Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Welcome!

Welcome to our new blog about modern mom with old fashioned attitudes! We are a collection of moms that have great ideas, neat tricks & positive thoughts about parenting, housework, relationships & self-preservation. We love our families & our selves; we like to do a lot of things the "old fashion" way (which can be, surprisingly green & easy) but we also love our modern amenities (especially our computers & Magic Eraser). Our goal is to give you great advise, funny stories, handy household hints, money saving tips, geeky posts and much more.





Let me introduce myself. My name is Melanie, but my DD (dear daughter) calls me Mom. I have been with my partner for 4 1/2 years, our DD is 2 1/2 years old. I am a stay-at-home-working-mom; I work for a Temp Service occasionally doing office work and substitute teaching & I also (get paid to) do freelance writing out of my home.

I am have my BA in English and I am working at getting back to school to getting my teaching accreditation. I was a Sunday School teacher for middle school kids, and a preschool teacher for a several years, but now I am studying to be a High School English Teacher.

I have a back injury that affects my everyday life & a serious issue with organization (not accomplishing it), both of which I will be blogging about things that I try/find to help me tackle these issues. I write poetry, sew/cross-stitch, bake, read, play video/computer/board/role-playing games, do yoga, dance, scrapbook (and other various paper-decorating crafts). I also love sharing interesting thing that I find on the internet.

I hope that you enjoy our blog!

My name is Beth. I am 28, and while I have had a lot of hard lumps in life, I am getting on my feet and working on me. All the better to help me, my sweet child, and my numerous nieces and nephews. I live with celiac disease, finally diagnosed after years of pain and malabsortion in October 2009. This may have been a cause in 3 miscarriages and numerous "feminine" issues. To this day, I am still growing and learning, tasting old foods made differently for the first time in years. I love food- even though I have had issues with it. So I try to find ways to make it good, safe and fun!

I am an auntie to many, with one surviving child of my own, a sweet girl who will be five in May, named Lorelei. The very first true love of my life!

I love to look at the moon and stars, read, write, test foods in an apartment I call the Doll House, hence, my recipes come from the "Doll House Test Kitchen". I support, among others, the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network. They have done so much for me, and others. I will be delighted to walk when they come around again!

I educate on food allergies, and am a psychology major, although I am considering studying theology. This is something I am doing a lot of hard thinking about. I am hearing impaired, although I can generally survive in the "normal" world, and attempting to learn ASL while I research hearing aids, among other things. I am actually thrilled most of the time, to live in two worlds, of disability, and of "normal"- I have seen so much good (and yes, some bad, but mostly good)- that some might have easily missed. I am blessed. And I am grateful.

To wrap this up, I am a goof, with no intention of changing that, who loves family, believes, if not in religion, than in a living faith... and has a big desire to help others. I have fought, and grown, and will continue to do so. I am delighted Melanie thought of me. She is a HUGE inspiration, and I am proud to count her as a friend, and now, a collaborator.

Thank you, Pleased to meet you!

I will be adding the bio info on the other moms soon!

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