December 29th, 2008 — Jill, Silicon Valley Moms Blog, facebook, jill asher, twitter from svmgadmin @ Silicon Valley Moms Blog
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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December 27th, 2008 — Breastfeeding, Jill, Nurse In, Silicon Valley Moms Blog, facebook, facebook nurse in from svmgadmin @ Silicon Valley Moms Blog
(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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December 27th, 2008 — NYC Moms Blog, New York City Moms Blog, Nurse In, facebook from svmgadmin @ Silicon Valley Moms Blog
….. 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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December 20th, 2008 — SF Mom Map from svmgadmin @ Silicon Valley Moms Blog
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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December 16th, 2008 — Topic Day Recap from svmgadmin @ Silicon Valley Moms Blog
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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December 15th, 2008 — Jill from svmgadmin @ Silicon Valley Moms Blog
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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December 15th, 2008 — Topic Day Recap from svmgadmin @ Silicon Valley Moms Blog
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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December 7th, 2008 — Jill, Nutcracker, San Francisco Nutcracker, San Francisco Opera House, San Francisco War Memorial House, Silicon Valley Moms Blog, The Nutcracker from svmgadmin @ Silicon Valley Moms Blog
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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December 2nd, 2008 — Jill, RID, Silicon Valley Moms Blog, lice, nits from svmgadmin @ Silicon Valley Moms Blog
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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December 2nd, 2008 — New Jersey Moms Blog from svmgadmin @ Silicon Valley Moms Blog
…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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December 2nd, 2008 — Celiac, Indian Cooking, Jill, Silicon Valley Moms Blog, indian food from svmgadmin @ Silicon Valley Moms Blog
“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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November 28th, 2008 — Artisan 800, Epson, Giveaway, Shopping, Silicon Valley Moms Blog, Silicon Valley Moms Group, printers from svmgadmin @ Silicon Valley Moms Blog
…. 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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November 26th, 2008 — Los Angeles Moms Blog from svmgadmin @ Silicon Valley Moms Blog
…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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November 22nd, 2008 — Topic Day Recap from svmgadmin @ Silicon Valley Moms Blog
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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November 20th, 2008 — 50-something moms blog from svmgadmin @ Silicon Valley Moms Blog
…. 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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November 18th, 2008 — SF Mom Map from svmgadmin @ Silicon Valley Moms Blog
November 14th, 2008 — New Jersey Moms Blog from svmgadmin @ Silicon Valley Moms Blog
….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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November 13th, 2008 — Leapfrog, Silicon Valley Moms Group, events from svmgadmin @ Silicon Valley Moms Blog
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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November 11th, 2008 — Jill, No on 8, Palo Alto, Politics, Proposition 8, Silicon Valley Moms Blog, Stanford Univesity, peaceful vigil, vigil from svmgadmin @ Silicon Valley Moms Blog
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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November 10th, 2008 — Gentry, Jill, Pamela H., Silicon Valley Moms Blog from svmgadmin @ Silicon Valley Moms Blog
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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November 10th, 2008 — 50-something moms blog from svmgadmin @ Silicon Valley Moms Blog
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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November 6th, 2008 — Chicago Moms Blog, Politics from svmgadmin @ Silicon Valley Moms Blog
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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November 4th, 2008 — Jill, Pamela H., Politics from svmgadmin @ Silicon Valley Moms Blog
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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November 4th, 2008 — Jill, Politics from svmgadmin @ Silicon Valley Moms Blog
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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October 31st, 2008 — Biden, Jill, McCain, No on 4, No on 8, Palin, Palo Alto, Politics, Silicon Valley, Silicon Valley Moms Blog, Yes on 8, obama from svmgadmin @ Silicon Valley Moms Blog
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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