Social Networking Is Messing With My Head

Social networking is messing with my head! At first, I used social networking tools for work. It was my world for recruiting and hiring and networking. Then, I started to bring in my family and friends to these networks and…

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Breastfeeding At Facebook - Protest at Palo Alto, Facebook Headquarter Office

(VIDEO OF THE FACEBOOK NURSE-IN PROTEST BELOW) I had a really, REALLY hard breastfeeding my first born. She had horrific colic and simply would not latch. I tried going to a lactation consultant. I spent hours listening to her cry…

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Facebook Nurse In

….. Cross posted from our sister site the New York City Moms Blog I love Facebook. It helps me stay in touch with friends and find people I haven’t spoken to in years. It gives me a platform to promote…

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THE ULTIMATE SHAMELESS SELF PROMOTION POST!

COMMENTS ARE NOW CLOSED…. So at Silicon Valley Moms Group, we receive hundreds of emails each and every day asking us to promote products, sites, services and businesses. We kindly respond back and encourage you to take out an ad….

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RECAP - Blogging For A Cause Topic Day

RECAP BELOW Many of us have been blogging about the economy, our country, politics, wars and raising a family in these uncertain times. It seems that with the world being in such turmoil, we all seem to be in some…

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The Art Of Yoga Project

If someone asked you to go back to your teenage years, would you? Seriously, would you ever want to be a teenager again? Remember the raging hormones, feelings of insecurity and thinking that no one understood you? Remember desperately WANTING…

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Topic Day - Blogging For A Cause

Many of us have been blogging about the economy, our country, politics, wars and raising a family in these uncertain times. It seems that with the world being in such turmoil, we all seem to be in some kind of…

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Center Stage and The San Francisco Nutcracker

My Grandmother and Great Grandmother were professional singers and dancers. My mother danced as young child through her late teens. And for me, well lets just say the entertainment gene did not pass down to my body. As much as…

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I am going to make you itch, just by saying the word LICE!!!!!

LICE. There, I said it. I said the one word that will make you scratch and itch and feel totally grossed out. Come on, admit it. You are scratching your head right now as you read these words. The itch…

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If A Man Can Get Pregnant So Easily, Why Can’t I?

…cross posted from our sister site, New Jersey Moms Blog. Lately, I feel like every time I turn on the news the pregnant man is staring at me. From ABC to CNN, Thomas Beatie was showing off his lovely little…

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Overcoming my fear of cooking, at a Silicon Valley Indian Market

“Twas the day before Thanksgiving, and a little voice inside me said, “Jill, it is time to cook, It is time to be adventurous with your cooking. It is time to get over your fear of cooking and JUST DO…

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Epson Artisan 800 Printer Giveaway WINNER!

…. this is a sponsored ad by Epson. OUR WINNER IS “OH AMANDA”… And yes, I guess talking to the randomizer made her win! ************************************************************************************************ Premium printing can be available at home - and we are giving away the Epson…

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Mommy Blogging: It’s not Just Unicorns and Roses

…cross posted from our sister site, Los Angeles Moms Blog. Recently I was on a talk radio show with a few other guests and one mom jumped in with, “just to be clear. I am not a Mommy Blogger.” Disdain…

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Diversity In Our Lives ROUND UP

RECAP!!!! Diversity can be a touchy subject in this country. Some people hear “diversity” and immediately think of race, racism, and the p.c. police. But the Princeton dictionary defines diversity as “noticeable heterogeneity” and uses as its example, “a diversity…

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Motrin-gate

…. cross posted from our sister site, 50-Something Moms Blog. This past weekend, Motrin – a well trusted household brand came under the attack of one of the most talked about groups in the world of advertising and marketing today;…

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Giveaway Contest on NYC Moms Blog: Weight Watchers Way to a Sensible You

Join our sister site, NYC Moms Blog for a Weight Watchers GIVEAWAY Contest!

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The Sexual Abuse Of A Liar

….cross posted from our sister site, New Jersey Moms Blog. It will never happen to my child! That is one of those lines that I hate hearing from a mother- a line that is filled with ignorance, denial and just…

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Leapfrog And The Learning Path For Kids

Silicon Valley Moms Group bloggers, first in Chicago then in New York City and Silicon Valley, recently had the opportunity to attend Leapfrog- sponsored discussions about how children learn to read and how technology can help them. In Silicon Valley,…

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Palo Alto Prop 8 Vigil

This evening, my children and close friends returned to the Palo Alto corner of El Camino Real and Embarcadero. Directly across the street from the entrance to Stanford University and Palo Alto High School, we joined hundreds of friends, old…

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WTF Gentry Magazine… Sloane Citron on DIVERSITY

Dear Sloane Citron, Founder and Publisher of Gentry Magazine. You just knew that we were going to have to comment on your latest November 2008 Gentry article, A Diverse Story. Written by Sloane Citron, Founder and Publisher of Gentry Magazine….

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Joe the Pedophile wants to be your Facebook Friend

Cross posted from our sister site, 50-Something Moms Blog…… Oh, that of course isn’t is screen name. He uses his real one. You can’t tell he’s a convicted pedophile by looking at him but his profile picture shows him at…

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Grant Park 2008: I was there!

Chicago Moms Blog contributor, Alma, was at Chicago’s Grant Park on Tuesday evening, listening to President Elect, Barack Obama give his acceptance speech. Here is her passionate post about this once in a life time experience on such a memorable…

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Video from Palo Alto Obama Headquarters Office

What are we to do this historic election day? With many hours before the polls are set to close, we had to find a way to spend our time in a productive manner. Put a group of four women in…

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Palo Alto Voting and Polling and Teens… oh my!

As I walked in to drop off my absentee ballot, I was told: “You need to take the Obama pin off your purse while you are here.” Seriously, I forgot that THIS pin was on my purse. Earlier today, I…

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What Are The Political Lawn Sign’s In YOUR Neighborhood?

This morning, I drove down the streets of my Palo Alto neighborhood and started to take pictures with my Sony DSLR. I have walked past these homes hundreds of times and smiled at my neighbors. “My Peeps”, as some of…

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