mateo, CA. While Erin recovers from writer’s cramp from last week’s email, I’ve been bestowed the distinct honor of guest-penning this week’s email, about baby showers. Personally I’m not much for baby showers. It’s not that I don’t like celebrating my friend’s babies; it’s not that I don’t know what to …Continue reading