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Wednesday, November 05, 2008 Family

This Target-sponsored Momversation gig has given us something we never thought we’d see once I left the cubicle farms: me, dressed, hair done, make up applied, caffeinated, and perky before ten a.m. It’s so easy to blog in your underwear and ponytail, but this is a whole other sack of potatoes when you have to look good on camera.

My kids yesterday: “Earrings!!” and “Mom, trust me, you look good. It’s really, really good.” That’s right, set that bar nice and low and see how easy it is to soar now and then.

Go me, go Momversation. Go see it - my first episode goes up Friday!

Tuesday, November 04, 2008 Our Holiday Curse, Bad Mood Dude, Family

I carefully shut down my brain at nine last night and went to sleep right after the kids were tucked in. I just didn’t want to think about putting Molly down this week after bringing her home as a puppy fifteen years ago.

Monday, November 03, 2008 Family, Fellow Parenting Authors

I Love You, But I Hate Your Politics!

You know who we’re talking about: the people who share your blood don’t always share your politics. Since tomorrow is Election Day, Heather Armstrong of dooce asks: What do you do when the people you love disagree with your political views?

This Episode’s panelists:

• Alice Bradley of Finslippy
• Daphne Brogdon of Cool Mom
• Heather Armstrong of dooce
• Rebecca Woolf of Girl’s Gone Child

There are any number of ways to keep up with Momversation episodes and forum buzz. You can subscribe to the Momversation episode feed or comment feed, or you can subscribe via iTunes. Sign up for the weekly newsletter, follow Momversation on Twitter, or become a fan on Facebook. I’ll also embed the episodes here as they come out.

We’re working with the great folks at deca.tv to produce the videos—they’re the folks behind Boing Boing TV among other Web video shows. Target is sponsoring this experiment (hence the ad in the video and the banners on the site), but has no input into the content or format. That’s up to us. And the result is turning out to be oh so much more than the sum of the parts.

Monday, November 03, 2008 Me, Me, Me, Fellow Parenting Authors

Momversation - see what all the blogging’s about!
On November 3, take a peek at the brand-new site, Momversation.com, and be among the first moms to see some of the web’s most recognizable and outspoken mom-bloggers in a new video show.

That’s right—y’all aren’t going to BELIEVE what I’ve been up to with seven other mom bloggers. We’ve been creating Momversation.

Momversation is a video show and website that brings together the web’s most outspoken mom-bloggers to discuss topics and share their thoughts. The format is unique because the cast of women aren’t in the same room together. Instead, all the material is shot by the panelists in their spare time in their own homes.

Because GOD KNOWS what would happen if we were all in the same room together. This is the only way to separate the voice tracks, I’m sure. But could you see us? (Heather’s family might pull a gun, for Pete’s sake. It’s a surprise, so don’t ask.)

The fun part (to watch, not have to figure out for yourself) is seeing where we have to go to film ourselves in our homes. It ain’t easy. Let’s just say that attempted locations include offices, bedrooms, kitchens, garages, bathrooms (this works), living rooms, and in one failed attempt, a hotel room across from a construction site. My bad.

Momversation is hosted by a rotating cast of 8 hot, mouthy, sage, and influential mom-bloggers including:

• Heather Armstrong of dooce
• Alice Bradley of Finslippy
• Daphne Brogdon of Cool Mom (Fun fact: I used to listen to her on Dr. Dean Edell’s show, and it cinched the choice of my daughter’s name!)
• Asha Dornfest of Parent Hacks
• Nataly Kogan of Work It, Mom!
• Maggie Mason of Mighty Girl
• Mindy Roberts of The Mommy Blog
• Rebecca Woolf of Girl’s Gone Child

Everyone can also “join the momversation” by posting comments and starting their own discussion topics in the Momversation forums.

Momversation videos will also be featured 3x a week on Yahoo! Shine in their Parenting section.

Oh, and don’t forget to sign up for the Momversation newsletter so you can see us having awkward moments talking to ourselves with a tiny camera and no script.

Sunday, November 02, 2008 Me, Me, Me

The F-Word Diet.