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Kimberley Clayton Blaine Quit the Rate Race: Break the Cycle of Female Competition

For more inspiration watch some of the fabulous women who were at the Book Launch Party networking to their's heart content! ☺ Over the years I’ve worked very hard to establish my online business. I’ve cranked out blog posts, videos and networked until my fingers about fell off. Now in year four, I’m finally seeing the fruits of my labor. My online business is flourishing -- But not because I’m competent. Other women who… Continue

Added by Kimberley Clayton Blaine on November 2, 2009 at 10:00am — 9 Comments

ecostilettor Mommy Greenest Gets Religion

After my brush with pagan paranoia and subsequent realization that when it comes to drinking the clear waters of meditation I am the cloudy cup, my search for a spiritual place to support my family lead me right to a pl… Continue

Added by ecostilettor on October 28, 2009 at 3:29pm — 9 Comments

ecostilettor Can Halloween Exist Without High Fructose Corn Syrup and Styrofoam Gravestones?

In the interest of full disclosure, I have to tell you that I actually wrote the majority of this post last year. And not that I'm so brilliant or anything, but I wanted to run it again to highlight the fact that despite a bout of… Continue

Added by ecostilettor on October 21, 2009 at 12:22pm — 7 Comments

ecostilettor DIY An Eco-Essential Scrub & Mask That Delivers Serious Glow in Minutes—For Pennies!

It’s not like I’m some crazy Birkenstock wearing woman who uses The Rock on her underarms. I like lipstick as much as the next girl—I just like to know mine’s lead-free. Think I’m kidding? Go to the Environmental Working Group’s Cosmetics Safety Da… Continue

Added by ecostilettor on October 14, 2009 at 8:02pm — 9 Comments

ecostilettor I Am The Cloudy Cup

I am not a religious person. In fact, I’m not sure I even believe in god. Growing up, my religious education was diverse, to say the least: Native American ceremonies with my dad, singing in the Episcopal church choir with one friend, celebrating Passover with another. As an adult, I learned a… Continue

Added by ecostilettor on October 7, 2009 at 9:49pm — No Comments

ecostilettor It May Be The Happiest Place on Earth, But It Sure Isn’t The Greenest

Despite the fact that Tinkerbell may be Disney’s new poster girl for energy efficiency and tween stars like Dylan and Cole Sprouse offer carbon footprint reducing advice between “Suite Life on Deck” shows, the O.G. Mouse House is far from environmentally conscious. I found out first hand this week when my fami… Continue

Added by ecostilettor on October 2, 2009 at 11:35am — 3 Comments

ecostilettor It May Be The Happiest Place on Earth, But It Sure Isn’t The Greenest

Despite the fact that Tinkerbell may be Disney’s new poster girl for energy efficiency and tween stars like Dylan and Cole Sprouse offer carbon footprint reducing advice between “Suite Life on Deck” shows, the O.G. Mouse House is far from environmentally conscious. I found out first hand this week when my fami… Continue

Added by ecostilettor on October 2, 2009 at 11:15am — No Comments

ecostilettor Reading, Writing and…Pesticides?

What a month. After desperate, late-night trips in search of third-grades’ perfect notebook and fifth-grades’ essential pencil sharpener (“Not that one, this one!”) and endless potty pleadings with the toddler (only to realize that her new school doesn’t require it), I finally got the kids into school. Part-time… Continue

Added by ecostilettor on September 25, 2009 at 10:12am — 1 Comment

Kimberley Clayton Blaine Awesome Tips on How to Boost Your Mommy Confidence!

Tips from The Go-To Mom Kimberley Clayton Blaine, MA, MFT www.TheGoToMom.TV • Make a concerted effort to engage in “Mommy Cherishing” activities -- How many times this month did you do something just for yourself? Did you take a nice long bu… Continue

Added by Kimberley Clayton Blaine on September 20, 2009 at 2:54pm — No Comments

ecostilettor Boycott Vogue! The Anachronistic “September Issue” Shows Us How Far We’ve Come

“There’s always a way to wear fur” --Anna Wintour, Editor-in-Chief, American Vogue “Anna is the most powerful woman in the U.S.” --Andre Leon Talley, Editor-at-Large, American Vogue “Nobody was wearing fur until Anna put it on the cover in the ‘90s.” --Tom Florio, Publisher, American Vogue Are you s… Continue

Added by ecostilettor on September 17, 2009 at 8:30pm — 7 Comments

ecostilettor Lady, Drop the Cheese Puffs and Walk Away: Enter the Insanity Cycle

OctoMom has 14 kids. I have three. Yet those three—plus the demands of life, work and marriage—may be making me just as crazy. Not insane enough to have another brood of babies, mind you. (Although once you have three, what’s another 11 more?) But crazy enough to: 1. Seriously consider jumpin… Continue

Added by ecostilettor on September 10, 2009 at 10:33am — 8 Comments

ecostilettor Lice as Communication—Yes, You Read That Right.

And so the war continues. If you’ve been reading MG for a while, you’ll remember that last year, right around this time, my daughter came home from school with a lice infestation that p… Continue

Added by ecostilettor on September 4, 2009 at 9:05am — 19 Comments

Kimberley Clayton Blaine Tips For the Traveling Parent: Seven Ways to Stay Connected to Family

Kimberley Clayton Blaine, MA, MFT www.TheGoToMom.TV It’s no secret that the traveling parent has a challenging time staying connected to loved ones when leaving home is part of their career. Children may become accustomed to having a parent absent for… Continue

Added by Kimberley Clayton Blaine on August 30, 2009 at 8:58am — 1 Comment

ecostilettor Forget Staycationing: Enter The Daycation

The last trip my husband and I took was a few months ago, when we traveled a whole 20 miles from our home to hole up in a hotel and—insert naughty thoughts here—sleep. (We have three kids, what can I say?) By virtue of our low mileage, and our destination’s tentative steps towards sust… Continue

Added by ecostilettor on August 17, 2009 at 3:10pm — 2 Comments

ecostilettor I Found Enlightenment In My Laptop

With my husband working out of town for two weeks and a major deadline looming, “stressed” barely described what I was feeling last week. I hurt. Specifically, my neck hurt. And my back. Basically a solid “V” of pain stretched from my lower back to my shoulder blades, then turned in at m… Continue

Added by ecostilettor on July 31, 2009 at 2:33pm — 8 Comments

ecostilettor Can A Mommy Work Without Guilt?

My two-and-a-half year old daughter can say the alphabet and count to 20. She recognizes a handful of the letters in the alphabet and knows how to share—most of the time. She sings “Tinkle, Tinkle, Little Star,” “Itsy, Bitsy Spider” and Hannah Montana’s “Hoe-Down, Throw-Do… Continue

Added by ecostilettor on July 26, 2009 at 9:32pm — 19 Comments

ecostilettor Save My Ass or Save the Environment?

Six weeks and one day ago (not that anyone’s counting), I became a vegetarian. A pescatarian to be exact, since I could give up the thrice-weekly chicken and occasional In-N-Out, but sushi? C’mon. My… Continue

Added by ecostilettor on July 18, 2009 at 9:50pm — 7 Comments

ecostilettor Happy Organic Birthday To You!

It’s been a month of birthdays for the Sarnoff family. First there was my husband’s 40th surprise party, which ended up with a karaoke performance of “I’ve Had the Time of My Life” complete with lifts. (Yes, tequila was involved.) Then, my daughter turned eight, and we hosted a five-… Continue

Added by ecostilettor on July 13, 2009 at 12:30pm — 2 Comments

ecostilettor Post-Katrina Environmentalism in New Orleans: Can I Get An Organic Sno-Ball With That?

I spent last week with my family in New Orleans where people still feel the wake of Hurricane Katrina. That was five years ago but there are areas where the city looks like some kind of Potter-esque villain pointed a wand and waved a swath of nothingness across a neighborho… Continue

Added by ecostilettor on July 5, 2009 at 2:04pm — 1 Comment

ecostilettor If the U.S. won’t ban dangerous pesticides in our markets, it’s up to us to ban them from our homes

Yes, you can get away with just buying organic milk and meat products. Yes, an organic apple is twice as expensive as conventional. Yes, there’s a reason they call it Whole Paycheck. But then you come face to face with the truth: Unless you’re buying organic, your food is full of chemicals that are banned in other countries because they’re dangerous to our health. The Pesticide Action Network’s new WhatsOnMyFood website is a revolution… Continue

Added by ecostilettor on June 29, 2009 at 11:57am — 4 Comments

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