(2250,1,'2011-11-15 21:58:59','2011-11-16 02:58:59','First, let me be a little bit obnoxious. It\'s a great way to start things, sometimes.\r\n\r\nDo you know the Zen story about the empty cup? Here it is, in case you haven\'t heard it (or don\'t watch Bruce Lee movies):\r\n<blockquote><em><strong>A university professor went to visit a famous Zen master. While the master quietly served tea, the professor talked about Zen. The master poured the visitor\'s cup to the brim, and then kept pouring. The professor watched the overflowing cup until he could no longer restrain himself. \"It\'s overfull! No more will go in!\" the professor blurted. \"You are like this cup,\" the master replied, \"How can I show you Zen unless you first empty your cup.\" </strong>- via <a href=\"http://users.rider.edu/~suler/zenstory/emptycup.html\">Zen Stories to Tell Your Neighbors</a></em></blockquote>\r\nI am not telling you this because I fancy myself a Zen master -- far from it!\r\n\r\nI\'m sharing the story because I always bring it to mind when I have to say no to something. I remind myself that by saying no at that moment I\'m making room for something better in the future. So if something isn\'t a good fit, I say no.\r\n\r\nIt was hard at first, and sometimes it still is, but I do it. When you\'re a small blogger, you have to say no. You have to say it a lot.\r\n\r\nWhy? People will ask you to work for free. People will assume that you are desperate for exposure, and will try to take advantage of you.\r\n\r\nHere\'s the thing: You are not desperate for exposure. You are a blogger. You are out there. Yes, you are not famous (yet!) but <em>you are out there enough that the person asking you to work for free found you</em>.\r\n\r\nPlus, you already blog for free. At your own blog.\r\n\r\nThey need you more than you need them. I\'M SERIOUS ABOUT THIS.\r\n\r\nThat doesn\'t mean you should be a jerk when you are asked to work for free (or in exchange for less than an ounce of toothpaste. True story!). Everyone gets asked to work for free sometimes -- designers, consultants, big bloggers.\r\n\r\nIt\'s not a reflection of you, it\'s them.\r\n\r\n(That everyone gets asked to do it doesn\'t mean <em>you</em> should do it. Just say \"no thanks\" and move on.)\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">So lesson #2 is : Learn to say no. You have to say it a lot, so you better get comfortable doing it.</span></strong>\r\n<h2>Should you blog for a free at a big site?</h2>\r\nHere\'s the thing: I write for hugely trafficked sites -- I of course get a byline and links and all that wonderful stuff -- and you know how much traffic I receive from that work to my own blog? Very little. Blogging for big sites has its rewards, but traffic and new readers simply isn\'t it. A paycheck (even a small one) is worth it -- as is all that you will inevitably learn from working with talented people. But here\'s a hint: Talented people don\'t give it away for free, so you probably won\'t be working with them at site that exploits writers. Sorry.\r\n<h2>What about blogging for free for a friend? Should I do it then?</h2>\r\nThat\'s tricky. Luckily <a href=\"http://jessicahische.is/awesome/\">Jessica Hirsch</a> created a handy dandy chart to help you out. <a href=\"http://shouldiworkforfree.com/\">Shouldiworkforfree.com</a> is perfect, so use her chart when trying to decide. (Or <a href=\"http://jessicahische.bigcartel.com/\">buy a letterpress poster</a>, or <a href=\"http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3514540/workforfree.jpg\">download the free PDF</a> and hang it up on your workspace.)\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/should-i-work-for-free-e1321411642815.jpeg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2247\" title=\"should-i-work-for-free\" src=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/should-i-work-for-free-e1321411642815.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /></a>\r\n\r\nDo you feel like blogging for a friend? Do you really have all that free time to do it? Then I guess you should. I mean, it\'s a free country. I\'m assuming you\'re an adult. So you do what you want. Sometimes we do things just for fun. So go for it if it\'s going to be fun! (Unless you feel taken advantage of. That\'s no fun.)\r\n\r\nI love this poster and the \"<a href=\"http://www.behance.net/gallery/I-am-Designer/546504\">I am Designer Manifesto</a>\" is a must read for all bloggers looking to work. So read it. And remember this:\r\n<blockquote>Don\'t work for free under the guise of \'good exposure\'. It is bad exposure. If you don\'t value your own work, neither will anyone else.</blockquote>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/7c0db3584ccde7c6fb49137a2ad3d8ad1.jpeg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2242\" title=\"Do not work for free\" src=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/7c0db3584ccde7c6fb49137a2ad3d8ad1-438x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"438\" height=\"1024\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<em>Psst...Wanna know a little secret? I posted <a href=\"http://everydaytreats.frogandsnail.com/a-note-to-pr-professionals\">this note to PR professionals</a> and the quality of the pitches I receive since then has increased dramatically. Turns out that valuing your work has a ripple effect. It is also handy to have a link like this to send to people who insist on pestering you to write for them for free -- or to work on their campaign for free by reviewing a product on their schedule. I just send the link and say, \"sorry -- it\'s against my policy. But I\'d love to work together sometime.<a href=\"http://everydaytreats.frogandsnail.com/how-to-work-with-me\"> Here is how to work with me</a>. Best of luck.\" Works like a charm.</em>','Making it big as a small blog: Exercising your \"No\" muscle','','inherit','open','open','','2231-revision-15','','','2011-11-15 21:58:59','2011-11-16 02:58:59','',2231,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/11/2231-revision-15.html',0,'revision','',0),(2251,1,'2011-11-15 22:03:02','2011-11-16 03:03:02','First, let me be a little bit obnoxious. It\'s a great way to start things, sometimes.\n\nDo you know the Zen story about the empty cup? Here it is, in case you haven\'t heard it (or don\'t watch Bruce Lee movies):\n<blockquote><em><strong>A university professor went to visit a famous Zen master. While the master quietly served tea, the professor talked about Zen. The master poured the visitor\'s cup to the brim, and then kept pouring. The professor watched the overflowing cup until he could no longer restrain himself. \"It\'s overfull! No more will go in!\" the professor blurted. \"You are like this cup,\" the master replied, \"How can I show you Zen unless you first empty your cup.\" </strong>- via <a href=\"http://users.rider.edu/~suler/zenstory/emptycup.html\">Zen Stories to Tell Your Neighbors</a></em></blockquote>\nI am not telling you this because I fancy myself a Zen master -- far from it!\n\nI\'m sharing the story because I always bring it to mind when I have to say no to something. I remind myself that by saying no at that moment I\'m making room for something better in the future. So if something isn\'t a good fit, I say no.\n\nIt was hard at first, and sometimes it still is, but I do it. When you\'re a small blogger, you have to say no. You have to say it a lot.\n\nWhy? People will ask you to work for free. People will assume that you are desperate for exposure, and will try to take advantage of you.\n\nHere\'s the thing: You are not desperate for exposure. You are a blogger. You are out there. Yes, you are not famous (yet!) but <em>you are out there enough that the person asking you to work for free found you</em>.\n\nPlus, you already blog for free. At your own blog.\n\nThey need you more than you need them. I\'M SERIOUS ABOUT THIS.\n\nThat doesn\'t mean you should be a jerk when you are asked to work for free (or in exchange for less than an ounce of toothpaste. True story!). Everyone gets asked to work for free sometimes -- designers, consultants, big bloggers.\n\nIt\'s not a reflection of you, it\'s them.\n\n(That everyone gets asked to do it doesn\'t mean <em>you</em> should do it. Just say \"no thanks\" and move on.)\n\n<strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">So lesson #2 is : Learn to say no. You have to say it a lot, so you better get comfortable doing it.</span></strong>\n<h2>Should you blog for a free at a big site?</h2>\nHere\'s the thing: I write for hugely trafficked sites -- I of course get a byline and links and all that wonderful stuff -- and you know how much traffic I receive from that work to my own blog? Very little. Blogging for big sites has its rewards, but traffic and new readers simply isn\'t it. A paycheck (even a small one) is worth it -- as is all that you will inevitably learn from working with talented people. But here\'s a hint: Talented people don\'t give it away for free, so you probably won\'t be working with them at site that exploits writers. Sorry.\n<h2>So how am I supposed to get work if I don\'t get my foot in the door by writing for free?</h2>\nWriting for free definitely gets your foot in the door. That is why you blog for free at<em> your own</em> blog. But I have never had a person/company looking for free labor turn into\n<h2>What about blogging for free for a friend? Should I do it then?</h2>\nThat\'s tricky. Luckily <a href=\"http://jessicahische.is/awesome/\">Jessica Hirsch</a> created a handy dandy chart to help you out. <a href=\"http://shouldiworkforfree.com/\">Shouldiworkforfree.com</a> is perfect, so use her chart when trying to decide. (Or <a href=\"http://jessicahische.bigcartel.com/\">buy a letterpress poster</a>, or <a href=\"http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3514540/workforfree.jpg\">download the free PDF</a> and hang it up on your workspace.)\n\n<a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/should-i-work-for-free-e1321411642815.jpeg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2247\" title=\"should-i-work-for-free\" src=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/should-i-work-for-free-e1321411642815.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /></a>\n\nDo you feel like blogging for a friend? Do you really have all that free time to do it? Then I guess you should. I mean, it\'s a free country. I\'m assuming you\'re an adult. So you do what you want. Sometimes we do things just for fun. So go for it if it\'s going to be fun! (Unless you feel taken advantage of. That\'s no fun.)\n\nI love this poster and the \"<a href=\"http://www.behance.net/gallery/I-am-Designer/546504\">I am Designer Manifesto</a>\" is a must read for all bloggers looking to work. So read it. And remember this:\n<blockquote>Don\'t work for free under the guise of \'good exposure\'. It is bad exposure. If you don\'t value your own work, neither will anyone else.</blockquote>\n<a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/7c0db3584ccde7c6fb49137a2ad3d8ad1.jpeg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2242\" title=\"Do not work for free\" src=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/7c0db3584ccde7c6fb49137a2ad3d8ad1-438x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"438\" height=\"1024\" /></a>\n\n<em>Psst...Wanna know a little secret? I posted <a href=\"http://everydaytreats.frogandsnail.com/a-note-to-pr-professionals\">this note to PR professionals</a> and the quality of the pitches I receive since then has increased dramatically. Turns out that valuing your work has a ripple effect. It is also handy to have a link like this to send to people who insist on pestering you to write for them for free -- or to work on their campaign for free by reviewing a product on their schedule. I just send the link and say, \"sorry -- it\'s against my policy. But I\'d love to work together sometime.<a href=\"http://everydaytreats.frogandsnail.com/how-to-work-with-me\"> Here is how to work with me</a>. Best of luck.\" Works like a charm.</em>','Making it big as a small blog: Exercising your \"No\" muscle','','inherit','open','open','','2231-revision-16','','','2011-11-15 22:03:02','2011-11-16 03:03:02','',2231,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/11/2231-revision-16.html',0,'revision','',0),(2252,1,'2011-11-15 22:03:04','2011-11-16 03:03:04','First, let me be a little bit obnoxious. It\'s a great way to start things, sometimes.\r\n\r\nDo you know the Zen story about the empty cup? Here it is, in case you haven\'t heard it (or don\'t watch Bruce Lee movies):\r\n<blockquote><em><strong>A university professor went to visit a famous Zen master. While the master quietly served tea, the professor talked about Zen. The master poured the visitor\'s cup to the brim, and then kept pouring. The professor watched the overflowing cup until he could no longer restrain himself. \"It\'s overfull! No more will go in!\" the professor blurted. \"You are like this cup,\" the master replied, \"How can I show you Zen unless you first empty your cup.\" </strong>- via <a href=\"http://users.rider.edu/~suler/zenstory/emptycup.html\">Zen Stories to Tell Your Neighbors</a></em></blockquote>\r\nI am not telling you this because I fancy myself a Zen master -- far from it!\r\n\r\nI\'m sharing the story because I always bring it to mind when I have to say no to something. I remind myself that by saying no at that moment I\'m making room for something better in the future. So if something isn\'t a good fit, I say no.\r\n\r\nIt was hard at first, and sometimes it still is, but I do it. When you\'re a small blogger, you have to say no. You have to say it a lot.\r\n\r\nWhy? People will ask you to work for free. People will assume that you are desperate for exposure, and will try to take advantage of you.\r\n\r\nHere\'s the thing: You are not desperate for exposure. You are a blogger. You are out there. Yes, you are not famous (yet!) but <em>you are out there enough that the person asking you to work for free found you</em>.\r\n\r\nPlus, you already blog for free. At your own blog.\r\n\r\nThey need you more than you need them. I\'M SERIOUS ABOUT THIS.\r\n\r\nThat doesn\'t mean you should be a jerk when you are asked to work for free (or in exchange for less than an ounce of toothpaste. True story!). Everyone gets asked to work for free sometimes -- designers, consultants, big bloggers.\r\n\r\nIt\'s not a reflection of you, it\'s them.\r\n\r\n(That everyone gets asked to do it doesn\'t mean <em>you</em> should do it. Just say \"no thanks\" and move on.)\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">So lesson #2 is : Learn to say no. You have to say it a lot, so you better get comfortable doing it.</span></strong>\r\n<h2>Should you blog for a free at a big site?</h2>\r\nHere\'s the thing: I write for hugely trafficked sites -- I of course get a byline and links and all that wonderful stuff -- and you know how much traffic I receive from that work to my own blog? Very little. Blogging for big sites has its rewards, but traffic and new readers simply isn\'t it. A paycheck (even a small one) is worth it -- as is all that you will inevitably learn from working with talented people. But here\'s a hint: Talented people don\'t give it away for free, so you probably won\'t be working with them at site that exploits writers. Sorry.\r\n<h2>So how am I supposed to get work if I don\'t get my foot in the door by writing for free?</h2>\r\nWriting for free definitely gets your foot in the door. That is why you blog for free at<em> your own</em> blog.\r\n<h2>What about blogging for free for a friend? Should I do it then?</h2>\r\nThat\'s tricky. Luckily <a href=\"http://jessicahische.is/awesome/\">Jessica Hirsch</a> created a handy dandy chart to help you out. <a href=\"http://shouldiworkforfree.com/\">Shouldiworkforfree.com</a> is perfect, so use her chart when trying to decide. (Or <a href=\"http://jessicahische.bigcartel.com/\">buy a letterpress poster</a>, or <a href=\"http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3514540/workforfree.jpg\">download the free PDF</a> and hang it up on your workspace.)\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/should-i-work-for-free-e1321411642815.jpeg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2247\" title=\"should-i-work-for-free\" src=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/should-i-work-for-free-e1321411642815.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /></a>\r\n\r\nDo you feel like blogging for a friend? Do you really have all that free time to do it? Then I guess you should. I mean, it\'s a free country. I\'m assuming you\'re an adult. So you do what you want. Sometimes we do things just for fun. So go for it if it\'s going to be fun! (Unless you feel taken advantage of. That\'s no fun.)\r\n\r\nI love this poster and the \"<a href=\"http://www.behance.net/gallery/I-am-Designer/546504\">I am Designer Manifesto</a>\" is a must read for all bloggers looking to work. So read it. And remember this:\r\n<blockquote>Don\'t work for free under the guise of \'good exposure\'. It is bad exposure. If you don\'t value your own work, neither will anyone else.</blockquote>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/7c0db3584ccde7c6fb49137a2ad3d8ad1.jpeg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2242\" title=\"Do not work for free\" src=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/7c0db3584ccde7c6fb49137a2ad3d8ad1-438x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"438\" height=\"1024\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<em>Psst...Wanna know a little secret? I posted <a href=\"http://everydaytreats.frogandsnail.com/a-note-to-pr-professionals\">this note to PR professionals</a> and the quality of the pitches I receive since then has increased dramatically. Turns out that valuing your work has a ripple effect. It is also handy to have a link like this to send to people who insist on pestering you to write for them for free -- or to work on their campaign for free by reviewing a product on their schedule. I just send the link and say, \"sorry -- it\'s against my policy. But I\'d love to work together sometime.<a href=\"http://everydaytreats.frogandsnail.com/how-to-work-with-me\"> Here is how to work with me</a>. Best of luck.\" Works like a charm.</em>','Making it big as a small blog: Exercising your \"No\" muscle','','inherit','open','open','','2231-revision-17','','','2011-11-15 22:03:04','2011-11-16 03:03:04','',2231,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/11/2231-revision-17.html',0,'revision','',0),(2253,1,'2011-11-15 22:04:07','2011-11-16 03:04:07','First, let me be a little bit obnoxious. It\'s a great way to start things, sometimes.\n\nDo you know the Zen story about the empty cup? Here it is, in case you haven\'t heard it (or don\'t watch Bruce Lee movies):\n<blockquote><em><strong>A university professor went to visit a famous Zen master. While the master quietly served tea, the professor talked about Zen. The master poured the visitor\'s cup to the brim, and then kept pouring. The professor watched the overflowing cup until he could no longer restrain himself. \"It\'s overfull! No more will go in!\" the professor blurted. \"You are like this cup,\" the master replied, \"How can I show you Zen unless you first empty your cup.\" </strong>- via <a href=\"http://users.rider.edu/~suler/zenstory/emptycup.html\">Zen Stories to Tell Your Neighbors</a></em></blockquote>\nI am not telling you this because I fancy myself a Zen master -- far from it!\n\nI\'m sharing the story because I always bring it to mind when I have to say no to something. I remind myself that by saying no at that moment I\'m making room for something better in the future. So if something isn\'t a good fit, I say no.\n\nIt was hard at first, and sometimes it still is, but I do it. When you\'re a small blogger, you have to say no. You have to say it a lot.\n\nWhy? People will ask you to work for free. People will assume that you are desperate for exposure, and will try to take advantage of you.\n\nHere\'s the thing: You are not desperate for exposure. You are a blogger. You are out there. Yes, you are not famous (yet!) but <em>you are out there enough that the person asking you to work for free found you</em>.\n\nPlus, you already blog for free. At your own blog.\n\nThey need you more than you need them. I\'M SERIOUS ABOUT THIS.\n\nThat doesn\'t mean you should be a jerk when you are asked to work for free (or in exchange for less than an ounce of toothpaste. True story!). Everyone gets asked to work for free sometimes -- designers, consultants, big bloggers.\n\nIt\'s not a reflection of you, it\'s them.\n\n(That everyone gets asked to do it doesn\'t mean <em>you</em> should do it. Just say \"no thanks\" and move on.)\n\n<strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">So lesson #2 is : Learn to say no. You have to say it a lot, so you better get comfortable doing it.</span></strong>\n<h2>Should you blog for a free at a big site?</h2>\nHere\'s the thing: I write for hugely trafficked sites -- I of course get a byline and links and all that wonderful stuff -- and you know how much traffic I receive from that work to my own blog? Very little. Blogging for big sites has its rewards, but traffic and new readers simply isn\'t it. A paycheck (even a small one) is worth it -- as is all that you will inevitably learn from working with talented people. But here\'s a hint: Talented people don\'t give it away for free, so you probably won\'t be working with them at site that exploits writers. Sorry.\n<h2>So how am I supposed to get work if I don\'t get my foot in the door by writing for free?</h2>\nWriting for free definitely gets your foot in the door. People have to know whether you are a good writer before they will pay you to writThat is why you blog for free at<em> your own</em> blog.\n<h2>What about blogging for free for a friend? Should I do it then?</h2>\nThat\'s tricky. Luckily <a href=\"http://jessicahische.is/awesome/\">Jessica Hirsch</a> created a handy dandy chart to help you out. <a href=\"http://shouldiworkforfree.com/\">Shouldiworkforfree.com</a> is perfect, so use her chart when trying to decide. (Or <a href=\"http://jessicahische.bigcartel.com/\">buy a letterpress poster</a>, or <a href=\"http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3514540/workforfree.jpg\">download the free PDF</a> and hang it up on your workspace.)\n\n<a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/should-i-work-for-free-e1321411642815.jpeg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2247\" title=\"should-i-work-for-free\" src=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/should-i-work-for-free-e1321411642815.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /></a>\n\nDo you feel like blogging for a friend? Do you really have all that free time to do it? Then I guess you should. I mean, it\'s a free country. I\'m assuming you\'re an adult. So you do what you want. Sometimes we do things just for fun. So go for it if it\'s going to be fun! (Unless you feel taken advantage of. That\'s no fun.)\n\nI love this poster and the \"<a href=\"http://www.behance.net/gallery/I-am-Designer/546504\">I am Designer Manifesto</a>\" is a must read for all bloggers looking to work. So read it. And remember this:\n<blockquote>Don\'t work for free under the guise of \'good exposure\'. It is bad exposure. If you don\'t value your own work, neither will anyone else.</blockquote>\n<a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/7c0db3584ccde7c6fb49137a2ad3d8ad1.jpeg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2242\" title=\"Do not work for free\" src=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/7c0db3584ccde7c6fb49137a2ad3d8ad1-438x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"438\" height=\"1024\" /></a>\n\n<em>Psst...Wanna know a little secret? I posted <a href=\"http://everydaytreats.frogandsnail.com/a-note-to-pr-professionals\">this note to PR professionals</a> and the quality of the pitches I receive since then has increased dramatically. Turns out that valuing your work has a ripple effect. It is also handy to have a link like this to send to people who insist on pestering you to write for them for free -- or to work on their campaign for free by reviewing a product on their schedule. I just send the link and say, \"sorry -- it\'s against my policy. But I\'d love to work together sometime.<a href=\"http://everydaytreats.frogandsnail.com/how-to-work-with-me\"> Here is how to work with me</a>. Best of luck.\" Works like a charm.</em>','Making it big as a small blog: Exercising your \"No\" muscle','','inherit','open','open','','2231-revision-18','','','2011-11-15 22:04:07','2011-11-16 03:04:07','',2231,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/11/2231-revision-18.html',0,'revision','',0),(2254,1,'2011-11-16 11:12:06','2011-11-16 16:12:06','<em>{An occasional series based on my experience making a living while <a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/tag/small-blog\">blogging small</a>}</em>\n\nFirst, let me be a little bit obnoxious. It\'s a great way to start things, sometimes.\n\nDo you know the Zen story about the empty cup? Here it is, in case you haven\'t heard it (or don\'t watch Bruce Lee movies):\n<blockquote><em><strong>A university professor went to visit a famous Zen master. While the master quietly served tea, the professor talked about Zen. The master poured the visitor\'s cup to the brim, and then kept pouring. The professor watched the overflowing cup until he could no longer restrain himself. \"It\'s overfull! No more will go in!\" the professor blurted. \"You are like this cup,\" the master replied, \"How can I show you Zen unless you first empty your cup.\" </strong>- via <a href=\"http://users.rider.edu/~suler/zenstory/emptycup.html\">Zen Stories to Tell Your Neighbors</a></em></blockquote>\nI am not telling you this because I fancy myself a Zen master -- far from it!\n\nI\'m sharing the story because I always bring it to mind when I have to say no to something. I remind myself that by saying no at that moment I\'m making room for something better in the future. So if something isn\'t a good fit, I say no.\n\nIt was hard at first, and sometimes it still is, but I do it. When you\'re a small blogger, you have to say no. You have to say it a lot.\n\nWhy? People will ask you to work for free. People will assume that you are desperate for exposure, and will try to take advantage of you.\n\nHere\'s the thing: You are not desperate for exposure. You are a blogger. You are out there. Maybe you are not famous (yet!) but <em>you are out there enough that the person asking you to work for free found you</em>.\n\nPlus, you already blog for free. At your own blog.\n\nThey need you more than you need them. I\'M SERIOUS ABOUT THIS.\n\nThat doesn\'t mean you should be a jerk when you are asked to work for free (or in exchange for less than an ounce of toothpaste. True story!). Everyone gets asked to work for free sometimes -- designers, consultants, big bloggers.\n\nIt\'s not a reflection of you, it\'s them.\n\n(That everyone gets asked to work for free at times doesn\'t mean <em>you</em> should do it. Who made you the martyr of the internet? Just say \"no thanks\" and move on.)\n\n<strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">So lesson #2 is : Learn to say no. You have to say it a lot, so you better get comfortable doing it.</span></strong>\n<h2>Should you blog for a free at a big site?</h2>\nHere\'s the thing: I sometimes write for hugely trafficked sites -- I of course get a byline and links and all that wonderful stuff -- and you know how much traffic I receive from that work to my own blog? Very little. Blogging for big sites has its rewards, but traffic and new readers simply isn\'t it. A paycheck (even a small one) is worth it -- as is all that you will inevitably learn from working with talented people. But here\'s a hint: Talented people don\'t give it away for free, so you probably won\'t be working with them at site that exploits writers. Sorry.\n<h2>So how am I supposed to get work if I don\'t get my foot in the door by writing for free?</h2>\nWriting for free definitely gets your foot in the door. People want to know whether you are a good writer before they will pay you to write. That is why you blog for free at<em> your own</em> blog.\n<h2>What about blogging for free for a friend? Should I do it then?</h2>\nThat\'s tricky. Luckily <a href=\"http://jessicahische.is/awesome/\">Jessica Hirsch</a> created a handy dandy chart to help you out. <a href=\"http://shouldiworkforfree.com/\">Shouldiworkforfree.com</a> is perfect, so use her chart when trying to decide. (Or <a href=\"http://jessicahische.bigcartel.com/\">buy a letterpress poster</a>, or <a href=\"http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3514540/workforfree.jpg\">download the free PDF</a> and hang it up on your workspace.)\n\n<a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/should-i-work-for-free-e1321411642815.jpeg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2247\" title=\"should-i-work-for-free\" src=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/should-i-work-for-free-e1321411642815.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /></a>\n\nDo you feel like blogging for a friend? Do you really have all that free time to do it? Then I guess you should. I mean, it\'s a free country. I\'m assuming you\'re an adult. So you do what you want. Sometimes we do things just for fun. So go for it if it\'s going to be fun! (Unless you feel taken advantage of. That\'s no fun.)\n\nI love this poster and the \"<a href=\"http://www.behance.net/gallery/I-am-Designer/546504\">I am Designer Manifesto</a>\" is a must read for all bloggers looking to work. So read it. And remember this:\n<blockquote>Don\'t work for free under the guise of \'good exposure\'. It is bad exposure. If you don\'t value your own work, neither will anyone else.</blockquote>\n<a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/7c0db3584ccde7c6fb49137a2ad3d8ad1.jpeg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2242\" title=\"Do not work for free\" src=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/7c0db3584ccde7c6fb49137a2ad3d8ad1-438x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"438\" height=\"1024\" /></a>\n\n<em>Psst...Wanna know a little secret? I posted <a href=\"http://everydaytreats.frogandsnail.com/a-note-to-pr-professionals\">this note to PR professionals</a> and the quality of the pitches I receive since then has increased dramatically. Turns out that valuing your work has a ripple effect. It is also handy to have a link like this to send to people who insist on pestering you to write for them for free -- or to work on their campaign for free by reviewing a product on their schedule. I just send the link and say, \"sorry -- it\'s against my policy. But I\'d love to work together sometime.<a href=\"http://everydaytreats.frogandsnail.com/how-to-work-with-me\"> Here is how to work with me</a>. Best of luck.\" Works like a charm.</em>\n\nMore on small blogging:\n<h2><a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/04/on-being-a-small-blog-and-the-boston-marathon.html\">The Small Blog and The Marathon</a></h2>\n&nbsp;\n<h2><a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/11/making-it-big-as-a-small-blog-you-are-more-than-page-views.html\">Making it big as a small blog: You are more than page views</a></h2>','Making it big as a small blog: Exercising your \"No\" muscle','','inherit','open','open','','2231-autosave','','','2011-11-16 11:12:06','2011-11-16 16:12:06','',2231,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/11/2231-autosave.html',0,'revision','',0),(2255,1,'2011-11-15 22:04:22','2011-11-16 03:04:22','First, let me be a little bit obnoxious. It\'s a great way to start things, sometimes.\r\n\r\nDo you know the Zen story about the empty cup? Here it is, in case you haven\'t heard it (or don\'t watch Bruce Lee movies):\r\n<blockquote><em><strong>A university professor went to visit a famous Zen master. While the master quietly served tea, the professor talked about Zen. The master poured the visitor\'s cup to the brim, and then kept pouring. The professor watched the overflowing cup until he could no longer restrain himself. \"It\'s overfull! No more will go in!\" the professor blurted. \"You are like this cup,\" the master replied, \"How can I show you Zen unless you first empty your cup.\" </strong>- via <a href=\"http://users.rider.edu/~suler/zenstory/emptycup.html\">Zen Stories to Tell Your Neighbors</a></em></blockquote>\r\nI am not telling you this because I fancy myself a Zen master -- far from it!\r\n\r\nI\'m sharing the story because I always bring it to mind when I have to say no to something. I remind myself that by saying no at that moment I\'m making room for something better in the future. So if something isn\'t a good fit, I say no.\r\n\r\nIt was hard at first, and sometimes it still is, but I do it. When you\'re a small blogger, you have to say no. You have to say it a lot.\r\n\r\nWhy? People will ask you to work for free. People will assume that you are desperate for exposure, and will try to take advantage of you.\r\n\r\nHere\'s the thing: You are not desperate for exposure. You are a blogger. You are out there. Yes, you are not famous (yet!) but <em>you are out there enough that the person asking you to work for free found you</em>.\r\n\r\nPlus, you already blog for free. At your own blog.\r\n\r\nThey need you more than you need them. I\'M SERIOUS ABOUT THIS.\r\n\r\nThat doesn\'t mean you should be a jerk when you are asked to work for free (or in exchange for less than an ounce of toothpaste. True story!). Everyone gets asked to work for free sometimes -- designers, consultants, big bloggers.\r\n\r\nIt\'s not a reflection of you, it\'s them.\r\n\r\n(That everyone gets asked to do it doesn\'t mean <em>you</em> should do it. Just say \"no thanks\" and move on.)\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">So lesson #2 is : Learn to say no. You have to say it a lot, so you better get comfortable doing it.</span></strong>\r\n<h2>Should you blog for a free at a big site?</h2>\r\nHere\'s the thing: I write for hugely trafficked sites -- I of course get a byline and links and all that wonderful stuff -- and you know how much traffic I receive from that work to my own blog? Very little. Blogging for big sites has its rewards, but traffic and new readers simply isn\'t it. A paycheck (even a small one) is worth it -- as is all that you will inevitably learn from working with talented people. But here\'s a hint: Talented people don\'t give it away for free, so you probably won\'t be working with them at site that exploits writers. Sorry.\r\n<h2>So how am I supposed to get work if I don\'t get my foot in the door by writing for free?</h2>\r\nWriting for free definitely gets your foot in the door. People have to know whether you are a good writer before they will pay you to write. That is why you blog for free at<em> your own</em> blog.\r\n<h2>What about blogging for free for a friend? Should I do it then?</h2>\r\nThat\'s tricky. Luckily <a href=\"http://jessicahische.is/awesome/\">Jessica Hirsch</a> created a handy dandy chart to help you out. <a href=\"http://shouldiworkforfree.com/\">Shouldiworkforfree.com</a> is perfect, so use her chart when trying to decide. (Or <a href=\"http://jessicahische.bigcartel.com/\">buy a letterpress poster</a>, or <a href=\"http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3514540/workforfree.jpg\">download the free PDF</a> and hang it up on your workspace.)\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/should-i-work-for-free-e1321411642815.jpeg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2247\" title=\"should-i-work-for-free\" src=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/should-i-work-for-free-e1321411642815.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /></a>\r\n\r\nDo you feel like blogging for a friend? Do you really have all that free time to do it? Then I guess you should. I mean, it\'s a free country. I\'m assuming you\'re an adult. So you do what you want. Sometimes we do things just for fun. So go for it if it\'s going to be fun! (Unless you feel taken advantage of. That\'s no fun.)\r\n\r\nI love this poster and the \"<a href=\"http://www.behance.net/gallery/I-am-Designer/546504\">I am Designer Manifesto</a>\" is a must read for all bloggers looking to work. So read it. And remember this:\r\n<blockquote>Don\'t work for free under the guise of \'good exposure\'. It is bad exposure. If you don\'t value your own work, neither will anyone else.</blockquote>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/7c0db3584ccde7c6fb49137a2ad3d8ad1.jpeg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2242\" title=\"Do not work for free\" src=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/7c0db3584ccde7c6fb49137a2ad3d8ad1-438x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"438\" height=\"1024\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<em>Psst...Wanna know a little secret? I posted <a href=\"http://everydaytreats.frogandsnail.com/a-note-to-pr-professionals\">this note to PR professionals</a> and the quality of the pitches I receive since then has increased dramatically. Turns out that valuing your work has a ripple effect. It is also handy to have a link like this to send to people who insist on pestering you to write for them for free -- or to work on their campaign for free by reviewing a product on their schedule. I just send the link and say, \"sorry -- it\'s against my policy. But I\'d love to work together sometime.<a href=\"http://everydaytreats.frogandsnail.com/how-to-work-with-me\"> Here is how to work with me</a>. Best of luck.\" Works like a charm.</em>','Making it big as a small blog: Exercising your \"No\" muscle','','inherit','open','open','','2231-revision-19','','','2011-11-15 22:04:22','2011-11-16 03:04:22','',2231,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/11/2231-revision-19.html',0,'revision','',0),(2256,1,'2011-11-15 22:06:59','2011-11-16 03:06:59','First, let me be a little bit obnoxious. It\'s a great way to start things, sometimes.\r\n\r\nDo you know the Zen story about the empty cup? Here it is, in case you haven\'t heard it (or don\'t watch Bruce Lee movies):\r\n<blockquote><em><strong>A university professor went to visit a famous Zen master. While the master quietly served tea, the professor talked about Zen. The master poured the visitor\'s cup to the brim, and then kept pouring. The professor watched the overflowing cup until he could no longer restrain himself. \"It\'s overfull! No more will go in!\" the professor blurted. \"You are like this cup,\" the master replied, \"How can I show you Zen unless you first empty your cup.\" </strong>- via <a href=\"http://users.rider.edu/~suler/zenstory/emptycup.html\">Zen Stories to Tell Your Neighbors</a></em></blockquote>\r\nI am not telling you this because I fancy myself a Zen master -- far from it!\r\n\r\nI\'m sharing the story because I always bring it to mind when I have to say no to something. I remind myself that by saying no at that moment I\'m making room for something better in the future. So if something isn\'t a good fit, I say no.\r\n\r\nIt was hard at first, and sometimes it still is, but I do it. When you\'re a small blogger, you have to say no. You have to say it a lot.\r\n\r\nWhy? People will ask you to work for free. People will assume that you are desperate for exposure, and will try to take advantage of you.\r\n\r\nHere\'s the thing: You are not desperate for exposure. You are a blogger. You are out there. Yes, you are not famous (yet!) but <em>you are out there enough that the person asking you to work for free found you</em>.\r\n\r\nPlus, you already blog for free. At your own blog.\r\n\r\nThey need you more than you need them. I\'M SERIOUS ABOUT THIS.\r\n\r\nThat doesn\'t mean you should be a jerk when you are asked to work for free (or in exchange for less than an ounce of toothpaste. True story!). Everyone gets asked to work for free sometimes -- designers, consultants, big bloggers.\r\n\r\nIt\'s not a reflection of you, it\'s them.\r\n\r\n(That everyone gets asked to do it doesn\'t mean <em>you</em> should do it. Just say \"no thanks\" and move on.)\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">So lesson #2 is : Learn to say no. You have to say it a lot, so you better get comfortable doing it.</span></strong>\r\n<h2>Should you blog for a free at a big site?</h2>\r\nHere\'s the thing: I write for hugely trafficked sites -- I of course get a byline and links and all that wonderful stuff -- and you know how much traffic I receive from that work to my own blog? Very little. Blogging for big sites has its rewards, but traffic and new readers simply isn\'t it. A paycheck (even a small one) is worth it -- as is all that you will inevitably learn from working with talented people. But here\'s a hint: Talented people don\'t give it away for free, so you probably won\'t be working with them at site that exploits writers. Sorry.\r\n<h2>So how am I supposed to get work if I don\'t get my foot in the door by writing for free?</h2>\r\nWriting for free definitely gets your foot in the door. People have to know whether you are a good writer before they will pay you to write. That is why you blog for free at<em> your own</em> blog.\r\n<h2>What about blogging for free for a friend? Should I do it then?</h2>\r\nThat\'s tricky. Luckily <a href=\"http://jessicahische.is/awesome/\">Jessica Hirsch</a> created a handy dandy chart to help you out. <a href=\"http://shouldiworkforfree.com/\">Shouldiworkforfree.com</a> is perfect, so use her chart when trying to decide. (Or <a href=\"http://jessicahische.bigcartel.com/\">buy a letterpress poster</a>, or <a href=\"http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3514540/workforfree.jpg\">download the free PDF</a> and hang it up on your workspace.)\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/should-i-work-for-free-e1321411642815.jpeg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2247\" title=\"should-i-work-for-free\" src=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/should-i-work-for-free-e1321411642815.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /></a>\r\n\r\nDo you feel like blogging for a friend? Do you really have all that free time to do it? Then I guess you should. I mean, it\'s a free country. I\'m assuming you\'re an adult. So you do what you want. Sometimes we do things just for fun. So go for it if it\'s going to be fun! (Unless you feel taken advantage of. That\'s no fun.)\r\n\r\nI love this poster and the \"<a href=\"http://www.behance.net/gallery/I-am-Designer/546504\">I am Designer Manifesto</a>\" is a must read for all bloggers looking to work. So read it. And remember this:\r\n<blockquote>Don\'t work for free under the guise of \'good exposure\'. It is bad exposure. If you don\'t value your own work, neither will anyone else.</blockquote>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/7c0db3584ccde7c6fb49137a2ad3d8ad1.jpeg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2242\" title=\"Do not work for free\" src=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/7c0db3584ccde7c6fb49137a2ad3d8ad1-438x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"438\" height=\"1024\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<em>Psst...Wanna know a little secret? I posted <a href=\"http://everydaytreats.frogandsnail.com/a-note-to-pr-professionals\">this note to PR professionals</a> and the quality of the pitches I receive since then has increased dramatically. Turns out that valuing your work has a ripple effect. It is also handy to have a link like this to send to people who insist on pestering you to write for them for free -- or to work on their campaign for free by reviewing a product on their schedule. I just send the link and say, \"sorry -- it\'s against my policy. But I\'d love to work together sometime.<a href=\"http://everydaytreats.frogandsnail.com/how-to-work-with-me\"> Here is how to work with me</a>. Best of luck.\" Works like a charm.</em>\r\n\r\nMore on small blogging:\r\n<h2><a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/04/on-being-a-small-blog-and-the-boston-marathon.html\">The Small Blog and The Marathon</a></h2>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h2><a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/11/making-it-big-as-a-small-blog-you-are-more-than-page-views.html\">Making it big as a small blog: You are more than page views</a></h2>','Making it big as a small blog: Exercising your \"No\" muscle','','inherit','open','open','','2231-revision-20','','','2011-11-15 22:06:59','2011-11-16 03:06:59','',2231,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/11/2231-revision-20.html',0,'revision','',0),(2257,1,'2011-11-15 22:08:10','2011-11-16 03:08:10','First, let me be a little bit obnoxious. It\'s a great way to start things, sometimes.\r\n\r\nDo you know the Zen story about the empty cup? Here it is, in case you haven\'t heard it (or don\'t watch Bruce Lee movies):\r\n<blockquote><em><strong>A university professor went to visit a famous Zen master. While the master quietly served tea, the professor talked about Zen. The master poured the visitor\'s cup to the brim, and then kept pouring. The professor watched the overflowing cup until he could no longer restrain himself. \"It\'s overfull! No more will go in!\" the professor blurted. \"You are like this cup,\" the master replied, \"How can I show you Zen unless you first empty your cup.\" </strong>- via <a href=\"http://users.rider.edu/~suler/zenstory/emptycup.html\">Zen Stories to Tell Your Neighbors</a></em></blockquote>\r\nI am not telling you this because I fancy myself a Zen master -- far from it!\r\n\r\nI\'m sharing the story because I always bring it to mind when I have to say no to something. I remind myself that by saying no at that moment I\'m making room for something better in the future. So if something isn\'t a good fit, I say no.\r\n\r\nIt was hard at first, and sometimes it still is, but I do it. When you\'re a small blogger, you have to say no. You have to say it a lot.\r\n\r\nWhy? People will ask you to work for free. People will assume that you are desperate for exposure, and will try to take advantage of you.\r\n\r\nHere\'s the thing: You are not desperate for exposure. You are a blogger. You are out there. Yes, you are not famous (yet!) but <em>you are out there enough that the person asking you to work for free found you</em>.\r\n\r\nPlus, you already blog for free. At your own blog.\r\n\r\nThey need you more than you need them. I\'M SERIOUS ABOUT THIS.\r\n\r\nThat doesn\'t mean you should be a jerk when you are asked to work for free (or in exchange for less than an ounce of toothpaste. True story!). Everyone gets asked to work for free sometimes -- designers, consultants, big bloggers.\r\n\r\nIt\'s not a reflection of you, it\'s them.\r\n\r\n(That everyone gets asked to do it doesn\'t mean <em>you</em> should do it. Just say \"no thanks\" and move on.)\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">So lesson #2 is : Learn to say no. You have to say it a lot, so you better get comfortable doing it.</span></strong>\r\n<h2>Should you blog for a free at a big site?</h2>\r\nHere\'s the thing: I write for hugely trafficked sites -- I of course get a byline and links and all that wonderful stuff -- and you know how much traffic I receive from that work to my own blog? Very little. Blogging for big sites has its rewards, but traffic and new readers simply isn\'t it. A paycheck (even a small one) is worth it -- as is all that you will inevitably learn from working with talented people. But here\'s a hint: Talented people don\'t give it away for free, so you probably won\'t be working with them at site that exploits writers. Sorry.\r\n<h2>So how am I supposed to get work if I don\'t get my foot in the door by writing for free?</h2>\r\nWriting for free definitely gets your foot in the door. People have to know whether you are a good writer before they will pay you to write. That is why you blog for free at<em> your own</em> blog.\r\n<h2>What about blogging for free for a friend? Should I do it then?</h2>\r\nThat\'s tricky. Luckily <a href=\"http://jessicahische.is/awesome/\">Jessica Hirsch</a> created a handy dandy chart to help you out. <a href=\"http://shouldiworkforfree.com/\">Shouldiworkforfree.com</a> is perfect, so use her chart when trying to decide. (Or <a href=\"http://jessicahische.bigcartel.com/\">buy a letterpress poster</a>, or <a href=\"http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3514540/workforfree.jpg\">download the free PDF</a> and hang it up on your workspace.)\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/should-i-work-for-free-e1321411642815.jpeg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2247\" title=\"should-i-work-for-free\" src=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/should-i-work-for-free-e1321411642815.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /></a>\r\n\r\nDo you feel like blogging for a friend? Do you really have all that free time to do it? Then I guess you should. I mean, it\'s a free country. I\'m assuming you\'re an adult. So you do what you want. Sometimes we do things just for fun. So go for it if it\'s going to be fun! (Unless you feel taken advantage of. That\'s no fun.)\r\n\r\nI love this poster and the \"<a href=\"http://www.behance.net/gallery/I-am-Designer/546504\">I am Designer Manifesto</a>\" is a must read for all bloggers looking to work. So read it. And remember this:\r\n<blockquote>Don\'t work for free under the guise of \'good exposure\'. It is bad exposure. If you don\'t value your own work, neither will anyone else.</blockquote>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/7c0db3584ccde7c6fb49137a2ad3d8ad1.jpeg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2242\" title=\"Do not work for free\" src=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/7c0db3584ccde7c6fb49137a2ad3d8ad1-438x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"438\" height=\"1024\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<em>Psst...Wanna know a little secret? I posted <a href=\"http://everydaytreats.frogandsnail.com/a-note-to-pr-professionals\">this note to PR professionals</a> and the quality of the pitches I receive since then has increased dramatically. Turns out that valuing your work has a ripple effect. It is also handy to have a link like this to send to people who insist on pestering you to write for them for free -- or to work on their campaign for free by reviewing a product on their schedule. I just send the link and say, \"sorry -- it\'s against my policy. But I\'d love to work together sometime.<a href=\"http://everydaytreats.frogandsnail.com/how-to-work-with-me\"> Here is how to work with me</a>. Best of luck.\" Works like a charm.</em>\r\n\r\nMore on small blogging:\r\n<h2><a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/04/on-being-a-small-blog-and-the-boston-marathon.html\">The Small Blog and The Marathon</a></h2>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h2><a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/11/making-it-big-as-a-small-blog-you-are-more-than-page-views.html\">Making it big as a small blog: You are more than page views</a></h2>','Making it big as a small blog: Exercising your \"No\" muscle','','inherit','open','open','','2231-revision-21','','','2011-11-15 22:08:10','2011-11-16 03:08:10','',2231,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/11/2231-revision-21.html',0,'revision','',0),(2258,1,'2011-11-15 22:09:51','2011-11-16 03:09:51','First, let me be a little bit obnoxious. It\'s a great way to start things, sometimes.\r\n\r\nDo you know the Zen story about the empty cup? Here it is, in case you haven\'t heard it (or don\'t watch Bruce Lee movies):\r\n<blockquote><em><strong>A university professor went to visit a famous Zen master. While the master quietly served tea, the professor talked about Zen. The master poured the visitor\'s cup to the brim, and then kept pouring. The professor watched the overflowing cup until he could no longer restrain himself. \"It\'s overfull! No more will go in!\" the professor blurted. \"You are like this cup,\" the master replied, \"How can I show you Zen unless you first empty your cup.\" </strong>- via <a href=\"http://users.rider.edu/~suler/zenstory/emptycup.html\">Zen Stories to Tell Your Neighbors</a></em></blockquote>\r\nI am not telling you this because I fancy myself a Zen master -- far from it!\r\n\r\nI\'m sharing the story because I always bring it to mind when I have to say no to something. I remind myself that by saying no at that moment I\'m making room for something better in the future. So if something isn\'t a good fit, I say no.\r\n\r\nIt was hard at first, and sometimes it still is, but I do it. When you\'re a small blogger, you have to say no. You have to say it a lot.\r\n\r\nWhy? People will ask you to work for free. People will assume that you are desperate for exposure, and will try to take advantage of you.\r\n\r\nHere\'s the thing: You are not desperate for exposure. You are a blogger. You are out there. Yes, you are not famous (yet!) but <em>you are out there enough that the person asking you to work for free found you</em>.\r\n\r\nPlus, you already blog for free. At your own blog.\r\n\r\nThey need you more than you need them. I\'M SERIOUS ABOUT THIS.\r\n\r\nThat doesn\'t mean you should be a jerk when you are asked to work for free (or in exchange for less than an ounce of toothpaste. True story!). Everyone gets asked to work for free sometimes -- designers, consultants, big bloggers.\r\n\r\nIt\'s not a reflection of you, it\'s them.\r\n\r\n(That everyone gets asked to work for free at times doesn\'t mean <em>you</em> should do it. Who made you the martyr of the internet? Just say \"no thanks\" and move on.)\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">So lesson #2 is : Learn to say no. You have to say it a lot, so you better get comfortable doing it.</span></strong>\r\n<h2>Should you blog for a free at a big site?</h2>\r\nHere\'s the thing: I write for hugely trafficked sites -- I of course get a byline and links and all that wonderful stuff -- and you know how much traffic I receive from that work to my own blog? Very little. Blogging for big sites has its rewards, but traffic and new readers simply isn\'t it. A paycheck (even a small one) is worth it -- as is all that you will inevitably learn from working with talented people. But here\'s a hint: Talented people don\'t give it away for free, so you probably won\'t be working with them at site that exploits writers. Sorry.\r\n<h2>So how am I supposed to get work if I don\'t get my foot in the door by writing for free?</h2>\r\nWriting for free definitely gets your foot in the door. People have to know whether you are a good writer before they will pay you to write. That is why you blog for free at<em> your own</em> blog.\r\n<h2>What about blogging for free for a friend? Should I do it then?</h2>\r\nThat\'s tricky. Luckily <a href=\"http://jessicahische.is/awesome/\">Jessica Hirsch</a> created a handy dandy chart to help you out. <a href=\"http://shouldiworkforfree.com/\">Shouldiworkforfree.com</a> is perfect, so use her chart when trying to decide. (Or <a href=\"http://jessicahische.bigcartel.com/\">buy a letterpress poster</a>, or <a href=\"http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3514540/workforfree.jpg\">download the free PDF</a> and hang it up on your workspace.)\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/should-i-work-for-free-e1321411642815.jpeg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2247\" title=\"should-i-work-for-free\" src=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/should-i-work-for-free-e1321411642815.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /></a>\r\n\r\nDo you feel like blogging for a friend? Do you really have all that free time to do it? Then I guess you should. I mean, it\'s a free country. I\'m assuming you\'re an adult. So you do what you want. Sometimes we do things just for fun. So go for it if it\'s going to be fun! (Unless you feel taken advantage of. That\'s no fun.)\r\n\r\nI love this poster and the \"<a href=\"http://www.behance.net/gallery/I-am-Designer/546504\">I am Designer Manifesto</a>\" is a must read for all bloggers looking to work. So read it. And remember this:\r\n<blockquote>Don\'t work for free under the guise of \'good exposure\'. It is bad exposure. If you don\'t value your own work, neither will anyone else.</blockquote>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/7c0db3584ccde7c6fb49137a2ad3d8ad1.jpeg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2242\" title=\"Do not work for free\" src=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/7c0db3584ccde7c6fb49137a2ad3d8ad1-438x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"438\" height=\"1024\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<em>Psst...Wanna know a little secret? I posted <a href=\"http://everydaytreats.frogandsnail.com/a-note-to-pr-professionals\">this note to PR professionals</a> and the quality of the pitches I receive since then has increased dramatically. Turns out that valuing your work has a ripple effect. It is also handy to have a link like this to send to people who insist on pestering you to write for them for free -- or to work on their campaign for free by reviewing a product on their schedule. I just send the link and say, \"sorry -- it\'s against my policy. But I\'d love to work together sometime.<a href=\"http://everydaytreats.frogandsnail.com/how-to-work-with-me\"> Here is how to work with me</a>. Best of luck.\" Works like a charm.</em>\r\n\r\nMore on small blogging:\r\n<h2><a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/04/on-being-a-small-blog-and-the-boston-marathon.html\">The Small Blog and The Marathon</a></h2>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h2><a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/11/making-it-big-as-a-small-blog-you-are-more-than-page-views.html\">Making it big as a small blog: You are more than page views</a></h2>','Making it big as a small blog: Exercising your \"No\" muscle','','inherit','open','open','','2231-revision-22','','','2011-11-15 22:09:51','2011-11-16 03:09:51','',2231,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/11/2231-revision-22.html',0,'revision','',0),(2259,1,'2011-11-16 00:22:32','2011-11-16 05:22:32','First, let me be a little bit obnoxious. It\'s a great way to start things, sometimes.\r\n\r\nDo you know the Zen story about the empty cup? Here it is, in case you haven\'t heard it (or don\'t watch Bruce Lee movies):\r\n<blockquote><em><strong>A university professor went to visit a famous Zen master. While the master quietly served tea, the professor talked about Zen. The master poured the visitor\'s cup to the brim, and then kept pouring. The professor watched the overflowing cup until he could no longer restrain himself. \"It\'s overfull! No more will go in!\" the professor blurted. \"You are like this cup,\" the master replied, \"How can I show you Zen unless you first empty your cup.\" </strong>- via <a href=\"http://users.rider.edu/~suler/zenstory/emptycup.html\">Zen Stories to Tell Your Neighbors</a></em></blockquote>\r\nI am not telling you this because I fancy myself a Zen master -- far from it!\r\n\r\nI\'m sharing the story because I always bring it to mind when I have to say no to something. I remind myself that by saying no at that moment I\'m making room for something better in the future. So if something isn\'t a good fit, I say no.\r\n\r\nIt was hard at first, and sometimes it still is, but I do it. When you\'re a small blogger, you have to say no. You have to say it a lot.\r\n\r\nWhy? People will ask you to work for free. People will assume that you are desperate for exposure, and will try to take advantage of you.\r\n\r\nHere\'s the thing: You are not desperate for exposure. You are a blogger. You are out there. Maybe you are not famous (yet!) but <em>you are out there enough that the person asking you to work for free found you</em>.\r\n\r\nPlus, you already blog for free. At your own blog.\r\n\r\nThey need you more than you need them. I\'M SERIOUS ABOUT THIS.\r\n\r\nThat doesn\'t mean you should be a jerk when you are asked to work for free (or in exchange for less than an ounce of toothpaste. True story!). Everyone gets asked to work for free sometimes -- designers, consultants, big bloggers.\r\n\r\nIt\'s not a reflection of you, it\'s them.\r\n\r\n(That everyone gets asked to work for free at times doesn\'t mean <em>you</em> should do it. Who made you the martyr of the internet? Just say \"no thanks\" and move on.)\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">So lesson #2 is : Learn to say no. You have to say it a lot, so you better get comfortable doing it.</span></strong>\r\n<h2>Should you blog for a free at a big site?</h2>\r\nHere\'s the thing: I sometimes write for hugely trafficked sites -- I of course get a byline and links and all that wonderful stuff -- and you know how much traffic I receive from that work to my own blog? Very little. Blogging for big sites has its rewards, but traffic and new readers simply isn\'t it. A paycheck (even a small one) is worth it -- as is all that you will inevitably learn from working with talented people. But here\'s a hint: Talented people don\'t give it away for free, so you probably won\'t be working with them at site that exploits writers. Sorry.\r\n<h2>So how am I supposed to get work if I don\'t get my foot in the door by writing for free?</h2>\r\nWriting for free definitely gets your foot in the door. People want to know whether you are a good writer before they will pay you to write. That is why you blog for free at<em> your own</em> blog.\r\n<h2>What about blogging for free for a friend? Should I do it then?</h2>\r\nThat\'s tricky. Luckily <a href=\"http://jessicahische.is/awesome/\">Jessica Hirsch</a> created a handy dandy chart to help you out. <a href=\"http://shouldiworkforfree.com/\">Shouldiworkforfree.com</a> is perfect, so use her chart when trying to decide. (Or <a href=\"http://jessicahische.bigcartel.com/\">buy a letterpress poster</a>, or <a href=\"http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3514540/workforfree.jpg\">download the free PDF</a> and hang it up on your workspace.)\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/should-i-work-for-free-e1321411642815.jpeg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2247\" title=\"should-i-work-for-free\" src=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/should-i-work-for-free-e1321411642815.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /></a>\r\n\r\nDo you feel like blogging for a friend? Do you really have all that free time to do it? Then I guess you should. I mean, it\'s a free country. I\'m assuming you\'re an adult. So you do what you want. Sometimes we do things just for fun. So go for it if it\'s going to be fun! (Unless you feel taken advantage of. That\'s no fun.)\r\n\r\nI love this poster and the \"<a href=\"http://www.behance.net/gallery/I-am-Designer/546504\">I am Designer Manifesto</a>\" is a must read for all bloggers looking to work. So read it. And remember this:\r\n<blockquote>Don\'t work for free under the guise of \'good exposure\'. It is bad exposure. If you don\'t value your own work, neither will anyone else.</blockquote>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/7c0db3584ccde7c6fb49137a2ad3d8ad1.jpeg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2242\" title=\"Do not work for free\" src=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/7c0db3584ccde7c6fb49137a2ad3d8ad1-438x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"438\" height=\"1024\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<em>Psst...Wanna know a little secret? I posted <a href=\"http://everydaytreats.frogandsnail.com/a-note-to-pr-professionals\">this note to PR professionals</a> and the quality of the pitches I receive since then has increased dramatically. Turns out that valuing your work has a ripple effect. It is also handy to have a link like this to send to people who insist on pestering you to write for them for free -- or to work on their campaign for free by reviewing a product on their schedule. I just send the link and say, \"sorry -- it\'s against my policy. But I\'d love to work together sometime.<a href=\"http://everydaytreats.frogandsnail.com/how-to-work-with-me\"> Here is how to work with me</a>. Best of luck.\" Works like a charm.</em>\r\n\r\nMore on small blogging:\r\n<h2><a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/04/on-being-a-small-blog-and-the-boston-marathon.html\">The Small Blog and The Marathon</a></h2>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h2><a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/11/making-it-big-as-a-small-blog-you-are-more-than-page-views.html\">Making it big as a small blog: You are more than page views</a></h2>','Making it big as a small blog: Exercising your \"No\" muscle','','inherit','open','open','','2231-revision-23','','','2011-11-16 00:22:32','2011-11-16 05:22:32','',2231,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/11/2231-revision-23.html',0,'revision','',0),(2260,1,'2011-11-16 00:23:28','2011-11-16 05:23:28','First, let me be a little bit obnoxious. It\'s a great way to start things, sometimes.\r\n\r\nDo you know the Zen story about the empty cup? Here it is, in case you haven\'t heard it (or don\'t watch Bruce Lee movies):\r\n<blockquote><em><strong>A university professor went to visit a famous Zen master. While the master quietly served tea, the professor talked about Zen. The master poured the visitor\'s cup to the brim, and then kept pouring. The professor watched the overflowing cup until he could no longer restrain himself. \"It\'s overfull! No more will go in!\" the professor blurted. \"You are like this cup,\" the master replied, \"How can I show you Zen unless you first empty your cup.\" </strong>- via <a href=\"http://users.rider.edu/~suler/zenstory/emptycup.html\">Zen Stories to Tell Your Neighbors</a></em></blockquote>\r\nI am not telling you this because I fancy myself a Zen master -- far from it!\r\n\r\nI\'m sharing the story because I always bring it to mind when I have to say no to something. I remind myself that by saying no at that moment I\'m making room for something better in the future. So if something isn\'t a good fit, I say no.\r\n\r\nIt was hard at first, and sometimes it still is, but I do it. When you\'re a small blogger, you have to say no. You have to say it a lot.\r\n\r\nWhy? People will ask you to work for free. People will assume that you are desperate for exposure, and will try to take advantage of you.\r\n\r\nHere\'s the thing: You are not desperate for exposure. You are a blogger. You are out there. Maybe you are not famous (yet!) but <em>you are out there enough that the person asking you to work for free found you</em>.\r\n\r\nPlus, you already blog for free. At your own blog.\r\n\r\nThey need you more than you need them. I\'M SERIOUS ABOUT THIS.\r\n\r\nThat doesn\'t mean you should be a jerk when you are asked to work for free (or in exchange for less than an ounce of toothpaste. True story!). Everyone gets asked to work for free sometimes -- designers, consultants, big bloggers.\r\n\r\nIt\'s not a reflection of you, it\'s them.\r\n\r\n(That everyone gets asked to work for free at times doesn\'t mean <em>you</em> should do it. Who made you the martyr of the internet? Just say \"no thanks\" and move on.)\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">So lesson #2 is : Learn to say no. You have to say it a lot, so you better get comfortable doing it.</span></strong>\r\n<h2>Should you blog for a free at a big site?</h2>\r\nHere\'s the thing: I sometimes write for hugely trafficked sites -- I of course get a byline and links and all that wonderful stuff -- and you know how much traffic I receive from that work to my own blog? Very little. Blogging for big sites has its rewards, but traffic and new readers simply isn\'t it. A paycheck (even a small one) is worth it -- as is all that you will inevitably learn from working with talented people. But here\'s a hint: Talented people don\'t give it away for free, so you probably won\'t be working with them at site that exploits writers. Sorry.\r\n<h2>So how am I supposed to get work if I don\'t get my foot in the door by writing for free?</h2>\r\nWriting for free definitely gets your foot in the door. People want to know whether you are a good writer before they will pay you to write. That is why you blog for free at<em> your own</em> blog.\r\n<h2>What about blogging for free for a friend? Should I do it then?</h2>\r\nThat\'s tricky. Luckily <a href=\"http://jessicahische.is/awesome/\">Jessica Hirsch</a> created a handy dandy chart to help you out. <a href=\"http://shouldiworkforfree.com/\">Shouldiworkforfree.com</a> is perfect, so use her chart when trying to decide. (Or <a href=\"http://jessicahische.bigcartel.com/\">buy a letterpress poster</a>, or <a href=\"http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3514540/workforfree.jpg\">download the free PDF</a> and hang it up on your workspace.)\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/should-i-work-for-free-e1321411642815.jpeg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2247\" title=\"should-i-work-for-free\" src=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/should-i-work-for-free-e1321411642815.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /></a>\r\n\r\nDo you feel like blogging for a friend? Do you really have all that free time to do it? Then I guess you should. I mean, it\'s a free country. I\'m assuming you\'re an adult. So you do what you want. Sometimes we do things just for fun. So go for it if it\'s going to be fun! (Unless you feel taken advantage of. That\'s no fun.)\r\n\r\nI love this poster and the \"<a href=\"http://www.behance.net/gallery/I-am-Designer/546504\">I am Designer Manifesto</a>\" is a must read for all bloggers looking to work. So read it. And remember this:\r\n<blockquote>Don\'t work for free under the guise of \'good exposure\'. It is bad exposure. If you don\'t value your own work, neither will anyone else.</blockquote>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/7c0db3584ccde7c6fb49137a2ad3d8ad1.jpeg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2242\" title=\"Do not work for free\" src=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/7c0db3584ccde7c6fb49137a2ad3d8ad1-438x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"438\" height=\"1024\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<em>Psst...Wanna know a little secret? I posted <a href=\"http://everydaytreats.frogandsnail.com/a-note-to-pr-professionals\">this note to PR professionals</a> and the quality of the pitches I receive since then has increased dramatically. Turns out that valuing your work has a ripple effect. It is also handy to have a link like this to send to people who insist on pestering you to write for them for free -- or to work on their campaign for free by reviewing a product on their schedule. I just send the link and say, \"sorry -- it\'s against my policy. But I\'d love to work together sometime.<a href=\"http://everydaytreats.frogandsnail.com/how-to-work-with-me\"> Here is how to work with me</a>. Best of luck.\" Works like a charm.</em>\r\n\r\nMore on small blogging:\r\n<h2><a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/04/on-being-a-small-blog-and-the-boston-marathon.html\">The Small Blog and The Marathon</a></h2>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h2><a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/11/making-it-big-as-a-small-blog-you-are-more-than-page-views.html\">Making it big as a small blog: You are more than page views</a></h2>','Making it big as a small blog: Exercising your \"No\" muscle','','inherit','open','open','','2231-revision-24','','','2011-11-16 00:23:28','2011-11-16 05:23:28','',2231,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/11/2231-revision-24.html',0,'revision','',0),(2261,1,'2011-05-09 10:10:42','2011-05-09 14:10:42','<span style=\"color: #888888;\"><em>The view from <a href=\"http://workingcloset.wordpress.com/\">our</a> room at the Ritz -- I thought it looked vaguely Parisian, do you see it too?</em></span>\r\n\r\nI just got back from a magical weekend in New Orleans where I attended the <a href=\"http://mom2summit.com/\">Mom 2.0 Summit</a>. Everyone told me that Mom 2.0 would be my type of conference, and it turns out that everyone was right. I loved it. I loved that it was small, I loved that it was focused, I loved the openness and honesty of the attendees.\r\n\r\nTurns out that the reasons I loved Mom 2.0 are the very reasons I should be proud of my blog.\r\n\r\nIt\'s small. It\'s focused (or \"niche\" as the marketers like to say.) I\'m honest on my blog -- I don\'t pretend to be something I\'m not, even if it acting differently might get me more readers.\r\n\r\nWhat\'s strange is that the very reasons I loved Mom 2.0 are the reasons I sometimes feel bad about my blog.\r\n\r\nI\'ve been doing this since 2005. I\'ve done fine for myself work-wise outside of the blog. I have made more amazing friends than I could have ever dreamed of. But sometimes I wonder what\'s wrong with this blog. Why do I still have the same modest traffic I\'ve had since 2006? (Frustrating!)\r\n\r\nWhat am I doing wrong?\r\n\r\nIntellectually, I know the answer. I know that I\'m doing nothing wrong, except when I am.\r\n\r\nTalking to so many writers that I admire was energizing, and having some of them tell me how much they\'ve loved this little space reminded me that while what I do here isn\'t for everyone, there are people reading.\r\n\r\nAnd getting it.\r\n\r\n(That\'s you. Thank you.)\r\n\r\nThen yesterday I went to watch the Boston Marathon. If you ever want to put things in perspective, go watch marathon runners.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/69128a38e36b4572a5cb0c33c3a28a3d_7-e1303232325992.jpeg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1286\" title=\"69128a38e36b4572a5cb0c33c3a28a3d_7\" src=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/69128a38e36b4572a5cb0c33c3a28a3d_7-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" /></a>\r\n\r\nWhile I was as amazed as anyone by the record-breaking times achieved by the elite runners I couldn\'t stop watching the everyday people. The ones who kept going in the shadow of the elite athletes.\r\n\r\nI was explaining the marathon to my children as we watched the people run. Why was everyone cheering? Why are they running? Why was that man crying as he ran? Why is someone running in an Elvis costume? Why? Why? Why?\r\n\r\nAnd then my oldest asked me why people kept on running if someone had crossed the finish line hours ago. Why run if you\'re not going to win?\r\n\r\n\"Because winning isn\'t the point. I\'m not sure finishing is the point. I think the point is simply to do it.\"\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/71ec145f577241bcb2c4b221d94f4f26_7-e1303232364479.jpeg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1285\" title=\"71ec145f577241bcb2c4b221d94f4f26_7\" src=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/71ec145f577241bcb2c4b221d94f4f26_7-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" /></a>\r\n<div id=\"abw\">\r\n<div id=\"abm\">\r\n<div id=\"abc\">\r\n<div id=\"articlebody\">\r\n<div>\r\n<blockquote>If you want to win something, run 100 meters. If you want to experience something, run a marathon. -- Emil Zatopek, Czech runner; winner of four Olympic gold medals</blockquote>\r\nMy mother wanted to stay until the last runner. I told her we would have to be there past nightfall. <a href=\"http://articles.boston.com/2011-04-17/news/29428537_1_dave-mcgillivray-oldest-annual-marathon-boston-marathon\">The last runner is in a category all his own</a>.\r\n\r\nBlogging is like a marathon. You can be there from the beginning and play by the book, or you can jump in and out of it. There are elite runners who in many ways are in a race all their own, but that doesn\'t take away from the everyday people. The ones who have their own reasons for running.\r\n\r\nThe ones who keep going even after the race has been won.\r\n\r\nThe last runners.\r\n\r\nI think I\'m in that category. And I\'m putting my heart into owning that.\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>','The Small Blog and The Marathon','','inherit','open','open','','1256-revision-42','','','2011-05-09 10:10:42','2011-05-09 14:10:42','',1256,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/05/1256-revision-42.html',0,'revision','',0),(2262,1,'2011-11-16 11:08:22','2011-11-16 16:08:22','<em>{An occasional series based on my experience on making a living while <a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/tag/small-blog\">blogging small</a>}</em>\r\n\r\nFirst, let me be a little bit obnoxious. It\'s a great way to start things, sometimes.\r\n\r\nDo you know the Zen story about the empty cup? Here it is, in case you haven\'t heard it (or don\'t watch Bruce Lee movies):\r\n<blockquote><em><strong>A university professor went to visit a famous Zen master. While the master quietly served tea, the professor talked about Zen. The master poured the visitor\'s cup to the brim, and then kept pouring. The professor watched the overflowing cup until he could no longer restrain himself. \"It\'s overfull! No more will go in!\" the professor blurted. \"You are like this cup,\" the master replied, \"How can I show you Zen unless you first empty your cup.\" </strong>- via <a href=\"http://users.rider.edu/~suler/zenstory/emptycup.html\">Zen Stories to Tell Your Neighbors</a></em></blockquote>\r\nI am not telling you this because I fancy myself a Zen master -- far from it!\r\n\r\nI\'m sharing the story because I always bring it to mind when I have to say no to something. I remind myself that by saying no at that moment I\'m making room for something better in the future. So if something isn\'t a good fit, I say no.\r\n\r\nIt was hard at first, and sometimes it still is, but I do it. When you\'re a small blogger, you have to say no. You have to say it a lot.\r\n\r\nWhy? People will ask you to work for free. People will assume that you are desperate for exposure, and will try to take advantage of you.\r\n\r\nHere\'s the thing: You are not desperate for exposure. You are a blogger. You are out there. Maybe you are not famous (yet!) but <em>you are out there enough that the person asking you to work for free found you</em>.\r\n\r\nPlus, you already blog for free. At your own blog.\r\n\r\nThey need you more than you need them. I\'M SERIOUS ABOUT THIS.\r\n\r\nThat doesn\'t mean you should be a jerk when you are asked to work for free (or in exchange for less than an ounce of toothpaste. True story!). Everyone gets asked to work for free sometimes -- designers, consultants, big bloggers.\r\n\r\nIt\'s not a reflection of you, it\'s them.\r\n\r\n(That everyone gets asked to work for free at times doesn\'t mean <em>you</em> should do it. Who made you the martyr of the internet? Just say \"no thanks\" and move on.)\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">So lesson #2 is : Learn to say no. You have to say it a lot, so you better get comfortable doing it.</span></strong>\r\n<h2>Should you blog for a free at a big site?</h2>\r\nHere\'s the thing: I sometimes write for hugely trafficked sites -- I of course get a byline and links and all that wonderful stuff -- and you know how much traffic I receive from that work to my own blog? Very little. Blogging for big sites has its rewards, but traffic and new readers simply isn\'t it. A paycheck (even a small one) is worth it -- as is all that you will inevitably learn from working with talented people. But here\'s a hint: Talented people don\'t give it away for free, so you probably won\'t be working with them at site that exploits writers. Sorry.\r\n<h2>So how am I supposed to get work if I don\'t get my foot in the door by writing for free?</h2>\r\nWriting for free definitely gets your foot in the door. People want to know whether you are a good writer before they will pay you to write. That is why you blog for free at<em> your own</em> blog.\r\n<h2>What about blogging for free for a friend? Should I do it then?</h2>\r\nThat\'s tricky. Luckily <a href=\"http://jessicahische.is/awesome/\">Jessica Hirsch</a> created a handy dandy chart to help you out. <a href=\"http://shouldiworkforfree.com/\">Shouldiworkforfree.com</a> is perfect, so use her chart when trying to decide. (Or <a href=\"http://jessicahische.bigcartel.com/\">buy a letterpress poster</a>, or <a href=\"http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3514540/workforfree.jpg\">download the free PDF</a> and hang it up on your workspace.)\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/should-i-work-for-free-e1321411642815.jpeg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2247\" title=\"should-i-work-for-free\" src=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/should-i-work-for-free-e1321411642815.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /></a>\r\n\r\nDo you feel like blogging for a friend? Do you really have all that free time to do it? Then I guess you should. I mean, it\'s a free country. I\'m assuming you\'re an adult. So you do what you want. Sometimes we do things just for fun. So go for it if it\'s going to be fun! (Unless you feel taken advantage of. That\'s no fun.)\r\n\r\nI love this poster and the \"<a href=\"http://www.behance.net/gallery/I-am-Designer/546504\">I am Designer Manifesto</a>\" is a must read for all bloggers looking to work. So read it. And remember this:\r\n<blockquote>Don\'t work for free under the guise of \'good exposure\'. It is bad exposure. If you don\'t value your own work, neither will anyone else.</blockquote>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/7c0db3584ccde7c6fb49137a2ad3d8ad1.jpeg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2242\" title=\"Do not work for free\" src=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/7c0db3584ccde7c6fb49137a2ad3d8ad1-438x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"438\" height=\"1024\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<em>Psst...Wanna know a little secret? I posted <a href=\"http://everydaytreats.frogandsnail.com/a-note-to-pr-professionals\">this note to PR professionals</a> and the quality of the pitches I receive since then has increased dramatically. Turns out that valuing your work has a ripple effect. It is also handy to have a link like this to send to people who insist on pestering you to write for them for free -- or to work on their campaign for free by reviewing a product on their schedule. I just send the link and say, \"sorry -- it\'s against my policy. But I\'d love to work together sometime.<a href=\"http://everydaytreats.frogandsnail.com/how-to-work-with-me\"> Here is how to work with me</a>. Best of luck.\" Works like a charm.</em>\r\n\r\nMore on small blogging:\r\n<h2><a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/04/on-being-a-small-blog-and-the-boston-marathon.html\">The Small Blog and The Marathon</a></h2>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h2><a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/11/making-it-big-as-a-small-blog-you-are-more-than-page-views.html\">Making it big as a small blog: You are more than page views</a></h2>','Making it big as a small blog: Exercising your \"No\" muscle','','inherit','open','open','','2231-revision-25','','','2011-11-16 11:08:22','2011-11-16 16:08:22','',2231,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/11/2231-revision-25.html',0,'revision','',0),(2263,1,'2011-11-14 17:05:03','2011-11-14 22:05:03','<em>Godzilla. Driving a Mini. Stick with me here.</em>\r\n\r\nDo you have a small blog? You probably do. I know, because most of us do.\r\n\r\nSo listen up. We need to talk. It\'s just that, well, that you\'re driving me crazy.\r\n\r\nIt\'s your insecurity: STOP IT. STOP IT RIGHT THIS MINUTE.\r\n\r\nLook, I understand. <a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/04/on-being-a-small-blog-and-the-boston-marathon.html\">I know what it\'s like to look at your stats and wonder what you\'re doing wrong</a>. I know what it feels like -- my blogs are small, at least if you measure \"bigness\" by page views or blogger rankings.\r\n\r\nThat doesn\'t stop me from both blogging for the sake of blogging (six years and counting!) and also making a decent living thanks to blogging.\r\n\r\nHere\'s the thing: Having a popular blog with thousands of daily visitors is a great way to make a living through blogging, but<strong> it is not the only way</strong>.\r\n\r\nIf you want to blog because you love to write and connect with people -- hey, that\'s awesome. I love that about blogging too. In fact, I happen to believe that a passionate love for interactive communication is what separates the long-term bloggers from the ones who quit. Passion is critical.\r\n\r\nBut if you also dream of making a little money (or even decent money) from blogging -- and why shouldn\'t you? You should work at what you love, so why not? -- please don\'t beat yourself up because you don\'t think you\'re worthy because you don\'t have an extremely popular blog.\r\n\r\nInstead of spending time and energy trying to increase your reader count, you should, above all, create a quality blog. I don\'t really care what it\'s about, and I\'m not going to tell you what quality means. It depends on what you do, and you and I both know it when we see it.\r\n\r\nSo lesson # 1 is this: Don\'t take your stats too seriously. Instead of obsessing about what others think (or don\'t think) of you, focus on creating something unique.\r\n\r\nYou can make it big as a small blog.\r\n\r\nHave some fun with it.\r\n\r\nThink of yourself as Godzilla driving a mini.\r\n\r\nI promise to help you with the rest of it.','Making it big as a small blog: You are more than page views','','inherit','open','open','','2202-revision-27','','','2011-11-14 17:05:03','2011-11-14 22:05:03','',2202,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/11/2202-revision-27.html',0,'revision','',0),(2265,1,'2011-11-21 10:14:57','2011-11-21 15:14:57','','austenroom1','','inherit','open','open','','austenroom1','','','2011-11-21 10:14:57','2011-11-21 15:14:57','',2264,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/austenroom1.jpeg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(2266,1,'2011-11-21 10:14:38','2011-11-21 15:14:38','','Jane Austen\'s desk: What\'s your excuse?','','inherit','open','open','','2264-revision','','','2011-11-21 10:14:38','2011-11-21 15:14:38','',2264,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/11/2264-revision.html',0,'revision','',0),(2267,1,'2011-11-21 10:14:38','2011-11-21 15:14:38','','Jane Austen\'s desk: What\'s your excuse?','','inherit','open','open','','2264-revision-2','','','2011-11-21 10:14:38','2011-11-21 15:14:38','',2264,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/11/2264-revision-2.html',0,'revision','',0),(2268,1,'2011-11-21 10:19:19','2011-11-21 15:19:19','<div id=\"promo\">\n<div id=\"promo\">\n<div id=\"guardianbooks\" data-fetch-url=\"http://resource.guim.co.uk/twitter/jsonlist/guardianbooks.jsonp\" data-latest-tweet=\"138573015091908608\">\n<div>\n<div><em>Photograph Eamonn McCabe via the Guardian</em></div>\n</div>\n</div>\n</div>\n</div>\n<blockquote><em>Having no room of her own, she established herself near the little-used front door, and here \"she wrote upon small sheets of paper which could easily be put away, or covered with a piece of blotting paper\". A creaking swing door gave her warning when anyone was coming, and she refused to have the creak remedied. <a href=\"http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/jul/12/saturdayreviewsfeatres.guardianreview2\">via The Guardian</a></em></blockquote>','Jane Austen\'s desk: What\'s your excuse?','','inherit','open','open','','2264-revision-3','','','2011-11-21 10:19:19','2011-11-21 15:19:19','',2264,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/11/2264-revision-3.html',0,'revision','',0),(2269,1,'2011-11-21 10:19:38','2011-11-21 15:19:38','<div id=\"promo\">\r\n<div id=\"promo\">\r\n<div id=\"guardianbooks\" data-fetch-url=\"http://resource.guim.co.uk/twitter/jsonlist/guardianbooks.jsonp\" data-latest-tweet=\"138573015091908608\">\r\n<div>\r\n<div><em>Photograph Eamonn McCabe <a href=\"http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/jul/12/saturdayreviewsfeatres.guardianreview2\">via the Guardian</a></em></div>\r\n<div></div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\ndsddsaf\r\n<blockquote><em>Having no room of her own, she established herself near the little-used front door, and here \"she wrote upon small sheets of paper which could easily be put away, or covered with a piece of blotting paper\". A creaking swing door gave her warning when anyone was coming, and she refused to have the creak remedied. <a href=\"http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/jul/12/saturdayreviewsfeatres.guardianreview2\">via The Guardian</a></em></blockquote>','Jane Austen\'s desk: What\'s your excuse?','','inherit','open','open','','2264-revision-4','','','2011-11-21 10:19:38','2011-11-21 15:19:38','',2264,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/11/2264-revision-4.html',0,'revision','',0),(2270,1,'2011-11-21 10:21:41','2011-11-21 15:21:41','<div id=\"promo\">\n<div id=\"promo\">\n<div id=\"guardianbooks\" data-fetch-url=\"http://resource.guim.co.uk/twitter/jsonlist/guardianbooks.jsonp\" data-latest-tweet=\"138573015091908608\">\n<div>\n<div><em>Photograph Eamonn McCabe <a href=\"http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/jul/12/saturdayreviewsfeatres.guardianreview2\">via the Guardian</a></em></div>\n</div>\n<div>One of my most treasured excuses (for everything, but mostly for work) is that <a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/2007/08/quitting-for-the-day.html\">my children</a> go absolutely batshit insane the second I t</div>\n</div>\n</div>\n</div>\n<blockquote><em>Having no room of her own, she established herself near the little-used front door, and here \"she wrote upon small sheets of paper which could easily be put away, or covered with a piece of blotting paper\". A creaking swing door gave her warning when anyone was coming, and she refused to have the creak remedied. <a href=\"http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/jul/12/saturdayreviewsfeatres.guardianreview2\">via The Guardian</a></em></blockquote>','Jane Austen\'s desk: What\'s your excuse?','','inherit','open','open','','2264-revision-5','','','2011-11-21 10:21:41','2011-11-21 15:21:41','',2264,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/11/2264-revision-5.html',0,'revision','',0),(2271,1,'2011-11-21 10:21:48','2011-11-21 15:21:48','<div id=\"promo\">\r\n<div id=\"promo\">\r\n<div id=\"guardianbooks\" data-fetch-url=\"http://resource.guim.co.uk/twitter/jsonlist/guardianbooks.jsonp\" data-latest-tweet=\"138573015091908608\">\r\n<div>\r\n<div><em>Photograph Eamonn McCabe <a href=\"http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/jul/12/saturdayreviewsfeatres.guardianreview2\">via the Guardian</a></em></div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div>One of my most treasured excuses (for everything, but mostly for work) is that <a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/2007/08/quitting-for-the-day.html\">my children</a> go absolutely batshit insane the second I try to get anything done.</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<blockquote><em>Having no room of her own, she established herself near the little-used front door, and here \"she wrote upon small sheets of paper which could easily be put away, or covered with a piece of blotting paper\". A creaking swing door gave her warning when anyone was coming, and she refused to have the creak remedied. <a href=\"http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/jul/12/saturdayreviewsfeatres.guardianreview2\">via The Guardian</a></em></blockquote>','Jane Austen\'s desk: What\'s your excuse?','','inherit','open','open','','2264-revision-6','','','2011-11-21 10:21:48','2011-11-21 15:21:48','',2264,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/11/2264-revision-6.html',0,'revision','',0),(2278,1,'2011-11-21 10:27:06','2011-11-21 15:27:06','Photograph Eamonn McCabe <a href=\"http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/jul/12/saturdayreviewsfeatres.guardianreview2\">via the Guardian</a>\nOne of my most treasured excuses (for everything, but mostly for work) is that <a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/2007/08/quitting-for-the-day.html\">my children</a> go absolutely batshit insane the second I try to get anything done. I dream of a beautifully appointed office, where I can shut the door and have room to think.\n<div>Instead, at this very moment, the kids have thrown dozens of Hot Wheels all over the family room, my couch has been torn into pieces, and I\'m late filing a post for work. Dammit.</div>\n<div>I came across this quote and photo of Jane Austen\'s writing area</div>\n<blockquote><em>Having no room of her own, she established herself near the little-used front door, and here \"she wrote upon small sheets of paper which could easily be put away, or covered with a piece of blotting paper\". A creaking swing door gave her warning when anyone was coming, and she refused to have the creak remedied. <a href=\"http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/jul/12/saturdayreviewsfeatres.guardianreview2\">via The Guardian</a></em></blockquote>','Jane Austen\'s desk: What\'s your excuse?','','inherit','open','open','','2264-revision-13','','','2011-11-21 10:27:06','2011-11-21 15:27:06','',2264,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/11/2264-revision-13.html',0,'revision','',0),(2272,1,'2011-11-21 10:23:51','2011-11-21 15:23:51','<div id=\"promo\">\n<div id=\"promo\">\n<div id=\"guardianbooks\" data-fetch-url=\"http://resource.guim.co.uk/twitter/jsonlist/guardianbooks.jsonp\" data-latest-tweet=\"138573015091908608\">\n<div>\n<div><em>Photograph Eamonn McCabe <a href=\"http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/jul/12/saturdayreviewsfeatres.guardianreview2\">via the Guardian</a></em></div>\n<div></div>\n</div>\n<div>One of my most treasured excuses (for everything, but mostly for work) is that <a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/2007/08/quitting-for-the-day.html\">my children</a> go absolutely batshit insane the second I try to get anything done. I dream of a beautifully appointed office, where I can shut the door and have room to think.</div>\n</div>\n<div>Instead, at this very moment, the kids have thrown dozens of Hot Wheels all over the family room, my couch has been torn into pieces, and I\'m late fili</div>\n</div>\n</div>\n<blockquote><em>Having no room of her own, she established herself near the little-used front door, and here \"she wrote upon small sheets of paper which could easily be put away, or covered with a piece of blotting paper\". A creaking swing door gave her warning when anyone was coming, and she refused to have the creak remedied. <a href=\"http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/jul/12/saturdayreviewsfeatres.guardianreview2\">via The Guardian</a></em></blockquote>','Jane Austen\'s desk: What\'s your excuse?','','inherit','open','open','','2264-revision-7','','','2011-11-21 10:23:51','2011-11-21 15:23:51','',2264,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/11/2264-revision-7.html',0,'revision','',0),(2275,1,'2011-11-21 10:25:17','2011-11-21 15:25:17','<div><em>Photograph Eamonn McCabe <a href=\"http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/jul/12/saturdayreviewsfeatres.guardianreview2\">via the Guardian</a></em></div>\r\n<div>One of my most treasured excuses (for everything, but mostly for work) is that <a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/2007/08/quitting-for-the-day.html\">my children</a> go absolutely batshit insane the second I try to get anything done. I dream of a beautifully appointed office, where I can shut the door and have room to think.</div>\r\n<div>Instead, at this very moment, the kids have thrown dozens of Hot Wheels all over the family room, my couch has been torn into pieces, and I\'m late filing a post for work. Dammit.</div>\r\n<div>I came across this quote and photo of Jane Austen\'s writing area</div>\r\n<blockquote><em>Having no room of her own, she established herself near the little-used front door, and here \"she wrote upon small sheets of paper which could easily be put away, or covered with a piece of blotting paper\". A creaking swing door gave her warning when anyone was coming, and she refused to have the creak remedied. <a href=\"http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/jul/12/saturdayreviewsfeatres.guardianreview2\">via The Guardian</a></em></blockquote>','Jane Austen\'s desk: What\'s your excuse?','','inherit','open','open','','2264-revision-10','','','2011-11-21 10:25:17','2011-11-21 15:25:17','',2264,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/11/2264-revision-10.html',0,'revision','',0),(2273,1,'2011-11-21 10:24:32','2011-11-21 15:24:32','<div id=\"promo\">\r\n<div id=\"promo\">\r\n<div id=\"guardianbooks\" data-fetch-url=\"http://resource.guim.co.uk/twitter/jsonlist/guardianbooks.jsonp\" data-latest-tweet=\"138573015091908608\">\r\n<div>\r\n<div><em>Photograph Eamonn McCabe <a href=\"http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/jul/12/saturdayreviewsfeatres.guardianreview2\">via the Guardian</a></em></div>\r\n<div></div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div>One of my most treasured excuses (for everything, but mostly for work) is that <a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/2007/08/quitting-for-the-day.html\">my children</a> go absolutely batshit insane the second I try to get anything done. I dream of a beautifully appointed office, where I can shut the door and have room to think.</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div>Instead, at this very moment, the kids have thrown dozens of Hot Wheels all over the family room, my couch has been torn into pieces, and I\'m late filing a post for work. Dammit.</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div>I came across this quote and photo of Jane Austen\'s writing area</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<blockquote><em>Having no room of her own, she established herself near the little-used front door, and here \"she wrote upon small sheets of paper which could easily be put away, or covered with a piece of blotting paper\". A creaking swing door gave her warning when anyone was coming, and she refused to have the creak remedied. <a href=\"http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/jul/12/saturdayreviewsfeatres.guardianreview2\">via The Guardian</a></em></blockquote>','Jane Austen\'s desk: What\'s your excuse?','','inherit','open','open','','2264-revision-8','','','2011-11-21 10:24:32','2011-11-21 15:24:32','',2264,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/11/2264-revision-8.html',0,'revision','',0),(2274,1,'2011-11-21 10:24:33','2011-11-21 15:24:33','<div id=\"promo\">\r\n<div id=\"promo\">\r\n<div id=\"guardianbooks\" data-fetch-url=\"http://resource.guim.co.uk/twitter/jsonlist/guardianbooks.jsonp\" data-latest-tweet=\"138573015091908608\">\r\n<div>\r\n<div><em>Photograph Eamonn McCabe <a href=\"http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/jul/12/saturdayreviewsfeatres.guardianreview2\">via the Guardian</a></em></div>\r\n<div></div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div>One of my most treasured excuses (for everything, but mostly for work) is that <a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/2007/08/quitting-for-the-day.html\">my children</a> go absolutely batshit insane the second I try to get anything done. I dream of a beautifully appointed office, where I can shut the door and have room to think.</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div>Instead, at this very moment, the kids have thrown dozens of Hot Wheels all over the family room, my couch has been torn into pieces, and I\'m late filing a post for work. Dammit.</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div>I came across this quote and photo of Jane Austen\'s writing area</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<blockquote><em>Having no room of her own, she established herself near the little-used front door, and here \"she wrote upon small sheets of paper which could easily be put away, or covered with a piece of blotting paper\". A creaking swing door gave her warning when anyone was coming, and she refused to have the creak remedied. <a href=\"http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/jul/12/saturdayreviewsfeatres.guardianreview2\">via The Guardian</a></em></blockquote>','Jane Austen\'s desk: What\'s your excuse?','','inherit','open','open','','2264-revision-9','','','2011-11-21 10:24:33','2011-11-21 15:24:33','',2264,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/11/2264-revision-9.html',0,'revision','',0),(2276,1,'2011-11-21 10:25:17','2011-11-21 15:25:17','<div><em>Photograph Eamonn McCabe <a href=\"http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/jul/12/saturdayreviewsfeatres.guardianreview2\">via the Guardian</a></em></div>\r\n<div>One of my most treasured excuses (for everything, but mostly for work) is that <a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/2007/08/quitting-for-the-day.html\">my children</a> go absolutely batshit insane the second I try to get anything done. I dream of a beautifully appointed office, where I can shut the door and have room to think.</div>\r\n<div>Instead, at this very moment, the kids have thrown dozens of Hot Wheels all over the family room, my couch has been torn into pieces, and I\'m late filing a post for work. Dammit.</div>\r\n<div>I came across this quote and photo of Jane Austen\'s writing area</div>\r\n<blockquote><em>Having no room of her own, she established herself near the little-used front door, and here \"she wrote upon small sheets of paper which could easily be put away, or covered with a piece of blotting paper\". A creaking swing door gave her warning when anyone was coming, and she refused to have the creak remedied. <a href=\"http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/jul/12/saturdayreviewsfeatres.guardianreview2\">via The Guardian</a></em></blockquote>','Jane Austen\'s desk: What\'s your excuse?','','inherit','open','open','','2264-revision-11','','','2011-11-21 10:25:17','2011-11-21 15:25:17','',2264,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/11/2264-revision-11.html',0,'revision','',0),(2277,1,'2011-11-21 10:26:04','2011-11-21 15:26:04','<div><em>Photograph Eamonn McCabe <a href=\"http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/jul/12/saturdayreviewsfeatres.guardianreview2\">via the Guardian</a></em></div>\r\n<div>\r\n\r\nOne of my most treasured excuses (for everything, but mostly for work) is that <a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/2007/08/quitting-for-the-day.html\">my children</a> go absolutely batshit insane the second I try to get anything done. I dream of a beautifully appointed office, where I can shut the door and have room to think.\r\n\r\n</div>\r\n<div>Instead, at this very moment, the kids have thrown dozens of Hot Wheels all over the family room, my couch has been torn into pieces, and I\'m late filing a post for work. Dammit.</div>\r\n<div>I came across this quote and photo of Jane Austen\'s writing area</div>\r\n<blockquote><em>Having no room of her own, she established herself near the little-used front door, and here \"she wrote upon small sheets of paper which could easily be put away, or covered with a piece of blotting paper\". A creaking swing door gave her warning when anyone was coming, and she refused to have the creak remedied. <a href=\"http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/jul/12/saturdayreviewsfeatres.guardianreview2\">via The Guardian</a></em></blockquote>','Jane Austen\'s desk: What\'s your excuse?','','inherit','open','open','','2264-revision-12','','','2011-11-21 10:26:04','2011-11-21 15:26:04','',2264,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/11/2264-revision-12.html',0,'revision','',0),(2279,1,'2011-11-21 10:28:15','2011-11-21 15:28:15','<em>Photograph Eamonn McCabe <a href=\"http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/jul/12/saturdayreviewsfeatres.guardianreview2\">via the Guardian</a></em>\r\n\r\nOne of my most treasured excuses (for everything, but mostly for work) is that <a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/2007/08/quitting-for-the-day.html\">my children</a> go absolutely batshit insane the second I try to get anything done. I dream of a beautifully appointed office, where I can shut the door and have room to think.\r\n<div>Instead, at this very moment, the kids have thrown dozens of Hot Wheels all over the family room, my couch has been torn into pieces, and I\'m late filing a post for work. Dammit.</div>\r\n<div>I came across this quote and photo of Jane Austen\'s writing area</div>\r\n<blockquote><em>Having no room of her own, she established herself near the little-used front door, and here \"she wrote upon small sheets of paper which could easily be put away, or covered with a piece of blotting paper\". A creaking swing door gave her warning when anyone was coming, and she refused to have the creak remedied. <a href=\"http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/jul/12/saturdayreviewsfeatres.guardianreview2\">via The Guardian</a></em></blockquote>','Jane Austen\'s desk: What\'s your excuse?','','inherit','open','open','','2264-revision-14','','','2011-11-21 10:28:15','2011-11-21 15:28:15','',2264,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/11/2264-revision-14.html',0,'revision','',0),(2280,1,'2011-11-21 10:32:17','2011-11-21 15:32:17','<em>Photograph Eamonn McCabe <a href=\"http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/jul/12/saturdayreviewsfeatres.guardianreview2\">via the Guardian</a></em>\n\nOne of my most treasured excuses (for everything, but mostly for work) is that <a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/2007/08/quitting-for-the-day.html\">my children</a> go absolutely batshit the second I try to get anything done. I dream of a beautifully appointed office, where I can shut the door and have room to think.\n\nThat\'s all I ask for: peace and quiet and room.\n<div>Instead, at this very moment, the kids have thrown dozens of Hot Wheels all over the family room, my couch has been torn into pieces, and I\'m late filing a post for work. Damn it all to hell.</div>\n<div>I came across this quote and photo of Jane Austen\'s writing \"desk\" -- really, just a miniscule pedestal table -- and this description of her writing conditions (she worked in secret), and well, it puts my very common predicament into perspective.</div>\n<blockquote><em>Having no room of her own, she established herself near the little-used front door, and here \"she wrote upon small sheets of paper which could easily be put away, or covered with a piece of blotting paper\". A creaking swing door gave her warning when anyone was coming, and she refused to have the creak remedied. <a href=\"http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/jul/12/saturdayreviewsfeatres.guardianreview2\">via The Guardian</a></em></blockquote>','Jane Austen\'s desk: What\'s your excuse?','','inherit','open','open','','2264-revision-15','','','2011-11-21 10:32:17','2011-11-21 15:32:17','',2264,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/11/2264-revision-15.html',0,'revision','',0),(2286,1,'2011-11-21 10:35:05','2011-11-21 15:35:05','<em>Photograph Eamonn McCabe <a href=\"http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/jul/12/saturdayreviewsfeatres.guardianreview2\">via the Guardian</a></em>\n\nOne of my most treasured excuses (for everything, but mostly for work) is that <a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/2007/08/quitting-for-the-day.html\">my children</a> go absolutely batshit the second I try to get anything done. I dream of a private office, where I can shut the door and have room to think.\n\nThat\'s all I ask for: peace and quiet and room. Instead, at this very moment, the kids have thrown dozens of Hot Wheels all over the family room, my couch has been torn into pieces, and I\'m late filing a post for work. Damn it all to hell.I came across this quote and photo of Jane Austen\'s writing \"desk\" -- really, just a miniscule pedestal table -- and this description of her writing conditions (she worked in secret), and well, it puts my very common predicament into perspective.\n<blockquote><em>Having no room of her own, she established herself near the little-used front door, and here \"she wrote upon small sheets of paper which could easily be put away, or covered with a piece of blotting paper\". A creaking swing door gave her warning when anyone was coming, and she refused to have the creak remedied. (<a href=\"http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/jul/12/saturdayreviewsfeatres.guardianreview2\">via The Guardian</a>)</em></blockquote>\n&nbsp;','Jane Austen\'s desk: What\'s your excuse?','','inherit','open','open','','2264-revision-21','','','2011-11-21 10:35:05','2011-11-21 15:35:05','',2264,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/11/2264-revision-21.html',0,'revision','',0),(2281,1,'2011-11-21 10:32:28','2011-11-21 15:32:28','<em>Photograph Eamonn McCabe <a href=\"http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/jul/12/saturdayreviewsfeatres.guardianreview2\">via the Guardian</a></em>\r\n\r\nOne of my most treasured excuses (for everything, but mostly for work) is that <a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/2007/08/quitting-for-the-day.html\">my children</a> go absolutely batshit the second I try to get anything done. I dream of a beautifully appointed office, where I can shut the door and have room to think.\r\n\r\nThat\'s all I ask for: peace and quiet and room.\r\n<div>Instead, at this very moment, the kids have thrown dozens of Hot Wheels all over the family room, my couch has been torn into pieces, and I\'m late filing a post for work. Damn it all to hell.</div>\r\n<div>I came across this quote and photo of Jane Austen\'s writing \"desk\" -- really, just a miniscule pedestal table -- and this description of her writing conditions (she worked in secret), and well, it puts my very common predicament into perspective.</div>\r\n<blockquote><em>Having no room of her own, she established herself near the little-used front door, and here \"she wrote upon small sheets of paper which could easily be put away, or covered with a piece of blotting paper\". A creaking swing door gave her warning when anyone was coming, and she refused to have the creak remedied. (<a href=\"http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/jul/12/saturdayreviewsfeatres.guardianreview2\">via The Guardian</a>)</em></blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;','Jane Austen\'s desk: What\'s your excuse?','','inherit','open','open','','2264-revision-16','','','2011-11-21 10:32:28','2011-11-21 15:32:28','',2264,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/11/2264-revision-16.html',0,'revision','',0),(2282,1,'2011-11-21 10:32:29','2011-11-21 15:32:29','<em>Photograph Eamonn McCabe <a href=\"http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/jul/12/saturdayreviewsfeatres.guardianreview2\">via the Guardian</a></em>\r\n\r\nOne of my most treasured excuses (for everything, but mostly for work) is that <a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/2007/08/quitting-for-the-day.html\">my children</a> go absolutely batshit the second I try to get anything done. I dream of a beautifully appointed office, where I can shut the door and have room to think.\r\n\r\nThat\'s all I ask for: peace and quiet and room.\r\n<div>Instead, at this very moment, the kids have thrown dozens of Hot Wheels all over the family room, my couch has been torn into pieces, and I\'m late filing a post for work. Damn it all to hell.</div>\r\n<div>I came across this quote and photo of Jane Austen\'s writing \"desk\" -- really, just a miniscule pedestal table -- and this description of her writing conditions (she worked in secret), and well, it puts my very common predicament into perspective.</div>\r\n<blockquote><em>Having no room of her own, she established herself near the little-used front door, and here \"she wrote upon small sheets of paper which could easily be put away, or covered with a piece of blotting paper\". A creaking swing door gave her warning when anyone was coming, and she refused to have the creak remedied. (<a href=\"http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/jul/12/saturdayreviewsfeatres.guardianreview2\">via The Guardian</a>)</em></blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;','Jane Austen\'s desk: What\'s your excuse?','','inherit','open','open','','2264-revision-17','','','2011-11-21 10:32:29','2011-11-21 15:32:29','',2264,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/11/2264-revision-17.html',0,'revision','',0),(2283,1,'2011-11-21 10:33:19','2011-11-21 15:33:19','<em>Photograph Eamonn McCabe <a href=\"http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/jul/12/saturdayreviewsfeatres.guardianreview2\">via the Guardian</a></em>\r\n\r\nOne of my most treasured excuses (for everything, but mostly for work) is that <a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/2007/08/quitting-for-the-day.html\">my children</a> go absolutely batshit the second I try to get anything done. I dream of a private office, where I can shut the door and have room to think.\r\n\r\nThat\'s all I ask for: peace and quiet and room.\r\n<div>Instead, at this very moment, the kids have thrown dozens of Hot Wheels all over the family room, my couch has been torn into pieces, and I\'m late filing a post for work. Damn it all to hell.</div>\r\n<div>I came across this quote and photo of Jane Austen\'s writing \"desk\" -- really, just a miniscule pedestal table -- and this description of her writing conditions (she worked in secret), and well, it puts my very common predicament into perspective.</div>\r\n<blockquote><em>Having no room of her own, she established herself near the little-used front door, and here \"she wrote upon small sheets of paper which could easily be put away, or covered with a piece of blotting paper\". A creaking swing door gave her warning when anyone was coming, and she refused to have the creak remedied. (<a href=\"http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/jul/12/saturdayreviewsfeatres.guardianreview2\">via The Guardian</a>)</em></blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;','Jane Austen\'s desk: What\'s your excuse?','','inherit','open','open','','2264-revision-18','','','2011-11-21 10:33:19','2011-11-21 15:33:19','',2264,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/11/2264-revision-18.html',0,'revision','',0),(2284,1,'2011-11-21 10:33:19','2011-11-21 15:33:19','<em>Photograph Eamonn McCabe <a href=\"http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/jul/12/saturdayreviewsfeatres.guardianreview2\">via the Guardian</a></em>\r\n\r\nOne of my most treasured excuses (for everything, but mostly for work) is that <a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/2007/08/quitting-for-the-day.html\">my children</a> go absolutely batshit the second I try to get anything done. I dream of a private office, where I can shut the door and have room to think.\r\n\r\nThat\'s all I ask for: peace and quiet and room.\r\n<div>Instead, at this very moment, the kids have thrown dozens of Hot Wheels all over the family room, my couch has been torn into pieces, and I\'m late filing a post for work. Damn it all to hell.</div>\r\n<div>I came across this quote and photo of Jane Austen\'s writing \"desk\" -- really, just a miniscule pedestal table -- and this description of her writing conditions (she worked in secret), and well, it puts my very common predicament into perspective.</div>\r\n<blockquote><em>Having no room of her own, she established herself near the little-used front door, and here \"she wrote upon small sheets of paper which could easily be put away, or covered with a piece of blotting paper\". A creaking swing door gave her warning when anyone was coming, and she refused to have the creak remedied. (<a href=\"http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/jul/12/saturdayreviewsfeatres.guardianreview2\">via The Guardian</a>)</em></blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;','Jane Austen\'s desk: What\'s your excuse?','','inherit','open','open','','2264-revision-19','','','2011-11-21 10:33:19','2011-11-21 15:33:19','',2264,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/11/2264-revision-19.html',0,'revision','',0),(2285,1,'2011-11-21 10:34:02','2011-11-21 15:34:02','<em>Photograph Eamonn McCabe <a href=\"http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/jul/12/saturdayreviewsfeatres.guardianreview2\">via the Guardian</a></em>\r\n\r\nOne of my most treasured excuses (for everything, but mostly for work) is that <a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/2007/08/quitting-for-the-day.html\">my children</a> go absolutely batshit the second I try to get anything done. I dream of a private office, where I can shut the door and have room to think.\r\n\r\nThat\'s all I ask for: peace and quiet and room.\r\n<div>Instead, at this very moment, the kids have thrown dozens of Hot Wheels all over the family room, my couch has been torn into pieces, and I\'m late filing a post for work. Damn it all to hell.</div><p></P>\r\n<div>I came across this quote and photo of Jane Austen\'s writing \"desk\" -- really, just a miniscule pedestal table -- and this description of her writing conditions (she worked in secret), and well, it puts my very common predicament into perspective.</div><p></P>\r\n<blockquote><em>Having no room of her own, she established herself near the little-used front door, and here \"she wrote upon small sheets of paper which could easily be put away, or covered with a piece of blotting paper\". A creaking swing door gave her warning when anyone was coming, and she refused to have the creak remedied. (<a href=\"http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/jul/12/saturdayreviewsfeatres.guardianreview2\">via The Guardian</a>)</em></blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;','Jane Austen\'s desk: What\'s your excuse?','','inherit','open','open','','2264-revision-20','','','2011-11-21 10:34:02','2011-11-21 15:34:02','',2264,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/11/2264-revision-20.html',0,'revision','',0),(2287,1,'2011-11-21 10:35:21','2011-11-21 15:35:21','<em>Photograph Eamonn McCabe <a href=\"http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/jul/12/saturdayreviewsfeatres.guardianreview2\">via the Guardian</a></em>\r\n\r\nOne of my most treasured excuses (for everything, but mostly for work) is that <a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/2007/08/quitting-for-the-day.html\">my children</a> go absolutely batshit the second I try to get anything done. I dream of a private office, where I can shut the door and have room to think.\r\n\r\nThat\'s all I ask for: peace and quiet and room. Instead, at this very moment, the kids have thrown dozens of Hot Wheels all over the family room, my couch has been torn into pieces, and I\'m late filing a post for work. Damn it all to hell.\r\n\r\nI came across this quote and photo of Jane Austen\'s writing \"desk\" -- really, just a miniscule pedestal table -- and this description of her writing conditions (she worked in secret), and well, it puts my very common predicament into perspective.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote><em>Having no room of her own, she established herself near the little-used front door, and here \"she wrote upon small sheets of paper which could easily be put away, or covered with a piece of blotting paper\". A creaking swing door gave her warning when anyone was coming, and she refused to have the creak remedied. (<a href=\"http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/jul/12/saturdayreviewsfeatres.guardianreview2\">via The Guardian</a>)</em></blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;','Jane Austen\'s desk: What\'s your excuse?','','inherit','open','open','','2264-revision-22','','','2011-11-21 10:35:21','2011-11-21 15:35:21','',2264,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/11/2264-revision-22.html',0,'revision','',0),(2288,1,'2011-11-21 10:35:21','2011-11-21 15:35:21','<em>Photograph Eamonn McCabe <a href=\"http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/jul/12/saturdayreviewsfeatres.guardianreview2\">via the Guardian</a></em>\r\n\r\nOne of my most treasured excuses (for everything, but mostly for work) is that <a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/2007/08/quitting-for-the-day.html\">my children</a> go absolutely batshit the second I try to get anything done. I dream of a private office, where I can shut the door and have room to think.\r\n\r\nThat\'s all I ask for: peace and quiet and room. Instead, at this very moment, the kids have thrown dozens of Hot Wheels all over the family room, my couch has been torn into pieces, and I\'m late filing a post for work. Damn it all to hell.\r\n\r\nI came across this quote and photo of Jane Austen\'s writing \"desk\" -- really, just a miniscule pedestal table -- and this description of her writing conditions (she worked in secret), and well, it puts my very common predicament into perspective.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote><em>Having no room of her own, she established herself near the little-used front door, and here \"she wrote upon small sheets of paper which could easily be put away, or covered with a piece of blotting paper\". A creaking swing door gave her warning when anyone was coming, and she refused to have the creak remedied. (<a href=\"http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/jul/12/saturdayreviewsfeatres.guardianreview2\">via The Guardian</a>)</em></blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;','Jane Austen\'s desk: What\'s your excuse?','','inherit','open','open','','2264-revision-23','','','2011-11-21 10:35:21','2011-11-21 15:35:21','',2264,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/11/2264-revision-23.html',0,'revision','',0),(2289,1,'2011-11-21 10:35:47','2011-11-21 15:35:47','<em>Photograph Eamonn McCabe <a href=\"http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/jul/12/saturdayreviewsfeatres.guardianreview2\">via the Guardian</a></em>\r\n\r\nOne of my most treasured excuses (for everything, but mostly for work) is that <a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/2007/08/quitting-for-the-day.html\">my children</a> go absolutely batshit the second I try to get anything done. I dream of a private office, where I can shut the door and have room to think.\r\n\r\nThat\'s all I ask for: peace and quiet and room. Instead, at this very moment, the kids have thrown dozens of Hot Wheels all over the family room, my couch has been torn into pieces, and I\'m late filing a post for work. Damn it all to hell.\r\n\r\nI came across this quote and photo of Jane Austen\'s writing \"desk\" -- really, just a miniscule pedestal table -- and this description of her writing conditions (she worked in secret), and well, it puts my very common predicament into perspective.\r\n<blockquote><em>Having no room of her own, she established herself near the little-used front door, and here \"she wrote upon small sheets of paper which could easily be put away, or covered with a piece of blotting paper\". A creaking swing door gave her warning when anyone was coming, and she refused to have the creak remedied. (<a href=\"http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/jul/12/saturdayreviewsfeatres.guardianreview2\">via The Guardian</a>)</em></blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;','Jane Austen\'s desk: What\'s your excuse?','','inherit','open','open','','2264-revision-24','','','2011-11-21 10:35:47','2011-11-21 15:35:47','',2264,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/11/2264-revision-24.html',0,'revision','',0),(2290,1,'2011-11-21 10:36:29','2011-11-21 15:36:29','<em>Photograph Eamonn McCabe <a href=\"http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/jul/12/saturdayreviewsfeatres.guardianreview2\">via the Guardian</a></em>\r\n\r\nOne of my most treasured excuses (for everything, but mostly for work) is that <a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/2007/08/quitting-for-the-day.html\">my children</a> go absolutely batshit the second I try to get anything done. I dream of a private office, where I can shut the door and have room to think.\r\n\r\nThat\'s all I ask for: peace and quiet and room. Instead, at this very moment, the kids have thrown dozens of Hot Wheels all over the family room, my couch has been torn into pieces, and I\'m late filing a post for work. Damn it all to hell.\r\n\r\nI came across this quote and photo of Jane Austen\'s writing \"desk\" -- really, just a miniscule pedestal table -- and this description of her writing conditions (she worked in secret), and well, it puts my very common predicament into perspective.\r\n<blockquote><em>Having no room of her own, she established herself near the little-used front door, and here \"she wrote upon small sheets of paper which could easily be put away, or covered with a piece of blotting paper\". A creaking swing door gave her warning when anyone was coming, and she refused to have the creak remedied. (<a href=\"http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/jul/12/saturdayreviewsfeatres.guardianreview2\">via The Guardian</a>)</em></blockquote>\r\nI am ashamed.','Jane Austen\'s desk: What\'s your excuse?','','inherit','open','open','','2264-revision-25','','','2011-11-21 10:36:29','2011-11-21 15:36:29','',2264,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/11/2264-revision-25.html',0,'revision','',0),(2291,1,'2011-11-21 10:36:51','2011-11-21 15:36:51','<em>Photograph Eamonn McCabe <a href=\"http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/jul/12/saturdayreviewsfeatres.guardianreview2\">via the Guardian</a></em>\r\n\r\nOne of my most treasured excuses (for everything, but mostly for work) is that <a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/2007/08/quitting-for-the-day.html\">my children</a> go absolutely batshit the second I try to get anything done. I dream of a private office, where I can shut the door and have room to think.\r\n\r\nThat\'s all I ask for: peace and quiet and room. Instead, at this very moment, the kids have thrown dozens of Hot Wheels all over the family room, my couch has been torn into pieces, and I\'m late filing a post for work. Damn it all to hell.\r\n\r\nI came across this quote and photo of Jane Austen\'s writing \"desk\" -- really, just a miniscule pedestal table -- and this description of her writing conditions (she worked in secret), and well, it puts my very common predicament into perspective.\r\n<blockquote><em>Having no room of her own, she established herself near the little-used front door, and here \"she wrote upon small sheets of paper which could easily be put away, or covered with a piece of blotting paper\". A creaking swing door gave her warning when anyone was coming, and she refused to have the creak remedied. (<a href=\"http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/jul/12/saturdayreviewsfeatres.guardianreview2\">via The Guardian</a>)</em></blockquote>\r\nI am ashamed.','Jane Austen\'s desk: What\'s your excuse?','','inherit','open','open','','2264-revision-26','','','2011-11-21 10:36:51','2011-11-21 15:36:51','',2264,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/11/2264-revision-26.html',0,'revision','',0),(2292,1,'2011-11-21 10:37:55','2011-11-21 15:37:55','<em>Photograph Eamonn McCabe <a href=\"http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/jul/12/saturdayreviewsfeatres.guardianreview2\">via the Guardian</a></em>\n\nOne of my most treasured excuses (for everything, but mostly for work) is that <a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/2007/08/quitting-for-the-day.html\">my children</a> go absolutely batshit the second I try to get anything done. I dream of a private office, where I can shut the door and have room to think.\n\nThat\'s all I ask for: peace and quiet and room. Instead, at this very moment, the kids have thrown dozens of Hot Wheels all over the family room, my couch is in pieces, and I\'m late filing a post for work. Damn it all to hell.\n\nI came across this quote and photo of Jane Austen\'s writing \"desk\" -- really, just a miniscule pedestal table -- and this description of her writing conditions (she worked in secret), and well, it puts my very common predicament into perspective.\n<blockquote><em>Having no room of her own, she established herself near the little-used front door, and here \"she wrote upon small sheets of paper which could easily be put away, or covered with a piece of blotting paper\". A creaking swing door gave her warning when anyone was coming, and she refused to have the creak remedied. (<a href=\"http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/jul/12/saturdayreviewsfeatres.guardianreview2\">via The Guardian</a>)</em></blockquote>\nShe sounds like so many women I know. Guess things','Jane Austen\'s desk: What\'s your excuse?','','inherit','open','open','','2264-revision-27','','','2011-11-21 10:37:55','2011-11-21 15:37:55','',2264,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/11/2264-revision-27.html',0,'revision','',0),(2293,1,'2011-11-21 10:39:12','2011-11-21 15:39:12','<em>Photograph Eamonn McCabe <a href=\"http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/jul/12/saturdayreviewsfeatres.guardianreview2\">via the Guardian</a></em>\n\nOne of my most treasured excuses (for everything, but mostly for work) is that <a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/2007/08/quitting-for-the-day.html\">my children</a> go absolutely batshit the second I try to get anything done. I dream of a private office, where I can shut the door and have room to think.\n\nThat\'s all I ask for: peace and quiet and room. Instead, at this very moment, the kids have thrown dozens of Hot Wheels all over the family room, my couch is in pieces, and I\'m late filing a post for work. Damn it all to hell.\n\nI came across this quote and photo of Jane Austen\'s writing \"desk\" -- really, just a miniscule pedestal table -- and this description of her writing conditions (she worked in secret), and well, it puts my very common predicament into perspective.\n<blockquote><em>Having no room of her own, she established herself near the little-used front door, and here \"she wrote upon small sheets of paper which could easily be put away, or covered with a piece of blotting paper\". A creaking swing door gave her warning when anyone was coming, and she refused to have the creak remedied. (<a href=\"http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/jul/12/saturdayreviewsfeatres.guardianreview2\">via The Guardian</a>)</em></blockquote>\nShe sounds like so many women I know. Things really don\'t change much.','Jane Austen\'s desk: What\'s your excuse?','','inherit','open','open','','2264-autosave','','','2011-11-21 10:39:12','2011-11-21 15:39:12','',2264,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/11/2264-autosave.html',0,'revision','',0),(2294,1,'2011-11-21 10:41:24','0000-00-00 00:00:00','<a href=\"http://workplacegallery.blogspot.com/2011/04/catherine-bertola-to-be-forever-known.html\">WORKPLACE: Catherine Bertola: \"To be forever known\" Brontë Parsonage Museum, Haworth, UK</a>.','WORKPLACE: Catherine Bertola: \"To be forever known\" Brontë Parsonage Museum, Haworth, UK','','draft','open','open','','','','','2011-11-21 10:41:24','2011-11-21 15:41:24','',0,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/?p=2294',0,'post','',0),(2295,1,'2011-11-21 10:41:24','2011-11-21 15:41:24','','WORKPLACE: Catherine Bertola: \"To be forever known\" Brontë Parsonage Museum, Haworth, UK','','inherit','open','open','','2294-revision','','','2011-11-21 10:41:24','2011-11-21 15:41:24','',2294,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/11/2294-revision.html',0,'revision','',0),(2330,1,'2011-12-01 15:54:16','2011-12-01 20:54:16','I can\'t believe how long it\'s been since I\'ve posted in this section...so sorry about that, guys! I\'ve been keeping all the beauty goodies to myself.\r\n\r\nWell, I have a good one to share today. I think that anyone that has been in a CVS recently can\'t help but notice how Salma Hayek is taking over with her Nuance line (no big surprise, since her husband is the president of PPR).\r\n\r\n(Actually, it\'s a huge surprise, since it\'s a luxury group. Sorry.)\r\n\r\nANYWAY. When I received a box of samples from the line I was super curious -- and the Nuance Raw Honey shampoo and conditioner have absolutely won my heart. Guys, it\'s cheap -- like $5 or $6 bucks cheap -- but it is amazing.\r\n\r\nFirst, it smells delicious -- like clean honey, if you can imagine that -- and it cleans your hair without leaving a greasy buildup. So it\'s pretty much perfect. And $6.','Drugstore Beauty: Nuance Raw Honey Shampoo','','publish','open','open','','drugstore-beauty-nuance-raw-honey-shampoo','','','2011-12-01 15:55:03','2011-12-01 20:55:03','',0,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/?p=2330',0,'post','',0),(2297,1,'2011-11-22 12:43:04','2011-11-22 17:43:04','<em>Picture via <a href=\"http://jodigrundig.com/\">Jodi</a> </em>\r\n\r\nHow is it possible that Thanksgiving is but a few days away? THE HOLIDAYS ARE HERE Y\'ALL.\r\n\r\nI actually love this time of year, but I\'ve been incredibly fortunate to be swamped with work lately -- both of the paid and volunteer/school kind -- and I\'m trying to keep myself from getting too behind on things.\r\n\r\nI\'ve been failing miserably, or it feels like it anyway.\r\n\r\n(Am I the only one who is so hard on herself when everything is due at the same time? I don\'t know what I expect when I try to cram three days of work in two hours. A miracle?)\r\n\r\nSo! What have I been up to? Why am I hugging Billy?\r\n\r\nAs you all know, I\'m working for <a href=\"http://bit.ly/MomcomRoomToGrow\">Mom.com </a>and our Boston launch party was last week. A <a href=\"http://www.charlenechronicles.com/	\">crew</a> <a href=\"http://www.super-mom.com/\">of </a><a href=\"http://www.mommyologist.com/\">fantabulous</a> <a href=\"http://www.sarahviz.com/\">local</a> <a href=\"www.kimworld.com 	\">bloggers</a> (<a href=\"http://jodigrundig.com/	\">and</a> <a href=\"http://mommyniri.com	\">bloggers</a> <a href=\"http://creategirl.blogspot.com/	\">who</a> <a href=\"http://www.lifeofreilly.net\">are</a> <a href=\"http://popdiscourse.com/2011/11/showing-up/\">sweet friends</a>) and so very many friends that are un-linkable (but very likeable, don\'t worry!) came out to support us. I love them even more than Billy. And I really should stop calling him Billy, because his name is Andrew Shue and he founded the company I work for and I\'m pretty sure I don\'t want to get fired. Because my job is so much fun, guys. It\'s my job to get online and offline moms in suburban Boston together. In other words: party. HOW FAB IS THAT? You can be a part of it too -- join us, if you haven\'t done so yet. I want to meet you too.\r\n\r\nAnd randomly, here is video of Andrew keeping his cool when presented with a super high tech stroller courtesy of my friends at <a href=\"http://isisparenting.com/\">Isis Parenting</a>:\r\n\r\n<object width=\"300\" height=\"533\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=32520449&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=0&amp;show_byline=0&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=00adef&amp;fullscreen=1&amp;autoplay=0&amp;loop=0\" /><embed width=\"300\" height=\"533\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=32520449&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=0&amp;show_byline=0&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=00adef&amp;fullscreen=1&amp;autoplay=0&amp;loop=0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" /></object>\r\n\r\nI don\'t know why this video makes me laugh, but it does.\r\n\r\nSpeaking of Mom.com, this week <a href=\"http://www.mom.com/deals/410-steppingstone?utm_medium=pm&amp;utm_source=pm&amp;utm_content=bow-email-wellesley-steppingstone-112111&amp;utm_campaign=General\">my acupuncturist is running a deal</a> -- talk about bringing online and offline together -- she\'s FAB and I owe my not getting sick despite my recent stressful period to her. Also? I only had three hours of sleep the night before the <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.318517294841169.99135.264901940202705&amp;type=3\">Mom.com premiere party (pics here)</a> and I didn\'t look <em>that</em> tired. It\'s a needle miracle! I swear by acupuncture.\r\n\r\nI also wrote a couple of posts for CafeMom on my multicultural family and the holidays. In one, I give you permission to <a href=\"http://www.cafemom.com/group/110074/forums/read/15335961/Theres_no_wrong_way_to_do_Thanksgiving_thats_why_we_love_it\">celebrate Thanksgiving however you damn well please</a>. In the other I show you how to add a <a href=\"http://www.cafemom.com/group/110074/forums/read/15362148/A_sour_orange_marinade_for_Thanksgiving_turkey\">stealthy latin touch to your turkey</a>. And stay tuned, because this Friday I\'ll talk about <a href=\"http://www.cafemom.com/group/110074/forums/blog_archive.php?blogger_id=30\">devils and saints</a>.\r\n\r\nOh yes I am.\r\n\r\nWhat\'s next?\r\n\r\nI\'m catching up on <a href=\"http://frogandsnail.com/\">Frog &amp; Snails</a> posts for you. There are some amazing boy toys (he he) out there and I know you boy mamas need help navigating the sea of pink this gift-giving season. My sons and I have some ideas for stylish gifts, so check the<a href=\"http://frogandsnail.com/\"> Society page</a> as I will be updating multiple times a day.  Fun!\r\n\r\nAnd of course, there will be more pretty and small blogging in this very space.\r\n\r\nBut first, it\'s turkey time. Gobble, gobble!','Now is the time when we eat turkey.','','publish','open','open','','now-is-the-time-when-we-eat-turkey','','','2011-11-22 12:43:04','2011-11-22 17:43:04','',0,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/?p=2297',0,'post','',0),(2298,1,'2011-11-22 11:34:43','2011-11-22 16:34:43','','333983_10150367990843990_604143989_8171369_2065352082_o','','inherit','open','open','','333983_10150367990843990_604143989_8171369_2065352082_o','','','2011-11-22 11:34:43','2011-11-22 16:34:43','',2297,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/333983_10150367990843990_604143989_8171369_2065352082_o.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(2299,1,'2011-11-22 11:35:40','2011-11-22 16:35:40','Picture via Jodi','Phew! I\'ve been busy -- time for a break!','','inherit','open','open','','2297-revision','','','2011-11-22 11:35:40','2011-11-22 16:35:40','',2297,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/11/2297-revision.html',0,'revision','',0),(2300,1,'2011-11-22 11:36:10','2011-11-22 16:36:10','<em>Picture via <a href=\"http://jodigrundig.com/\">Jodi</a> </em>','Phew! I\'ve been busy -- time for a break!','','inherit','open','open','','2297-revision-2','','','2011-11-22 11:36:10','2011-11-22 16:36:10','',2297,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/11/2297-revision-2.html',0,'revision','',0),(2301,1,'2011-11-22 11:39:13','2011-11-22 16:39:13','<em>Picture via <a href=\"http://jodigrundig.com/\">Jodi</a> </em>\n\nHow is it possible that Thanksgiving is but a few days away? THE HOLIDAYS ARE HERE.\n\nI actually love this time of year, but I\'ve been incredibly fortunate to be swamped with work lately -- both of the paid and volunteer/school kind -- and I\'m trying to keep myself from getting too behind on things.\n\nI\'ve been failing miserably, or it feels like it. Am I the only one who is','Phew! I\'ve been busy -- time for some turkey!','','inherit','open','open','','2297-revision-3','','','2011-11-22 11:39:13','2011-11-22 16:39:13','',2297,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/11/2297-revision-3.html',0,'revision','',0),(2302,1,'2011-11-22 11:40:54','2011-11-22 16:40:54','<em>Picture via <a href=\"http://jodigrundig.com/\">Jodi</a> </em>\n\nHow is it possible that Thanksgiving is but a few days away? THE HOLIDAYS ARE HERE.\n\nI actually love this time of year, but I\'ve been incredibly fortunate to be swamped with work lately -- both of the paid and volunteer/school kind -- and I\'m trying to keep myself from getting too behind on things.\n\nI\'ve been failing miserably, or it feels like it. Am I the only one who is so hard on herself when everything is due at the same time? I don\'t know what I expected. A','Phew! I\'ve been busy -- time for some turkey!','','inherit','open','open','','2297-revision-4','','','2011-11-22 11:40:54','2011-11-22 16:40:54','',2297,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/11/2297-revision-4.html',0,'revision','',0),(2303,1,'2011-11-22 11:40:58','2011-11-22 16:40:58','<em>Picture via <a href=\"http://jodigrundig.com/\">Jodi</a> </em>\r\n\r\nHow is it possible that Thanksgiving is but a few days away? THE HOLIDAYS ARE HERE.\r\n\r\nI actually love this time of year, but I\'ve been incredibly fortunate to be swamped with work lately -- both of the paid and volunteer/school kind -- and I\'m trying to keep myself from getting too behind on things.\r\n\r\nI\'ve been failing miserably, or it feels like it. Am I the only one who is so hard on herself when everything is due at the same time? I don\'t know what I expected. A miracle?','Phew! I\'ve been busy -- time for some turkey!','','inherit','open','open','','2297-revision-5','','','2011-11-22 11:40:58','2011-11-22 16:40:58','',2297,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/11/2297-revision-5.html',0,'revision','',0),(2304,1,'2011-11-22 11:46:02','2011-11-22 16:46:02','<em>Picture via <a href=\"http://jodigrundig.com/\">Jodi</a> </em>\n\nHow is it possible that Thanksgiving is but a few days away? THE HOLIDAYS ARE HERE.\n\nI actually love this time of year, but I\'ve been incredibly fortunate to be swamped with work lately -- both of the paid and volunteer/school kind -- and I\'m trying to keep myself from getting too behind on things.\n\nI\'ve been failing miserably, or it feels like it anyway.\n\n(Am I the only one who is so hard on herself when everything is due at the same time? I don\'t know what I expect when I try to cram three days of work in two hours. A miracle?)\n\nSo! What have I been up to? Why am I hugging Billy?\n\nAs you all know, I\'m working for Mom.com and our launch party was last week. A crew of fantabulous bloggers and so very many friends that are un-linkable (but very likeable!) came out to support us. I love them even more than Billy. And I really should stop calling him Billy, because his name is Andrew Shue and he founded the company I work for and I\'m pretty sure I don\'t want to get fired. Because my job is so much fun\n\n&nbsp;\n\nWhat\'s next?\n\nI\'m hoping to catch up on Frog &amp; Snails posts for you. There are some amazing boy toys out there and I know you boy mamas need help navigating the sea of pink this gift-giving season. My sons and I have some ideas for stylish gifts, so check the Society page as I will be updating multiple times a day.  Fun!\n\n&nbsp;','Phew! I\'ve been busy -- time for some turkey!','','inherit','open','open','','2297-revision-6','','','2011-11-22 11:46:02','2011-11-22 16:46:02','',2297,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/11/2297-revision-6.html',0,'revision','',0),(2305,1,'2011-11-22 11:46:11','2011-11-22 16:46:11','<em>Picture via <a href=\"http://jodigrundig.com/\">Jodi</a> </em>\r\n\r\nHow is it possible that Thanksgiving is but a few days away? THE HOLIDAYS ARE HERE.\r\n\r\nI actually love this time of year, but I\'ve been incredibly fortunate to be swamped with work lately -- both of the paid and volunteer/school kind -- and I\'m trying to keep myself from getting too behind on things.\r\n\r\nI\'ve been failing miserably, or it feels like it anyway.\r\n\r\n(Am I the only one who is so hard on herself when everything is due at the same time? I don\'t know what I expect when I try to cram three days of work in two hours. A miracle?)\r\n\r\nSo! What have I been up to? Why am I hugging Billy?\r\n\r\nAs you all know, I\'m working for Mom.com and our launch party was last week. A crew of fantabulous bloggers and so very many friends that are un-linkable (but very likeable, don\'t worry!) came out to support us. I love them even more than Billy. And I really should stop calling him Billy, because his name is Andrew Shue and he founded the company I work for and I\'m pretty sure I don\'t want to get fired. Because my job is so much fun\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nWhat\'s next?\r\n\r\nI\'m hoping to catch up on Frog &amp; Snails posts for you. There are some amazing boy toys out there and I know you boy mamas need help navigating the sea of pink this gift-giving season. My sons and I have some ideas for stylish gifts, so check the Society page as I will be updating multiple times a day.  Fun!\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Phew! I\'ve been busy -- time for some turkey!','','inherit','open','open','','2297-revision-7','','','2011-11-22 11:46:11','2011-11-22 16:46:11','',2297,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/11/2297-revision-7.html',0,'revision','',0),(2306,1,'2011-11-22 11:48:13','2011-11-22 16:48:13','<em>Picture via <a href=\"http://jodigrundig.com/\">Jodi</a> </em>\n\nHow is it possible that Thanksgiving is but a few days away? THE HOLIDAYS ARE HERE.\n\nI actually love this time of year, but I\'ve been incredibly fortunate to be swamped with work lately -- both of the paid and volunteer/school kind -- and I\'m trying to keep myself from getting too behind on things.\n\nI\'ve been failing miserably, or it feels like it anyway.\n\n(Am I the only one who is so hard on herself when everything is due at the same time? I don\'t know what I expect when I try to cram three days of work in two hours. A miracle?)\n\nSo! What have I been up to? Why am I hugging Billy?\n\nAs you all know, I\'m working for Mom.com and our launch party was last week. A crew of fantabulous bloggers and so very many friends that are un-linkable (but very likeable, don\'t worry!) came out to support us. I love them even more than Billy. And I really should stop calling him Billy, because his name is Andrew Shue and he founded the company I work for and I\'m pretty sure I don\'t want to get fired. Because my job is so much fun, guys. It is my job to get online and offline moms in suburban Boston together. HOW FAB IS THAT?\n\nSpeaking of Andrew, here i\n\n&nbsp;\n\nWhat\'s next?\n\nI\'m hoping to catch up on Frog &amp; Snails posts for you. There are some amazing boy toys out there and I know you boy mamas need help navigating the sea of pink this gift-giving season. My sons and I have some ideas for stylish gifts, so check the Society page as I will be updating multiple times a day.  Fun!\n\n&nbsp;','Phew! I\'ve been busy -- time for some turkey!','','inherit','open','open','','2297-revision-8','','','2011-11-22 11:48:13','2011-11-22 16:48:13','',2297,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/11/2297-revision-8.html',0,'revision','',0),(2307,1,'2011-11-22 11:56:42','2011-11-22 16:56:42','<em>Picture via <a href=\"http://jodigrundig.com/\">Jodi</a> </em>\n\nHow is it possible that Thanksgiving is but a few days away? THE HOLIDAYS ARE HERE.\n\nI actually love this time of year, but I\'ve been incredibly fortunate to be swamped with work lately -- both of the paid and volunteer/school kind -- and I\'m trying to keep myself from getting too behind on things.\n\nI\'ve been failing miserably, or it feels like it anyway.\n\n(Am I the only one who is so hard on herself when everything is due at the same time? I don\'t know what I expect when I try to cram three days of work in two hours. A miracle?)\n\nSo! What have I been up to? Why am I hugging Billy?\n\nAs you all know, I\'m working for Mom.com and our launch party was last week. A crew of fantabulous bloggers and so very many friends that are un-linkable (but very likeable, don\'t worry!) came out to support us. I love them even more than Billy. And I really should stop calling him Billy, because his name is Andrew Shue and he founded the company I work for and I\'m pretty sure I don\'t want to get fired. Because my job is so much fun, guys. It is my job to get online and offline moms in suburban Boston together. HOW FAB IS THAT?\n\nSpeaking of Mom.com, this week my acupuncturist is running a deal -- get it and try them out if you\'re ever near Wellesley -- she\'s FAB and I owe my not getting sick despite my recent stressful period to her. Also? I only had three hours of sleep the night before the Mom.com premiere party and I didn\'t look that tired. It\'s a needle miracle! I swear by acupuncture.\n\nI also wrote a couple of posts for CafeMom on my multicultural family and the holidays. In one I allow you to celebrate Thanksgiving however you damn well please. In the other I show you how to add a stealthy latin touch to your turkey. And stay tuned, because this Friday I\'ll talk about devils and saints.\n\nYes I am.\n\nWhat\'s next?\n\nI\'m hoping to catch up on Frog &amp; Snails posts for you. There are some amazing boy toys out there and I know you boy mamas need help navigating the sea of pink this gift-giving season. My sons and I have some ideas for stylish gifts, so check the Society page as I will be updating multiple times a day.  Fun!\n\nAnd of course, there will be more pretty and small b','Phew! I\'ve been busy -- time for some turkey!','','inherit','open','open','','2297-revision-9','','','2011-11-22 11:56:42','2011-11-22 16:56:42','',2297,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/11/2297-revision-9.html',0,'revision','',0),(2308,1,'2011-11-22 12:12:28','2011-11-22 17:12:28','<em>Picture via <a href=\"http://jodigrundig.com/\">Jodi</a> </em>\n\nHow is it possible that Thanksgiving is but a few days away? THE HOLIDAYS ARE HERE.\n\nI actually love this time of year, but I\'ve been incredibly fortunate to be swamped with work lately -- both of the paid and volunteer/school kind -- and I\'m trying to keep myself from getting too behind on things.\n\nI\'ve been failing miserably, or it feels like it anyway.\n\n(Am I the only one who is so hard on herself when everything is due at the same time? I don\'t know what I expect when I try to cram three days of work in two hours. A miracle?)\n\nSo! What have I been up to? Why am I hugging Billy?\n\nAs you all know, I\'m working for Mom.com and our launch party was last week. A crew of fantabulous bloggers and so very many friends that are un-linkable (but very likeable, don\'t worry!) came out to support us. I love them even more than Billy. And I really should stop calling him Billy, because his name is Andrew Shue and he founded the company I work for and I\'m pretty sure I don\'t want to get fired. Because my job is so much fun, guys. It is my job to get online and offline moms in suburban Boston together. HOW FAB IS THAT?\n\nSpeaking of Mom.com, this week my acupuncturist is running a deal -- talk about bringing online and offline together -- she\'s FAB and I owe my not getting sick despite my recent stressful period to her. Also? I only had three hours of sleep the night before the Mom.com premiere party and I didn\'t look that tired. It\'s a needle miracle! I swear by acupuncture.\n\nI also wrote a couple of posts for CafeMom on my multicultural family and the holidays. In one, I give you permission to <a href=\"http://www.cafemom.com/group/110074/forums/read/15335961/Theres_no_wrong_way_to_do_Thanksgiving_thats_why_we_love_it\">celebrate Thanksgiving however you damn well please</a>. In the other I show you how to add a <a href=\"http://www.cafemom.com/group/110074/forums/read/15362148/A_sour_orange_marinade_for_Thanksgiving_turkey\">stealthy latin touch to your turkey</a>. And stay tuned, because this Friday I\'ll talk about <a href=\"http://www.cafemom.com/group/110074/forums/blog_archive.php?blogger_id=30\">devils and saints</a>.\n\nh yes I am.\n\nWhat\'s next?\n\nI\'m catching up on Frog &amp; Snails posts for you. There are some amazing boy toys (he he) out there and I know you boy mamas need help navigating the sea of pink this gift-giving season. My sons and I have some ideas for stylish gifts, so check the Society page as I will be updating multiple times a day.  Fun!\n\nAnd of course, there will be more pretty and small blogging in this very space.\n\nBut first, it\'s turkey time. Gobble, gobble!','Phew! I\'ve been busy -- time for some turkey!','','inherit','open','open','','2297-revision-10','','','2011-11-22 12:12:28','2011-11-22 17:12:28','',2297,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/11/2297-revision-10.html',0,'revision','',0),(2309,1,'2011-11-22 12:13:12','2011-11-22 17:13:12','<em>Picture via <a href=\"http://jodigrundig.com/\">Jodi</a> </em>\r\n\r\nHow is it possible that Thanksgiving is but a few days away? THE HOLIDAYS ARE HERE.\r\n\r\nI actually love this time of year, but I\'ve been incredibly fortunate to be swamped with work lately -- both of the paid and volunteer/school kind -- and I\'m trying to keep myself from getting too behind on things.\r\n\r\nI\'ve been failing miserably, or it feels like it anyway.\r\n\r\n(Am I the only one who is so hard on herself when everything is due at the same time? I don\'t know what I expect when I try to cram three days of work in two hours. A miracle?)\r\n\r\nSo! What have I been up to? Why am I hugging Billy?\r\n\r\nAs you all know, I\'m working for Mom.com and our launch party was last week. A crew of fantabulous bloggers and so very many friends that are un-linkable (but very likeable, don\'t worry!) came out to support us. I love them even more than Billy. And I really should stop calling him Billy, because his name is Andrew Shue and he founded the company I work for and I\'m pretty sure I don\'t want to get fired. Because my job is so much fun, guys. It is my job to get online and offline moms in suburban Boston together. HOW FAB IS THAT?\r\n\r\nSpeaking of Mom.com, this week my acupuncturist is running a deal -- talk about bringing online and offline together -- she\'s FAB and I owe my not getting sick despite my recent stressful period to her. Also? I only had three hours of sleep the night before the Mom.com premiere party and I didn\'t look that tired. It\'s a needle miracle! I swear by acupuncture.\r\n\r\nI also wrote a couple of posts for CafeMom on my multicultural family and the holidays. In one, I give you permission to <a href=\"http://www.cafemom.com/group/110074/forums/read/15335961/Theres_no_wrong_way_to_do_Thanksgiving_thats_why_we_love_it\">celebrate Thanksgiving however you damn well please</a>. In the other I show you how to add a <a href=\"http://www.cafemom.com/group/110074/forums/read/15362148/A_sour_orange_marinade_for_Thanksgiving_turkey\">stealthy latin touch to your turkey</a>. And stay tuned, because this Friday I\'ll talk about <a href=\"http://www.cafemom.com/group/110074/forums/blog_archive.php?blogger_id=30\">devils and saints</a>.\r\n\r\nOh yes I am.\r\n\r\nWhat\'s next?\r\n\r\nI\'m catching up on <a href=\"http://frogandsnail.com/\">Frog &amp; Snails</a> posts for you. There are some amazing boy toys (he he) out there and I know you boy mamas need help navigating the sea of pink this gift-giving season. My sons and I have some ideas for stylish gifts, so check the<a href=\"http://frogandsnail.com/\"> Society page</a> as I will be updating multiple times a day.  Fun!\r\n\r\nAnd of course, there will be more pretty and small blogging in this very space.\r\n\r\nBut first, it\'s turkey time. Gobble, gobble!','Phew! I\'ve been busy -- time for some turkey!','','inherit','open','open','','2297-revision-11','','','2011-11-22 12:13:12','2011-11-22 17:13:12','',2297,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/11/2297-revision-11.html',0,'revision','',0),(2310,1,'2011-11-22 12:22:14','2011-11-22 17:22:14','<em>Picture via <a href=\"http://jodigrundig.com/\">Jodi</a> </em>\n\nHow is it possible that Thanksgiving is but a few days away? THE HOLIDAYS ARE HERE.\n\nI actually love this time of year, but I\'ve been incredibly fortunate to be swamped with work lately -- both of the paid and volunteer/school kind -- and I\'m trying to keep myself from getting too behind on things.\n\nI\'ve been failing miserably, or it feels like it anyway.\n\n(Am I the only one who is so hard on herself when everything is due at the same time? I don\'t know what I expect when I try to cram three days of work in two hours. A miracle?)\n\nSo! What have I been up to? Why am I hugging Billy?\n\nAs you all know, I\'m working for <a href=\"http://bit.ly/MomcomRoomToGrow\">Mom.com </a>and our Boston launch party was last week. A crew of fantabulous bloggers and so very many friends that are un-linkable (but very likeable, don\'t worry!) came out to support us. I love them even more than Billy. And I really should stop calling him Billy, because his name is Andrew Shue and he founded the company I work for and I\'m pretty sure I don\'t want to get fired. Because my job is so much fun, guys. It\'s my job to get online and offline moms in suburban Boston together. In other words: party. HOW FAB IS THAT? You can be a part of it too -- join us, if you haven\'t done so yet. I want to meet you too.\n\nAnd randomly, here is video of Andrew keeping his cool when presented with a super high tech stroller courtesy of my friends at Isis:\n\nDSLJSKDJFSDJF\n\nI don\'t know why this video makes me laugh, but it does.\n\nSpeaking of Mom.com, this week <a href=\"http://www.mom.com/deals/410-steppingstone?utm_medium=pm&amp;utm_source=pm&amp;utm_content=bow-email-wellesley-steppingstone-112111&amp;utm_campaign=General\">my acupuncturist is running a deal</a> -- talk about bringing online and offline together -- she\'s FAB and I owe my not getting sick despite my recent stressful period to her. Also? I only had three hours of sleep the night before the <a href=\"http://bit.ly/MomcomRoomToGrow\">Mom.com </a>premiere party and I didn\'t look that tired. It\'s a needle miracle! I swear by acupuncture.\n\nI also wrote a couple of posts for CafeMom on my multicultural family and the holidays. In one, I give you permission to <a href=\"http://www.cafemom.com/group/110074/forums/read/15335961/Theres_no_wrong_way_to_do_Thanksgiving_thats_why_we_love_it\">celebrate Thanksgiving however you damn well please</a>. In the other I show you how to add a <a href=\"http://www.cafemom.com/group/110074/forums/read/15362148/A_sour_orange_marinade_for_Thanksgiving_turkey\">stealthy latin touch to your turkey</a>. And stay tuned, because this Friday I\'ll talk about <a href=\"http://www.cafemom.com/group/110074/forums/blog_archive.php?blogger_id=30\">devils and saints</a>.\n\nOh yes I am.\n\nWhat\'s next?\n\nI\'m catching up on <a href=\"http://frogandsnail.com/\">Frog &amp; Snails</a> posts for you. There are some amazing boy toys (he he) out there and I know you boy mamas need help navigating the sea of pink this gift-giving season. My sons and I have some ideas for stylish gifts, so check the<a href=\"http://frogandsnail.com/\"> Society page</a> as I will be updating multiple times a day.  Fun!\n\nAnd of course, there will be more pretty and small blogging in this very space.\n\nBut first, it\'s turkey time. Gobble, gobble!','Phew! I\'ve been busy -- time for some turkey!','','inherit','open','open','','2297-revision-12','','','2011-11-22 12:22:14','2011-11-22 17:22:14','',2297,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/11/2297-revision-12.html',0,'revision','',0),(2311,1,'2011-11-22 12:23:37','2011-11-22 17:23:37','<em>Picture via <a href=\"http://jodigrundig.com/\">Jodi</a> </em>\r\n\r\nHow is it possible that Thanksgiving is but a few days away? THE HOLIDAYS ARE HERE.\r\n\r\nI actually love this time of year, but I\'ve been incredibly fortunate to be swamped with work lately -- both of the paid and volunteer/school kind -- and I\'m trying to keep myself from getting too behind on things.\r\n\r\nI\'ve been failing miserably, or it feels like it anyway.\r\n\r\n(Am I the only one who is so hard on herself when everything is due at the same time? I don\'t know what I expect when I try to cram three days of work in two hours. A miracle?)\r\n\r\nSo! What have I been up to? Why am I hugging Billy?\r\n\r\nAs you all know, I\'m working for <a href=\"http://bit.ly/MomcomRoomToGrow\">Mom.com </a>and our Boston launch party was last week. A crew of fantabulous bloggers and so very many friends that are un-linkable (but very likeable, don\'t worry!) came out to support us. I love them even more than Billy. And I really should stop calling him Billy, because his name is Andrew Shue and he founded the company I work for and I\'m pretty sure I don\'t want to get fired. Because my job is so much fun, guys. It\'s my job to get online and offline moms in suburban Boston together. In other words: party. HOW FAB IS THAT? You can be a part of it too -- join us, if you haven\'t done so yet. I want to meet you too.\r\n\r\nAnd randomly, here is video of Andrew keeping his cool when presented with a super high tech stroller courtesy of my friends at Isis:\r\n\r\nDSLJSKDJFSDJF\r\n\r\nI don\'t know why this video makes me laugh, but it does.\r\n\r\nSpeaking of Mom.com, this week <a href=\"http://www.mom.com/deals/410-steppingstone?utm_medium=pm&amp;utm_source=pm&amp;utm_content=bow-email-wellesley-steppingstone-112111&amp;utm_campaign=General\">my acupuncturist is running a deal</a> -- talk about bringing online and offline together -- she\'s FAB and I owe my not getting sick despite my recent stressful period to her. Also? I only had three hours of sleep the night before the <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.318517294841169.99135.264901940202705&amp;type=3\">Mom.com premiere party (pics here)</a> and I didn\'t look <em>that</em> tired. It\'s a needle miracle! I swear by acupuncture.\r\n\r\nI also wrote a couple of posts for CafeMom on my multicultural family and the holidays. In one, I give you permission to <a href=\"http://www.cafemom.com/group/110074/forums/read/15335961/Theres_no_wrong_way_to_do_Thanksgiving_thats_why_we_love_it\">celebrate Thanksgiving however you damn well please</a>. In the other I show you how to add a <a href=\"http://www.cafemom.com/group/110074/forums/read/15362148/A_sour_orange_marinade_for_Thanksgiving_turkey\">stealthy latin touch to your turkey</a>. And stay tuned, because this Friday I\'ll talk about <a href=\"http://www.cafemom.com/group/110074/forums/blog_archive.php?blogger_id=30\">devils and saints</a>.\r\n\r\nOh yes I am.\r\n\r\nWhat\'s next?\r\n\r\nI\'m catching up on <a href=\"http://frogandsnail.com/\">Frog &amp; Snails</a> posts for you. There are some amazing boy toys (he he) out there and I know you boy mamas need help navigating the sea of pink this gift-giving season. My sons and I have some ideas for stylish gifts, so check the<a href=\"http://frogandsnail.com/\"> Society page</a> as I will be updating multiple times a day.  Fun!\r\n\r\nAnd of course, there will be more pretty and small blogging in this very space.\r\n\r\nBut first, it\'s turkey time. Gobble, gobble!','Phew! I\'ve been busy -- time for some turkey!','','inherit','open','open','','2297-revision-13','','','2011-11-22 12:23:37','2011-11-22 17:23:37','',2297,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/11/2297-revision-13.html',0,'revision','',0),(2312,1,'2011-11-22 12:23:38','2011-11-22 17:23:38','<em>Picture via <a href=\"http://jodigrundig.com/\">Jodi</a> </em>\r\n\r\nHow is it possible that Thanksgiving is but a few days away? THE HOLIDAYS ARE HERE.\r\n\r\nI actually love this time of year, but I\'ve been incredibly fortunate to be swamped with work lately -- both of the paid and volunteer/school kind -- and I\'m trying to keep myself from getting too behind on things.\r\n\r\nI\'ve been failing miserably, or it feels like it anyway.\r\n\r\n(Am I the only one who is so hard on herself when everything is due at the same time? I don\'t know what I expect when I try to cram three days of work in two hours. A miracle?)\r\n\r\nSo! What have I been up to? Why am I hugging Billy?\r\n\r\nAs you all know, I\'m working for <a href=\"http://bit.ly/MomcomRoomToGrow\">Mom.com </a>and our Boston launch party was last week. A crew of fantabulous bloggers and so very many friends that are un-linkable (but very likeable, don\'t worry!) came out to support us. I love them even more than Billy. And I really should stop calling him Billy, because his name is Andrew Shue and he founded the company I work for and I\'m pretty sure I don\'t want to get fired. Because my job is so much fun, guys. It\'s my job to get online and offline moms in suburban Boston together. In other words: party. HOW FAB IS THAT? You can be a part of it too -- join us, if you haven\'t done so yet. I want to meet you too.\r\n\r\nAnd randomly, here is video of Andrew keeping his cool when presented with a super high tech stroller courtesy of my friends at Isis:\r\n\r\nDSLJSKDJFSDJF\r\n\r\nI don\'t know why this video makes me laugh, but it does.\r\n\r\nSpeaking of Mom.com, this week <a href=\"http://www.mom.com/deals/410-steppingstone?utm_medium=pm&amp;utm_source=pm&amp;utm_content=bow-email-wellesley-steppingstone-112111&amp;utm_campaign=General\">my acupuncturist is running a deal</a> -- talk about bringing online and offline together -- she\'s FAB and I owe my not getting sick despite my recent stressful period to her. Also? I only had three hours of sleep the night before the <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.318517294841169.99135.264901940202705&amp;type=3\">Mom.com premiere party (pics here)</a> and I didn\'t look <em>that</em> tired. It\'s a needle miracle! I swear by acupuncture.\r\n\r\nI also wrote a couple of posts for CafeMom on my multicultural family and the holidays. In one, I give you permission to <a href=\"http://www.cafemom.com/group/110074/forums/read/15335961/Theres_no_wrong_way_to_do_Thanksgiving_thats_why_we_love_it\">celebrate Thanksgiving however you damn well please</a>. In the other I show you how to add a <a href=\"http://www.cafemom.com/group/110074/forums/read/15362148/A_sour_orange_marinade_for_Thanksgiving_turkey\">stealthy latin touch to your turkey</a>. And stay tuned, because this Friday I\'ll talk about <a href=\"http://www.cafemom.com/group/110074/forums/blog_archive.php?blogger_id=30\">devils and saints</a>.\r\n\r\nOh yes I am.\r\n\r\nWhat\'s next?\r\n\r\nI\'m catching up on <a href=\"http://frogandsnail.com/\">Frog &amp; Snails</a> posts for you. There are some amazing boy toys (he he) out there and I know you boy mamas need help navigating the sea of pink this gift-giving season. My sons and I have some ideas for stylish gifts, so check the<a href=\"http://frogandsnail.com/\"> Society page</a> as I will be updating multiple times a day.  Fun!\r\n\r\nAnd of course, there will be more pretty and small blogging in this very space.\r\n\r\nBut first, it\'s turkey time. Gobble, gobble!','Phew! I\'ve been busy -- time for some turkey!','','inherit','open','open','','2297-revision-14','','','2011-11-22 12:23:38','2011-11-22 17:23:38','',2297,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/11/2297-revision-14.html',0,'revision','',0),(2315,1,'2011-11-22 12:26:09','2011-11-22 17:26:09','<em>Picture via <a href=\"http://jodigrundig.com/\">Jodi</a> </em>\n\nHow is it possible that Thanksgiving is but a few days away? THE HOLIDAYS ARE HERE Y\'ALL.\n\nI actually love this time of year, but I\'ve been incredibly fortunate to be swamped with work lately -- both of the paid and volunteer/school kind -- and I\'m trying to keep myself from getting too behind on things.\n\nI\'ve been failing miserably, or it feels like it anyway.\n\n(Am I the only one who is so hard on herself when everything is due at the same time? I don\'t know what I expect when I try to cram three days of work in two hours. A miracle?)\n\nSo! What have I been up to? Why am I hugging Billy?\n\nAs you all know, I\'m working for <a href=\"http://bit.ly/MomcomRoomToGrow\">Mom.com </a>and our Boston launch party was last week. A crew of fantabulous bloggers and so very many friends that are un-linkable (but very likeable, don\'t worry!) came out to support us. I love them even more than Billy. And I really should stop calling him Billy, because his name is Andrew Shue and he founded the company I work for and I\'m pretty sure I don\'t want to get fired. Because my job is so much fun, guys. It\'s my job to get online and offline moms in suburban Boston together. In other words: party. HOW FAB IS THAT? You can be a part of it too -- join us, if you haven\'t done so yet. I want to meet you too.\n\nAnd randomly, here is video of Andrew keeping his cool when presented with a super high tech stroller courtesy of my friends at Isis:\n\nDSLJSKDJFSDJF\n\nI don\'t know why this video makes me laugh, but it does.\n\nSpeaking of Mom.com, this week <a href=\"http://www.mom.com/deals/410-steppingstone?utm_medium=pm&amp;utm_source=pm&amp;utm_content=bow-email-wellesley-steppingstone-112111&amp;utm_campaign=General\">my acupuncturist is running a deal</a> -- talk about bringing online and offline together -- she\'s FAB and I owe my not getting sick despite my recent stressful period to her. Also? I only had three hours of sleep the night before the <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.318517294841169.99135.264901940202705&amp;type=3\">Mom.com premiere party (pics here)</a> and I didn\'t look <em>that</em> tired. It\'s a needle miracle! I swear by acupuncture.\n\nI also wrote a couple of posts for CafeMom on my multicultural family and the holidays. In one, I give you permission to <a href=\"http://www.cafemom.com/group/110074/forums/read/15335961/Theres_no_wrong_way_to_do_Thanksgiving_thats_why_we_love_it\">celebrate Thanksgiving however you damn well please</a>. In the other I show you how to add a <a href=\"http://www.cafemom.com/group/110074/forums/read/15362148/A_sour_orange_marinade_for_Thanksgiving_turkey\">stealthy latin touch to your turkey</a>. And stay tuned, because this Friday I\'ll talk about <a href=\"http://www.cafemom.com/group/110074/forums/blog_archive.php?blogger_id=30\">devils and saints</a>.\n\nOh yes I am.\n\nWhat\'s next?\n\nI\'m catching up on <a href=\"http://frogandsnail.com/\">Frog &amp; Snails</a> posts for you. There are some amazing boy toys (he he) out there and I know you boy mamas need help navigating the sea of pink this gift-giving season. My sons and I have some ideas for stylish gifts, so check the<a href=\"http://frogandsnail.com/\"> Society page</a> as I will be updating multiple times a day.  Fun!\n\nAnd of course, there will be more pretty and small blogging in this very space.\n\nBut first, it\'s turkey time. Gobble, gobble!','Now is the time when we eat turkey.','','inherit','open','open','','2297-revision-17','','','2011-11-22 12:26:09','2011-11-22 17:26:09','',2297,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/11/2297-revision-17.html',0,'revision','',0),(2313,1,'2011-11-22 12:24:24','2011-11-22 17:24:24','<em>Picture via <a href=\"http://jodigrundig.com/\">Jodi</a> </em>\r\n\r\nHow is it possible that Thanksgiving is but a few days away? THE HOLIDAYS ARE HERE Y\'ALL.\r\n\r\nI actually love this time of year, but I\'ve been incredibly fortunate to be swamped with work lately -- both of the paid and volunteer/school kind -- and I\'m trying to keep myself from getting too behind on things.\r\n\r\nI\'ve been failing miserably, or it feels like it anyway.\r\n\r\n(Am I the only one who is so hard on herself when everything is due at the same time? I don\'t know what I expect when I try to cram three days of work in two hours. A miracle?)\r\n\r\nSo! What have I been up to? Why am I hugging Billy?\r\n\r\nAs you all know, I\'m working for <a href=\"http://bit.ly/MomcomRoomToGrow\">Mom.com </a>and our Boston launch party was last week. A crew of fantabulous bloggers and so very many friends that are un-linkable (but very likeable, don\'t worry!) came out to support us. I love them even more than Billy. And I really should stop calling him Billy, because his name is Andrew Shue and he founded the company I work for and I\'m pretty sure I don\'t want to get fired. Because my job is so much fun, guys. It\'s my job to get online and offline moms in suburban Boston together. In other words: party. HOW FAB IS THAT? You can be a part of it too -- join us, if you haven\'t done so yet. I want to meet you too.\r\n\r\nAnd randomly, here is video of Andrew keeping his cool when presented with a super high tech stroller courtesy of my friends at Isis:\r\n\r\nDSLJSKDJFSDJF\r\n\r\nI don\'t know why this video makes me laugh, but it does.\r\n\r\nSpeaking of Mom.com, this week <a href=\"http://www.mom.com/deals/410-steppingstone?utm_medium=pm&amp;utm_source=pm&amp;utm_content=bow-email-wellesley-steppingstone-112111&amp;utm_campaign=General\">my acupuncturist is running a deal</a> -- talk about bringing online and offline together -- she\'s FAB and I owe my not getting sick despite my recent stressful period to her. Also? I only had three hours of sleep the night before the <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.318517294841169.99135.264901940202705&amp;type=3\">Mom.com premiere party (pics here)</a> and I didn\'t look <em>that</em> tired. It\'s a needle miracle! I swear by acupuncture.\r\n\r\nI also wrote a couple of posts for CafeMom on my multicultural family and the holidays. In one, I give you permission to <a href=\"http://www.cafemom.com/group/110074/forums/read/15335961/Theres_no_wrong_way_to_do_Thanksgiving_thats_why_we_love_it\">celebrate Thanksgiving however you damn well please</a>. In the other I show you how to add a <a href=\"http://www.cafemom.com/group/110074/forums/read/15362148/A_sour_orange_marinade_for_Thanksgiving_turkey\">stealthy latin touch to your turkey</a>. And stay tuned, because this Friday I\'ll talk about <a href=\"http://www.cafemom.com/group/110074/forums/blog_archive.php?blogger_id=30\">devils and saints</a>.\r\n\r\nOh yes I am.\r\n\r\nWhat\'s next?\r\n\r\nI\'m catching up on <a href=\"http://frogandsnail.com/\">Frog &amp; Snails</a> posts for you. There are some amazing boy toys (he he) out there and I know you boy mamas need help navigating the sea of pink this gift-giving season. My sons and I have some ideas for stylish gifts, so check the<a href=\"http://frogandsnail.com/\"> Society page</a> as I will be updating multiple times a day.  Fun!\r\n\r\nAnd of course, there will be more pretty and small blogging in this very space.\r\n\r\nBut first, it\'s turkey time. Gobble, gobble!','Phew! I\'ve been busy -- time for some turkey!','','inherit','open','open','','2297-revision-15','','','2011-11-22 12:24:24','2011-11-22 17:24:24','',2297,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/11/2297-revision-15.html',0,'revision','',0),(2314,1,'2011-11-22 12:24:24','2011-11-22 17:24:24','<em>Picture via <a href=\"http://jodigrundig.com/\">Jodi</a> </em>\r\n\r\nHow is it possible that Thanksgiving is but a few days away? THE HOLIDAYS ARE HERE Y\'ALL.\r\n\r\nI actually love this time of year, but I\'ve been incredibly fortunate to be swamped with work lately -- both of the paid and volunteer/school kind -- and I\'m trying to keep myself from getting too behind on things.\r\n\r\nI\'ve been failing miserably, or it feels like it anyway.\r\n\r\n(Am I the only one who is so hard on herself when everything is due at the same time? I don\'t know what I expect when I try to cram three days of work in two hours. A miracle?)\r\n\r\nSo! What have I been up to? Why am I hugging Billy?\r\n\r\nAs you all know, I\'m working for <a href=\"http://bit.ly/MomcomRoomToGrow\">Mom.com </a>and our Boston launch party was last week. A crew of fantabulous bloggers and so very many friends that are un-linkable (but very likeable, don\'t worry!) came out to support us. I love them even more than Billy. And I really should stop calling him Billy, because his name is Andrew Shue and he founded the company I work for and I\'m pretty sure I don\'t want to get fired. Because my job is so much fun, guys. It\'s my job to get online and offline moms in suburban Boston together. In other words: party. HOW FAB IS THAT? You can be a part of it too -- join us, if you haven\'t done so yet. I want to meet you too.\r\n\r\nAnd randomly, here is video of Andrew keeping his cool when presented with a super high tech stroller courtesy of my friends at Isis:\r\n\r\nDSLJSKDJFSDJF\r\n\r\nI don\'t know why this video makes me laugh, but it does.\r\n\r\nSpeaking of Mom.com, this week <a href=\"http://www.mom.com/deals/410-steppingstone?utm_medium=pm&amp;utm_source=pm&amp;utm_content=bow-email-wellesley-steppingstone-112111&amp;utm_campaign=General\">my acupuncturist is running a deal</a> -- talk about bringing online and offline together -- she\'s FAB and I owe my not getting sick despite my recent stressful period to her. Also? I only had three hours of sleep the night before the <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.318517294841169.99135.264901940202705&amp;type=3\">Mom.com premiere party (pics here)</a> and I didn\'t look <em>that</em> tired. It\'s a needle miracle! I swear by acupuncture.\r\n\r\nI also wrote a couple of posts for CafeMom on my multicultural family and the holidays. In one, I give you permission to <a href=\"http://www.cafemom.com/group/110074/forums/read/15335961/Theres_no_wrong_way_to_do_Thanksgiving_thats_why_we_love_it\">celebrate Thanksgiving however you damn well please</a>. In the other I show you how to add a <a href=\"http://www.cafemom.com/group/110074/forums/read/15362148/A_sour_orange_marinade_for_Thanksgiving_turkey\">stealthy latin touch to your turkey</a>. And stay tuned, because this Friday I\'ll talk about <a href=\"http://www.cafemom.com/group/110074/forums/blog_archive.php?blogger_id=30\">devils and saints</a>.\r\n\r\nOh yes I am.\r\n\r\nWhat\'s next?\r\n\r\nI\'m catching up on <a href=\"http://frogandsnail.com/\">Frog &amp; Snails</a> posts for you. There are some amazing boy toys (he he) out there and I know you boy mamas need help navigating the sea of pink this gift-giving season. My sons and I have some ideas for stylish gifts, so check the<a href=\"http://frogandsnail.com/\"> Society page</a> as I will be updating multiple times a day.  Fun!\r\n\r\nAnd of course, there will be more pretty and small blogging in this very space.\r\n\r\nBut first, it\'s turkey time. Gobble, gobble!','Phew! I\'ve been busy -- time for some turkey!','','inherit','open','open','','2297-revision-16','','','2011-11-22 12:24:24','2011-11-22 17:24:24','',2297,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/11/2297-revision-16.html',0,'revision','',0),(2316,1,'2011-11-22 12:33:28','2011-11-22 17:33:28','<em>Picture via <a href=\"http://jodigrundig.com/\">Jodi</a> </em>\r\n\r\nHow is it possible that Thanksgiving is but a few days away? THE HOLIDAYS ARE HERE Y\'ALL.\r\n\r\nI actually love this time of year, but I\'ve been incredibly fortunate to be swamped with work lately -- both of the paid and volunteer/school kind -- and I\'m trying to keep myself from getting too behind on things.\r\n\r\nI\'ve been failing miserably, or it feels like it anyway.\r\n\r\n(Am I the only one who is so hard on herself when everything is due at the same time? I don\'t know what I expect when I try to cram three days of work in two hours. A miracle?)\r\n\r\nSo! What have I been up to? Why am I hugging Billy?\r\n\r\nAs you all know, I\'m working for <a href=\"http://bit.ly/MomcomRoomToGrow\">Mom.com </a>and our Boston launch party was last week. A crew of fantabulous bloggers and so very many friends that are un-linkable (but very likeable, don\'t worry!) came out to support us. I love them even more than Billy. And I really should stop calling him Billy, because his name is Andrew Shue and he founded the company I work for and I\'m pretty sure I don\'t want to get fired. Because my job is so much fun, guys. It\'s my job to get online and offline moms in suburban Boston together. In other words: party. HOW FAB IS THAT? You can be a part of it too -- join us, if you haven\'t done so yet. I want to meet you too.\r\n\r\nAnd randomly, here is video of Andrew keeping his cool when presented with a super high tech stroller courtesy of my friends at Isis:\r\n\r\nDSLJSKDJFSDJF\r\n\r\nI don\'t know why this video makes me laugh, but it does.\r\n\r\nSpeaking of Mom.com, this week <a href=\"http://www.mom.com/deals/410-steppingstone?utm_medium=pm&amp;utm_source=pm&amp;utm_content=bow-email-wellesley-steppingstone-112111&amp;utm_campaign=General\">my acupuncturist is running a deal</a> -- talk about bringing online and offline together -- she\'s FAB and I owe my not getting sick despite my recent stressful period to her. Also? I only had three hours of sleep the night before the <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.318517294841169.99135.264901940202705&amp;type=3\">Mom.com premiere party (pics here)</a> and I didn\'t look <em>that</em> tired. It\'s a needle miracle! I swear by acupuncture.\r\n\r\nI also wrote a couple of posts for CafeMom on my multicultural family and the holidays. In one, I give you permission to <a href=\"http://www.cafemom.com/group/110074/forums/read/15335961/Theres_no_wrong_way_to_do_Thanksgiving_thats_why_we_love_it\">celebrate Thanksgiving however you damn well please</a>. In the other I show you how to add a <a href=\"http://www.cafemom.com/group/110074/forums/read/15362148/A_sour_orange_marinade_for_Thanksgiving_turkey\">stealthy latin touch to your turkey</a>. And stay tuned, because this Friday I\'ll talk about <a href=\"http://www.cafemom.com/group/110074/forums/blog_archive.php?blogger_id=30\">devils and saints</a>.\r\n\r\nOh yes I am.\r\n\r\nWhat\'s next?\r\n\r\nI\'m catching up on <a href=\"http://frogandsnail.com/\">Frog &amp; Snails</a> posts for you. There are some amazing boy toys (he he) out there and I know you boy mamas need help navigating the sea of pink this gift-giving season. My sons and I have some ideas for stylish gifts, so check the<a href=\"http://frogandsnail.com/\"> Society page</a> as I will be updating multiple times a day.  Fun!\r\n\r\nAnd of course, there will be more pretty and small blogging in this very space.\r\n\r\nBut first, it\'s turkey time. Gobble, gobble!','Now is the time when we eat turkey.','','inherit','open','open','','2297-revision-18','','','2011-11-22 12:33:28','2011-11-22 17:33:28','',2297,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/11/2297-revision-18.html',0,'revision','',0),(2317,1,'2011-11-22 12:36:30','2011-11-22 17:36:30','<em>Picture via <a href=\"http://jodigrundig.com/\">Jodi</a> </em>\n\nHow is it possible that Thanksgiving is but a few days away? THE HOLIDAYS ARE HERE Y\'ALL.\n\nI actually love this time of year, but I\'ve been incredibly fortunate to be swamped with work lately -- both of the paid and volunteer/school kind -- and I\'m trying to keep myself from getting too behind on things.\n\nI\'ve been failing miserably, or it feels like it anyway.\n\n(Am I the only one who is so hard on herself when everything is due at the same time? I don\'t know what I expect when I try to cram three days of work in two hours. A miracle?)\n\nSo! What have I been up to? Why am I hugging Billy?\n\nAs you all know, I\'m working for <a href=\"http://bit.ly/MomcomRoomToGrow\">Mom.com </a>and our Boston launch party was last week. A <a href=\"http://www.charlenechronicles.com/	\">crew</a> <a href=\"http://www.super-mom.com/\">of </a><a href=\"http://www.mommyologist.com/\">fantabulous</a> <a href=\"http://www.sarahviz.com/\">local</a> <a href=\"www.kimworld.com 	\">bloggers</a> (<a href=\"http://jodigrundig.com/	\">and</a> <a href=\"http://mommyniri.com	\">bloggers</a> <a href=\"http://creategirl.blogspot.com/	\">who</a> <a href=\"http://www.lifeofreilly.net\">are</a> friends) and so very many friends that are un-linkable (but very likeable, don\'t worry!) came out to support us. I love them even more than Billy. And I really should stop calling him Billy, because his name is Andrew Shue and he founded the company I work for and I\'m pretty sure I don\'t want to get fired. Because my job is so much fun, guys. It\'s my job to get online and offline moms in suburban Boston together. In other words: party. HOW FAB IS THAT? You can be a part of it too -- join us, if you haven\'t done so yet. I want to meet you too.\n\nAnd randomly, here is video of Andrew keeping his cool when presented with a super high tech stroller courtesy of my friends at Isis:\n\nDSLJSKDJFSDJF\n\nI don\'t know why this video makes me laugh, but it does.\n\nSpeaking of Mom.com, this week <a href=\"http://www.mom.com/deals/410-steppingstone?utm_medium=pm&amp;utm_source=pm&amp;utm_content=bow-email-wellesley-steppingstone-112111&amp;utm_campaign=General\">my acupuncturist is running a deal</a> -- talk about bringing online and offline together -- she\'s FAB and I owe my not getting sick despite my recent stressful period to her. Also? I only had three hours of sleep the night before the <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.318517294841169.99135.264901940202705&amp;type=3\">Mom.com premiere party (pics here)</a> and I didn\'t look <em>that</em> tired. It\'s a needle miracle! I swear by acupuncture.\n\nI also wrote a couple of posts for CafeMom on my multicultural family and the holidays. In one, I give you permission to <a href=\"http://www.cafemom.com/group/110074/forums/read/15335961/Theres_no_wrong_way_to_do_Thanksgiving_thats_why_we_love_it\">celebrate Thanksgiving however you damn well please</a>. In the other I show you how to add a <a href=\"http://www.cafemom.com/group/110074/forums/read/15362148/A_sour_orange_marinade_for_Thanksgiving_turkey\">stealthy latin touch to your turkey</a>. And stay tuned, because this Friday I\'ll talk about <a href=\"http://www.cafemom.com/group/110074/forums/blog_archive.php?blogger_id=30\">devils and saints</a>.\n\nOh yes I am.\n\nWhat\'s next?\n\nI\'m catching up on <a href=\"http://frogandsnail.com/\">Frog &amp; Snails</a> posts for you. There are some amazing boy toys (he he) out there and I know you boy mamas need help navigating the sea of pink this gift-giving season. My sons and I have some ideas for stylish gifts, so check the<a href=\"http://frogandsnail.com/\"> Society page</a> as I will be updating multiple times a day.  Fun!\n\nAnd of course, there will be more pretty and small blogging in this very space.\n\nBut first, it\'s turkey time. Gobble, gobble!','Now is the time when we eat turkey.','','inherit','open','open','','2297-revision-19','','','2011-11-22 12:36:30','2011-11-22 17:36:30','',2297,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/11/2297-revision-19.html',0,'revision','',0),(2318,1,'2011-11-22 12:36:58','2011-11-22 17:36:58','<em>Picture via <a href=\"http://jodigrundig.com/\">Jodi</a> </em>\r\n\r\nHow is it possible that Thanksgiving is but a few days away? THE HOLIDAYS ARE HERE Y\'ALL.\r\n\r\nI actually love this time of year, but I\'ve been incredibly fortunate to be swamped with work lately -- both of the paid and volunteer/school kind -- and I\'m trying to keep myself from getting too behind on things.\r\n\r\nI\'ve been failing miserably, or it feels like it anyway.\r\n\r\n(Am I the only one who is so hard on herself when everything is due at the same time? I don\'t know what I expect when I try to cram three days of work in two hours. A miracle?)\r\n\r\nSo! What have I been up to? Why am I hugging Billy?\r\n\r\nAs you all know, I\'m working for <a href=\"http://bit.ly/MomcomRoomToGrow\">Mom.com </a>and our Boston launch party was last week. A <a href=\"http://www.charlenechronicles.com/	\">crew</a> <a href=\"http://www.super-mom.com/\">of </a><a href=\"http://www.mommyologist.com/\">fantabulous</a> <a href=\"http://www.sarahviz.com/\">local</a> <a href=\"www.kimworld.com 	\">bloggers</a> (<a href=\"http://jodigrundig.com/	\">and</a> <a href=\"http://mommyniri.com	\">bloggers</a> <a href=\"http://creategirl.blogspot.com/	\">who</a> <a href=\"http://www.lifeofreilly.net\">are</a> <a href=\"http://popdiscourse.com/2011/11/showing-up/\">sweet friends</a>) and so very many friends that are un-linkable (but very likeable, don\'t worry!) came out to support us. I love them even more than Billy. And I really should stop calling him Billy, because his name is Andrew Shue and he founded the company I work for and I\'m pretty sure I don\'t want to get fired. Because my job is so much fun, guys. It\'s my job to get online and offline moms in suburban Boston together. In other words: party. HOW FAB IS THAT? You can be a part of it too -- join us, if you haven\'t done so yet. I want to meet you too.\r\n\r\nAnd randomly, here is video of Andrew keeping his cool when presented with a super high tech stroller courtesy of my friends at Isis:\r\n\r\nDSLJSKDJFSDJF\r\n\r\nI don\'t know why this video makes me laugh, but it does.\r\n\r\nSpeaking of Mom.com, this week <a href=\"http://www.mom.com/deals/410-steppingstone?utm_medium=pm&amp;utm_source=pm&amp;utm_content=bow-email-wellesley-steppingstone-112111&amp;utm_campaign=General\">my acupuncturist is running a deal</a> -- talk about bringing online and offline together -- she\'s FAB and I owe my not getting sick despite my recent stressful period to her. Also? I only had three hours of sleep the night before the <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.318517294841169.99135.264901940202705&amp;type=3\">Mom.com premiere party (pics here)</a> and I didn\'t look <em>that</em> tired. It\'s a needle miracle! I swear by acupuncture.\r\n\r\nI also wrote a couple of posts for CafeMom on my multicultural family and the holidays. In one, I give you permission to <a href=\"http://www.cafemom.com/group/110074/forums/read/15335961/Theres_no_wrong_way_to_do_Thanksgiving_thats_why_we_love_it\">celebrate Thanksgiving however you damn well please</a>. In the other I show you how to add a <a href=\"http://www.cafemom.com/group/110074/forums/read/15362148/A_sour_orange_marinade_for_Thanksgiving_turkey\">stealthy latin touch to your turkey</a>. And stay tuned, because this Friday I\'ll talk about <a href=\"http://www.cafemom.com/group/110074/forums/blog_archive.php?blogger_id=30\">devils and saints</a>.\r\n\r\nOh yes I am.\r\n\r\nWhat\'s next?\r\n\r\nI\'m catching up on <a href=\"http://frogandsnail.com/\">Frog &amp; Snails</a> posts for you. There are some amazing boy toys (he he) out there and I know you boy mamas need help navigating the sea of pink this gift-giving season. My sons and I have some ideas for stylish gifts, so check the<a href=\"http://frogandsnail.com/\"> Society page</a> as I will be updating multiple times a day.  Fun!\r\n\r\nAnd of course, there will be more pretty and small blogging in this very space.\r\n\r\nBut first, it\'s turkey time. Gobble, gobble!','Now is the time when we eat turkey.','','inherit','open','open','','2297-revision-20','','','2011-11-22 12:36:58','2011-11-22 17:36:58','',2297,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/11/2297-revision-20.html',0,'revision','',0),(2319,1,'2011-11-22 12:42:12','2011-11-22 17:42:12','<em>Picture via <a href=\"http://jodigrundig.com/\">Jodi</a> </em>\n\nHow is it possible that Thanksgiving is but a few days away? THE HOLIDAYS ARE HERE Y\'ALL.\n\nI actually love this time of year, but I\'ve been incredibly fortunate to be swamped with work lately -- both of the paid and volunteer/school kind -- and I\'m trying to keep myself from getting too behind on things.\n\nI\'ve been failing miserably, or it feels like it anyway.\n\n(Am I the only one who is so hard on herself when everything is due at the same time? I don\'t know what I expect when I try to cram three days of work in two hours. A miracle?)\n\nSo! What have I been up to? Why am I hugging Billy?\n\nAs you all know, I\'m working for <a href=\"http://bit.ly/MomcomRoomToGrow\">Mom.com </a>and our Boston launch party was last week. A <a href=\"http://www.charlenechronicles.com/	\">crew</a> <a href=\"http://www.super-mom.com/\">of </a><a href=\"http://www.mommyologist.com/\">fantabulous</a> <a href=\"http://www.sarahviz.com/\">local</a> <a href=\"www.kimworld.com 	\">bloggers</a> (<a href=\"http://jodigrundig.com/	\">and</a> <a href=\"http://mommyniri.com	\">bloggers</a> <a href=\"http://creategirl.blogspot.com/	\">who</a> <a href=\"http://www.lifeofreilly.net\">are</a> <a href=\"http://popdiscourse.com/2011/11/showing-up/\">sweet friends</a>) and so very many friends that are un-linkable (but very likeable, don\'t worry!) came out to support us. I love them even more than Billy. And I really should stop calling him Billy, because his name is Andrew Shue and he founded the company I work for and I\'m pretty sure I don\'t want to get fired. Because my job is so much fun, guys. It\'s my job to get online and offline moms in suburban Boston together. In other words: party. HOW FAB IS THAT? You can be a part of it too -- join us, if you haven\'t done so yet. I want to meet you too.\n\nAnd randomly, here is video of Andrew keeping his cool when presented with a super high tech stroller courtesy of my friends at Isis:\n\n<object width=\"300\" height=\"533\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=32520449&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=0&amp;show_byline=0&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=00adef&amp;fullscreen=1&amp;autoplay=0&amp;loop=0\" /><embed width=\"300\" height=\"533\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=32520449&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=0&amp;show_byline=0&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=00adef&amp;fullscreen=1&amp;autoplay=0&amp;loop=0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" /></object>\n\nI don\'t know why this video makes me laugh, but it does.\n\nSpeaking of Mom.com, this week <a href=\"http://www.mom.com/deals/410-steppingstone?utm_medium=pm&amp;utm_source=pm&amp;utm_content=bow-email-wellesley-steppingstone-112111&amp;utm_campaign=General\">my acupuncturist is running a deal</a> -- talk about bringing online and offline together -- she\'s FAB and I owe my not getting sick despite my recent stressful period to her. Also? I only had three hours of sleep the night before the <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.318517294841169.99135.264901940202705&amp;type=3\">Mom.com premiere party (pics here)</a> and I didn\'t look <em>that</em> tired. It\'s a needle miracle! I swear by acupuncture.\n\nI also wrote a couple of posts for CafeMom on my multicultural family and the holidays. In one, I give you permission to <a href=\"http://www.cafemom.com/group/110074/forums/read/15335961/Theres_no_wrong_way_to_do_Thanksgiving_thats_why_we_love_it\">celebrate Thanksgiving however you damn well please</a>. In the other I show you how to add a <a href=\"http://www.cafemom.com/group/110074/forums/read/15362148/A_sour_orange_marinade_for_Thanksgiving_turkey\">stealthy latin touch to your turkey</a>. And stay tuned, because this Friday I\'ll talk about <a href=\"http://www.cafemom.com/group/110074/forums/blog_archive.php?blogger_id=30\">devils and saints</a>.\n\nOh yes I am.\n\nWhat\'s next?\n\nI\'m catching up on <a href=\"http://frogandsnail.com/\">Frog &amp; Snails</a> posts for you. There are some amazing boy toys (he he) out there and I know you boy mamas need help navigating the sea of pink this gift-giving season. My sons and I have some ideas for stylish gifts, so check the<a href=\"http://frogandsnail.com/\"> Society page</a> as I will be updating multiple times a day.  Fun!\n\nAnd of course, there will be more pretty and small blogging in this very space.\n\nBut first, it\'s turkey time. Gobble, gobble!','Now is the time when we eat turkey.','','inherit','open','open','','2297-revision-21','','','2011-11-22 12:42:12','2011-11-22 17:42:12','',2297,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/11/2297-revision-21.html',0,'revision','',0),(2320,1,'2011-11-22 12:42:15','2011-11-22 17:42:15','<em>Picture via <a href=\"http://jodigrundig.com/\">Jodi</a> </em>\r\n\r\nHow is it possible that Thanksgiving is but a few days away? THE HOLIDAYS ARE HERE Y\'ALL.\r\n\r\nI actually love this time of year, but I\'ve been incredibly fortunate to be swamped with work lately -- both of the paid and volunteer/school kind -- and I\'m trying to keep myself from getting too behind on things.\r\n\r\nI\'ve been failing miserably, or it feels like it anyway.\r\n\r\n(Am I the only one who is so hard on herself when everything is due at the same time? I don\'t know what I expect when I try to cram three days of work in two hours. A miracle?)\r\n\r\nSo! What have I been up to? Why am I hugging Billy?\r\n\r\nAs you all know, I\'m working for <a href=\"http://bit.ly/MomcomRoomToGrow\">Mom.com </a>and our Boston launch party was last week. A <a href=\"http://www.charlenechronicles.com/	\">crew</a> <a href=\"http://www.super-mom.com/\">of </a><a href=\"http://www.mommyologist.com/\">fantabulous</a> <a href=\"http://www.sarahviz.com/\">local</a> <a href=\"www.kimworld.com 	\">bloggers</a> (<a href=\"http://jodigrundig.com/	\">and</a> <a href=\"http://mommyniri.com	\">bloggers</a> <a href=\"http://creategirl.blogspot.com/	\">who</a> <a href=\"http://www.lifeofreilly.net\">are</a> <a href=\"http://popdiscourse.com/2011/11/showing-up/\">sweet friends</a>) and so very many friends that are un-linkable (but very likeable, don\'t worry!) came out to support us. I love them even more than Billy. And I really should stop calling him Billy, because his name is Andrew Shue and he founded the company I work for and I\'m pretty sure I don\'t want to get fired. Because my job is so much fun, guys. It\'s my job to get online and offline moms in suburban Boston together. In other words: party. HOW FAB IS THAT? You can be a part of it too -- join us, if you haven\'t done so yet. I want to meet you too.\r\n\r\nAnd randomly, here is video of Andrew keeping his cool when presented with a super high tech stroller courtesy of my friends at Isis:\r\n\r\n<object width=\"300\" height=\"533\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=32520449&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=0&amp;show_byline=0&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=00adef&amp;fullscreen=1&amp;autoplay=0&amp;loop=0\" /><embed width=\"300\" height=\"533\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=32520449&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=0&amp;show_byline=0&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=00adef&amp;fullscreen=1&amp;autoplay=0&amp;loop=0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" /></object>\r\n\r\nI don\'t know why this video makes me laugh, but it does.\r\n\r\nSpeaking of Mom.com, this week <a href=\"http://www.mom.com/deals/410-steppingstone?utm_medium=pm&amp;utm_source=pm&amp;utm_content=bow-email-wellesley-steppingstone-112111&amp;utm_campaign=General\">my acupuncturist is running a deal</a> -- talk about bringing online and offline together -- she\'s FAB and I owe my not getting sick despite my recent stressful period to her. Also? I only had three hours of sleep the night before the <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.318517294841169.99135.264901940202705&amp;type=3\">Mom.com premiere party (pics here)</a> and I didn\'t look <em>that</em> tired. It\'s a needle miracle! I swear by acupuncture.\r\n\r\nI also wrote a couple of posts for CafeMom on my multicultural family and the holidays. In one, I give you permission to <a href=\"http://www.cafemom.com/group/110074/forums/read/15335961/Theres_no_wrong_way_to_do_Thanksgiving_thats_why_we_love_it\">celebrate Thanksgiving however you damn well please</a>. In the other I show you how to add a <a href=\"http://www.cafemom.com/group/110074/forums/read/15362148/A_sour_orange_marinade_for_Thanksgiving_turkey\">stealthy latin touch to your turkey</a>. And stay tuned, because this Friday I\'ll talk about <a href=\"http://www.cafemom.com/group/110074/forums/blog_archive.php?blogger_id=30\">devils and saints</a>.\r\n\r\nOh yes I am.\r\n\r\nWhat\'s next?\r\n\r\nI\'m catching up on <a href=\"http://frogandsnail.com/\">Frog &amp; Snails</a> posts for you. There are some amazing boy toys (he he) out there and I know you boy mamas need help navigating the sea of pink this gift-giving season. My sons and I have some ideas for stylish gifts, so check the<a href=\"http://frogandsnail.com/\"> Society page</a> as I will be updating multiple times a day.  Fun!\r\n\r\nAnd of course, there will be more pretty and small blogging in this very space.\r\n\r\nBut first, it\'s turkey time. Gobble, gobble!','Now is the time when we eat turkey.','','inherit','open','open','','2297-revision-22','','','2011-11-22 12:42:15','2011-11-22 17:42:15','',2297,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/11/2297-revision-22.html',0,'revision','',0),(2321,1,'2011-11-22 12:42:16','2011-11-22 17:42:16','<em>Picture via <a href=\"http://jodigrundig.com/\">Jodi</a> </em>\r\n\r\nHow is it possible that Thanksgiving is but a few days away? THE HOLIDAYS ARE HERE Y\'ALL.\r\n\r\nI actually love this time of year, but I\'ve been incredibly fortunate to be swamped with work lately -- both of the paid and volunteer/school kind -- and I\'m trying to keep myself from getting too behind on things.\r\n\r\nI\'ve been failing miserably, or it feels like it anyway.\r\n\r\n(Am I the only one who is so hard on herself when everything is due at the same time? I don\'t know what I expect when I try to cram three days of work in two hours. A miracle?)\r\n\r\nSo! What have I been up to? Why am I hugging Billy?\r\n\r\nAs you all know, I\'m working for <a href=\"http://bit.ly/MomcomRoomToGrow\">Mom.com </a>and our Boston launch party was last week. A <a href=\"http://www.charlenechronicles.com/	\">crew</a> <a href=\"http://www.super-mom.com/\">of </a><a href=\"http://www.mommyologist.com/\">fantabulous</a> <a href=\"http://www.sarahviz.com/\">local</a> <a href=\"www.kimworld.com 	\">bloggers</a> (<a href=\"http://jodigrundig.com/	\">and</a> <a href=\"http://mommyniri.com	\">bloggers</a> <a href=\"http://creategirl.blogspot.com/	\">who</a> <a href=\"http://www.lifeofreilly.net\">are</a> <a href=\"http://popdiscourse.com/2011/11/showing-up/\">sweet friends</a>) and so very many friends that are un-linkable (but very likeable, don\'t worry!) came out to support us. I love them even more than Billy. And I really should stop calling him Billy, because his name is Andrew Shue and he founded the company I work for and I\'m pretty sure I don\'t want to get fired. Because my job is so much fun, guys. It\'s my job to get online and offline moms in suburban Boston together. In other words: party. HOW FAB IS THAT? You can be a part of it too -- join us, if you haven\'t done so yet. I want to meet you too.\r\n\r\nAnd randomly, here is video of Andrew keeping his cool when presented with a super high tech stroller courtesy of my friends at Isis:\r\n\r\n<object width=\"300\" height=\"533\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=32520449&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=0&amp;show_byline=0&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=00adef&amp;fullscreen=1&amp;autoplay=0&amp;loop=0\" /><embed width=\"300\" height=\"533\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=32520449&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=0&amp;show_byline=0&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=00adef&amp;fullscreen=1&amp;autoplay=0&amp;loop=0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" /></object>\r\n\r\nI don\'t know why this video makes me laugh, but it does.\r\n\r\nSpeaking of Mom.com, this week <a href=\"http://www.mom.com/deals/410-steppingstone?utm_medium=pm&amp;utm_source=pm&amp;utm_content=bow-email-wellesley-steppingstone-112111&amp;utm_campaign=General\">my acupuncturist is running a deal</a> -- talk about bringing online and offline together -- she\'s FAB and I owe my not getting sick despite my recent stressful period to her. Also? I only had three hours of sleep the night before the <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.318517294841169.99135.264901940202705&amp;type=3\">Mom.com premiere party (pics here)</a> and I didn\'t look <em>that</em> tired. It\'s a needle miracle! I swear by acupuncture.\r\n\r\nI also wrote a couple of posts for CafeMom on my multicultural family and the holidays. In one, I give you permission to <a href=\"http://www.cafemom.com/group/110074/forums/read/15335961/Theres_no_wrong_way_to_do_Thanksgiving_thats_why_we_love_it\">celebrate Thanksgiving however you damn well please</a>. In the other I show you how to add a <a href=\"http://www.cafemom.com/group/110074/forums/read/15362148/A_sour_orange_marinade_for_Thanksgiving_turkey\">stealthy latin touch to your turkey</a>. And stay tuned, because this Friday I\'ll talk about <a href=\"http://www.cafemom.com/group/110074/forums/blog_archive.php?blogger_id=30\">devils and saints</a>.\r\n\r\nOh yes I am.\r\n\r\nWhat\'s next?\r\n\r\nI\'m catching up on <a href=\"http://frogandsnail.com/\">Frog &amp; Snails</a> posts for you. There are some amazing boy toys (he he) out there and I know you boy mamas need help navigating the sea of pink this gift-giving season. My sons and I have some ideas for stylish gifts, so check the<a href=\"http://frogandsnail.com/\"> Society page</a> as I will be updating multiple times a day.  Fun!\r\n\r\nAnd of course, there will be more pretty and small blogging in this very space.\r\n\r\nBut first, it\'s turkey time. Gobble, gobble!','Now is the time when we eat turkey.','','inherit','open','open','','2297-revision-23','','','2011-11-22 12:42:16','2011-11-22 17:42:16','',2297,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/11/2297-revision-23.html',0,'revision','',0),(2322,1,'2011-11-22 12:42:44','2011-11-22 17:42:44','<em>Picture via <a href=\"http://jodigrundig.com/\">Jodi</a> </em>\r\n\r\nHow is it possible that Thanksgiving is but a few days away? THE HOLIDAYS ARE HERE Y\'ALL.\r\n\r\nI actually love this time of year, but I\'ve been incredibly fortunate to be swamped with work lately -- both of the paid and volunteer/school kind -- and I\'m trying to keep myself from getting too behind on things.\r\n\r\nI\'ve been failing miserably, or it feels like it anyway.\r\n\r\n(Am I the only one who is so hard on herself when everything is due at the same time? I don\'t know what I expect when I try to cram three days of work in two hours. A miracle?)\r\n\r\nSo! What have I been up to? Why am I hugging Billy?\r\n\r\nAs you all know, I\'m working for <a href=\"http://bit.ly/MomcomRoomToGrow\">Mom.com </a>and our Boston launch party was last week. A <a href=\"http://www.charlenechronicles.com/	\">crew</a> <a href=\"http://www.super-mom.com/\">of </a><a href=\"http://www.mommyologist.com/\">fantabulous</a> <a href=\"http://www.sarahviz.com/\">local</a> <a href=\"www.kimworld.com 	\">bloggers</a> (<a href=\"http://jodigrundig.com/	\">and</a> <a href=\"http://mommyniri.com	\">bloggers</a> <a href=\"http://creategirl.blogspot.com/	\">who</a> <a href=\"http://www.lifeofreilly.net\">are</a> <a href=\"http://popdiscourse.com/2011/11/showing-up/\">sweet friends</a>) and so very many friends that are un-linkable (but very likeable, don\'t worry!) came out to support us. I love them even more than Billy. And I really should stop calling him Billy, because his name is Andrew Shue and he founded the company I work for and I\'m pretty sure I don\'t want to get fired. Because my job is so much fun, guys. It\'s my job to get online and offline moms in suburban Boston together. In other words: party. HOW FAB IS THAT? You can be a part of it too -- join us, if you haven\'t done so yet. I want to meet you too.\r\n\r\nAnd randomly, here is video of Andrew keeping his cool when presented with a super high tech stroller courtesy of my friends at <a href=\"http://isisparenting.com/\">Isis Parenting</a>:\r\n\r\n<object width=\"300\" height=\"533\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=32520449&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=0&amp;show_byline=0&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=00adef&amp;fullscreen=1&amp;autoplay=0&amp;loop=0\" /><embed width=\"300\" height=\"533\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=32520449&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=0&amp;show_byline=0&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=00adef&amp;fullscreen=1&amp;autoplay=0&amp;loop=0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" /></object>\r\n\r\nI don\'t know why this video makes me laugh, but it does.\r\n\r\nSpeaking of Mom.com, this week <a href=\"http://www.mom.com/deals/410-steppingstone?utm_medium=pm&amp;utm_source=pm&amp;utm_content=bow-email-wellesley-steppingstone-112111&amp;utm_campaign=General\">my acupuncturist is running a deal</a> -- talk about bringing online and offline together -- she\'s FAB and I owe my not getting sick despite my recent stressful period to her. Also? I only had three hours of sleep the night before the <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.318517294841169.99135.264901940202705&amp;type=3\">Mom.com premiere party (pics here)</a> and I didn\'t look <em>that</em> tired. It\'s a needle miracle! I swear by acupuncture.\r\n\r\nI also wrote a couple of posts for CafeMom on my multicultural family and the holidays. In one, I give you permission to <a href=\"http://www.cafemom.com/group/110074/forums/read/15335961/Theres_no_wrong_way_to_do_Thanksgiving_thats_why_we_love_it\">celebrate Thanksgiving however you damn well please</a>. In the other I show you how to add a <a href=\"http://www.cafemom.com/group/110074/forums/read/15362148/A_sour_orange_marinade_for_Thanksgiving_turkey\">stealthy latin touch to your turkey</a>. And stay tuned, because this Friday I\'ll talk about <a href=\"http://www.cafemom.com/group/110074/forums/blog_archive.php?blogger_id=30\">devils and saints</a>.\r\n\r\nOh yes I am.\r\n\r\nWhat\'s next?\r\n\r\nI\'m catching up on <a href=\"http://frogandsnail.com/\">Frog &amp; Snails</a> posts for you. There are some amazing boy toys (he he) out there and I know you boy mamas need help navigating the sea of pink this gift-giving season. My sons and I have some ideas for stylish gifts, so check the<a href=\"http://frogandsnail.com/\"> Society page</a> as I will be updating multiple times a day.  Fun!\r\n\r\nAnd of course, there will be more pretty and small blogging in this very space.\r\n\r\nBut first, it\'s turkey time. Gobble, gobble!','Now is the time when we eat turkey.','','inherit','open','open','','2297-revision-24','','','2011-11-22 12:42:44','2011-11-22 17:42:44','',2297,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/11/2297-revision-24.html',0,'revision','',0),(2323,1,'2011-11-22 12:44:08','2011-11-22 17:44:08','<em>Picture via <a href=\"http://jodigrundig.com/\">Jodi</a> </em>\n\nHow is it possible that Thanksgiving is but a few days away? THE HOLIDAYS ARE HERE Y\'ALL.\n\nI actually love this time of year, but I\'ve been incredibly fortunate to be swamped with work lately -- both of the paid and volunteer/school kind -- and I\'m trying to keep myself from getting too behind on things.\n\nI\'ve been failing miserably, or it feels like it anyway.\n\n(Am I the only one who is so hard on herself when everything is due at the same time? I don\'t know what I expect when I try to cram three days of work in two hours. A miracle?)\n\nSo! What have I been up to? Why am I hugging Billy?\n\nAs you all know, I\'m working for <a href=\"http://bit.ly/MomcomRoomToGrow\">Mom.com </a>and our Boston launch party was last week. A <a href=\"http://www.charlenechronicles.com/	\">crew</a> <a href=\"http://www.super-mom.com/\">of </a><a href=\"http://www.mommyologist.com/\">fantabulous</a> <a href=\"http://www.sarahviz.com/\">local</a> <a href=\"www.kimworld.com 	\">bloggers</a> (<a href=\"http://jodigrundig.com/	\">and</a> <a href=\"http://mommyniri.com	\">bloggers</a> <a href=\"http://creategirl.blogspot.com/	\">who</a> <a href=\"http://www.lifeofreilly.net\">are</a> <a href=\"http://popdiscourse.com/2011/11/showing-up/\">sweet friends</a>) and so very many friends that are un-linkable (but very likeable, don\'t worry!) came out to support us. I love them even more than Billy. And I really should stop calling him Billy, because his name is Andrew Shue and he founded the company I work for and I\'m pretty sure I don\'t want to get fired. Because my job is so much fun, guys. It\'s my job to get online and offline moms in suburban Boston together. In other words: party. HOW FAB IS THAT? You can be a part of it too -- join us, if you haven\'t done so yet. I want to meet you too.\n\nAnd randomly, here is video of Andrew keeping his cool when presented with a super high tech stroller courtesy of my friends at <a href=\"http://isisparenting.com/\">Isis Parenting</a>:\n\n<object width=\"300\" height=\"533\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" /><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"src\" value=\"http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=32520449&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=0&amp;show_byline=0&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=00adef&amp;fullscreen=1&amp;autoplay=0&amp;loop=0\" /><embed width=\"300\" height=\"533\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=32520449&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=0&amp;show_byline=0&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=00adef&amp;fullscreen=1&amp;autoplay=0&amp;loop=0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" /></object>\n\nI don\'t know why this video makes me laugh, but it does.\n\nSpeaking of Mom.com, this week <a href=\"http://www.mom.com/deals/410-steppingstone?utm_medium=pm&amp;utm_source=pm&amp;utm_content=bow-email-wellesley-steppingstone-112111&amp;utm_campaign=General\">my acupuncturist is running a deal</a> -- talk about bringing online and offline together -- she\'s FAB and I owe my not getting sick despite my recent stressful period to her. Also? I only had three hours of sleep the night before the <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.318517294841169.99135.264901940202705&amp;type=3\">Mom.com premiere party (pics here)</a> and I didn\'t look <em>that</em> tired. It\'s a needle miracle! I swear by acupuncture.\n\nI also wrote a couple of posts for CafeMom on my multicultural family and the holidays. In one, I give you permission to <a href=\"http://www.cafemom.com/group/110074/forums/read/15335961/Theres_no_wrong_way_to_do_Thanksgiving_thats_why_we_love_it\">celebrate Thanksgiving however you damn well please</a>. In the other I show you how to add a <a href=\"http://www.cafemom.com/group/110074/forums/read/15362148/A_sour_orange_marinade_for_Thanksgiving_turkey\">stealthy latin touch to your turkey</a>. And stay tuned, because this Friday I\'ll talk about <a href=\"http://www.cafemom.com/group/110074/forums/blog_archive.php?blogger_id=30\">devils and saints</a>.\n\nOh yes I am.\n\nWhat\'s next?\n\nI\'m catching up on <a href=\"http://frogandsnail.com/\">Frog &amp; Snails</a> posts for you. There are some amazing boy toys (he he) out there and I know you boy mamas need help navigating the sea of pink this gift-giving season. My sons and I have some ideas for stylish gifts, so check the<a href=\"http://frogandsnail.com/\"> Society page</a> as I will be updating multiple times a day.  Fun!\n\nAnd of course, there will be more pretty and small blogging in this very space.\n\nBut first, it\'s turkey time. Gobble, gobble!','Now is the time when we eat turkey.','','inherit','open','open','','2297-autosave','','','2011-11-22 12:44:08','2011-11-22 17:44:08','',2297,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/11/2297-autosave.html',0,'revision','',0),(2324,1,'2011-11-25 11:27:50','2011-11-25 16:27:50','Here\'s an idea.\r\n\r\nWhat if you did something rebellious today?\r\n\r\nFight the pressure to buy, buy buy and instead grab a bag and fill it with things you don\'t use or need or that just weigh you down.\r\n\r\nDonate it. Recycle it. Throw it away.\r\n\r\nThen look around. See if you actually need anything. I bet you realize you need less than thought.\r\n\r\nAnd gifts? Giving gifts is a wonderful thing. But it\'s better to be thoughtful about what you\'re giving than buying something because it\'s on sale for the next three minutes.\r\n\r\nI love a sale as much as you do. But don\'t be a slave to retailers. Or to stuff.\r\n\r\nBe a rebel and clear your closets today.','Alternative Black Friday: Declutter','','publish','open','open','','alternative-black-friday-declutter','','','2011-11-25 11:27:50','2011-11-25 16:27:50','',0,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/?p=2324',0,'post','',5),(2326,1,'2011-11-25 11:18:33','2011-11-25 16:18:33','','IMG_0800','','inherit','open','open','','img_0800','','','2011-11-25 11:18:33','2011-11-25 16:18:33','',2324,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/IMG_0800.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(2327,1,'2011-11-25 11:19:15','2011-11-25 16:19:15','','Alternative Black Friday: Declutter','','inherit','open','open','','2324-revision','','','2011-11-25 11:19:15','2011-11-25 16:19:15','',2324,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/11/2324-revision.html',0,'revision','',0),(2328,1,'2011-11-25 11:21:41','2011-11-25 16:21:41','Here\'s an idea.\n\nFight the pressure to buy, buy buy and instead grab a bag and fill it with things you don\'t use or need or that just weigh you down.','Alternative Black Friday: Declutter','','inherit','open','open','','2324-revision-2','','','2011-11-25 11:21:41','2011-11-25 16:21:41','',2324,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/11/2324-revision-2.html',0,'revision','',0),(2329,1,'2011-11-25 11:26:55','2011-11-25 16:26:55','Here\'s an idea.\n\nWhat if you did something rebellious today?\n\nFight the pressure to buy, buy buy and instead grab a bag and fill it with things you don\'t use or need or that just weigh you down.\n\nThen you will see if you actually need anything. I bet you realize you need less than thought.\n\nAnd gifts? Giving gifts is a wonderful thing. But it\'s better to be thoughtful about what you\'re giving than buying something because it\'s on sale for the next three minutes.\n\nI love a sale as much as you do. But don\'t be a slave to them. Or to stuff.\n\nBe a rebel and clear your closets today.','Alternative Black Friday: Declutter','','inherit','open','open','','2324-revision-3','','','2011-11-25 11:26:55','2011-11-25 16:26:55','',2324,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/11/2324-revision-3.html',0,'revision','',0),(2331,1,'2011-12-01 15:46:30','2011-12-01 20:46:30','','NuanceShampoo','','inherit','open','open','','nuanceshampoo','','','2011-12-01 15:46:30','2011-12-01 20:46:30','',2330,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/NuanceShampoo.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(2332,1,'2011-12-01 15:52:55','2011-12-01 20:52:55','I can\'t believe how long it\'s been since I\'ve posted in this section...so sorry about that, guys! I\'ve been keeping all the beauty goodies to myself.\n\nWell, I have a good one to share today. I think that anyone that has been in a CVS recently can\'t help but notice how Salma Hayek is taking over with her Nuance line (no big surprise, since her husband is the president of PPR).\n\n(Actually, it\'s a huge surprise, since it\'s a luxury group. Sorry.)\n\nANYWAY. When I received a box of samples from the line I was super curious -- and the Nuance Raw Honey shampoo and conditioner have absolutely won my heart. Guys, it\'s cheap -- like $5 or $6 bucks cheap -- but it is amazing.\n\nFirst, it smells delicious -- like clean honey, if you can imagine that','Drugstore Beauty: Nuance Raw Honey Shampoo','','inherit','open','open','','2330-revision','','','2011-12-01 15:52:55','2011-12-01 20:52:55','',2330,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/12/2330-revision.html',0,'revision','',0),(2333,1,'2011-12-01 15:53:18','2011-12-01 20:53:18','I can\'t believe how long it\'s been since I\'ve posted in this section...so sorry about that, guys! I\'ve been keeping all the beauty goodies to myself.\r\n\r\nWell, I have a good one to share today. I think that anyone that has been in a CVS recently can\'t help but notice how Salma Hayek is taking over with her Nuance line (no big surprise, since her husband is the president of PPR).\r\n\r\n(Actually, it\'s a huge surprise, since it\'s a luxury group. Sorry.)\r\n\r\nANYWAY. When I received a box of samples from the line I was super curious -- and the Nuance Raw Honey shampoo and conditioner have absolutely won my heart. Guys, it\'s cheap -- like $5 or $6 bucks cheap -- but it is amazing.\r\n\r\nFirst, it smells delicious -- like clean honey, if you can imagine that -- and it cleans your hair without buildup.','Drugstore Beauty: Nuance Raw Honey Shampoo','','inherit','open','open','','2330-revision-2','','','2011-12-01 15:53:18','2011-12-01 20:53:18','',2330,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/12/2330-revision-2.html',0,'revision','',0),(2334,1,'2011-12-01 15:53:19','2011-12-01 20:53:19','I can\'t believe how long it\'s been since I\'ve posted in this section...so sorry about that, guys! I\'ve been keeping all the beauty goodies to myself.\r\n\r\nWell, I have a good one to share today. I think that anyone that has been in a CVS recently can\'t help but notice how Salma Hayek is taking over with her Nuance line (no big surprise, since her husband is the president of PPR).\r\n\r\n(Actually, it\'s a huge surprise, since it\'s a luxury group. Sorry.)\r\n\r\nANYWAY. When I received a box of samples from the line I was super curious -- and the Nuance Raw Honey shampoo and conditioner have absolutely won my heart. Guys, it\'s cheap -- like $5 or $6 bucks cheap -- but it is amazing.\r\n\r\nFirst, it smells delicious -- like clean honey, if you can imagine that -- and it cleans your hair without buildup.','Drugstore Beauty: Nuance Raw Honey Shampoo','','inherit','open','open','','2330-revision-3','','','2011-12-01 15:53:19','2011-12-01 20:53:19','',2330,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/12/2330-revision-3.html',0,'revision','',0),(2335,1,'2011-12-01 15:54:16','2011-12-01 20:54:16','I can\'t believe how long it\'s been since I\'ve posted in this section...so sorry about that, guys! I\'ve been keeping all the beauty goodies to myself.\r\n\r\nWell, I have a good one to share today. I think that anyone that has been in a CVS recently can\'t help but notice how Salma Hayek is taking over with her Nuance line (no big surprise, since her husband is the president of PPR).\r\n\r\n(Actually, it\'s a huge surprise, since it\'s a luxury group. Sorry.)\r\n\r\nANYWAY. When I received a box of samples from the line I was super curious -- and the Nuance Raw Honey shampoo and conditioner have absolutely won my heart. Guys, it\'s cheap -- like $5 or $6 bucks cheap -- but it is amazing.\r\n\r\nFirst, it smells delicious -- like clean honey, if you can imagine that -- and it cleans your hair without leaving a greasy buildup. So it\'s pretty much perfect. And $6.','Drugstore Beauty: Nuance Raw Honey Shampoo','','inherit','open','open','','2330-revision-4','','','2011-12-01 15:54:16','2011-12-01 20:54:16','',2330,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/12/2330-revision-4.html',0,'revision','',0),(2389,1,'2011-12-13 12:05:17','2011-12-13 17:05:17','I just saw these adorable (and free!) <a href=\"http://www.paperlesspost.com/cards#/cards?q=thoughtful%2Bgestures&amp;per_page=207\">thoughtful gestures cards at Paperless Post</a> -- honestly, I\'d rather receive some of these gestures than some tacky sweater.\r\n\r\nAm I right?\r\n\r\n(Can you tell I\'m way behind on Christmas stuff? At least the tree is up.)\r\n<a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Paperless-Post-Browse-To-a-Movie-Night.png\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-2391 alignnone\" title=\"Paperless Post   Browse   To a Movie Night\" src=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Paperless-Post-Browse-To-a-Movie-Night.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"389\" height=\"390\" /></a><a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Paperless-Post-Browse-Take-the-Day-Off.png\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-2390 alignnone\" title=\"Paperless Post   Browse   Take the Day Off\" src=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Paperless-Post-Browse-Take-the-Day-Off.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"389\" height=\"391\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','The sweetest things aren\'t always things','','publish','open','open','','the-sweetest-things-arent-always-things','','','2011-12-13 12:06:22','2011-12-13 17:06:22','',0,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/?p=2389',0,'post','',0),(2337,1,'2011-12-05 08:17:13','2011-12-05 13:17:13','Sometimes you have to force the pleasurable moments into your life. Otherwise they never happen, and that would be terrible.\r\n\r\nThe other morning was typically hectic for me. Running out of the house without breakfast, rushing to school drop offs and speech therapy appointments, traffic...you know the drill. Before I knew it was 11 and I had yet to have breakfast.\r\n\r\nAs we drove past my favorite sweet little tea shop I caught myself thinking, \"I wish I was the kind of woman that could have tea on a Thursday morning.\" Then my stomach growled.\r\n\r\nI had an hour before the next school pickup. So I could technically grab a quick tea and go. But I had the two year old with me. And it was almost lunchtime. Maybe I should grab a quick lunch instead.\r\n\r\nI stopped.\r\n\r\nI meant to order a tea to go, but Matti wanted a scone. And then they made a mistake and gave met full tea service -- with a real mug and everything.\r\n\r\nI took it as a sign.\r\n\r\nI sat down and had my tea and scones. It was amazing, and only took 20 minutes -- 20 minutes I would have spent parked in front of the school, waiting and feeling like a slave to short school days and traffic.\r\n\r\nAnd just like that, I became the kind of woman that has tea and scones on a Thursday morning.\r\n\r\nLater in the day, after more hectic stuff -- youknowhowitis -- I was at Bertucci\'s alone with all three boys. It was 5 pm, and the restaurant was filled with other mothers like me, dining alone with multiple kids -- never a pleasurable experience.\r\n\r\nI still had the memory of the time I had carved out for myself, so instead of feeling trapped in a hell of kid\'s menus and crayons (OMG) I just watched the craziness unfold and enjoyed it for what it was.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/e189cef21c6f11e1abb01231381b65e3_7-e1323090134658.jpeg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2346\" title=\"e189cef21c6f11e1abb01231381b65e3_7\" src=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/e189cef21c6f11e1abb01231381b65e3_7-e1323090134658.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe waiter wasn\'t nearly as lucky, since he had to clean up.\r\n\r\nI tipped well.','Breakfast and Lunch','','publish','open','open','','breakfast-and-lunch','','','2011-12-05 08:17:13','2011-12-05 13:17:13','',0,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/?p=2337',0,'post','',1),(2338,1,'2011-12-05 07:18:50','2011-12-05 12:18:50','Sometimes you have to force the pleasurable moments into your life. Otherwise they never happen.\n\nThe other morning was typical for me. Running out of the house without breakfast, rushing to school drop offs and speech therapy appointments, traffic...you know the drill. Before I knew it was 11 and I had yet to have breakfast.\n\nAs we drove past my favorite sweet little tea shop I caught myself thinking, \"I wish I was the kind of woman that could have tea on a Thursday morning.\" Then my stomach growled.\n\nI had an hour before the next school pickup. So I could technically grab a quick tea and go. But I had the two year old with me. And it was almost lunchtime.\n\nBut I stopped. And I had my tea and scones. And the baby behaved like a champ. It was amazing.\n\nLater in the day, after more hectic stuff youknowhowitis, I','Breakfast and Lunch','','inherit','open','open','','2337-revision','','','2011-12-05 07:18:50','2011-12-05 12:18:50','',2337,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/12/2337-revision.html',0,'revision','',0),(2339,1,'2011-12-05 07:19:37','2011-12-05 12:19:37','Sometimes you have to force the pleasurable moments into your life. Otherwise they never happen.\r\n\r\nThe other morning was typical for me. Running out of the house without breakfast, rushing to school drop offs and speech therapy appointments, traffic...you know the drill. Before I knew it was 11 and I had yet to have breakfast.\r\n\r\nAs we drove past my favorite sweet little tea shop I caught myself thinking, \"I wish I was the kind of woman that could have tea on a Thursday morning.\" Then my stomach growled.\r\n\r\nI had an hour before the next school pickup. So I could technically grab a quick tea and go. But I had the two year old with me. And it was almost lunchtime.\r\n\r\nBut I stopped. And I had my tea and scones. And the baby behaved like a champ. It was amazing.\r\n\r\nLater in the day, after more hectic stuff youknowhowitis, I was at Bertucci\'s alone with all three boys. It was 5 pm, and the restaurant was filled with other mothers like me, dining alone with multiple kids -- never a pleasurable experience.','Breakfast and Lunch','','inherit','open','open','','2337-revision-2','','','2011-12-05 07:19:37','2011-12-05 12:19:37','',2337,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/12/2337-revision-2.html',0,'revision','',0),(2340,1,'2011-12-05 07:22:40','2011-12-05 12:22:40','Sometimes you have to force the pleasurable moments into your life. Otherwise they never happen.\n\nThe other morning was typical for me. Running out of the house without breakfast, rushing to school drop offs and speech therapy appointments, traffic...you know the drill. Before I knew it was 11 and I had yet to have breakfast.\n\nAs we drove past my favorite sweet little tea shop I caught myself thinking, \"I wish I was the kind of woman that could have tea on a Thursday morning.\" Then my stomach growled.\n\nI had an hour before the next school pickup. So I could technically grab a quick tea and go. But I had the two year old with me. And it was almost lunchtime.\n\nI stopped. I meant to order a tea to go, but Matti wanted a scone. And then they made a mistake and gave met full tea service -- with a real mug and everything.\n\nI took it as a sign.\n\nI sat down and had my tea and scones. The baby behaved like a champ. It was amazing, and only took 20 minutes -- 20 minutes I would have spent parked in front of the school, waiting and feeling like a slave to short school days and traffic.\n\nLater in the day, after more hectic stuff -- youknowhowitis -- I was at Bertucci\'s alone with all three boys. It was 5 pm, and the restaurant was filled with other mothers like me, dining alone with multiple kids -- never a pleasurable experience.\n\nBut I still had the memory of the time I had carved out for myself, so I was able to enjoy thei','Breakfast and Lunch','','inherit','open','open','','2337-revision-3','','','2011-12-05 07:22:40','2011-12-05 12:22:40','',2337,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/12/2337-revision-3.html',0,'revision','',0),(2341,1,'2011-12-05 07:23:01','2011-12-05 12:23:01','Sometimes you have to force the pleasurable moments into your life. Otherwise they never happen.\r\n\r\nThe other morning was typical for me. Running out of the house without breakfast, rushing to school drop offs and speech therapy appointments, traffic...you know the drill. Before I knew it was 11 and I had yet to have breakfast.\r\n\r\nAs we drove past my favorite sweet little tea shop I caught myself thinking, \"I wish I was the kind of woman that could have tea on a Thursday morning.\" Then my stomach growled.\r\n\r\nI had an hour before the next school pickup. So I could technically grab a quick tea and go. But I had the two year old with me. And it was almost lunchtime.\r\n\r\nI stopped. I meant to order a tea to go, but Matti wanted a scone. And then they made a mistake and gave met full tea service -- with a real mug and everything.\r\n\r\nI took it as a sign.\r\n\r\nI sat down and had my tea and scones. The baby behaved like a champ. It was amazing, and only took 20 minutes -- 20 minutes I would have spent parked in front of the school, waiting and feeling like a slave to short school days and traffic.\r\n\r\nLater in the day, after more hectic stuff -- youknowhowitis -- I was at Bertucci\'s alone with all three boys. It was 5 pm, and the restaurant was filled with other mothers like me, dining alone with multiple kids -- never a pleasurable experience.\r\n\r\nBut I still had the memory of the time I had carved out for myself, so I was able to enjoy their boyish antics.\r\n\r\nThe waiter wasn\'t nearly as lucky.\r\n\r\nI tipped well.','Breakfast and Lunch','','inherit','open','open','','2337-revision-4','','','2011-12-05 07:23:01','2011-12-05 12:23:01','',2337,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/12/2337-revision-4.html',0,'revision','',0),(2342,1,'2011-12-05 07:24:52','2011-12-05 12:24:52','Sometimes you have to force the pleasurable moments into your life. Otherwise they never happen.\n\nThe other morning was typical for me. Running out of the house without breakfast, rushing to school drop offs and speech therapy appointments, traffic...you know the drill. Before I knew it was 11 and I had yet to have breakfast.\n\nAs we drove past my favorite sweet little tea shop I caught myself thinking, \"I wish I was the kind of woman that could have tea on a Thursday morning.\" Then my stomach growled.\n\nI had an hour before the next school pickup. So I could technically grab a quick tea and go. But I had the two year old with me. And it was almost lunchtime.\n\nI stopped. I meant to order a tea to go, but Matti wanted a scone. And then they made a mistake and gave met full tea service -- with a real mug and everything.\n\nI took it as a sign.\n\nI sat down and had my tea and scones. The baby behaved like a champ. It was amazing, and only took 20 minutes -- 20 minutes I would have spent parked in front of the school, waiting and feeling like a slave to short school days and traffic.\n\nLater in the day, after more hectic stuff -- youknowhowitis -- I was at Bertucci\'s alone with all three boys. It was 5 pm, and the restaurant was filled with other mothers like me, dining alone with multiple kids -- never a pleasurable experience.\n\nBut I still had the memory of the time I had carved out for myself, so I was able to enjoy their boyish antics.\n\nThe waiter wasn\'t nearly as lucky.\n\nI tipped well.','Breakfast and Lunch','','inherit','open','open','','2337-revision-5','','','2011-12-05 07:24:52','2011-12-05 12:24:52','',2337,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/12/2337-revision-5.html',0,'revision','',0),(2343,1,'2011-12-05 07:26:20','2011-12-05 12:26:20','Sometimes you have to force the pleasurable moments into your life. Otherwise they never happen.\r\n\r\nThe other morning was typical for me. Running out of the house without breakfast, rushing to school drop offs and speech therapy appointments, traffic...you know the drill. Before I knew it was 11 and I had yet to have breakfast.\r\n\r\nAs we drove past my favorite sweet little tea shop I caught myself thinking, \"I wish I was the kind of woman that could have tea on a Thursday morning.\" Then my stomach growled.\r\n\r\nI had an hour before the next school pickup. So I could technically grab a quick tea and go. But I had the two year old with me. And it was almost lunchtime.\r\n\r\nI stopped. I meant to order a tea to go, but Matti wanted a scone. And then they made a mistake and gave met full tea service -- with a real mug and everything.\r\n\r\nI took it as a sign.\r\n\r\nI sat down and had my tea and scones. It was amazing, and only took 20 minutes -- 20 minutes I would have spent parked in front of the school, waiting and feeling like a slave to short school days and traffic.\r\n\r\nLater in the day, after more hectic stuff -- youknowhowitis -- I was at Bertucci\'s alone with all three boys. It was 5 pm, and the restaurant was filled with other mothers like me, dining alone with multiple kids -- never a pleasurable experience.\r\n\r\nBut I still had the memory of the time I had carved out for myself, so instead of feeling trapped in a hell of kid\'s menus and crayons (OMG) I just watched the craziness unfold and enjoyed it for what it was.\r\n\r\nThe waiter wasn\'t nearly as lucky, since he had to clean up.\r\n\r\nI tipped well.','Breakfast and Lunch','','inherit','open','open','','2337-revision-6','','','2011-12-05 07:26:20','2011-12-05 12:26:20','',2337,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/12/2337-revision-6.html',0,'revision','',0),(2344,1,'2011-12-05 07:26:20','2011-12-05 12:26:20','Sometimes you have to force the pleasurable moments into your life. Otherwise they never happen.\r\n\r\nThe other morning was typical for me. Running out of the house without breakfast, rushing to school drop offs and speech therapy appointments, traffic...you know the drill. Before I knew it was 11 and I had yet to have breakfast.\r\n\r\nAs we drove past my favorite sweet little tea shop I caught myself thinking, \"I wish I was the kind of woman that could have tea on a Thursday morning.\" Then my stomach growled.\r\n\r\nI had an hour before the next school pickup. So I could technically grab a quick tea and go. But I had the two year old with me. And it was almost lunchtime.\r\n\r\nI stopped. I meant to order a tea to go, but Matti wanted a scone. And then they made a mistake and gave met full tea service -- with a real mug and everything.\r\n\r\nI took it as a sign.\r\n\r\nI sat down and had my tea and scones. It was amazing, and only took 20 minutes -- 20 minutes I would have spent parked in front of the school, waiting and feeling like a slave to short school days and traffic.\r\n\r\nLater in the day, after more hectic stuff -- youknowhowitis -- I was at Bertucci\'s alone with all three boys. It was 5 pm, and the restaurant was filled with other mothers like me, dining alone with multiple kids -- never a pleasurable experience.\r\n\r\nBut I still had the memory of the time I had carved out for myself, so instead of feeling trapped in a hell of kid\'s menus and crayons (OMG) I just watched the craziness unfold and enjoyed it for what it was.\r\n\r\nThe waiter wasn\'t nearly as lucky, since he had to clean up.\r\n\r\nI tipped well.','Breakfast and Lunch','','inherit','open','open','','2337-revision-7','','','2011-12-05 07:26:20','2011-12-05 12:26:20','',2337,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/12/2337-revision-7.html',0,'revision','',0),(2345,1,'2011-12-05 07:59:11','2011-12-05 12:59:11','','a380736a1c3b11e1a87612313804ec91_7','','inherit','open','open','','a380736a1c3b11e1a87612313804ec91_7','','','2011-12-05 07:59:11','2011-12-05 12:59:11','',2337,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/a380736a1c3b11e1a87612313804ec91_7.jpeg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(2346,1,'2011-12-05 08:02:00','2011-12-05 13:02:00','','e189cef21c6f11e1abb01231381b65e3_7','','inherit','open','open','','e189cef21c6f11e1abb01231381b65e3_7','','','2011-12-05 08:02:00','2011-12-05 13:02:00','',2337,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/e189cef21c6f11e1abb01231381b65e3_7.jpeg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(2347,1,'2011-12-05 07:55:43','2011-12-05 12:55:43','Sometimes you have to force the pleasurable moments into your life. Otherwise they never happen.\n\nThe other morning was typical for me. Running out of the house without breakfast, rushing to school drop offs and speech therapy appointments, traffic...you know the drill. Before I knew it was 11 and I had yet to have breakfast.\n\nAs we drove past my favorite sweet little tea shop I caught myself thinking, \"I wish I was the kind of woman that could have tea on a Thursday morning.\" Then my stomach growled.\n\nI had an hour before the next school pickup. So I could technically grab a quick tea and go. But I had the two year old with me. And it was almost lunchtime.\n\nI stopped. I meant to order a tea to go, but Matti wanted a scone. And then they made a mistake and gave met full tea service -- with a real mug and everything.\n\nI took it as a sign.\n\nI sat down and had my tea and scones. It was amazing, and only took 20 minutes -- 20 minutes I would have spent parked in front of the school, waiting and feeling like a slave to short school days and traffic.\n\nLater in the day, after more hectic stuff -- youknowhowitis -- I was at Bertucci\'s alone with all three boys. It was 5 pm, and the restaurant was filled with other mothers like me, dining alone with multiple kids -- never a pleasurable experience.\n\nBut I still had the memory of the time I had carved out for myself, so instead of feeling trapped in a hell of kid\'s menus and crayons (OMG) I just watched the craziness unfold and enjoyed it for what it was.\n\nThe waiter wasn\'t nearly as lucky, since he had to clean up.\n\nI tipped well.','Breakfast and Lunch','','inherit','open','open','','2337-revision-8','','','2011-12-05 07:55:43','2011-12-05 12:55:43','',2337,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/12/2337-revision-8.html',0,'revision','',0),(2348,1,'2011-12-05 08:02:41','2011-12-05 13:02:41','Sometimes you have to force the pleasurable moments into your life. Otherwise they never happen.\r\n\r\nThe other morning was typical for me. Running out of the house without breakfast, rushing to school drop offs and speech therapy appointments, traffic...you know the drill. 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It was 5 pm, and the restaurant was filled with other mothers like me, dining alone with multiple kids -- never a pleasurable experience.\r\n\r\nBut I still had the memory of the time I had carved out for myself, so instead of feeling trapped in a hell of kid\'s menus and crayons (OMG) I just watched the craziness unfold and enjoyed it for what it was.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/e189cef21c6f11e1abb01231381b65e3_7-e1323090134658.jpeg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2346\" title=\"e189cef21c6f11e1abb01231381b65e3_7\" src=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/e189cef21c6f11e1abb01231381b65e3_7-e1323090134658.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe waiter wasn\'t nearly as lucky, since he had to clean up.\r\n\r\nI tipped well.','Breakfast and Lunch','','inherit','open','open','','2337-revision-9','','','2011-12-05 08:02:41','2011-12-05 13:02:41','',2337,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/12/2337-revision-9.html',0,'revision','',0),(2349,1,'2011-12-05 08:06:44','2011-12-05 13:06:44','Sometimes you have to force the pleasurable moments into your life. Otherwise they never happen.\n\nThe other morning was typically hectic for me. Running out of the house without breakfast, rushing to school drop offs and speech therapy appointments, traffic...you know the drill. Before I knew it was 11 and I had yet to have breakfast.\n\nAs we drove past my favorite sweet little tea shop I caught myself thinking, \"I wish I was the kind of woman that could have tea on a Thursday morning.\" Then my stomach growled.\n\nI had an hour before the next school pickup. So I could technically grab a quick tea and go. But I had the two year old with me. And it was almost lunchtime.\n\nI stopped. I meant to order a tea to go, but Matti wanted a scone. And then they made a mistake and gave met full tea service -- with a real mug and everything.\n\nI took it as a sign.\n\nI sat down and had my tea and scones. It was amazing, and only took 20 minutes -- 20 minutes I would have spent parked in front of the school, waiting and feeling like a slave to short school days and traffic.\n\nLater in the day, after more hectic stuff -- youknowhowitis -- I was at Bertucci\'s alone with all three boys. It was 5 pm, and the restaurant was filled with other mothers like me, dining alone with multiple kids -- never a pleasurable experience.\n\nBut I still had the memory of the time I had carved out for myself, so instead of feeling trapped in a hell of kid\'s menus and crayons (OMG) I just watched the craziness unfold and enjoyed it for what it was.\n\n<a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/e189cef21c6f11e1abb01231381b65e3_7-e1323090134658.jpeg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2346\" title=\"e189cef21c6f11e1abb01231381b65e3_7\" src=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/e189cef21c6f11e1abb01231381b65e3_7-e1323090134658.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /></a>\n\nThe waiter wasn\'t nearly as lucky, since he had to clean up.\n\nI tipped well.','Breakfast and Lunch','','inherit','open','open','','2337-revision-10','','','2011-12-05 08:06:44','2011-12-05 13:06:44','',2337,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/12/2337-revision-10.html',0,'revision','',0),(2350,1,'2011-12-05 08:07:25','2011-12-05 13:07:25','Sometimes you have to force the pleasurable moments into your life. Otherwise they never happen.\r\n\r\nThe other morning was typically hectic for me. Running out of the house without breakfast, rushing to school drop offs and speech therapy appointments, traffic...you know the drill. Before I knew it was 11 and I had yet to have breakfast.\r\n\r\nAs we drove past my favorite sweet little tea shop I caught myself thinking, \"I wish I was the kind of woman that could have tea on a Thursday morning.\" Then my stomach growled.\r\n\r\nI had an hour before the next school pickup. So I could technically grab a quick tea and go. But I had the two year old with me. And it was almost lunchtime.\r\n\r\nI stopped. I meant to order a tea to go, but Matti wanted a scone. And then they made a mistake and gave met full tea service -- with a real mug and everything.\r\n\r\nI took it as a sign.\r\n\r\nI sat down and had my tea and scones. It was amazing, and only took 20 minutes -- 20 minutes I would have spent parked in front of the school, waiting and feeling like a slave to short school days and traffic.\r\n\r\nLater in the day, after more hectic stuff -- youknowhowitis -- I was at Bertucci\'s alone with all three boys. It was 5 pm, and the restaurant was filled with other mothers like me, dining alone with multiple kids -- never a pleasurable experience.\r\n\r\nBut I still had the memory of the time I had carved out for myself, so instead of feeling trapped in a hell of kid\'s menus and crayons (OMG) I just watched the craziness unfold and enjoyed it for what it was.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/e189cef21c6f11e1abb01231381b65e3_7-e1323090134658.jpeg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2346\" title=\"e189cef21c6f11e1abb01231381b65e3_7\" src=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/e189cef21c6f11e1abb01231381b65e3_7-e1323090134658.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /></a>\r\n\r\nThe waiter wasn\'t nearly as lucky, since he had to clean up.\r\n\r\nI tipped well.','Breakfast and Lunch','','inherit','open','open','','2337-revision-11','','','2011-12-05 08:07:25','2011-12-05 13:07:25','',2337,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/12/2337-revision-11.html',0,'revision','',0),(2351,1,'2011-12-05 08:16:27','2011-12-05 13:16:27','Sometimes you have to force the pleasurable moments into your life. Otherwise they never happen, and that would be terrible.\n\nThe other morning was typically hectic for me. Running out of the house without breakfast, rushing to school drop offs and speech therapy appointments, traffic...you know the drill. Before I knew it was 11 and I had yet to have breakfast.\n\nAs we drove past my favorite sweet little tea shop I caught myself thinking, \"I wish I was the kind of woman that could have tea on a Thursday morning.\" Then my stomach growled.\n\nI had an hour before the next school pickup. So I could technically grab a quick tea and go. But I had the two year old with me. And it was almost lunchtime. Maybe I should grab a quick lunch instead.\n\nI stopped.\n\nI meant to order a tea to go, but Matti wanted a scone. And then they made a mistake and gave met full tea service -- with a real mug and everything.\n\nI took it as a sign.\n\nI sat down and had my tea and scones. It was amazing, and only took 20 minutes -- 20 minutes I would have spent parked in front of the school, waiting and feeling like a slave to short school days and traffic.\n\nAnd just like that, I became the kind of woman that has t\n\nLater in the day, after more hectic stuff -- youknowhowitis -- I was at Bertucci\'s alone with all three boys. It was 5 pm, and the restaurant was filled with other mothers like me, dining alone with multiple kids -- never a pleasurable experience.\n\nBut I still had the memory of the time I had carved out for myself, so instead of feeling trapped in a hell of kid\'s menus and crayons (OMG) I just watched the craziness unfold and enjoyed it for what it was.\n\n<a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/e189cef21c6f11e1abb01231381b65e3_7-e1323090134658.jpeg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2346\" title=\"e189cef21c6f11e1abb01231381b65e3_7\" src=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/e189cef21c6f11e1abb01231381b65e3_7-e1323090134658.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /></a>\n\nThe waiter wasn\'t nearly as lucky, since he had to clean up.\n\nI tipped well.','Breakfast and Lunch','','inherit','open','open','','2337-revision-12','','','2011-12-05 08:16:27','2011-12-05 13:16:27','',2337,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/12/2337-revision-12.html',0,'revision','',0),(2352,1,'2011-12-05 08:18:16','2011-12-05 13:18:16','Sometimes you have to force the pleasurable moments into your life. Otherwise they never happen, and that would be terrible.\n\nThe other morning was typically hectic for me. Running out of the house without breakfast, rushing to school drop offs and speech therapy appointments, traffic...you know the drill. Before I knew it was 11 and I had yet to have breakfast.\n\nAs we drove past my favorite sweet little tea shop I caught myself thinking, \"I wish I was the kind of woman that could have tea on a Thursday morning.\" Then my stomach growled.\n\nI had an hour before the next school pickup. So I could technically grab a quick tea and go. But I had the two year old with me. And it was almost lunchtime. Maybe I should grab a quick lunch instead.\n\nI stopped.\n\nI meant to order a tea to go, but Matti wanted a scone. And then they made a mistake and gave met full tea service -- with a real mug and everything.\n\nI took it as a sign.\n\nI sat down and had my tea and scones. It was amazing, and only took 20 minutes -- 20 minutes I would have spent parked in front of the school, waiting and feeling like a slave to short school days and traffic.\n\nAnd just like that, I became the kind of woman that has tea and scones on a Thursday morning.\n\nLater in the day, after more hectic stuff -- youknowhowitis -- I was at Bertucci\'s alone with all three boys. It was 5 pm, and the restaurant was filled with other mothers like me, dining alone with multiple kids -- never a pleasurable experience.\n\nI still had the memory of the time I had carved out for myself, so instead of feeling trapped in a hell of kid\'s menus and crayons (OMG) I just watched the craziness unfold and enjoyed it for what it was.\n\n<a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/e189cef21c6f11e1abb01231381b65e3_7-e1323090134658.jpeg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2346\" title=\"e189cef21c6f11e1abb01231381b65e3_7\" src=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/e189cef21c6f11e1abb01231381b65e3_7-e1323090134658.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" /></a>\n\nThe waiter wasn\'t nearly as lucky, since he had to clean up.\n\nI tipped well.','Breakfast and Lunch','','inherit','open','open','','2337-autosave','','','2011-12-05 08:18:16','2011-12-05 13:18:16','',2337,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/12/2337-autosave.html',0,'revision','',0),(2353,1,'2011-12-06 13:50:03','2011-12-06 18:50:03','<a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/17443_1320394895791_1408365312_30913820_3901666_n.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2354\" title=\"17443_1320394895791_1408365312_30913820_3901666_n\" src=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/17443_1320394895791_1408365312_30913820_3901666_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"409\" height=\"604\" /></a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">My grandmother passed away this morning after a long and beautiful life.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I will miss her very much, but she is finally reunited with my grandfather.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">All I can think of to honor her in this space is to dedicate <a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/03/of-another-fashion.html\">this old post to her</a>.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I imagine her and grandpa dancing together again.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/photo.jpeg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2355\" title=\"photo\" src=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/photo.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" /></a></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','My Grandmother','','publish','open','open','','my-grandmother','','','2011-12-06 13:50:03','2011-12-06 18:50:03','',0,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/?p=2353',0,'post','',3),(2354,1,'2011-12-06 13:46:55','2011-12-06 18:46:55','','17443_1320394895791_1408365312_30913820_3901666_n','','inherit','open','open','','17443_1320394895791_1408365312_30913820_3901666_n','','','2011-12-06 13:46:55','2011-12-06 18:46:55','',2353,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/17443_1320394895791_1408365312_30913820_3901666_n.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(2355,1,'2011-12-06 13:49:51','2011-12-06 18:49:51','','photo','','inherit','open','open','','photo-9','','','2011-12-06 13:49:51','2011-12-06 18:49:51','',2353,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/photo.jpeg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(2356,1,'2011-12-06 13:49:35','2011-12-06 18:49:35','<a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/17443_1320394895791_1408365312_30913820_3901666_n.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2354\" title=\"17443_1320394895791_1408365312_30913820_3901666_n\" src=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/17443_1320394895791_1408365312_30913820_3901666_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"409\" height=\"604\" /></a>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">My grandmother passed away this morning after a long and beautiful life.</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I will miss her very much, but she is finally reunited with my grandfather.</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">All I can think of to honor her in this space is to dedicate <a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/03/of-another-fashion.html\">this old post to her</a>.</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I imagine her and grandpa dancing together again.</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"></p>\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;','My Grandmother','','inherit','open','open','','2353-revision','','','2011-12-06 13:49:35','2011-12-06 18:49:35','',2353,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/12/2353-revision.html',0,'revision','',0),(2357,1,'2011-12-08 14:12:55','2011-12-08 19:12:55','I just read one of those articles that puts into words something that I\'ve been thinking about for a while. Don\'t you love it when that happens? It saves me the trouble of writing it.\r\n\r\nThe article I read was in Vanity Fair, \"<a href=\"http://www.vanityfair.com/style/2012/01/prisoners-of-style-201201\">You Say You Want a Devolution?</a>\". It\'s about how until the 90s culture and fashion changed drastically, if not every decade, the certainly every 20 years.\r\n\r\nSo if you compare a photo from 1950 to one from 1930 or 1970 the differences are instantly recognizable. But a photo from 1990 versus one from 2010? We\'re pretty much wearing the same things.\r\n\r\nThe author has a few interesting theories on why that is. (Spoiler: Companies don\'t like change.) Are we letting business dictate our personal style? I can see that.\r\n\r\nIs the world changing so quickly that we revert to the familiar? Is that why everything in the culture is a revival? I can see that too.\r\n\r\nI\'d say retro has been the most enduring cultural value/aesthetic ever since I was a teenager in the 90s.\r\n\r\nWhat say you?\r\n\r\nI collected covers from the American version of Vogue magazine to illustrate this for you. I see a change in every decade -- a distinct look and style -- but the covers from 2000 and 2010 are not only interchangeable, but the women on the covers haven\'t aged a bit. 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Don\'t you love it when you Vanity Fair, <a href=\"http://www.vanityfair.com/style/2012/01/prisoners-of-style-201201\">You Say You Want a Devolution?</a>,','Frozen in time','','inherit','open','open','','2357-revision-2','','','2011-12-07 14:40:40','2011-12-07 19:40:40','',2357,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/12/2357-revision-2.html',0,'revision','',0),(2360,1,'2011-12-07 14:41:22','2011-12-07 19:41:22','I just read one of those articles that put into words something you\'ve been thinking about for a while. Don\'t you love it when that happens?\r\n\r\nThe article I read was in Vanity Fair, \"<a href=\"http://www.vanityfair.com/style/2012/01/prisoners-of-style-201201\">You Say You Want a Devolution?</a>\". 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Just because I\'m a bit late, it doesn\'t mean I have to give up.\r\n\r\nJust because I have that slice of cake, doesn\'t mean I have to scarf down the whole thing.\r\n\r\nWell, at least not in one sitting.\r\n\r\nHow are your resolutions going?','Be kind. To yourself. 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But I\'ve been going to bed closer to 10 PM as opposed at 2 AM. That\'s a huge improvement in just a few weeks.\r\n\r\nSo after I finish my nightly chores/put the kids to bed, I go straight to my room, fluff the pillows, go in the bathroom, wash my face, brush my teeth (this is important) and put on my pjs.\r\n\r\nI start to relax almost immediately.\r\n\r\nSounds too easy to be effective, but it works.\r\n\r\nI\'ve learned that wearing fresh pjs every night is helpful. This isn\'t as decadent as it sounds. I sleep in T shirts and pajama bottoms -- I\'m pretty sure you can collect a week\'s worth your favorite sleepwear as well. Getting dressed in fresh pjs is one of life\'s little pleasures, and it\'s so easy to do. Bonus points if it\'s laundry day and you have fresh sheets.\r\n\r\n(If I was a filthy rich, I\'d pay someone to make my bed with fresh sheets every night, but that isn\'t happening. So fresh pjs is the best I can do, but it\'s good enough.)\r\n\r\nAlso, I brush my teeth at 7:00 PM. I\'m lazy, so it makes me think twice about post-dinner and dessert snacking. It has to be really worthwhile for me to get my teeth dirty again. I\'m not going to lie -- I find a lot of post-dinner cocktails and sweets worthwhile, but brushing my teeth again isn\'t that big a deal. It just stops me from eating or drinking out of boredom.\r\n\r\nI\'ve realized that part of the reason I was staying up late is that I was too tired to do my bedtime routine -- so the later it got, the later I stayed up, trying to avoid the inevitable. Now, when I do my bedtime routine at 7, I enjoy it more.','How to get to bed early: Everyday Tip #10','','publish','open','open','','how-to-get-to-bed-early-everyday-tip-10','','','2012-01-09 22:43:11','2012-01-10 03:43:11','',0,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/?p=2584',0,'post','',7),(2585,1,'2012-01-09 21:41:23','2012-01-10 02:41:23','Search for \"sleep\" on this blog and you will see what a hard time I have going to bed early.\n\nI really do want to go to bed early, but I have a hard time getting there. I don\'t have insomnia -- I fall asleep as soon as my head hits the pillow -- it\'s getting my head on the pillow that\'s the problem.\n\nI <em>finally </em>figured out a trick that works for me. It doesn\'t work all the time, but it\'s enough to get me in bed earlier and earlier each day. That\'s all I wanted.\n\nWhat I do is that as soon as the kids are in bed (do not pass GO, do not collect $200) I go into my room and I get ready for bed.\n\nYes, I get ready for bed at 7:30 pm. No I don\'t go to bed at 7:30 -- I\'m a night owl. But I\'ve been going to bed closer to 10 as opposed at 2 AM. That\'s a huge improvement in just a few weeks.\n\nSo after I finish my nightly chores/put the kids to bed, I go to my bathroom, wash my face, brush my teeth (this is important) and put on my pjs. 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Don\'t you love it when that happens?\r\n\r\nThe article I read was in Vanity Fair, \"<a href=\"http://www.vanityfair.com/style/2012/01/prisoners-of-style-201201\">You Say You Want a Devolution?</a>\". It\'s about how','Frozen in time','','inherit','open','open','','2357-revision-5','','','2011-12-08 13:55:47','2011-12-08 18:55:47','',2357,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/12/2357-revision-5.html',0,'revision','',0),(2374,1,'2011-12-07 14:41:25','2011-12-07 19:41:25','I just read one of those articles that put into words something you\'ve been thinking about for a while. Don\'t you love it when that happens?\r\n\r\nThe article I read was in Vanity Fair, \"<a href=\"http://www.vanityfair.com/style/2012/01/prisoners-of-style-201201\">You Say You Want a Devolution?</a>\". 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It saves me the trouble of writing it.\r\n\r\nThe article I read was in Vanity Fair, \"<a href=\"http://www.vanityfair.com/style/2012/01/prisoners-of-style-201201\">You Say You Want a Devolution?</a>\". It\'s about how until the 90s culture and fashion changed drastically, if not every decade, the certainly every 20 years.\r\n\r\nSo if you compare a photo from 1950 to one from 1930 or 1970 the differences are instantly recognizable. But a photo from 1990 versus one from 2010? We\'re pretty much wearing the same things.\r\n\r\nThe author has a few interesting theories on why that is. (Spoiler: Companies don\'t like change.) Are we letting business dictate our personal style? I can see that.\r\n\r\nIs the world changing so quickly that we revert to the familiar? Is that why everything in the culture is a revival? I can see that too.\r\n\r\nI\'d say retro has been the most enduring cultural value/aesthetic ever since I was a teenager in the 90s.\r\n\r\nWhat say you?\r\n\r\nI collected a vogue cover from the American version of Vogue magazine to illustrate this for you. I see a change in every decade -- a distinct look and style -- but the covers from 2000 and 2010 are not only interchangeable, but the women on the covers haven\'t aged a bit.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[gallery link=\"file\" columns=\"2\"]','Frozen in time','','inherit','open','open','','2357-revision-11','','','2011-12-08 14:12:55','2011-12-08 19:12:55','',2357,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/12/2357-revision-11.html',0,'revision','',0),(2385,1,'2013-01-09 20:37:06','2013-01-10 01:37:06','I just read one of those articles that puts into words something that I\'ve been thinking about for a while. Don\'t you love it when that happens? It saves me the trouble of writing it.\n\nThe article I read was in Vanity Fair, \"<a href=\"http://www.vanityfair.com/style/2012/01/prisoners-of-style-201201\">You Say You Want a Devolution?</a>\". It\'s about how until the 90s culture and fashion changed drastically, if not every decade, the certainly every 20 years.\n\nSo if you compare a photo from 1950 to one from 1930 or 1970 the differences are instantly recognizable. But a photo from 1990 versus one from 2010? We\'re pretty much wearing the same things.\n\nThe author has a few interesting theories on why that is. (Spoiler: Companies don\'t like change.) Are we letting business dictate our personal style? I can see that.\n\nIs the world changing so quickly that we revert to the familiar? Is that why everything in the culture is a revival? I can see that too.\n\nI\'d say retro has been the most enduring cultural value/aesthetic ever since I was a teenager in the 90s.\n\nWhat say you?\n\nI collected covers from the American version of Vogue magazine to illustrate this for you. I see a change in every decade -- a distinct look and style -- but the covers from 2000 and 2010 are not only interchangeable, but the women on the covers haven\'t aged a bit. (Photoshop!)\n\n&nbsp;\n\n[gallery link=\"file\" columns=\"2\"]','We are frozen in time','','inherit','open','open','','2357-autosave','','','2013-01-09 20:37:06','2013-01-10 01:37:06','',2357,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/12/2357-autosave.html',0,'revision','',0),(2386,1,'2011-12-08 14:13:33','2011-12-08 19:13:33','I just read one of those articles that puts into words something that I\'ve been thinking about for a while. Don\'t you love it when that happens? It saves me the trouble of writing it.\r\n\r\nThe article I read was in Vanity Fair, \"<a href=\"http://www.vanityfair.com/style/2012/01/prisoners-of-style-201201\">You Say You Want a Devolution?</a>\". It\'s about how until the 90s culture and fashion changed drastically, if not every decade, the certainly every 20 years.\r\n\r\nSo if you compare a photo from 1950 to one from 1930 or 1970 the differences are instantly recognizable. But a photo from 1990 versus one from 2010? We\'re pretty much wearing the same things.\r\n\r\nThe author has a few interesting theories on why that is. (Spoiler: Companies don\'t like change.) Are we letting business dictate our personal style? I can see that.\r\n\r\nIs the world changing so quickly that we revert to the familiar? Is that why everything in the culture is a revival? I can see that too.\r\n\r\nI\'d say retro has been the most enduring cultural value/aesthetic ever since I was a teenager in the 90s.\r\n\r\nWhat say you?\r\n\r\nI collected a vogue cover from the American version of Vogue magazine to illustrate this for you. I see a change in every decade -- a distinct look and style -- but the covers from 2000 and 2010 are not only interchangeable, but the women on the covers haven\'t aged a bit.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[gallery link=\"file\" columns=\"2\"]','We are frozen in time','','inherit','open','open','','2357-revision-12','','','2011-12-08 14:13:33','2011-12-08 19:13:33','',2357,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/12/2357-revision-12.html',0,'revision','',0),(2387,1,'2011-12-08 14:19:55','2011-12-08 19:19:55','I just read one of those articles that puts into words something that I\'ve been thinking about for a while. Don\'t you love it when that happens? It saves me the trouble of writing it.\r\n\r\nThe article I read was in Vanity Fair, \"<a href=\"http://www.vanityfair.com/style/2012/01/prisoners-of-style-201201\">You Say You Want a Devolution?</a>\". It\'s about how until the 90s culture and fashion changed drastically, if not every decade, the certainly every 20 years.\r\n\r\nSo if you compare a photo from 1950 to one from 1930 or 1970 the differences are instantly recognizable. But a photo from 1990 versus one from 2010? We\'re pretty much wearing the same things.\r\n\r\nThe author has a few interesting theories on why that is. (Spoiler: Companies don\'t like change.) Are we letting business dictate our personal style? I can see that.\r\n\r\nIs the world changing so quickly that we revert to the familiar? Is that why everything in the culture is a revival? I can see that too.\r\n\r\nI\'d say retro has been the most enduring cultural value/aesthetic ever since I was a teenager in the 90s.\r\n\r\nWhat say you?\r\n\r\nI collected a cover from the American version of Vogue magazine to illustrate this for you. I see a change in every decade -- a distinct look and style -- but the covers from 2000 and 2010 are not only interchangeable, but the women on the covers haven\'t aged a bit. (Photoshop!)\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[gallery link=\"file\" columns=\"2\"]','We are frozen in time','','inherit','open','open','','2357-revision-13','','','2011-12-08 14:19:55','2011-12-08 19:19:55','',2357,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/12/2357-revision-13.html',0,'revision','',0),(2388,1,'2010-05-20 13:58:24','2010-05-20 13:58:24','<p></p>\n\n<p>If there is one thing I enjoy less than seeing myself on film, it&#39;s hearing myself on film. There&#39;s a reason I choose to write rather than perform on camera...and you&#39;ll get to see why in just a minute.</p>\n\n<p>A producer for iVillage emailed me a few weeks ago and asked if I would show their readers the inside of my closet. They&#39;re showcasing the style of real life women and &quot;not supermodels&quot; (their words, ha!) to celebrate the relaunch of their <a href=\"http://www.ivillage.com/beauty-style\">Beauty and Style</a> section. </p>\n\n<p>Well, I&#39;m a real life woman and I&#39;m not a supermodel so I can see why they asked me. OBVIOUSLY.</p>\n\n<p>So, if you&#39;ve ever been curious about what I look and sound like PLUS you want to take a peek into my badly-lit closet, <a href=\"http://www.ivillage.com/real-life-style/5-a-168869\">this one&#39;s for you</a>:</p>\n\n<p></p><div style=\"text-align: left;\"><object align=\"middle\" height=\"400\" width=\"400\"><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\" /><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://widgetiv.ivillage.com/singleclip/singleclip_v1.swf?CXNID=1000004.05004NXC&amp;WID=4772a211f870b9a4&amp;clipID=1229113\" /><param name=\"quality\" value=\"high\" /><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" /><embed align=\"middle\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" height=\"400\" quality=\"high\" src=\"http://widgetiv.ivillage.com/singleclip/singleclip_v1.swf?CXNID=1000004.05004NXC&amp;WID=4772a211f870b9a4&amp;clipID=1229113\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"400\" wmode=\"transparent\" /></object></div><p><br />\n</p><p></p>\n','Real-Life Style (Or, Here! This is what I look like on video!)','\n','inherit','open','open','','179-revision','','','2010-05-20 13:58:24','2010-05-20 13:58:24','',179,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2010/05/179-revision.html',0,'revision','',0),(2392,1,'2011-12-13 12:04:58','2011-12-13 17:04:58','','Paperless Post   Browse   Holiday Gifts','','inherit','open','open','','paperless-post-browse-holiday-gifts','','','2011-12-13 12:04:58','2011-12-13 17:04:58','',2389,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Paperless-Post-Browse-Holiday-Gifts.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(2393,1,'2011-12-13 12:04:21','2011-12-13 17:04:21','&nbsp;\n\nI just saw these adorable (and free!) <a href=\"http://www.paperlesspost.com/cards#/cards?q=thoughtful%2Bgestures&amp;per_page=207\">thoughtful gestures cards at Paperless Post</a> -- honestly, I\'d rather receive some of these gestures than some tacky sweater.\n\nAm I right?\n<a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Paperless-Post-Browse-To-a-Movie-Night.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2391\" title=\"Paperless Post   Browse   To a Movie Night\" src=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Paperless-Post-Browse-To-a-Movie-Night.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"389\" height=\"390\" /></a><a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Paperless-Post-Browse-Take-the-Day-Off.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2390\" title=\"Paperless Post   Browse   Take the Day Off\" src=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Paperless-Post-Browse-Take-the-Day-Off.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"389\" height=\"391\" /></a>\n\n&nbsp;','The sweetest things aren\'t always things','','inherit','open','open','','2389-revision','','','2011-12-13 12:04:21','2011-12-13 17:04:21','',2389,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/12/2389-revision.html',0,'revision','',0),(2394,1,'2011-12-13 12:05:17','2011-12-13 17:05:17','&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI just saw these adorable (and free!) <a href=\"http://www.paperlesspost.com/cards#/cards?q=thoughtful%2Bgestures&amp;per_page=207\">thoughtful gestures cards at Paperless Post</a> -- honestly, I\'d rather receive some of these gestures than some tacky sweater.\r\n\r\nAm I right?\r\n\r\n(Can you tell I\'m way behind on Christmas stuff? At least the tree is up.)\r\n<a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Paperless-Post-Browse-To-a-Movie-Night.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2391\" title=\"Paperless Post   Browse   To a Movie Night\" src=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Paperless-Post-Browse-To-a-Movie-Night.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"389\" height=\"390\" /></a><a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Paperless-Post-Browse-Take-the-Day-Off.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2390\" title=\"Paperless Post   Browse   Take the Day Off\" src=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Paperless-Post-Browse-Take-the-Day-Off.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"389\" height=\"391\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','The sweetest things aren\'t always things','','inherit','open','open','','2389-revision-2','','','2011-12-13 12:05:17','2011-12-13 17:05:17','',2389,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/12/2389-revision-2.html',0,'revision','',0),(2395,1,'2011-12-13 12:06:17','2011-12-13 17:06:17','I just saw these adorable (and free!) <a href=\"http://www.paperlesspost.com/cards#/cards?q=thoughtful%2Bgestures&amp;per_page=207\">thoughtful gestures cards at Paperless Post</a> -- honestly, I\'d rather receive some of these gestures than some tacky sweater.\r\n\r\nAm I right?\r\n\r\n(Can you tell I\'m way behind on Christmas stuff? At least the tree is up.)\r\n<a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Paperless-Post-Browse-To-a-Movie-Night.png\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-2391 alignnone\" title=\"Paperless Post   Browse   To a Movie Night\" src=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Paperless-Post-Browse-To-a-Movie-Night.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"389\" height=\"390\" /></a><a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Paperless-Post-Browse-Take-the-Day-Off.png\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-2390 alignnone\" title=\"Paperless Post   Browse   Take the Day Off\" src=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Paperless-Post-Browse-Take-the-Day-Off.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"389\" height=\"391\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','The sweetest things aren\'t always things','','inherit','open','open','','2389-revision-3','','','2011-12-13 12:06:17','2011-12-13 17:06:17','',2389,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/12/2389-revision-3.html',0,'revision','',0),(2396,1,'2011-02-07 19:11:24','2011-02-07 19:11:24','<p>An running to-do list for my life. <a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/2010/06/fait-accompli-my-life-list.html\" target=\"_blank\">More here</a>.</p>\r\n<ol>\r\n<li>learn to speak German</li>\r\n<li>volunteer to teach English to adults</li>\r\n<li>take belly dancing lessons</li>\r\n<li>travel to Greece</li>\r\n<li>define my personal sense of style</li>\r\n<li>own and ride a city bike</li>\r\n<li>become an early bird (wake up at 6 am every day)</li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/2010/12/10-on-101010-updates-5-and-6-done.html\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">paint my nails black</span></a></li>\r\n<li>make pasta from scratch</li>\r\n<li>make cheese from scratch</li>\r\n<li>create a signature cocktail</li>\r\n<li>submit a book proposal</li>\r\n<li>sell an article to Vogue or Vanity Fair. (Or both! Why not?)</li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/2010/12/10-on-101010-updates-5-and-6-done.html\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">finish c25K</span></a></li>\r\n<li>do 10 push ups</li>\r\n<li>get 10 hours of sleep a night for 10 nights in a row</li>\r\n<li>throw a cocktail party with fancy drinks and retro appetizers (pigs  in a blanket, cheese balls, etc..)</li>\r\n<li>learn how to use my DSLR</li>\r\n<li>throw a dinner party every other week for three months</li>\r\n<li>spend a weekend at Canyon Ranch</li>\r\n<li>take cooking lessons in France</li>\r\n<li>take pastry-making lessons</li>\r\n<li>work in the fashion industry</li>\r\n<li>go to Stonehenge</li>\r\n<li>shop the Paris flea market</li>\r\n<li>take singing lessons</li>\r\n<li>own a spa</li>\r\n<li>decorate my home and make it a reflection of who I am</li>\r\n<li>make photobooks for each of my three children</li>\r\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\"><a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/01/donating-hair-to-beautiful-lengths.html\" target=\"_self\">donate my hair to locks of love</a></span></li>\r\n<li>walk the great wall of China</li>\r\n<li>visit the pyramids of Giza</li>\r\n<li>go on an African safari</li>\r\n<li>go on a mule ride in the Grand Canyon</li>\r\n<li>create a garden hideaway</li>\r\n<li>teach my boys Spanish</li>\r\n<li>go a psychic</li>\r\n<li>knit a scarf</li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/01/donating-hair-to-beautiful-lengths.html\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">cut my hair short</span></a></li>\r\n<li>swim with dolphins</li>\r\n<li>own a beach house</li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/2010/12/10-on-101010-updates-2-3-4-9-and-10.html\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">learn to sew</span></a></li>\r\n<li>go to Rapa Nui national park and touch the moai monoliths</li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/2010/12/10-on-101010-updates-2-3-4-9-and-10.html\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">learn to parallel park (I know, I know)</span></a></li>\r\n<li>create a signature perfume</li>\r\n<li>make paper</li>\r\n<li>play matchmaker to a couple that ends up getting married</li>\r\n<li>write a children\'s book about being brave</li>\r\n<li>Take a US style road trip through Europe with my family</li>\r\n<li>Make a living doing things I love</li>\r\n<li>TBC...</li></ol>','My Life List','','inherit','open','open','','671-revision-2','','','2011-02-07 19:11:24','2011-02-07 19:11:24','',671,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/02/671-revision-2.html',0,'revision','',0),(2398,1,'2011-12-17 11:32:54','2011-12-17 16:32:54','Well, that was an interesting week! I\'ve been busy with personal things -- all related to Christmas, as it were -- so I knew this would be a light blogging week. And then Wednesday came along, and I was honored by Disney\'s <a href=\"http://www.babble.com/\">Babble.com</a> as one of their choices for the top #100 Mom Blogs of 2011.\r\n\r\nI mean, what?\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/top-100-mom-blog-11.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2409\" title=\"top-100-mom-blog-11\" src=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/top-100-mom-blog-11.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"269\" height=\"258\" /></a>\r\n\r\n(I\'m #45. <a href=\"http://www.babble.com/mom/work-family/top-mom-blogs-Everyday-Treats/\">Go see the nice things they said about this blog and what I\'m trying to do here.</a> They get it!)\r\n\r\nAnd then, I got an email from the New York Times (I KNOW) wanting to know my reaction to this <a href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/14/dining/store-bought-spoils-the-potluck-spirit.html\">article on people who bring store bought cookies to bake sales</a>.\r\n\r\nThe original article was in the dining section, so I knew where the writer was coming from -- I\'m a home cook myself -- but I wasn\'t about to waste an opportunity to talk about something that has been bothering me for a while, namely the inefficiencies of school fundraisers. So in the couple of hours I had between school pickup and the deadline I wrote my thoughts and sent them in.\r\n\r\nBefore I knew it I was in the <a href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2011/12/14/putting-the-bake-in-bake-sale\">room for debate </a>section of nytimes.com along with other writers I know and admire (and a few new ones!).\r\n\r\nYou guys. Writing an editorial for the New York Times is a long-held dream of mine. My<a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/my-life-list\"> life list full of crazy dreams</a> is online, but one thing I never added was to write something that would be published in the New York Times opinion pages. With my photo, and a byline, and a link to my bio and personal blogs.\r\n\r\nI mean, that\'s crazy.\r\n\r\nBut you know what\'s crazier?\r\n\r\nHaving your opinion on baked goods and economics posted on the New York Times website. And it\'s happened.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2011/12/14/putting-the-bake-in-bake-sale/we-need-modern-fund-raisers-for-modern-problems\">We Need Modern Fundraisers for Modern Problems</a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/ET-We-Need-Modern-Fund-Raisers-for-Modern-Problems-Room-for-Debate-NYTimes.com_.png\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-2405 alignleft\" title=\"ET- We Need Modern Fund Raisers for Modern Problems   Room for Debate   NYTimes.com\" src=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/ET-We-Need-Modern-Fund-Raisers-for-Modern-Problems-Room-for-Debate-NYTimes.com_-152x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"152\" height=\"300\" /></a><a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/ET-Putting-the-Bake-in-Bake-Sale-Room-for-Debate-NYTimes.com_.png\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-2404 alignleft\" title=\"ET -- Putting the  Bake  in Bake Sale   Room for Debate   NYTimes.com\" src=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/ET-Putting-the-Bake-in-Bake-Sale-Room-for-Debate-NYTimes.com_-229x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"229\" height=\"300\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYou bet I added it to my list (#51) and scratched it off immediately. It should have been there all along.\r\n\r\nTime to add more crazy dreams.','Life List Update: #51 The one I didn\'t dare admit to','','publish','open','open','','life-list-update-51-the-one-i-didnt-dare-admit-to','','\nhttp://www.everydaytreats.com/my-life-list','2011-12-17 21:19:03','2011-12-18 02:19:03','',0,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/?p=2398',0,'post','',6),(2407,1,'2011-12-17 11:24:11','2011-12-17 16:24:11','Well, that was an interesting week!\r\n\r\nI\'ve been busy with personal things -- all related to Christmas, as it were -- so I knew this would be a light blogging week. And then Wednesday came along, and I was honored by Disney\'s Babbles as one of the top #100 Mom Blogs of 2011.\r\n\r\nI mean, what?\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/top-100-mom-blog-11.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2399\" title=\"top-100-mom-blog-11\" src=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/top-100-mom-blog-11.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"269\" height=\"258\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n(I\'m #45. <a href=\"http://www.babble.com/mom/work-family/top-mom-blogs-Everyday-Treats/\">Go see the nice things they said about this blog and what I\'m trying to do here.</a> They get it!)\r\n\r\nAnd then, I got an email from the New York Times (I KNOW) wanting to know my reaction to this <a href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/14/dining/store-bought-spoils-the-potluck-spirit.html\">article on people who bring store bought cookies to bake sales</a>. The original article was in the dining section, so I knew where the writer was coming from -- I\'m a home cook myself -- but I wasn\'t about to waste an opportunity to talk about something that has been bothering me for a while, namely the inefficiencies of school fundraisers. So in the couple of hours I had from school pickup and the deadline I wrote my thoughts and sent them in.\r\n\r\nBefore I knew it I was in the <a href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/14/dining/store-bought-spoils-the-potluck-spirit.html\">room for debate</a> section along with other writers I know and admire (and a few new ones!).\r\n\r\nYou guys. Writing an editorial for the New York Times is a long-held dream of mine. My<a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/my-life-list\"> life list full of crazy dreams</a> is online, but one thing I never added was to write something that would be published in the New York Times opinion pages.\r\n\r\nI mean, that\'s crazy.\r\n\r\nBut you know what\'s crazier? Having your opinion on baked goods and economics posted on the New York Times website. And it\'s happened.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2011/12/14/putting-the-bake-in-bake-sale/we-need-modern-fund-raisers-for-modern-problems\">We Need Modern Fundraisers for Modern Problems</a>\r\n\r\n[gallery link=\"file\" columns=\"2\"]\r\n\r\nYou bet I added it to my list (#51) and scratched it off immediately.\r\n\r\nTime to add more crazy dreams.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Life List Update: #51 The one I didn\'t dare admit to','','inherit','open','open','','2398-revision-6','','','2011-12-17 11:24:11','2011-12-17 16:24:11','',2398,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/12/2398-revision-6.html',0,'revision','',0),(2400,1,'2011-12-17 11:13:13','2011-12-17 16:13:13','Well, that was an interesting week!\n\nI\'ve been busy with personal things -- all related to Christmas, as it were -- so I knew this would be a light blogging week. And then Wednesday came along, and I was honored by Disney\'s Babbles as one of the top #100 Mom Blogs of 2011.\n\nI mean, what?\n\n<a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/top-100-mom-blog-11.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2399\" title=\"top-100-mom-blog-11\" src=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/top-100-mom-blog-11.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"269\" height=\"258\" /></a>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n(I\'m #45. <a href=\"http://www.babble.com/mom/work-family/top-mom-blogs-Everyday-Treats/\">Go see the nice things they said about this blog and what I\'m trying to do here.</a> They get it!)\n\nAnd then, I got an email from the New York Times (I KNOW) wanting to know my reaction to this <a href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/14/dining/store-bought-spoils-the-potluck-spirit.html\">article on people who bring store bought cookies to bake sales</a>. The original article was in the dining section, so I knew where the writer was coming from -- I\'m a home cook myself -- but I wasn\'t about to waste an opportunity to talk about something that has been bothering me for a while, the inefficiencies of school fundraisers.\n\nPlus, they told me I would be in the room for debate section along with other writers I know and','Life List Update -- The one I didn\'t dare admit to','','inherit','open','open','','2398-revision','','','2011-12-17 11:13:13','2011-12-17 16:13:13','',2398,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/12/2398-revision.html',0,'revision','',0),(2401,1,'2011-12-17 11:13:51','2011-12-17 16:13:51','Well, that was an interesting week!\r\n\r\nI\'ve been busy with personal things -- all related to Christmas, as it were -- so I knew this would be a light blogging week. And then Wednesday came along, and I was honored by Disney\'s Babbles as one of the top #100 Mom Blogs of 2011.\r\n\r\nI mean, what?\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/top-100-mom-blog-11.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2399\" title=\"top-100-mom-blog-11\" src=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/top-100-mom-blog-11.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"269\" height=\"258\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n(I\'m #45. <a href=\"http://www.babble.com/mom/work-family/top-mom-blogs-Everyday-Treats/\">Go see the nice things they said about this blog and what I\'m trying to do here.</a> They get it!)\r\n\r\nAnd then, I got an email from the New York Times (I KNOW) wanting to know my reaction to this <a href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/14/dining/store-bought-spoils-the-potluck-spirit.html\">article on people who bring store bought cookies to bake sales</a>. The original article was in the dining section, so I knew where the writer was coming from -- I\'m a home cook myself -- but I wasn\'t about to waste an opportunity to talk about something that has been bothering me for a while, the inefficiencies of school fundraisers.\r\n\r\nPlus, they told me I would be in the <a href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/14/dining/store-bought-spoils-the-potluck-spirit.html\">room for debate</a> section along with other writers I know and admire (and a few new ones!) so','Life List Update -- The one I didn\'t dare admit to','','inherit','open','open','','2398-revision-2','','','2011-12-17 11:13:51','2011-12-17 16:13:51','',2398,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/12/2398-revision-2.html',0,'revision','',0),(2402,1,'2011-12-17 11:19:54','2011-12-17 16:19:54','Well, that was an interesting week!\n\nI\'ve been busy with personal things -- all related to Christmas, as it were -- so I knew this would be a light blogging week. And then Wednesday came along, and I was honored by Disney\'s Babbles as one of the top #100 Mom Blogs of 2011.\n\nI mean, what?\n\n<a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/top-100-mom-blog-11.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2399\" title=\"top-100-mom-blog-11\" src=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/top-100-mom-blog-11.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"269\" height=\"258\" /></a>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n(I\'m #45. <a href=\"http://www.babble.com/mom/work-family/top-mom-blogs-Everyday-Treats/\">Go see the nice things they said about this blog and what I\'m trying to do here.</a> They get it!)\n\nAnd then, I got an email from the New York Times (I KNOW) wanting to know my reaction to this <a href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/14/dining/store-bought-spoils-the-potluck-spirit.html\">article on people who bring store bought cookies to bake sales</a>. The original article was in the dining section, so I knew where the writer was coming from -- I\'m a home cook myself -- but I wasn\'t about to waste an opportunity to talk about something that has been bothering me for a while, namely the inefficiencies of school fundraisers. So in the couple of hours I had from school pickup and the deadline I wrote my thoughts and sent them in.\n\nBefore I knew it I was in the <a href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/14/dining/store-bought-spoils-the-potluck-spirit.html\">room for debate</a> section along with other writers I know and admire (and a few new ones!).\n\nYou guys. Writing an editorial for the New York Times is a long-held dream of mine. My<a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/my-life-list\"> life list full of crazy dreams</a> is online, but one thing I never added was to write something that would be published in the New York Times opinion pages.\n\nI mean, that\'s crazy.\n\nBut you know what\'s crazier? Having your opinion on baked goods and economics posted on the New York Times website. And it\'s happened.\n\n<a href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2011/12/14/putting-the-bake-in-bake-sale/we-need-modern-fund-raisers-for-modern-problems\">We Need Modern Fundraisers</a>','Life List Update -- The one I didn\'t dare admit to','','inherit','open','open','','2398-revision-3','','','2011-12-17 11:19:54','2011-12-17 16:19:54','',2398,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/12/2398-revision-3.html',0,'revision','',0),(2403,1,'2011-12-17 11:20:07','2011-12-17 16:20:07','Well, that was an interesting week!\r\n\r\nI\'ve been busy with personal things -- all related to Christmas, as it were -- so I knew this would be a light blogging week. And then Wednesday came along, and I was honored by Disney\'s Babbles as one of the top #100 Mom Blogs of 2011.\r\n\r\nI mean, what?\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/top-100-mom-blog-11.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2399\" title=\"top-100-mom-blog-11\" src=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/top-100-mom-blog-11.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"269\" height=\"258\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n(I\'m #45. <a href=\"http://www.babble.com/mom/work-family/top-mom-blogs-Everyday-Treats/\">Go see the nice things they said about this blog and what I\'m trying to do here.</a> They get it!)\r\n\r\nAnd then, I got an email from the New York Times (I KNOW) wanting to know my reaction to this <a href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/14/dining/store-bought-spoils-the-potluck-spirit.html\">article on people who bring store bought cookies to bake sales</a>. The original article was in the dining section, so I knew where the writer was coming from -- I\'m a home cook myself -- but I wasn\'t about to waste an opportunity to talk about something that has been bothering me for a while, namely the inefficiencies of school fundraisers. So in the couple of hours I had from school pickup and the deadline I wrote my thoughts and sent them in.\r\n\r\nBefore I knew it I was in the <a href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/14/dining/store-bought-spoils-the-potluck-spirit.html\">room for debate</a> section along with other writers I know and admire (and a few new ones!).\r\n\r\nYou guys. Writing an editorial for the New York Times is a long-held dream of mine. My<a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/my-life-list\"> life list full of crazy dreams</a> is online, but one thing I never added was to write something that would be published in the New York Times opinion pages.\r\n\r\nI mean, that\'s crazy.\r\n\r\nBut you know what\'s crazier? Having your opinion on baked goods and economics posted on the New York Times website. And it\'s happened.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2011/12/14/putting-the-bake-in-bake-sale/we-need-modern-fund-raisers-for-modern-problems\">We Need Modern Fundraisers for Modern Problems</a>','Life List Update -- The one I didn\'t dare admit to','','inherit','open','open','','2398-revision-4','','','2011-12-17 11:20:07','2011-12-17 16:20:07','',2398,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/12/2398-revision-4.html',0,'revision','',0),(2404,1,'2011-12-17 11:22:25','2011-12-17 16:22:25','','ET -- Putting the  Bake  in Bake Sale   Room for Debate   NYTimes.com','','inherit','open','open','','et-putting-the-bake-in-bake-sale-room-for-debate-nytimes-com','','','2011-12-17 11:22:25','2011-12-17 16:22:25','',2398,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/ET-Putting-the-Bake-in-Bake-Sale-Room-for-Debate-NYTimes.com_.png',2,'attachment','image/png',0),(2405,1,'2011-12-17 11:23:30','2011-12-17 16:23:30','','ET- We Need Modern Fund Raisers for Modern Problems   Room for Debate   NYTimes.com','','inherit','open','open','','et-we-need-modern-fund-raisers-for-modern-problems-room-for-debate-nytimes-com','','','2011-12-17 11:23:30','2011-12-17 16:23:30','',2398,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/ET-We-Need-Modern-Fund-Raisers-for-Modern-Problems-Room-for-Debate-NYTimes.com_.png',1,'attachment','image/png',0),(2406,1,'2011-12-17 11:24:09','2011-12-17 16:24:09','Well, that was an interesting week!\n\nI\'ve been busy with personal things -- all related to Christmas, as it were -- so I knew this would be a light blogging week. And then Wednesday came along, and I was honored by Disney\'s Babbles as one of the top #100 Mom Blogs of 2011.\n\nI mean, what?\n\n<a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/top-100-mom-blog-11.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2399\" title=\"top-100-mom-blog-11\" src=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/top-100-mom-blog-11.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"269\" height=\"258\" /></a>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n(I\'m #45. <a href=\"http://www.babble.com/mom/work-family/top-mom-blogs-Everyday-Treats/\">Go see the nice things they said about this blog and what I\'m trying to do here.</a> They get it!)\n\nAnd then, I got an email from the New York Times (I KNOW) wanting to know my reaction to this <a href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/14/dining/store-bought-spoils-the-potluck-spirit.html\">article on people who bring store bought cookies to bake sales</a>. The original article was in the dining section, so I knew where the writer was coming from -- I\'m a home cook myself -- but I wasn\'t about to waste an opportunity to talk about something that has been bothering me for a while, namely the inefficiencies of school fundraisers. So in the couple of hours I had from school pickup and the deadline I wrote my thoughts and sent them in.\n\nBefore I knew it I was in the <a href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/14/dining/store-bought-spoils-the-potluck-spirit.html\">room for debate</a> section along with other writers I know and admire (and a few new ones!).\n\nYou guys. Writing an editorial for the New York Times is a long-held dream of mine. My<a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/my-life-list\"> life list full of crazy dreams</a> is online, but one thing I never added was to write something that would be published in the New York Times opinion pages.\n\nI mean, that\'s crazy.\n\nBut you know what\'s crazier? Having your opinion on baked goods and economics posted on the New York Times website. And it\'s happened.\n\n<a href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2011/12/14/putting-the-bake-in-bake-sale/we-need-modern-fund-raisers-for-modern-problems\">We Need Modern Fundraisers for Modern Problems</a>\n\n[gallery link=\"file\" columns=\"2\"]\n\nYou bet I added it to my list (#51) and scratched it off immediately.\n\nTime to add more crazy dreams.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;','Life List Update: #51 The one I didn\'t dare admit to','','inherit','open','open','','2398-revision-5','','','2011-12-17 11:24:09','2011-12-17 16:24:09','',2398,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/12/2398-revision-5.html',0,'revision','',0),(2411,1,'2011-12-17 11:27:04','2011-12-17 16:27:04','Well, that was an interesting week! I\'ve been busy with personal things -- all related to Christmas, as it were -- so I knew this would be a light blogging week. And then Wednesday came along, and I was honored by Disney\'s Babbles as one of the top #100 Mom Blogs of 2011.\r\n\r\nI mean, what?\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/top-100-mom-blog-11.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2409\" title=\"top-100-mom-blog-11\" src=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/top-100-mom-blog-11.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"269\" height=\"258\" /></a>\r\n\r\n(I\'m #45. <a href=\"http://www.babble.com/mom/work-family/top-mom-blogs-Everyday-Treats/\">Go see the nice things they said about this blog and what I\'m trying to do here.</a> They get it!) And then, I got an email from the New York Times (I KNOW) wanting to know my reaction to this <a href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/14/dining/store-bought-spoils-the-potluck-spirit.html\">article on people who bring store bought cookies to bake sales</a>. The original article was in the dining section, so I knew where the writer was coming from -- I\'m a home cook myself -- but I wasn\'t about to waste an opportunity to talk about something that has been bothering me for a while, namely the inefficiencies of school fundraisers. So in the couple of hours I had from school pickup and the deadline I wrote my thoughts and sent them in. Before I knew it I was in the <a href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/14/dining/store-bought-spoils-the-potluck-spirit.html\">room for debate</a> section along with other writers I know and admire (and a few new ones!). You guys. Writing an editorial for the New York Times is a long-held dream of mine. My<a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/my-life-list\"> life list full of crazy dreams</a> is online, but one thing I never added was to write something that would be published in the New York Times opinion pages. I mean, that\'s crazy. But you know what\'s crazier? Having your opinion on baked goods and economics posted on the New York Times website. And it\'s happened. <a href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2011/12/14/putting-the-bake-in-bake-sale/we-need-modern-fund-raisers-for-modern-problems\">We Need Modern Fundraisers for Modern Problems</a>[gallery link=\"file\" columns=\"2\"]\r\n\r\nYou bet I added it to my list (#51) and scratched it off immediately. Time to add more crazy dreams.','Life List Update: #51 The one I didn\'t dare admit to','','inherit','open','open','','2398-revision-9','','','2011-12-17 11:27:04','2011-12-17 16:27:04','',2398,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/12/2398-revision-9.html',0,'revision','',0),(2408,1,'2011-12-17 11:26:18','2011-12-17 16:26:18','Well, that was an interesting week!\r\n\r\nI\'ve been busy with personal things -- all related to Christmas, as it were -- so I knew this would be a light blogging week. And then Wednesday came along, and I was honored by Disney\'s Babbles as one of the top #100 Mom Blogs of 2011.\r\n\r\nI mean, what?\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/top-100-mom-blog-11.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2399\" title=\"top-100-mom-blog-11\" src=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/top-100-mom-blog-11.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"269\" height=\"258\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n(I\'m #45. <a href=\"http://www.babble.com/mom/work-family/top-mom-blogs-Everyday-Treats/\">Go see the nice things they said about this blog and what I\'m trying to do here.</a> They get it!)\r\n\r\nAnd then, I got an email from the New York Times (I KNOW) wanting to know my reaction to this <a href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/14/dining/store-bought-spoils-the-potluck-spirit.html\">article on people who bring store bought cookies to bake sales</a>. The original article was in the dining section, so I knew where the writer was coming from -- I\'m a home cook myself -- but I wasn\'t about to waste an opportunity to talk about something that has been bothering me for a while, namely the inefficiencies of school fundraisers. So in the couple of hours I had from school pickup and the deadline I wrote my thoughts and sent them in.\r\n\r\nBefore I knew it I was in the <a href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/14/dining/store-bought-spoils-the-potluck-spirit.html\">room for debate</a> section along with other writers I know and admire (and a few new ones!).\r\n\r\nYou guys. Writing an editorial for the New York Times is a long-held dream of mine. My<a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/my-life-list\"> life list full of crazy dreams</a> is online, but one thing I never added was to write something that would be published in the New York Times opinion pages.\r\n\r\nI mean, that\'s crazy.\r\n\r\nBut you know what\'s crazier? Having your opinion on baked goods and economics posted on the New York Times website. And it\'s happened.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2011/12/14/putting-the-bake-in-bake-sale/we-need-modern-fund-raisers-for-modern-problems\">We Need Modern Fundraisers for Modern Problems</a>\r\n\r\n[gallery link=\"file\" columns=\"2\"]\r\n\r\nYou bet I added it to my list (#51) and scratched it off immediately.\r\n\r\nTime to add more crazy dreams.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Life List Update: #51 The one I didn\'t dare admit to','','inherit','open','open','','2398-revision-7','','','2011-12-17 11:26:18','2011-12-17 16:26:18','',2398,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/12/2398-revision-7.html',0,'revision','',0),(2409,1,'2011-12-17 11:26:57','2011-12-17 16:26:57','','top-100-mom-blog-11','','inherit','open','open','','top-100-mom-blog-11','','','2011-12-17 11:26:57','2011-12-17 16:26:57','',2398,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/top-100-mom-blog-11.png',0,'attachment','image/png',0),(2410,1,'2011-12-17 11:26:19','2011-12-17 16:26:19','Well, that was an interesting week!\r\n\r\nI\'ve been busy with personal things -- all related to Christmas, as it were -- so I knew this would be a light blogging week. And then Wednesday came along, and I was honored by Disney\'s Babbles as one of the top #100 Mom Blogs of 2011.\r\n\r\nI mean, what?\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/top-100-mom-blog-11.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2399\" title=\"top-100-mom-blog-11\" src=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/top-100-mom-blog-11.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"269\" height=\"258\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n(I\'m #45. <a href=\"http://www.babble.com/mom/work-family/top-mom-blogs-Everyday-Treats/\">Go see the nice things they said about this blog and what I\'m trying to do here.</a> They get it!)\r\n\r\nAnd then, I got an email from the New York Times (I KNOW) wanting to know my reaction to this <a href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/14/dining/store-bought-spoils-the-potluck-spirit.html\">article on people who bring store bought cookies to bake sales</a>. The original article was in the dining section, so I knew where the writer was coming from -- I\'m a home cook myself -- but I wasn\'t about to waste an opportunity to talk about something that has been bothering me for a while, namely the inefficiencies of school fundraisers. So in the couple of hours I had from school pickup and the deadline I wrote my thoughts and sent them in.\r\n\r\nBefore I knew it I was in the <a href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/14/dining/store-bought-spoils-the-potluck-spirit.html\">room for debate</a> section along with other writers I know and admire (and a few new ones!).\r\n\r\nYou guys. Writing an editorial for the New York Times is a long-held dream of mine. My<a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/my-life-list\"> life list full of crazy dreams</a> is online, but one thing I never added was to write something that would be published in the New York Times opinion pages.\r\n\r\nI mean, that\'s crazy.\r\n\r\nBut you know what\'s crazier? Having your opinion on baked goods and economics posted on the New York Times website. And it\'s happened.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2011/12/14/putting-the-bake-in-bake-sale/we-need-modern-fund-raisers-for-modern-problems\">We Need Modern Fundraisers for Modern Problems</a>\r\n\r\n[gallery link=\"file\" columns=\"2\"]\r\n\r\nYou bet I added it to my list (#51) and scratched it off immediately.\r\n\r\nTime to add more crazy dreams.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Life List Update: #51 The one I didn\'t dare admit to','','inherit','open','open','','2398-revision-8','','','2011-12-17 11:26:19','2011-12-17 16:26:19','',2398,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/12/2398-revision-8.html',0,'revision','',0),(2412,1,'2011-12-17 11:28:07','2011-12-17 16:28:07','Well, that was an interesting week! I\'ve been busy with personal things -- all related to Christmas, as it were -- so I knew this would be a light blogging week. And then Wednesday came along, and I was honored by Disney\'s <a href=\"http://www.babble.com/\">Babble.com</a> as one of their choices for the top #100 Mom Blogs of 2011.\n\nI mean, what?\n\n<a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/top-100-mom-blog-11.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2409\" title=\"top-100-mom-blog-11\" src=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/top-100-mom-blog-11.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"269\" height=\"258\" /></a>\n\n(I\'m #45. <a href=\"http://www.babble.com/mom/work-family/top-mom-blogs-Everyday-Treats/\">Go see the nice things they said about this blog and what I\'m trying to do here.</a> They get it!)\n\nAnd then, I got an email from the New York Times (I KNOW) wanting to know my reaction to this <a href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/14/dining/store-bought-spoils-the-potluck-spirit.html\">article on people who bring store bought cookies to bake sales</a>.\n\nThe original article was in the dining section, so I knew where the writer was coming from -- I\'m a home cook myself -- but I wasn\'t about to waste an opportunity to talk about something that has been bothering me for a while, namely the inefficiencies of school fundraisers.So in the couple of hours I had from school pickup and the deadline I wrote my thoughts and sent them in. Before I knew it I was in the <a href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/14/dining/store-bought-spoils-the-potluck-spirit.html\">room for debate</a> section along with other writers I know and admire (and a few new ones!). You guys. Writing an editorial for the New York Times is a long-held dream of mine. My<a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/my-life-list\"> life list full of crazy dreams</a> is online, but one thing I never added was to write something that would be published in the New York Times opinion pages. I mean, that\'s crazy. But you know what\'s crazier? Having your opinion on baked goods and economics posted on the New York Times website. And it\'s happened. <a href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2011/12/14/putting-the-bake-in-bake-sale/we-need-modern-fund-raisers-for-modern-problems\">We Need Modern Fundraisers for Modern Problems</a>[gallery link=\"file\" columns=\"2\"]\n\nYou bet I added it to my list (#51) and scratched it off immediately. Time to add more crazy dreams.','Life List Update: #51 The one I didn\'t dare admit to','','inherit','open','open','','2398-revision-10','','','2011-12-17 11:28:07','2011-12-17 16:28:07','',2398,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/12/2398-revision-10.html',0,'revision','',0),(2413,1,'2011-12-17 11:29:06','2011-12-17 16:29:06','Well, that was an interesting week! I\'ve been busy with personal things -- all related to Christmas, as it were -- so I knew this would be a light blogging week. And then Wednesday came along, and I was honored by Disney\'s <a href=\"http://www.babble.com/\">Babble.com</a> as one of their choices for the top #100 Mom Blogs of 2011.\r\n\r\nI mean, what?\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/top-100-mom-blog-11.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2409\" title=\"top-100-mom-blog-11\" src=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/top-100-mom-blog-11.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"269\" height=\"258\" /></a>\r\n\r\n(I\'m #45. <a href=\"http://www.babble.com/mom/work-family/top-mom-blogs-Everyday-Treats/\">Go see the nice things they said about this blog and what I\'m trying to do here.</a> They get it!)\r\n\r\nAnd then, I got an email from the New York Times (I KNOW) wanting to know my reaction to this <a href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/14/dining/store-bought-spoils-the-potluck-spirit.html\">article on people who bring store bought cookies to bake sales</a>.\r\n\r\nThe original article was in the dining section, so I knew where the writer was coming from -- I\'m a home cook myself -- but I wasn\'t about to waste an opportunity to talk about something that has been bothering me for a while, namely the inefficiencies of school fundraisers.So in the couple of hours I had from school pickup and the deadline I wrote my thoughts and sent them in.\r\n\r\nBefore I knew it I was in the <a href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/14/dining/store-bought-spoils-the-potluck-spirit.html\">room for debate</a> section of nytimes.com along with other writers I know and admire (and a few new ones!).\r\n\r\nYou guys. Writing an editorial for the New York Times is a long-held dream of mine. My<a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/my-life-list\"> life list full of crazy dreams</a> is online, but one thing I never added was to write something that would be published in the New York Times opinion pages. I mean, that\'s crazy.\r\n\r\nBut you know what\'s crazier?\r\n\r\nHaving your opinion on baked goods and economics posted on the New York Times website. And it\'s happened.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2011/12/14/putting-the-bake-in-bake-sale/we-need-modern-fund-raisers-for-modern-problems\">We Need Modern Fundraisers for Modern Problems</a>[gallery link=\"file\" columns=\"2\"]\r\n\r\nYou bet I added it to my list (#51) and scratched it off immediately.\r\n\r\nTime to add more crazy dreams.','Life List Update: #51 The one I didn\'t dare admit to','','inherit','open','open','','2398-revision-11','','','2011-12-17 11:29:06','2011-12-17 16:29:06','',2398,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/12/2398-revision-11.html',0,'revision','',0),(2414,1,'2011-12-17 11:31:08','2011-12-17 16:31:08','Well, that was an interesting week! I\'ve been busy with personal things -- all related to Christmas, as it were -- so I knew this would be a light blogging week. And then Wednesday came along, and I was honored by Disney\'s <a href=\"http://www.babble.com/\">Babble.com</a> as one of their choices for the top #100 Mom Blogs of 2011.\n\nI mean, what?\n\n<a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/top-100-mom-blog-11.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2409\" title=\"top-100-mom-blog-11\" src=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/top-100-mom-blog-11.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"269\" height=\"258\" /></a>\n\n(I\'m #45. <a href=\"http://www.babble.com/mom/work-family/top-mom-blogs-Everyday-Treats/\">Go see the nice things they said about this blog and what I\'m trying to do here.</a> They get it!)\n\nAnd then, I got an email from the New York Times (I KNOW) wanting to know my reaction to this <a href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/14/dining/store-bought-spoils-the-potluck-spirit.html\">article on people who bring store bought cookies to bake sales</a>.\n\nThe original article was in the dining section, so I knew where the writer was coming from -- I\'m a home cook myself -- but I wasn\'t about to waste an opportunity to talk about something that has been bothering me for a while, namely the inefficiencies of school fundraisers.So in the couple of hours I had from school pickup and the deadline I wrote my thoughts and sent them in.\n\nBefore I knew it I was in the <a href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/14/dining/store-bought-spoils-the-potluck-spirit.html\">room for debate</a> section of nytimes.com along with other writers I know and admire (and a few new ones!).\n\nYou guys. Writing an editorial for the New York Times is a long-held dream of mine. My<a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/my-life-list\"> life list full of crazy dreams</a> is online, but one thing I never added was to write something that would be published in the New York Times opinion pages. I mean, that\'s crazy.\n\nBut you know what\'s crazier?\n\nHaving your opinion on baked goods and economics posted on the New York Times website. And it\'s happened.\n\n<a href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2011/12/14/putting-the-bake-in-bake-sale/we-need-modern-fund-raisers-for-modern-problems\">We Need Modern Fundraisers for Modern Problems</a>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/ET-We-Need-Modern-Fund-Raisers-for-Modern-Problems-Room-for-Debate-NYTimes.com_.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2405\" title=\"ET- We Need Modern Fund Raisers for Modern Problems   Room for Debate   NYTimes.com\" src=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/ET-We-Need-Modern-Fund-Raisers-for-Modern-Problems-Room-for-Debate-NYTimes.com_-152x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"152\" height=\"300\" /></a><a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/ET-Putting-the-Bake-in-Bake-Sale-Room-for-Debate-NYTimes.com_.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2404\" title=\"ET -- Putting the  Bake  in Bake Sale   Room for Debate   NYTimes.com\" src=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/ET-Putting-the-Bake-in-Bake-Sale-Room-for-Debate-NYTimes.com_-229x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"229\" height=\"300\" /></a>\n\nYou bet I added it to my list (#51) and scratched it off immediately. It should have been there all along.\n\nTime to add more crazy dreams.','Life List Update: #51 The one I didn\'t dare admit to','','inherit','open','open','','2398-revision-12','','','2011-12-17 11:31:08','2011-12-17 16:31:08','',2398,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/12/2398-revision-12.html',0,'revision','',0),(2415,1,'2011-12-17 11:32:08','2011-12-17 16:32:08','Well, that was an interesting week! I\'ve been busy with personal things -- all related to Christmas, as it were -- so I knew this would be a light blogging week. And then Wednesday came along, and I was honored by Disney\'s <a href=\"http://www.babble.com/\">Babble.com</a> as one of their choices for the top #100 Mom Blogs of 2011.\n\nI mean, what?\n\n<a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/top-100-mom-blog-11.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2409\" title=\"top-100-mom-blog-11\" src=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/top-100-mom-blog-11.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"269\" height=\"258\" /></a>\n\n(I\'m #45. <a href=\"http://www.babble.com/mom/work-family/top-mom-blogs-Everyday-Treats/\">Go see the nice things they said about this blog and what I\'m trying to do here.</a> They get it!)\n\nAnd then, I got an email from the New York Times (I KNOW) wanting to know my reaction to this <a href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/14/dining/store-bought-spoils-the-potluck-spirit.html\">article on people who bring store bought cookies to bake sales</a>.\n\nThe original article was in the dining section, so I knew where the writer was coming from -- I\'m a home cook myself -- but I wasn\'t about to waste an opportunity to talk about something that has been bothering me for a while, namely the inefficiencies of school fundraisers.So in the couple of hours I had from school pickup and the deadline I wrote my thoughts and sent them in.\n\nBefore I knew it I was in the <a href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/14/dining/store-bought-spoils-the-potluck-spirit.html\">room for debate</a> section of nytimes.com along with other writers I know and admire (and a few new ones!).\n\nYou guys. Writing an editorial for the New York Times is a long-held dream of mine. My<a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/my-life-list\"> life list full of crazy dreams</a> is online, but one thing I never added was to write something that would be published in the New York Times opinion pages. I mean, that\'s crazy.\n\nBut you know what\'s crazier?\n\nHaving your opinion on baked goods and economics posted on the New York Times website. And it\'s happened.\n\n<a href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2011/12/14/putting-the-bake-in-bake-sale/we-need-modern-fund-raisers-for-modern-problems\">We Need Modern Fundraisers for Modern Problems</a>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/ET-We-Need-Modern-Fund-Raisers-for-Modern-Problems-Room-for-Debate-NYTimes.com_.png\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-2405 alignleft\" title=\"ET- We Need Modern Fund Raisers for Modern Problems   Room for Debate   NYTimes.com\" src=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/ET-We-Need-Modern-Fund-Raisers-for-Modern-Problems-Room-for-Debate-NYTimes.com_-152x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"152\" height=\"300\" /></a><a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/ET-Putting-the-Bake-in-Bake-Sale-Room-for-Debate-NYTimes.com_.png\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-2404 alignleft\" title=\"ET -- Putting the  Bake  in Bake Sale   Room for Debate   NYTimes.com\" src=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/ET-Putting-the-Bake-in-Bake-Sale-Room-for-Debate-NYTimes.com_-229x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"229\" height=\"300\" /></a>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nYou bet I added it to my list (#51) and scratched it off immediately. It should have been there all along.\n\nTime to add more crazy dreams.','Life List Update: #51 The one I didn\'t dare admit to','','inherit','open','open','','2398-revision-13','','','2011-12-17 11:32:08','2011-12-17 16:32:08','',2398,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/12/2398-revision-13.html',0,'revision','',0),(2416,1,'2011-12-16 09:46:20','2011-12-16 14:46:20','An running to-do list for my life. <a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/2010/06/fait-accompli-my-life-list.html\" target=\"_blank\">More here</a>.\r\n<ol>\r\n	<li>learn to speak German</li>\r\n	<li>volunteer to teach English to adults</li>\r\n	<li>take belly dancing lessons</li>\r\n	<li>travel to Greece</li>\r\n	<li>define my personal sense of style</li>\r\n	<li>own and ride a city bike</li>\r\n	<li>become an early bird (wake up at 6 am every day)</li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/2010/12/10-on-101010-updates-5-and-6-done.html\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">paint my nails black</span></a></li>\r\n	<li>make pasta from scratch</li>\r\n	<li>make cheese from scratch</li>\r\n	<li>create a signature cocktail</li>\r\n	<li>submit a book proposal</li>\r\n	<li>sell an article to Vogue or Vanity Fair. (Or both! Why not?)</li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/2010/12/10-on-101010-updates-5-and-6-done.html\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">finish c25K</span></a></li>\r\n	<li>do 10 push ups</li>\r\n	<li>get 10 hours of sleep a night for 10 nights in a row</li>\r\n	<li>throw a cocktail party with fancy drinks and retro appetizers (pigs in a blanket, cheese balls, etc..)</li>\r\n	<li>learn how to use my DSLR</li>\r\n	<li>throw a dinner party every other week for three months</li>\r\n	<li>spend a weekend at Canyon Ranch</li>\r\n	<li>take cooking lessons in France</li>\r\n	<li>take pastry-making lessons</li>\r\n	<li>work in the fashion industry</li>\r\n	<li>go to Stonehenge</li>\r\n	<li>shop the Paris flea market</li>\r\n	<li>take singing lessons</li>\r\n	<li>own a spa</li>\r\n	<li>decorate my home and make it a reflection of who I am</li>\r\n	<li>make photobooks for each of my three children</li>\r\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\"><a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/01/donating-hair-to-beautiful-lengths.html\" target=\"_self\">donate my hair to locks of love</a></span></li>\r\n	<li>walk the great wall of China</li>\r\n	<li>visit the pyramids of Giza</li>\r\n	<li>go on an African safari</li>\r\n	<li>go on a mule ride in the Grand Canyon</li>\r\n	<li>create a garden hideaway</li>\r\n	<li>teach my boys Spanish</li>\r\n	<li>go a psychic</li>\r\n	<li>knit a scarf</li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/01/donating-hair-to-beautiful-lengths.html\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">cut my hair short</span></a></li>\r\n	<li>swim with dolphins</li>\r\n	<li>own a beach house</li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/2010/12/10-on-101010-updates-2-3-4-9-and-10.html\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">learn to sew</span></a></li>\r\n	<li>go to Rapa Nui national park and touch the moai monoliths</li>\r\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/2010/12/10-on-101010-updates-2-3-4-9-and-10.html\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">learn to parallel park (I know, I know)</span></a></li>\r\n	<li>create a signature perfume</li>\r\n	<li>make paper</li>\r\n	<li>play matchmaker to a couple that ends up getting married</li>\r\n	<li>write a children\'s book about being brave</li>\r\n	<li>Take a US style road trip through Europe with my family</li>\r\n	<li>Make a living doing things I love</li>\r\n	<li><del>Write a New York Times editorial</del></li>\r\n</ol>','My Life List','','inherit','open','open','','671-revision-3','','','2011-12-16 09:46:20','2011-12-16 14:46:20','',671,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/12/671-revision-3.html',0,'revision','',0),(2417,1,'2011-12-17 21:20:07','2011-12-18 02:20:07','Well, that was an interesting week! I\'ve been busy with personal things -- all related to Christmas, as it were -- so I knew this would be a light blogging week. And then Wednesday came along, and I was honored by Disney\'s <a href=\"http://www.babble.com/\">Babble.com</a> as one of their choices for the top #100 Mom Blogs of 2011.\n\nI mean, what?\n\n<a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/top-100-mom-blog-11.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2409\" title=\"top-100-mom-blog-11\" src=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/top-100-mom-blog-11.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"269\" height=\"258\" /></a>\n\n(I\'m #45. <a href=\"http://www.babble.com/mom/work-family/top-mom-blogs-Everyday-Treats/\">Go see the nice things they said about this blog and what I\'m trying to do here.</a> They get it!)\n\nAnd then, I got an email from the New York Times (I KNOW) wanting to know my reaction to this <a href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/14/dining/store-bought-spoils-the-potluck-spirit.html\">article on people who bring store bought cookies to bake sales</a>.\n\nThe original article was in the dining section, so I knew where the writer was coming from -- I\'m a home cook myself -- but I wasn\'t about to waste an opportunity to talk about something that has been bothering me for a while, namely the inefficiencies of school fundraisers. So in the couple of hours I had between school pickup and the deadline I wrote my thoughts and sent them in.\n\nBefore I knew it I was in the <a href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2011/12/14/putting-the-bake-in-bake-sale\">room for debate </a>section of nytimes.com along with other writers I know and admire (and a few new ones!).\n\nYou guys. Writing an editorial for the New York Times is a long-held dream of mine. My<a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/my-life-list\"> life list full of crazy dreams</a> is online, but one thing I never added was to write something that would be published in the New York Times opinion pages. With my photo, and a byline, and a link to my bio and personal blogs.\n\nI mean, that\'s crazy.\n\nBut you know what\'s crazier?\n\nHaving your opinion on baked goods and economics posted on the New York Times website. And it\'s happened.\n\n<a href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2011/12/14/putting-the-bake-in-bake-sale/we-need-modern-fund-raisers-for-modern-problems\">We Need Modern Fundraisers for Modern Problems</a>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/ET-We-Need-Modern-Fund-Raisers-for-Modern-Problems-Room-for-Debate-NYTimes.com_.png\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-2405 alignleft\" title=\"ET- We Need Modern Fund Raisers for Modern Problems   Room for Debate   NYTimes.com\" src=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/ET-We-Need-Modern-Fund-Raisers-for-Modern-Problems-Room-for-Debate-NYTimes.com_-152x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"152\" height=\"300\" /></a><a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/ET-Putting-the-Bake-in-Bake-Sale-Room-for-Debate-NYTimes.com_.png\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-2404 alignleft\" title=\"ET -- Putting the  Bake  in Bake Sale   Room for Debate   NYTimes.com\" src=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/ET-Putting-the-Bake-in-Bake-Sale-Room-for-Debate-NYTimes.com_-229x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"229\" height=\"300\" /></a>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nYou bet I added it to my list (#51) and scratched it off immediately. It should have been there all along.\n\nTime to add more crazy dreams.','Life List Update: #51 The one I didn\'t dare admit to','','inherit','open','open','','2398-autosave','','','2011-12-17 21:20:07','2011-12-18 02:20:07','',2398,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/12/2398-autosave.html',0,'revision','',0),(2418,1,'2011-12-17 11:34:48','2011-12-17 16:34:48','An running to-do list for my life. <a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/2010/06/fait-accompli-my-life-list.html\" target=\"_blank\">More here</a>.\n<ol>\n	<li>learn to speak German</li>\n	<li>volunteer to teach English to adults</li>\n	<li>take belly dancing lessons</li>\n	<li>travel to Greece</li>\n	<li>define my personal sense of style</li>\n	<li>own and ride a city bike</li>\n	<li>become an early bird (wake up at 6 am every day)</li>\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/2010/12/10-on-101010-updates-5-and-6-done.html\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">paint my nails black</span></a></li>\n	<li>make pasta from scratch</li>\n	<li>make cheese from scratch</li>\n	<li>create a signature cocktail</li>\n	<li>submit a book proposal</li>\n	<li>sell an article to Vogue or Vanity Fair. (Or both! Why not?)</li>\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/2010/12/10-on-101010-updates-5-and-6-done.html\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">finish c25K</span></a></li>\n	<li>do 10 push ups</li>\n	<li>get 10 hours of sleep a night for 10 nights in a row</li>\n	<li>throw a cocktail party with fancy drinks and retro appetizers (pigs in a blanket, cheese balls, etc..)</li>\n	<li>learn how to use my DSLR</li>\n	<li>throw a dinner party every other week for three months</li>\n	<li>spend a weekend at Canyon Ranch</li>\n	<li>take cooking lessons in France</li>\n	<li>take pastry-making lessons</li>\n	<li>work in the fashion industry</li>\n	<li>go to Stonehenge</li>\n	<li>shop the Paris flea market</li>\n	<li>take singing lessons</li>\n	<li>own a spa</li>\n	<li>decorate my home and make it a reflection of who I am</li>\n	<li>make photobooks for each of my three children</li>\n	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\"><a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/01/donating-hair-to-beautiful-lengths.html\" target=\"_self\">donate my hair to locks of love</a></span></li>\n	<li>walk the great wall of China</li>\n	<li>visit the pyramids of Giza</li>\n	<li>go on an African safari</li>\n	<li>go on a mule ride in the Grand Canyon</li>\n	<li>create a garden hideaway</li>\n	<li>teach my boys Spanish</li>\n	<li>go a psychic</li>\n	<li>knit a scarf</li>\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/01/donating-hair-to-beautiful-lengths.html\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">cut my hair short</span></a></li>\n	<li>swim with dolphins</li>\n	<li>own a beach house</li>\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/2010/12/10-on-101010-updates-2-3-4-9-and-10.html\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">learn to sew</span></a></li>\n	<li>go to Rapa Nui national park and touch the moai monoliths</li>\n	<li><a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/2010/12/10-on-101010-updates-2-3-4-9-and-10.html\" target=\"_self\"><span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">learn to parallel park (I know, I know)</span></a></li>\n	<li>create a signature perfume</li>\n	<li>make paper</li>\n	<li>play matchmaker to a couple that ends up getting married</li>\n	<li>write a children\'s book about being brave</li>\n	<li>Take a US style road trip through Europe with my family</li>\n	<li>Make a living doing things I love</li>\n	<li><del><a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/12/life-list-update-51-the-one-i-didnt-dare-admit-to.html\">Write a New York Times editorial</a></del></li>\n</ol>','My Life List','','inherit','open','open','','671-autosave','','','2011-12-17 11:34:48','2011-12-17 16:34:48','',671,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/12/671-autosave.html',0,'revision','',0),(2419,1,'2011-12-17 11:32:54','2011-12-17 16:32:54','Well, that was an interesting week! I\'ve been busy with personal things -- all related to Christmas, as it were -- so I knew this would be a light blogging week. And then Wednesday came along, and I was honored by Disney\'s <a href=\"http://www.babble.com/\">Babble.com</a> as one of their choices for the top #100 Mom Blogs of 2011.\r\n\r\nI mean, what?\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/top-100-mom-blog-11.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2409\" title=\"top-100-mom-blog-11\" src=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/top-100-mom-blog-11.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"269\" height=\"258\" /></a>\r\n\r\n(I\'m #45. <a href=\"http://www.babble.com/mom/work-family/top-mom-blogs-Everyday-Treats/\">Go see the nice things they said about this blog and what I\'m trying to do here.</a> They get it!)\r\n\r\nAnd then, I got an email from the New York Times (I KNOW) wanting to know my reaction to this <a href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/14/dining/store-bought-spoils-the-potluck-spirit.html\">article on people who bring store bought cookies to bake sales</a>.\r\n\r\nThe original article was in the dining section, so I knew where the writer was coming from -- I\'m a home cook myself -- but I wasn\'t about to waste an opportunity to talk about something that has been bothering me for a while, namely the inefficiencies of school fundraisers.So in the couple of hours I had from school pickup and the deadline I wrote my thoughts and sent them in.\r\n\r\nBefore I knew it I was in the <a href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/14/dining/store-bought-spoils-the-potluck-spirit.html\">room for debate</a> section of nytimes.com along with other writers I know and admire (and a few new ones!).\r\n\r\nYou guys. Writing an editorial for the New York Times is a long-held dream of mine. My<a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/my-life-list\"> life list full of crazy dreams</a> is online, but one thing I never added was to write something that would be published in the New York Times opinion pages. With my photo, and a byline, and a link to my bio and personal blogs.\r\n\r\nI mean, that\'s crazy.\r\n\r\nBut you know what\'s crazier?\r\n\r\nHaving your opinion on baked goods and economics posted on the New York Times website. And it\'s happened.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2011/12/14/putting-the-bake-in-bake-sale/we-need-modern-fund-raisers-for-modern-problems\">We Need Modern Fundraisers for Modern Problems</a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/ET-We-Need-Modern-Fund-Raisers-for-Modern-Problems-Room-for-Debate-NYTimes.com_.png\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-2405 alignleft\" title=\"ET- We Need Modern Fund Raisers for Modern Problems   Room for Debate   NYTimes.com\" src=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/ET-We-Need-Modern-Fund-Raisers-for-Modern-Problems-Room-for-Debate-NYTimes.com_-152x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"152\" height=\"300\" /></a><a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/ET-Putting-the-Bake-in-Bake-Sale-Room-for-Debate-NYTimes.com_.png\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-2404 alignleft\" title=\"ET -- Putting the  Bake  in Bake Sale   Room for Debate   NYTimes.com\" src=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/ET-Putting-the-Bake-in-Bake-Sale-Room-for-Debate-NYTimes.com_-229x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"229\" height=\"300\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYou bet I added it to my list (#51) and scratched it off immediately. It should have been there all along.\r\n\r\nTime to add more crazy dreams.','Life List Update: #51 The one I didn\'t dare admit to','','inherit','open','open','','2398-revision-14','','','2011-12-17 11:32:54','2011-12-17 16:32:54','',2398,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/12/2398-revision-14.html',0,'revision','',0),(2420,1,'2011-12-17 11:40:47','2011-12-17 16:40:47','Well, that was an interesting week! I\'ve been busy with personal things -- all related to Christmas, as it were -- so I knew this would be a light blogging week. And then Wednesday came along, and I was honored by Disney\'s <a href=\"http://www.babble.com/\">Babble.com</a> as one of their choices for the top #100 Mom Blogs of 2011.\r\n\r\nI mean, what?\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/top-100-mom-blog-11.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2409\" title=\"top-100-mom-blog-11\" src=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/top-100-mom-blog-11.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"269\" height=\"258\" /></a>\r\n\r\n(I\'m #45. <a href=\"http://www.babble.com/mom/work-family/top-mom-blogs-Everyday-Treats/\">Go see the nice things they said about this blog and what I\'m trying to do here.</a> They get it!)\r\n\r\nAnd then, I got an email from the New York Times (I KNOW) wanting to know my reaction to this <a href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/14/dining/store-bought-spoils-the-potluck-spirit.html\">article on people who bring store bought cookies to bake sales</a>.\r\n\r\nThe original article was in the dining section, so I knew where the writer was coming from -- I\'m a home cook myself -- but I wasn\'t about to waste an opportunity to talk about something that has been bothering me for a while, namely the inefficiencies of school fundraisers. So in the couple of hours I had between school pickup and the deadline I wrote my thoughts and sent them in.\r\n\r\nBefore I knew it I was in the <a href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/14/dining/store-bought-spoils-the-potluck-spirit.html\">room for debate</a> section of nytimes.com along with other writers I know and admire (and a few new ones!).\r\n\r\nYou guys. Writing an editorial for the New York Times is a long-held dream of mine. My<a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/my-life-list\"> life list full of crazy dreams</a> is online, but one thing I never added was to write something that would be published in the New York Times opinion pages. With my photo, and a byline, and a link to my bio and personal blogs.\r\n\r\nI mean, that\'s crazy.\r\n\r\nBut you know what\'s crazier?\r\n\r\nHaving your opinion on baked goods and economics posted on the New York Times website. And it\'s happened.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2011/12/14/putting-the-bake-in-bake-sale/we-need-modern-fund-raisers-for-modern-problems\">We Need Modern Fundraisers for Modern Problems</a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/ET-We-Need-Modern-Fund-Raisers-for-Modern-Problems-Room-for-Debate-NYTimes.com_.png\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-2405 alignleft\" title=\"ET- We Need Modern Fund Raisers for Modern Problems   Room for Debate   NYTimes.com\" src=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/ET-We-Need-Modern-Fund-Raisers-for-Modern-Problems-Room-for-Debate-NYTimes.com_-152x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"152\" height=\"300\" /></a><a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/ET-Putting-the-Bake-in-Bake-Sale-Room-for-Debate-NYTimes.com_.png\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-2404 alignleft\" title=\"ET -- Putting the  Bake  in Bake Sale   Room for Debate   NYTimes.com\" src=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/ET-Putting-the-Bake-in-Bake-Sale-Room-for-Debate-NYTimes.com_-229x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"229\" height=\"300\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYou bet I added it to my list (#51) and scratched it off immediately. It should have been there all along.\r\n\r\nTime to add more crazy dreams.','Life List Update: #51 The one I didn\'t dare admit to','','inherit','open','open','','2398-revision-15','','','2011-12-17 11:40:47','2011-12-17 16:40:47','',2398,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/12/2398-revision-15.html',0,'revision','',0),(2421,1,'2011-12-17 11:43:20','2011-12-17 16:43:20','Well, that was an interesting week! I\'ve been busy with personal things -- all related to Christmas, as it were -- so I knew this would be a light blogging week. And then Wednesday came along, and I was honored by Disney\'s <a href=\"http://www.babble.com/\">Babble.com</a> as one of their choices for the top #100 Mom Blogs of 2011.\r\n\r\nI mean, what?\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/top-100-mom-blog-11.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2409\" title=\"top-100-mom-blog-11\" src=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/top-100-mom-blog-11.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"269\" height=\"258\" /></a>\r\n\r\n(I\'m #45. <a href=\"http://www.babble.com/mom/work-family/top-mom-blogs-Everyday-Treats/\">Go see the nice things they said about this blog and what I\'m trying to do here.</a> They get it!)\r\n\r\nAnd then, I got an email from the New York Times (I KNOW) wanting to know my reaction to this <a href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/14/dining/store-bought-spoils-the-potluck-spirit.html\">article on people who bring store bought cookies to bake sales</a>.\r\n\r\nThe original article was in the dining section, so I knew where the writer was coming from -- I\'m a home cook myself -- but I wasn\'t about to waste an opportunity to talk about something that has been bothering me for a while, namely the inefficiencies of school fundraisers. So in the couple of hours I had between school pickup and the deadline I wrote my thoughts and sent them in.\r\n\r\nBefore I knew it I was in the <a href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/14/dining/store-bought-spoils-the-potluck-spirit.html\">room for debate</a> section of nytimes.com along with other writers I know and admire (and a few new ones!).\r\n\r\nYou guys. Writing an editorial for the New York Times is a long-held dream of mine. My<a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/my-life-list\"> life list full of crazy dreams</a> is online, but one thing I never added was to write something that would be published in the New York Times opinion pages. With my photo, and a byline, and a link to my bio and personal blogs.\r\n\r\nI mean, that\'s crazy.\r\n\r\nBut you know what\'s crazier?\r\n\r\nHaving your opinion on baked goods and economics posted on the New York Times website. And it\'s happened.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2011/12/14/putting-the-bake-in-bake-sale/we-need-modern-fund-raisers-for-modern-problems\">We Need Modern Fundraisers for Modern Problems</a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/ET-We-Need-Modern-Fund-Raisers-for-Modern-Problems-Room-for-Debate-NYTimes.com_.png\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-2405 alignleft\" title=\"ET- We Need Modern Fund Raisers for Modern Problems   Room for Debate   NYTimes.com\" src=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/ET-We-Need-Modern-Fund-Raisers-for-Modern-Problems-Room-for-Debate-NYTimes.com_-152x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"152\" height=\"300\" /></a><a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/ET-Putting-the-Bake-in-Bake-Sale-Room-for-Debate-NYTimes.com_.png\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-2404 alignleft\" title=\"ET -- Putting the  Bake  in Bake Sale   Room for Debate   NYTimes.com\" src=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/ET-Putting-the-Bake-in-Bake-Sale-Room-for-Debate-NYTimes.com_-229x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"229\" height=\"300\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYou bet I added it to my list (#51) and scratched it off immediately. 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title=\"parentables.howstuffworks\" src=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/parentables.howstuffworks.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"261\" height=\"90\" /></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/babycenter.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2425\" title=\"babycenter\" src=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/babycenter.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"55\" /></a>','Press','','inherit','open','open','','2422-revision-2','','','2011-12-26 14:34:16','2011-12-26 19:34:16','',2422,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/12/2422-revision-2.html',0,'revision','',0),(2433,1,'2011-12-26 14:34:20','2011-12-26 19:34:20','<a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/The_New_York_Times_logo.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2430\" title=\"The_New_York_Times_logo\" src=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/The_New_York_Times_logo-300x44.png\" 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I\'m fluent in both English and Spanish, and know enough French to find the library.\r\n\r\nAnd yes, I know my way around the internet.\r\n\r\nThink you might want to work together? <a href=\"mailto:editor@everydaytreats.com\">I\'d love to hear from you!</a>','How to Work With Me','','inherit','open','open','','667-revision-4','','','2011-12-26 15:05:56','2011-12-26 20:05:56','',667,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/12/667-revision-4.html',0,'revision','',0),(2457,1,'2011-12-26 14:49:50','2011-12-26 19:49:50','<a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/The_New_York_Times_logo.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2430\" title=\"The_New_York_Times_logo\" src=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/The_New_York_Times_logo-300x44.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"44\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/bostonglobe_logo.gif\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2428\" title=\"bostonglobe_logo\" src=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/bostonglobe_logo-300x53.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"53\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/top-100-mom-blog-111.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-2446\" title=\"top-100-mom-blog-11\" src=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/top-100-mom-blog-111.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"215\" height=\"206\" /></a></p>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Shape-Magazine.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2435\" title=\"Shape Magazine\" src=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Shape-Magazine.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"238\" height=\"113\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/parentables.howstuffworks.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2426\" title=\"parentables.howstuffworks\" src=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/parentables.howstuffworks.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"261\" height=\"90\" /></a>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/iVillage_Logo.gif\"><img class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-2436\" title=\"iVillage_Logo\" src=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/iVillage_Logo-300x218.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"174\" /></a></p>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/babycenter.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2425\" title=\"babycenter\" src=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/babycenter.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"55\" /></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/announcing-2010-version-community-keynote-voices-year.gif\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2445\" title=\"announcing-2010-version-community-keynote-voices-year\" src=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/announcing-2010-version-community-keynote-voices-year.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"125\" height=\"125\" /></a>','Press','','inherit','open','open','','2422-revision-13','','','2011-12-26 14:49:50','2011-12-26 19:49:50','',2422,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/12/2422-revision-13.html',0,'revision','',0),(2459,1,'2011-12-29 16:49:12','2011-12-29 21:49:12','<em>(This ad always reminds me of <a href=\"http://mightygirl.com/\">Maggie</a>\'s tagline - she isn\'t a small blogger but is always exquisite)</em>\r\n\r\nWhen your blog is small (let\'s not forget that small is relative, by the way) you may be tempted to not do your very best because, well, few are watching, so who cares?\r\n\r\nThis is, quite obviously, a mistake.\r\n\r\nWhen you are a small blog, you have to be exquisite. I don\'t mean that you have to be precious or fit a certain mold.\r\n\r\nI mean that you have to be exquisitely you.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<h1><a href=\"http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exquisite\">ex·qui·site</a></h1>\r\n<em>a</em><strong>:</strong> marked by flawless craftsmanship or by beautiful, <a href=\"http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ingenious\">ingenious</a>, delicate, or <a href=\"http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/elaborate\">elaborate</a> execution</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI model my small blog on luxury brands. Now, before you roll your eyes take a second and think about what luxury brands do: They make exquisite products for very few people.\r\n\r\nBut the key is that they put a lot of effort into pleasing their small audience because these are <em>the right people for them</em>.\r\n\r\nA lot of these luxury brands are only known by the people who can actually buy them. That\'s their strategy, and they\'ve survived for centuries this way. Others are famous for their exclusivity and sell perfume and sunglasses to the rest of us. They\'re not doing so bad either.\r\n\r\nWhen a blogger focuses on pleasing their audience, no matter how small, they can\'t help but enjoy themselves as long as they have <em>the right audience for them</em>.\r\n\r\nYou need to know who you\'re writing for. Sometimes, the only person you are writing for is yourself. That\'s good enough reason to work hard to please your audience.\r\n\r\nAlways be exquisite. You never know who\'s watching.\r\n\r\n<em>{An occasional series based on my experience making a living while <a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/tag/small-blog\">blogging small</a>}</em>','Making it big as a small blog: Be exquisite!','','publish','open','open','','making-it-big-as-a-small-blog-be-exquisite','','','2011-12-29 22:21:16','2011-12-30 03:21:16','',0,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/?p=2459',0,'post','',6),(2460,1,'2011-12-29 15:58:05','2011-12-29 20:58:05','','050_001','','inherit','open','open','','050_001','','','2011-12-29 15:58:05','2011-12-29 20:58:05','',2459,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/050_001.jpeg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(2461,1,'2011-12-29 15:57:55','2011-12-29 20:57:55','','Making it big as a small blog: Be exquisite','','inherit','open','open','','2459-revision','','','2011-12-29 15:57:55','2011-12-29 20:57:55','',2459,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/12/2459-revision.html',0,'revision','',0),(2462,1,'2011-12-29 16:01:41','2011-12-29 21:01:41','','Making it big as a small blog: Be exquisite','','inherit','open','open','','2459-revision-2','','','2011-12-29 16:01:41','2011-12-29 21:01:41','',2459,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/12/2459-revision-2.html',0,'revision','',0),(2463,1,'2011-12-29 16:01:47','2011-12-29 21:01:47','','Making it big as a small blog: Be exquisite','','inherit','open','open','','2459-revision-3','','','2011-12-29 16:01:47','2011-12-29 21:01:47','',2459,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/12/2459-revision-3.html',0,'revision','',0),(2464,1,'2011-12-29 16:03:11','2011-12-29 21:03:11','','Making it big as a small blog: Be exquisite','','inherit','open','open','','2459-revision-4','','','2011-12-29 16:03:11','2011-12-29 21:03:11','',2459,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/12/2459-revision-4.html',0,'revision','',0),(2465,1,'2011-12-29 16:05:15','2011-12-29 21:05:15','<em>(This ad always reminds me of <a href=\"http://mightygirl.com/\">Maggie</a>)</em>\n\n&nbsp;','Making it big as a small blog: Be exquisite','','inherit','open','open','','2459-revision-5','','','2011-12-29 16:05:15','2011-12-29 21:05:15','',2459,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/12/2459-revision-5.html',0,'revision','',0),(2466,1,'2011-12-29 16:05:22','2011-12-29 21:05:22','<em>(This ad always reminds me of <a href=\"http://mightygirl.com/\">Maggie</a>)</em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Making it big as a small blog: Be exquisite','','inherit','open','open','','2459-revision-6','','','2011-12-29 16:05:22','2011-12-29 21:05:22','',2459,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/12/2459-revision-6.html',0,'revision','',0),(2467,1,'2011-12-29 16:14:24','2011-12-29 21:14:24','<em>(This ad always reminds me of <a href=\"http://mightygirl.com/\">Maggie</a> - who isn\'t a small blogger but is always exquisite)</em>\n\nWhen your blog is small (and always remember that what you consider small may be huge to someone else) you may be tempted to do something b','Making it big as a small blog: Be exquisite!','','inherit','open','open','','2459-revision-7','','','2011-12-29 16:14:24','2011-12-29 21:14:24','',2459,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/12/2459-revision-7.html',0,'revision','',0),(2468,1,'2011-12-29 16:15:14','2011-12-29 21:15:14','<em>(This ad always reminds me of <a href=\"http://mightygirl.com/\">Maggie</a> - who isn\'t a small blogger but is always exquisite)</em>\r\n\r\nWhen your blog is small (let\'s not forget that small is relative, by the way) you may be tempted to do something because y','Making it big as a small blog: Be exquisite!','','inherit','open','open','','2459-revision-8','','','2011-12-29 16:15:14','2011-12-29 21:15:14','',2459,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/12/2459-revision-8.html',0,'revision','',0),(2469,1,'2011-12-29 16:28:18','2011-12-29 21:28:18','<em>(This ad always reminds me of <a href=\"http://mightygirl.com/\">Maggie</a>\'s tagline - she isn\'t a small blogger but is always exquisite)</em>\n\nWhen your blog is small (let\'s not forget that small is relative, by the way) you may be tempted to not do your very best because, well, few are watching, so who cares?\n\nThis is, quite obviously, a mistake.\n\nWhen you are a small blog, you have to be exquisite. 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I don\'t mean that you have to be precious or fit a certain mold.\n\nI mean that you have to be exquisitely you.\n\n&nbsp;\n<blockquote>\n<h1><a href=\"http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exquisite\">ex·qui·site</a></h1>\n<em>a</em><strong>:</strong> marked by flawless craftsmanship or by beautiful, <a href=\"http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ingenious\">ingenious</a>, delicate, or <a href=\"http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/elaborate\">elaborate</a> execution</blockquote>\n&nbsp;\n\nI model my small blog on luxury brands. 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I don\'t mean that you have to be precious or fit a certain mold.\n\nI mean that you have to be exquisitely you.\n\n&nbsp;\n<blockquote>\n<h1><a href=\"http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exquisite\">ex·qui·site</a></h1>\n<em>a</em><strong>:</strong> marked by flawless craftsmanship or by beautiful, <a href=\"http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ingenious\">ingenious</a>, delicate, or <a href=\"http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/elaborate\">elaborate</a> execution</blockquote>\n&nbsp;\n\nI model my small blog on luxury brands. Now, before you roll your eyes take a second and think about what luxury brands do: They make exquisite products for very few people.\n\nBut the key is that they put a lot of effort into pleasing their small audience because these are <em>the right people for them</em>.\n\nA lot of these luxury brands are only known by the people who can actually buy them. That\'s their strategy, and they\'ve survived for centuries this way. 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I don\'t mean that you have to be precious or fit a certain mold.\n\nI mean that you have to be exquisitely you.\n\n&nbsp;\n<blockquote>\n<h1><a href=\"http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exquisite\">ex·qui·site</a></h1>\n<em>a</em><strong>:</strong> marked by flawless craftsmanship or by beautiful, <a href=\"http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ingenious\">ingenious</a>, delicate, or <a href=\"http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/elaborate\">elaborate</a> execution</blockquote>\n&nbsp;\n\nI model my small blog on luxury brands. Now, before you roll your eyes take a second and think about what luxury brands do: They make exquisite products for very few people.\n\nBut the key is that they put a lot of effort into pleasing their small audience because these are <em>the right people for them</em>.\n\nA lot of these luxury brands are only known by the people who can actually buy them. That\'s their strategy, and they\'ve survived for centuries this way. 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Probably because I simply forget about them, but more likely because I\'m making a plan and I like to follow through.\r\n\r\nThe secret to following through is to make your goals things you enjoy, not what you think you should do.\r\n\r\n(Don\'t plan on punishing yourself. That\'s silly.)\r\n\r\nMy goals this year are simple. Get more sleep. Do more yoga. And focus on the type of work I love, which is writing.\r\n\r\nWhat about you? What are your goals?\r\n\r\n<em>This year, I\'ll be posting a daily tip to help you (and me) to live well every day. Be sure to subscribe to the <a href=\"http://everydaytreats.us4.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=288d9a6118aa6bc0dba90b5fb&amp;id=ca73d5a095\">Monday email</a> if you\'d like to keep up -- you\'ll receive one email on Monday mornings with a summary of the previous week\'s tips and posts. </em>\r\n\r\n<em>Of course, you can also keep up by <a href=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/EverydayTreats\">feed reader</a>, <a href=\"https://twitter.com/#!/miguelina\">twitter</a> and <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/EverydayTreats\">Facebook</a> or just check in every day. 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Be sure to subscribe to the <a href=\"http://everydaytreats.us4.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=288d9a6118aa6bc0dba90b5fb&amp;id=ca73d5a095\">Monday email</a> so you don\'t miss any -- you\'ll receive one email, on Monday morning, with a summary of the previous week\'s tips and posts. Of course, you can also keep up by <a href=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/EverydayTreats\">feed reader</a>, <a href=\"https://twitter.com/#!/miguelina\">twitter</a> and <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/EverydayTreats\">Facebook</a> or just chec</em>','Set Goals: Everyday Tip #1','','inherit','open','open','','2489-revision-3','','','2011-12-30 16:41:41','2011-12-30 21:41:41','',2489,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/12/2489-revision-3.html',0,'revision','',0),(2496,1,'2011-12-30 16:41:56','2011-12-30 21:41:56','&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em>This year, I will be posting a daily tip to help you (and me) to live well every day. Be sure to subscribe to the <a href=\"http://everydaytreats.us4.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=288d9a6118aa6bc0dba90b5fb&amp;id=ca73d5a095\">Monday email</a> so you don\'t miss any -- you\'ll receive one email, on Monday morning, with a summary of the previous week\'s tips and posts. Of course, you can also keep up by <a href=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/EverydayTreats\">feed reader</a>, <a href=\"https://twitter.com/#!/miguelina\">twitter</a> and <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/EverydayTreats\">Facebook</a> or just check in every day.</em>','Set Goals: Everyday Tip #1','','inherit','open','open','','2489-revision-4','','','2011-12-30 16:41:56','2011-12-30 21:41:56','',2489,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/12/2489-revision-4.html',0,'revision','',0),(2497,1,'2011-12-31 22:17:49','2012-01-01 03:17:49','What do you want to do in 2012? Take a minute and write it down.\n\nNew Year\'s Resolutions get a bad rap, so don\'t call it that. What you\'re doing is setting goals. Or planning. Or daydreaming. It doesn\'t matter what you call it. Just get it down in writing.\n\nI\'m a firm believer in <a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/2010/06/fait-accompli-my-life-list.html\">writing things down</a>. I have an awful memory. If I don\'t write things down, they don\'t happen. Probably because I simply forget about them, but more likely because I\'m making a plan and I like to follow through.\n\nThe secret to following through is to make your goals things you enjoy, not what you think you should do.\n\n(Don\'t plan on punishing yourself. That\'s silly.)\n\nMy goals this year are simple. Get more sleep. Do more yoga. And focus on the type of work I love, which is writing.\n\nWhat about you? What are your goals?\n\n<em>This year, I\'ll be posting a daily tip to help you (and me) to live well every day. Be sure to subscribe to the <a href=\"http://everydaytreats.us4.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=288d9a6118aa6bc0dba90b5fb&amp;id=ca73d5a095\">Monday email</a> if you\'d like to keep up -- you\'ll receive one email on Monday mornings with a summary of the previous week\'s tips and posts. </em>\n\n<em>Of course, you can also keep up by <a href=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/EverydayTreats\">feed reader</a>, <a href=\"https://twitter.com/#!/miguelina\">twitter</a> and <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/EverydayTreats\">Facebook</a> or just check in every day. I love it when you do.</em>','Set Goals: Everyday Tips #1','','inherit','open','open','','2489-autosave','','','2011-12-31 22:17:49','2012-01-01 03:17:49','',2489,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/12/2489-autosave.html',0,'revision','',0),(2498,1,'2011-12-30 16:44:20','2011-12-30 21:44:20','&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em>This year, I will be posting a daily tip to help you (and me) to live well every day. Be sure to subscribe to the <a href=\"http://everydaytreats.us4.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=288d9a6118aa6bc0dba90b5fb&amp;id=ca73d5a095\">Monday email</a> so you don\'t miss any -- you\'ll receive one email, on Monday morning, with a summary of the previous week\'s tips and posts. Of course, you can also keep up by <a href=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/EverydayTreats\">feed reader</a>, <a href=\"https://twitter.com/#!/miguelina\">twitter</a> and <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/EverydayTreats\">Facebook</a> or just check in every day.</em>','Set Goals: Everyday Tip #1','','inherit','open','open','','2489-revision-5','','','2011-12-30 16:44:20','2011-12-30 21:44:20','',2489,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/12/2489-revision-5.html',0,'revision','',0),(2499,1,'2011-12-30 16:52:41','2011-12-30 21:52:41','The New Year\'s Resolution has gotten a bad rap.\r\n\r\n<em>This year, I\'ll be posting a daily tip to help you (and me) to live well every day. Be sure to subscribe to the <a href=\"http://everydaytreats.us4.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=288d9a6118aa6bc0dba90b5fb&amp;id=ca73d5a095\">Monday email</a> if you\'d like to keep up -- you\'ll receive one email on Monday mornings with a summary of the previous week\'s tips and posts. </em>\r\n\r\n<em>Of course, you can also keep up by <a href=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/EverydayTreats\">feed reader</a>, <a href=\"https://twitter.com/#!/miguelina\">twitter</a> and <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/EverydayTreats\">Facebook</a> or just check in every day. I love it when you do.</em>','Set Goals: Everyday Tip #1','','inherit','open','open','','2489-revision-6','','','2011-12-30 16:52:41','2011-12-30 21:52:41','',2489,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/12/2489-revision-6.html',0,'revision','',0),(2500,1,'2011-12-30 21:45:04','2011-12-31 02:45:04','What do you want to do in 2012. Sit down and write it down.\r\n\r\nNew Year\'s Resolutions get a bad rap, so don\'t call it that. What you\'re doing is setting goals.\r\n\r\nI\'m a firm believer in <a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/2010/06/fait-accompli-my-life-list.html\">writing things down</a>. I have an awful memory. If I don\'t write things down, they don\'t happen. Probably because I simply forget about them.\r\n\r\n<em>This year, I\'ll be posting a daily tip to help you (and me) to live well every day. Be sure to subscribe to the <a href=\"http://everydaytreats.us4.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=288d9a6118aa6bc0dba90b5fb&amp;id=ca73d5a095\">Monday email</a> if you\'d like to keep up -- you\'ll receive one email on Monday mornings with a summary of the previous week\'s tips and posts. </em>\r\n\r\n<em>Of course, you can also keep up by <a href=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/EverydayTreats\">feed reader</a>, <a href=\"https://twitter.com/#!/miguelina\">twitter</a> and <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/EverydayTreats\">Facebook</a> or just check in every day. I love it when you do.</em>','Set Goals: Everyday Tip #1','','inherit','open','open','','2489-revision-7','','','2011-12-30 21:45:04','2011-12-31 02:45:04','',2489,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/12/2489-revision-7.html',0,'revision','',0),(2501,1,'2012-01-02 06:02:02','2012-01-02 11:02:02','I\'m all for delicious things, and heavy cream makes everything delicious.  So obviously you should always have it on hand. True, it\'s perishable, but once you get started you\'ll find easy ways to use it up. It\'s super practical, and did I mention, delicious making?\r\n\r\nWhat can you do with a little carton of heavy cream? Tons! Let me count the ways.\r\n\r\n<strong>ADD A WHISK you get </strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>...WHIPPED CREAM</strong>\r\n\r\n-- There\'s no need to buy cool whip and other imitation whipped cream, when all you need to have whipped cream is the ability to whip it. (Whip it good!) (Sorry.) You don\'t have to bring out your industrial strength mixer to enjoy whipped cream. Just use a manual whisk if you\'re only making a small amount of whipped cream, use a handheld frother, or pour what you need in a lidded jar and shake. Add sugar/vanilla/chocolate powder/liqueur whatever you like to taste. It\'s as easy as it sounds.\r\n\r\nJust don\'t shake for too long or your whipped cream will turn into something else. Something equally delicious.\r\n\r\n<strong>BUTTER and BUTTERMILK</strong>\r\n\r\n-- If you keep shaking you\'ll eventually get butter. REALLY. It\'s almost magical. You actually get butter and buttermilk, so it\'s even more amazing. <a href=\"http://simplescratchcooking.wordpress.com/2011/01/11/easy-homemade-butter/\">Here\'s a great visual tutorial for \"making\" butter and buttermilk</a>. (You don\'t really make butter -- it\'s more like you\'re releasing the butter from the buttermilk.) Cool, huh? When you buy heavy cream, you\'re actually getting three products in one. Frugal! And delicious.\r\n\r\n<strong>ADD COFFEE OR TEA you get </strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>...HEAVEN IN A CUP</strong>\r\n\r\n-- simply pour a bit in instead of milk or half and half. Or, for coffee, whisk a small amount by hand with some sugar (it only takes a minute for your cup of coffee -- I use the same mug I\'ll be drinking the coffee in).\r\n\r\n<strong> ADD CHOCOLATE CHIPS you get </strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>...CHOCOLATE GANACHE </strong>\r\n\r\n-- When you heat up cream and pour it over chocolate shavings or chips, you get ganache. You know those bakery cakes with the beautiful and shiny chocolate covering? The fancy european ones? They\'re covered in ganache. Ganache is the easiest thing to make. There\'s no science to it, all you do mix hot cream and chocolate -- the better the chocolate, the better your ganache. Start with a 50/50 split between chocolate and cream but you can experiment with portions -- the more chocolate you add, the stiffer it will be when it cools.\r\n\r\n<strong>...or TRUFFLES</strong>\r\n\r\nHere\'s another fancy treat that couldn\'t be easier (or cheaper to make). You know chocolate truffles, right? All they are is chocolate and heavy cream. SERIOUSLY.\r\n\r\nThe recipe is basically the same as the ganache recipe, except that the ratio of chocolate to heavy cream is about 2/3 chocolate and 1/3 cream. You heat up the cream and pour it over your good quality broken up chocolate, stir until smooth. Then you put in the fridge for about an hour so that it hardens. Then you scoop out teaspoon-sized chunks, roll it into a ball, and coat in whatever you want (chocolate powder is traditional, but you can roll in in nuts/powdered sugar/candy -- whatever your hear desires). Then they go back in the fridge. 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Let me count the ways.\n\n<strong>ADD A WHISK you get </strong>\n\n<strong>...WHIPPED CREAM</strong>\n\n-- There\'s no need to buy cool whip and other imitation whipped cream, when all you need to have whipped cream is the ability to whip it. (Whip it good!) (Sorry.) You don\'t have to bring out your industrial strength mixer to enjoy whipped cream. Just use a manual whisk if you\'re only making a small amount of whipped cream, use a handheld frother, or pour what you need in a lidded jar and shake. Add sugar/vanilla/chocolate powder/liqueur whatever you like to taste. It\'s as easy as it sounds.\n\nJust don\'t shake for too long or your whipped cream will turn into something else. Something equally delicious.\n\n<strong>BUTTER and BUTTERMILK</strong>\n\n-- If you keep shaking you\'ll eventually get butter. REALLY. It\'s almost magical. You actually get butter and buttermilk, so it\'s even more amazing. <a href=\"http://simplescratchcooking.wordpress.com/2011/01/11/easy-homemade-butter/\">Here\'s a great visual tutorial for \"making\" butter and buttermilk</a>. (You don\'t really make butter -- it\'s more like you\'re releasing the butter from the buttermilk.) Cool, huh? When you buy heavy cream, you\'re actually getting three products in one. Frugal! And delicious.\n\n<strong>ADD COFFEE OR TEA you get </strong>\n\n<strong>...HEAVEN IN A CUP</strong>\n\n-- simply pour a bit in instead of milk or half and half. Or, for coffee, whisk a small amount by hand with some sugar (it only takes a minute for your cup of coffee -- I use the same mug I\'ll be drinking the coffee in).\n\n<strong> ADD CHOCOLATE CHIPS you get </strong>\n\n<strong>...CHOCOLATE GANACHE </strong>\n\n-- When you heat up cream and pour it over chocolate shavings or chips, you get ganache. You know those bakery cakes with the beautiful and shiny chocolate covering? The fancy european ones? They\'re covered in ganache. Ganache is the easiest thing to make. There\'s no science to it, all you do mix hot cream and chocolate -- the better the chocolate, the better your ganache. Start with a 50/50 split between chocolate and cream but you can experiment with portions -- the more chocolate you add, the stiffer it will be when it cools.\n\n<strong>...or TRUFFLES</strong>\n\nHere\'s another fancy treat that couldn\'t be easier (or cheaper to make). You know chocolate truffles, right? All they are is chocolate and heavy cream. SERIOUSLY.\n\nThe recipe is basically the same as the ganache recipe, except that the ratio of chocolate to heavy cream is about 2/3 chocolate and 1/3 cream. You heat up the cream and pour it over your good quality broken up chocolate, stir until smooth. Then you put in the fridge for about an hour so that it hardens. Then you scoop out teaspoon-sized chunks, roll it into a ball, and coat in whatever you want (chocolate powder is traditional, but you can roll in in nuts/powdered sugar/candy -- whatever your hear desires). Then they go back in the fridge. That\'s it!\n\nOh, of course, you can add liquor to the mixture to taste. Easy.\n\n&nbsp;','Always have heavy cream in your fridge: Everyday Tip #2','','inherit','open','open','','2501-autosave','','','2012-01-01 16:17:28','2012-01-01 21:17:28','',2501,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/12/2501-autosave.html',0,'revision','',0),(2504,1,'2011-12-30 21:50:41','2011-12-31 02:50:41','What do you want to do in 2012? Sit down and write it down.\r\n\r\nNew Year\'s Resolutions get a bad rap, so don\'t call it that. What you\'re doing is setting goals. Or planning. It doesn\'t matter what you call it. Just get it down in writing.\r\n\r\nI\'m a firm believer in <a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/2010/06/fait-accompli-my-life-list.html\">writing things down</a>. I have an awful memory. If I don\'t write things down, they don\'t happen. Probably because I simply forget about them, but more likely because I\'m making a plan and I like to follow through.\r\n\r\nYour goals should be things you enjoy, not what you think you should do.\r\n\r\n(Don\'t plan on punishing yourself. That\'s silly.)\r\n\r\nMy goals this year are simple. Get more sleep. Do more yoga. And focus on the type of work I love, which is writing.\r\n\r\nWhat about you? What are your goals?\r\n\r\n<em>This year, I\'ll be posting a daily tip to help you (and me) to live well every day. Be sure to subscribe to the <a href=\"http://everydaytreats.us4.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=288d9a6118aa6bc0dba90b5fb&amp;id=ca73d5a095\">Monday email</a> if you\'d like to keep up -- you\'ll receive one email on Monday mornings with a summary of the previous week\'s tips and posts. </em>\r\n\r\n<em>Of course, you can also keep up by <a href=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/EverydayTreats\">feed reader</a>, <a href=\"https://twitter.com/#!/miguelina\">twitter</a> and <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/EverydayTreats\">Facebook</a> or just check in every day. I love it when you do.</em>','Set Goals: Everyday Tip #1','','inherit','open','open','','2489-revision-8','','','2011-12-30 21:50:41','2011-12-31 02:50:41','',2489,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/12/2489-revision-8.html',0,'revision','',0),(2505,1,'2011-12-30 21:58:30','2011-12-31 02:58:30','What do you want to do in 2012? Sit down and write it down.\r\n\r\nNew Year\'s Resolutions get a bad rap, so don\'t call it that. What you\'re doing is setting goals. Or planning. It doesn\'t matter what you call it. Just get it down in writing.\r\n\r\nI\'m a firm believer in <a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/2010/06/fait-accompli-my-life-list.html\">writing things down</a>. I have an awful memory. If I don\'t write things down, they don\'t happen. Probably because I simply forget about them, but more likely because I\'m making a plan and I like to follow through.\r\n\r\nYour goals should be things you enjoy, not what you think you should do.\r\n\r\n(Don\'t plan on punishing yourself. That\'s silly.)\r\n\r\nMy goals this year are simple. Get more sleep. Do more yoga. And focus on the type of work I love, which is writing.\r\n\r\nWhat about you? What are your goals?\r\n\r\n<em>This year, I\'ll be posting a daily tip to help you (and me) to live well every day. Be sure to subscribe to the <a href=\"http://everydaytreats.us4.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=288d9a6118aa6bc0dba90b5fb&amp;id=ca73d5a095\">Monday email</a> if you\'d like to keep up -- you\'ll receive one email on Monday mornings with a summary of the previous week\'s tips and posts. </em>\r\n\r\n<em>Of course, you can also keep up by <a href=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/EverydayTreats\">feed reader</a>, <a href=\"https://twitter.com/#!/miguelina\">twitter</a> and <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/EverydayTreats\">Facebook</a> or just check in every day. I love it when you do.</em>','Set Goals: Everyday Tips #1','','inherit','open','open','','2489-revision-9','','','2011-12-30 21:58:30','2011-12-31 02:58:30','',2489,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/12/2489-revision-9.html',0,'revision','',0),(2506,1,'2011-12-30 22:00:00','2011-12-31 03:00:00','','f2fc53a407c911e1abb01231381b65e3_7','','inherit','open','open','','f2fc53a407c911e1abb01231381b65e3_7','','','2011-12-30 22:00:00','2011-12-31 03:00:00','',2501,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/f2fc53a407c911e1abb01231381b65e3_7.jpeg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(2507,1,'2011-12-30 21:57:46','2011-12-31 02:57:46','','Always have Heavy Cream: Everyday Tips #2','','inherit','open','open','','2501-revision-2','','','2011-12-30 21:57:46','2011-12-31 02:57:46','',2501,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/12/2501-revision-2.html',0,'revision','',0),(2508,1,'2011-12-30 22:02:59','2011-12-31 03:02:59','I\'m all for delicious things, and heavy cream is something that makes everything delicious so you should always have it on hand. Whether you like sweet or savoryDon\'t worry, a little goes a long way.','Always have heavy cream in your fridge: Everyday Tips #2','','inherit','open','open','','2501-revision-3','','','2011-12-30 22:02:59','2011-12-31 03:02:59','',2501,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/12/2501-revision-3.html',0,'revision','',0),(2509,1,'2011-12-30 22:07:31','2011-12-31 03:07:31','I\'m all for delicious things, and heavy cream is something that makes everything delicious.  So obviously you should always have it on hand. Don\'t worry, a little goes a long way.','Always have heavy cream in your fridge: Everyday Tips #2','','inherit','open','open','','2501-revision-4','','','2011-12-30 22:07:31','2011-12-31 03:07:31','',2501,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/12/2501-revision-4.html',0,'revision','',0),(2510,1,'2011-12-30 22:08:08','2011-12-31 03:08:08','I\'m all for delicious things, and heavy cream is something that makes everything delicious.  So obviously you should always have it on hand. 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Or whisk a small amount by hand with some sugar (it takes a minute) -- HEAVENLY.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Always have heavy cream in your fridge: Everyday Tips #2','','inherit','open','open','','2501-revision-11','','','2011-12-31 15:54:11','2011-12-31 20:54:11','',2501,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/12/2501-revision-11.html',0,'revision','',0),(2517,1,'2011-12-31 16:04:41','2011-12-31 21:04:41','I\'m all for delicious things, and heavy cream makes everything delicious.  So obviously you should always have it on hand. True, it\'s perishable, but once you get started you\'ll find easy ways to use it up. It\'s super practical, and did I mention, delicious making?\r\n\r\nWhat can you do with a little carton of heavy cream? Tons! Let me count the ways.\r\n\r\n<strong>ADD A WHISK = WHIPPED CREAM</strong>\r\n\r\n-- There\'s no need to buy cool whip and other imitation whipped cream, when all you need to have whipped cream is the ability to whip it. Whip it good. You don\'t have to bring out your industrial strength mixer to enjoy whipped cream. Just use a manual whisk if you\'re only making a small amount of whipped cream, use a handheld frother, or pour what you need in a lidded jar and shake. Add sugar/vanilla/chocolate powder/liqueur whatever you like to taste. It\'s as easy as it sounds. Just don\'t shake for too long or...\r\n\r\n-- If you keep shaking you\'ll eventually get butter. REALLY. Well, you get butter and buttermilk, so it\'s even more amazing. <a href=\"http://simplescratchcooking.wordpress.com/2011/01/11/easy-homemade-butter/\">Here\'s a great visual tutorial for \"making\" butter and buttermilk</a>. (You don\'t really make butter -- it\'s more like you\'re releasing the butter from the buttermilk.) Cool, huh? When you buy heavy cream, you\'re actually getting three products in one. Frugal! And delicious.\r\n\r\n<strong>ADD COFFEE</strong>\r\n\r\n-- simply pour a bit in instead of milk or half and half. 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Whip it good. You don\'t have to bring out your industrial strength mixer to enjoy whipped cream. Just use a manual whisk if you\'re only making a small amount of whipped cream, use a handheld frother, or pour what you need in a lidded jar and shake. Add sugar/vanilla/chocolate powder/liqueur whatever you like to taste. It\'s as easy as it sounds. Just don\'t shake for too long or...\r\n\r\n-- If you keep shaking you\'ll eventually get butter. REALLY. Well, you get butter and buttermilk, so it\'s even more amazing. <a href=\"http://simplescratchcooking.wordpress.com/2011/01/11/easy-homemade-butter/\">Here\'s a great visual tutorial for \"making\" butter and buttermilk</a>. (You don\'t really make butter -- it\'s more like you\'re releasing the butter from the buttermilk.) Cool, huh? When you buy heavy cream, you\'re actually getting three products in one. Frugal! And delicious.\r\n\r\n<strong>ADD COFFEE OR TEA you get HEAVEN IN A CUP</strong>\r\n\r\n-- simply pour a bit in instead of milk or half and half. Or  for coffee, whisk a small amount by hand with some sugar (it takes a minute for your cup of coffee -- I use the same mug).\r\n\r\n<strong> ADD CHOCOLATE CHIPS you get CHOCOLATE GANACHE or FROSTING or TRUFFLES</strong>\r\n\r\n--','Always have heavy cream in your fridge: Everyday Tips #2','','inherit','open','open','','2501-revision-14','','','2011-12-31 16:07:00','2011-12-31 21:07:00','',2501,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/12/2501-revision-14.html',0,'revision','',0),(2520,1,'2011-12-31 16:07:01','2011-12-31 21:07:01','I\'m all for delicious things, and heavy cream makes everything delicious.  So obviously you should always have it on hand. True, it\'s perishable, but once you get started you\'ll find easy ways to use it up. 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Well, you get butter and buttermilk, so it\'s even more amazing. <a href=\"http://simplescratchcooking.wordpress.com/2011/01/11/easy-homemade-butter/\">Here\'s a great visual tutorial for \"making\" butter and buttermilk</a>. (You don\'t really make butter -- it\'s more like you\'re releasing the butter from the buttermilk.) Cool, huh? When you buy heavy cream, you\'re actually getting three products in one. Frugal! And delicious.\r\n\r\n<strong>ADD COFFEE OR TEA you get HEAVEN IN A CUP</strong>\r\n\r\n-- simply pour a bit in instead of milk or half and half. 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(You don\'t really make butter -- it\'s more like you\'re releasing the butter from the buttermilk.) Cool, huh? When you buy heavy cream, you\'re actually getting three products in one. Frugal! And delicious.\r\n\r\n<strong>ADD COFFEE OR TEA you get HEAVEN IN A CUP</strong>\r\n\r\n-- simply pour a bit in instead of milk or half and half. Or  for coffee, whisk a small amount by hand with some sugar (it takes a minute for your cup of coffee -- I use the same mug).\r\n\r\n<strong> ADD CHOCOLATE CHIPS you get CHOCOLATE GANACHE or FROSTING or TRUFFLES</strong>\r\n\r\n--','Always have heavy cream in your fridge: Everyday Tips #2','','inherit','open','open','','2501-revision-16','','','2011-12-31 16:08:26','2011-12-31 21:08:26','',2501,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/12/2501-revision-16.html',0,'revision','',0),(2522,1,'2011-12-31 16:08:27','2011-12-31 21:08:27','I\'m all for delicious things, and heavy cream makes everything delicious.  So obviously you should always have it on hand. True, it\'s perishable, but once you get started you\'ll find easy ways to use it up. It\'s super practical, and did I mention, delicious making?\r\n\r\nWhat can you do with a little carton of heavy cream? Tons! Let me count the ways.\r\n\r\n<strong>ADD A WHISK you get WHIPPED CREAM</strong>\r\n\r\n-- There\'s no need to buy cool whip and other imitation whipped cream, when all you need to have whipped cream is the ability to whip it. Whip it good. You don\'t have to bring out your industrial strength mixer to enjoy whipped cream. Just use a manual whisk if you\'re only making a small amount of whipped cream, use a handheld frother, or pour what you need in a lidded jar and shake. Add sugar/vanilla/chocolate powder/liqueur whatever you like to taste. It\'s as easy as it sounds. Just don\'t shake for too long or...\r\n\r\n-- If you keep shaking you\'ll eventually get butter. REALLY. Well, you get butter and buttermilk, so it\'s even more amazing. <a href=\"http://simplescratchcooking.wordpress.com/2011/01/11/easy-homemade-butter/\">Here\'s a great visual tutorial for \"making\" butter and buttermilk</a>. (You don\'t really make butter -- it\'s more like you\'re releasing the butter from the buttermilk.) Cool, huh? When you buy heavy cream, you\'re actually getting three products in one. Frugal! And delicious.\r\n\r\n<strong>ADD COFFEE OR TEA you get HEAVEN IN A CUP</strong>\r\n\r\n-- simply pour a bit in instead of milk or half and half. 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Let me count the ways.\r\n\r\n<strong>ADD A WHISK you get WHIPPED CREAM</strong>\r\n\r\n-- There\'s no need to buy cool whip and other imitation whipped cream, when all you need to have whipped cream is the ability to whip it. Whip it good. You don\'t have to bring out your industrial strength mixer to enjoy whipped cream. Just use a manual whisk if you\'re only making a small amount of whipped cream, use a handheld frother, or pour what you need in a lidded jar and shake. Add sugar/vanilla/chocolate powder/liqueur whatever you like to taste. It\'s as easy as it sounds. Just don\'t shake for too long or...\r\n\r\n-- If you keep shaking you\'ll eventually get butter. REALLY. Well, you get butter and buttermilk, so it\'s even more amazing. <a href=\"http://simplescratchcooking.wordpress.com/2011/01/11/easy-homemade-butter/\">Here\'s a great visual tutorial for \"making\" butter and buttermilk</a>. (You don\'t really make butter -- it\'s more like you\'re releasing the butter from the buttermilk.) Cool, huh? When you buy heavy cream, you\'re actually getting three products in one. Frugal! And delicious.\r\n\r\n<strong>ADD COFFEE OR TEA you get HEAVEN IN A CUP</strong>\r\n\r\n-- simply pour a bit in instead of milk or half and half. Or  for coffee, whisk a small amount by hand with some sugar (it takes a minute for your cup of coffee -- I use the same mug).\r\n\r\n<strong> ADD CHOCOLATE CHIPS you get CHOCOLATE GANACHE or FROSTING or TRUFFLES</strong>\r\n\r\n-- When you heat up cream and add it to chocolate shavings or chips, you get ganache. You know those bakery cakes with the beautiful and shiny chocolate? They\'re covered in ganache. 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Just use a manual whisk if you\'re only making a small amount of whipped cream, use a handheld frother, or pour what you need in a lidded jar and shake. Add sugar/vanilla/chocolate powder/liqueur whatever you like to taste. It\'s as easy as it sounds. Just don\'t shake for too long or...\r\n\r\n-- If you keep shaking you\'ll eventually get butter. REALLY. Well, you get butter and buttermilk, so it\'s even more amazing. <a href=\"http://simplescratchcooking.wordpress.com/2011/01/11/easy-homemade-butter/\">Here\'s a great visual tutorial for \"making\" butter and buttermilk</a>. (You don\'t really make butter -- it\'s more like you\'re releasing the butter from the buttermilk.) Cool, huh? When you buy heavy cream, you\'re actually getting three products in one. Frugal! And delicious.\r\n\r\n<strong>ADD COFFEE OR TEA you get HEAVEN IN A CUP</strong>\r\n\r\n-- simply pour a bit in instead of milk or half and half. Or  for coffee, whisk a small amount by hand with some sugar (it takes a minute for your cup of coffee -- I use the same mug).\r\n\r\n<strong> ADD CHOCOLATE CHIPS you get CHOCOLATE GANACHE or FROSTING or TRUFFLES</strong>\r\n\r\n-- When you heat up cream and add it to chocolate shavings or chips, you get ganache. You know those bakery cakes with the beautiful and shiny chocolate? They\'re covered in ganache. There\'s no science to it, all you','Always have heavy cream in your fridge: Everyday Tips #2','','inherit','open','open','','2501-revision-19','','','2011-12-31 16:22:08','2011-12-31 21:22:08','',2501,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/12/2501-revision-19.html',0,'revision','',0),(2525,1,'2011-12-30 21:58:57','2011-12-31 02:58:57','What do you want to do in 2012? Sit down and write it down.\r\n\r\nNew Year\'s Resolutions get a bad rap, so don\'t call it that. What you\'re doing is setting goals. Or planning. It doesn\'t matter what you call it. Just get it down in writing.\r\n\r\nI\'m a firm believer in <a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/2010/06/fait-accompli-my-life-list.html\">writing things down</a>. I have an awful memory. If I don\'t write things down, they don\'t happen. Probably because I simply forget about them, but more likely because I\'m making a plan and I like to follow through.\r\n\r\nYour goals should be things you enjoy, not what you think you should do.\r\n\r\n(Don\'t plan on punishing yourself. That\'s silly.)\r\n\r\nMy goals this year are simple. Get more sleep. Do more yoga. And focus on the type of work I love, which is writing.\r\n\r\nWhat about you? What are your goals?\r\n\r\n<em>This year, I\'ll be posting a daily tip to help you (and me) to live well every day. Be sure to subscribe to the <a href=\"http://everydaytreats.us4.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=288d9a6118aa6bc0dba90b5fb&amp;id=ca73d5a095\">Monday email</a> if you\'d like to keep up -- you\'ll receive one email on Monday mornings with a summary of the previous week\'s tips and posts. </em>\r\n\r\n<em>Of course, you can also keep up by <a href=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/EverydayTreats\">feed reader</a>, <a href=\"https://twitter.com/#!/miguelina\">twitter</a> and <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/EverydayTreats\">Facebook</a> or just check in every day. I love it when you do.</em>','Set Goals: Everyday Tips #1','','inherit','open','open','','2489-revision-10','','','2011-12-30 21:58:57','2011-12-31 02:58:57','',2489,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/12/2489-revision-10.html',0,'revision','',0),(2526,1,'2011-12-31 22:15:50','2012-01-01 03:15:50','What do you want to do in 2012? Take a minute and write it down.\r\n\r\nNew Year\'s Resolutions get a bad rap, so don\'t call it that. What you\'re doing is setting goals. Or planning. Or daydreaming. It doesn\'t matter what you call it. Just get it down in writing.\r\n\r\nI\'m a firm believer in <a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/2010/06/fait-accompli-my-life-list.html\">writing things down</a>. I have an awful memory. If I don\'t write things down, they don\'t happen. Probably because I simply forget about them, but more likely because I\'m making a plan and I like to follow through.\r\n\r\nYour goals should be things you enjoy, not what you think you should do.\r\n\r\n(Don\'t plan on punishing yourself. That\'s silly.)\r\n\r\nMy goals this year are simple. Get more sleep. Do more yoga. And focus on the type of work I love, which is writing.\r\n\r\nWhat about you? What are your goals?\r\n\r\n<em>This year, I\'ll be posting a daily tip to help you (and me) to live well every day. Be sure to subscribe to the <a href=\"http://everydaytreats.us4.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=288d9a6118aa6bc0dba90b5fb&amp;id=ca73d5a095\">Monday email</a> if you\'d like to keep up -- you\'ll receive one email on Monday mornings with a summary of the previous week\'s tips and posts. </em>\r\n\r\n<em>Of course, you can also keep up by <a href=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/EverydayTreats\">feed reader</a>, <a href=\"https://twitter.com/#!/miguelina\">twitter</a> and <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/EverydayTreats\">Facebook</a> or just check in every day. I love it when you do.</em>','Set Goals: Everyday Tips #1','','inherit','open','open','','2489-revision-11','','','2011-12-31 22:15:50','2012-01-01 03:15:50','',2489,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/12/2489-revision-11.html',0,'revision','',0),(2527,1,'2011-12-31 22:16:46','2012-01-01 03:16:46','What do you want to do in 2012? Take a minute and write it down.\r\n\r\nNew Year\'s Resolutions get a bad rap, so don\'t call it that. What you\'re doing is setting goals. Or planning. Or daydreaming. It doesn\'t matter what you call it. Just get it down in writing.\r\n\r\nI\'m a firm believer in <a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/2010/06/fait-accompli-my-life-list.html\">writing things down</a>. I have an awful memory. If I don\'t write things down, they don\'t happen. Probably because I simply forget about them, but more likely because I\'m making a plan and I like to follow through.\r\n\r\nThe secret to following through is to make your goals things you enjoy, not what you think you should do.\r\n\r\n(Don\'t plan on punishing yourself. That\'s silly.)\r\n\r\nMy goals this year are simple. Get more sleep. Do more yoga. And focus on the type of work I love, which is writing.\r\n\r\nWhat about you? What are your goals?\r\n\r\n<em>This year, I\'ll be posting a daily tip to help you (and me) to live well every day. Be sure to subscribe to the <a href=\"http://everydaytreats.us4.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=288d9a6118aa6bc0dba90b5fb&amp;id=ca73d5a095\">Monday email</a> if you\'d like to keep up -- you\'ll receive one email on Monday mornings with a summary of the previous week\'s tips and posts. </em>\r\n\r\n<em>Of course, you can also keep up by <a href=\"http://feeds.feedburner.com/EverydayTreats\">feed reader</a>, <a href=\"https://twitter.com/#!/miguelina\">twitter</a> and <a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/EverydayTreats\">Facebook</a> or just check in every day. I love it when you do.</em>','Set Goals: Everyday Tips #1','','inherit','open','open','','2489-revision-12','','','2011-12-31 22:16:46','2012-01-01 03:16:46','',2489,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/12/2489-revision-12.html',0,'revision','',0),(2528,1,'2011-12-31 22:14:40','2012-01-01 03:14:40','I\'m all for delicious things, and heavy cream makes everything delicious.  So obviously you should always have it on hand. True, it\'s perishable, but once you get started you\'ll find easy ways to use it up. It\'s super practical, and did I mention, delicious making?\r\n\r\nWhat can you do with a little carton of heavy cream? Tons! Let me count the ways.\r\n\r\n<strong>ADD A WHISK you get WHIPPED CREAM</strong>\r\n\r\n-- There\'s no need to buy cool whip and other imitation whipped cream, when all you need to have whipped cream is the ability to whip it. Whip it good. You don\'t have to bring out your industrial strength mixer to enjoy whipped cream. Just use a manual whisk if you\'re only making a small amount of whipped cream, use a handheld frother, or pour what you need in a lidded jar and shake. Add sugar/vanilla/chocolate powder/liqueur whatever you like to taste. It\'s as easy as it sounds. Just don\'t shake for too long or...\r\n\r\n-- If you keep shaking you\'ll eventually get butter. REALLY. Well, you get butter and buttermilk, so it\'s even more amazing. <a href=\"http://simplescratchcooking.wordpress.com/2011/01/11/easy-homemade-butter/\">Here\'s a great visual tutorial for \"making\" butter and buttermilk</a>. (You don\'t really make butter -- it\'s more like you\'re releasing the butter from the buttermilk.) Cool, huh? When you buy heavy cream, you\'re actually getting three products in one. Frugal! And delicious.\r\n\r\n<strong>ADD COFFEE OR TEA you get HEAVEN IN A CUP</strong>\r\n\r\n-- simply pour a bit in instead of milk or half and half. Or  for coffee, whisk a small amount by hand with some sugar (it takes a minute for your cup of coffee -- I use the same mug).\r\n\r\n<strong> ADD CHOCOLATE CHIPS you get CHOCOLATE GANACHE or FROSTING or TRUFFLES</strong>\r\n\r\n-- When you heat up cream and add it to chocolate shavings or chips, you get ganache. You know those bakery cakes with the beautiful and shiny chocolate? They\'re covered in ganache. There\'s no science to it, all you','Always have heavy cream in your fridge: Everyday Tips #2','','inherit','open','open','','2501-revision-20','','','2011-12-31 22:14:40','2012-01-01 03:14:40','',2501,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/12/2501-revision-20.html',0,'revision','',0),(2529,1,'2012-01-01 15:42:11','2012-01-01 20:42:11','I\'m all for delicious things, and heavy cream makes everything delicious.  So obviously you should always have it on hand. True, it\'s perishable, but once you get started you\'ll find easy ways to use it up. It\'s super practical, and did I mention, delicious making?\r\n\r\nWhat can you do with a little carton of heavy cream? Tons! Let me count the ways.\r\n\r\n<strong>ADD A WHISK you get </strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>...WHIPPED CREAM</strong>\r\n\r\n-- There\'s no need to buy cool whip and other imitation whipped cream, when all you need to have whipped cream is the ability to whip it. (Whip it good!) (Sorry.) You don\'t have to bring out your industrial strength mixer to enjoy whipped cream. Just use a manual whisk if you\'re only making a small amount of whipped cream, use a handheld frother, or pour what you need in a lidded jar and shake. Add sugar/vanilla/chocolate powder/liqueur whatever you like to taste. It\'s as easy as it sounds.\r\n\r\nJust don\'t shake for too long or...\r\n\r\n-- If you keep shaking you\'ll eventually get butter. REALLY. It\'s almost magical. You actually get butter and buttermilk, so it\'s even more amazing. <a href=\"http://simplescratchcooking.wordpress.com/2011/01/11/easy-homemade-butter/\">Here\'s a great visual tutorial for \"making\" butter and buttermilk</a>. (You don\'t really make butter -- it\'s more like you\'re releasing the butter from the buttermilk.) Cool, huh? When you buy heavy cream, you\'re actually getting three products in one. Frugal! And delicious.\r\n\r\n<strong>ADD COFFEE OR TEA you get </strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>...HEAVEN IN A CUP</strong>\r\n\r\n-- simply pour a bit in instead of milk or half and half. Or, for coffee, whisk a small amount by hand with some sugar (it only takes a minute for your cup of coffee -- I use the same mug I\'ll be drinking the coffee in).\r\n\r\n<strong> ADD CHOCOLATE CHIPS you get </strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>...CHOCOLATE GANACHE </strong>\r\n\r\n-- When you heat up cream and pour it over chocolate shavings or chips, you get ganache. You know those bakery cakes with the beautiful and shiny chocolate covering? The fancy european ones? They\'re covered in ganache. Ganache is the easiest thing to make. There\'s no science to it, all you do mix hot cream and chocolate -- the better the chocolate, the better your ganache. Start with a 50/50 split between chocolate and cream but you can experiment with portions -- the more chocolate you add, the stiffer it will be when it cools.\r\n\r\n<strong>...or TRUFFLES</strong>\r\n\r\nHere\'s another fancy treat that couldn\'t be easier (or cheaper to make). You know chocolate truffles, right? All they are is chocolate and heavy cream. SERIOUSLY.\r\n\r\nThe recipe is basically the same as the ganache recipe, except that the ratio of chocolate to heavy cream is about 2/3 chocolate and 1/3 cream. You heat up the cream and pour it over your good quality broken up chocolate, stir until smooth. Then you put in the fridge for about an hour so that it hardens. Then you scoop out teaspoon-sized chunks, roll it into a ball, and coat in whatever you want (chocolate powder is traditional, but you can roll in in nuts/powdered sugar/candy -- whatever your hear desires). Then they go back in the fridge. That\'s it!\r\n\r\nOh, of course, you can add liquor to the mixture to taste. Easy.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Always have heavy cream in your fridge: Everyday Tip #2','','inherit','open','open','','2501-revision-21','','','2012-01-01 15:42:11','2012-01-01 20:42:11','',2501,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2012/01/2501-revision-21.html',0,'revision','',0),(2530,1,'2012-01-01 15:42:19','2012-01-01 20:42:19','I\'m all for delicious things, and heavy cream makes everything delicious.  So obviously you should always have it on hand. True, it\'s perishable, but once you get started you\'ll find easy ways to use it up. It\'s super practical, and did I mention, delicious making?\r\n\r\nWhat can you do with a little carton of heavy cream? Tons! Let me count the ways.\r\n\r\n<strong>ADD A WHISK you get </strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>...WHIPPED CREAM</strong>\r\n\r\n-- There\'s no need to buy cool whip and other imitation whipped cream, when all you need to have whipped cream is the ability to whip it. (Whip it good!) (Sorry.) You don\'t have to bring out your industrial strength mixer to enjoy whipped cream. Just use a manual whisk if you\'re only making a small amount of whipped cream, use a handheld frother, or pour what you need in a lidded jar and shake. Add sugar/vanilla/chocolate powder/liqueur whatever you like to taste. It\'s as easy as it sounds.\r\n\r\nJust don\'t shake for too long or...\r\n\r\n-- If you keep shaking you\'ll eventually get butter. REALLY. It\'s almost magical. You actually get butter and buttermilk, so it\'s even more amazing. <a href=\"http://simplescratchcooking.wordpress.com/2011/01/11/easy-homemade-butter/\">Here\'s a great visual tutorial for \"making\" butter and buttermilk</a>. (You don\'t really make butter -- it\'s more like you\'re releasing the butter from the buttermilk.) Cool, huh? When you buy heavy cream, you\'re actually getting three products in one. Frugal! And delicious.\r\n\r\n<strong>ADD COFFEE OR TEA you get </strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>...HEAVEN IN A CUP</strong>\r\n\r\n-- simply pour a bit in instead of milk or half and half. Or, for coffee, whisk a small amount by hand with some sugar (it only takes a minute for your cup of coffee -- I use the same mug I\'ll be drinking the coffee in).\r\n\r\n<strong> ADD CHOCOLATE CHIPS you get </strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>...CHOCOLATE GANACHE </strong>\r\n\r\n-- When you heat up cream and pour it over chocolate shavings or chips, you get ganache. You know those bakery cakes with the beautiful and shiny chocolate covering? The fancy european ones? They\'re covered in ganache. Ganache is the easiest thing to make. There\'s no science to it, all you do mix hot cream and chocolate -- the better the chocolate, the better your ganache. Start with a 50/50 split between chocolate and cream but you can experiment with portions -- the more chocolate you add, the stiffer it will be when it cools.\r\n\r\n<strong>...or TRUFFLES</strong>\r\n\r\nHere\'s another fancy treat that couldn\'t be easier (or cheaper to make). You know chocolate truffles, right? All they are is chocolate and heavy cream. SERIOUSLY.\r\n\r\nThe recipe is basically the same as the ganache recipe, except that the ratio of chocolate to heavy cream is about 2/3 chocolate and 1/3 cream. You heat up the cream and pour it over your good quality broken up chocolate, stir until smooth. Then you put in the fridge for about an hour so that it hardens. Then you scoop out teaspoon-sized chunks, roll it into a ball, and coat in whatever you want (chocolate powder is traditional, but you can roll in in nuts/powdered sugar/candy -- whatever your hear desires). Then they go back in the fridge. That\'s it!\r\n\r\nOh, of course, you can add liquor to the mixture to taste. Easy.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Always have heavy cream in your fridge: Everyday Tip #2','','inherit','open','open','','2501-revision-22','','','2012-01-01 15:42:19','2012-01-01 20:42:19','',2501,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2012/01/2501-revision-22.html',0,'revision','',0),(2531,1,'2012-01-01 16:14:44','2012-01-01 21:14:44','I\'m all for delicious things, and heavy cream makes everything delicious.  So obviously you should always have it on hand. True, it\'s perishable, but once you get started you\'ll find easy ways to use it up. It\'s super practical, and did I mention, delicious making?\r\n\r\nWhat can you do with a little carton of heavy cream? Tons! Let me count the ways.\r\n\r\n<strong>ADD A WHISK you get </strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>...WHIPPED CREAM</strong>\r\n\r\n-- There\'s no need to buy cool whip and other imitation whipped cream, when all you need to have whipped cream is the ability to whip it. (Whip it good!) (Sorry.) You don\'t have to bring out your industrial strength mixer to enjoy whipped cream. Just use a manual whisk if you\'re only making a small amount of whipped cream, use a handheld frother, or pour what you need in a lidded jar and shake. Add sugar/vanilla/chocolate powder/liqueur whatever you like to taste. It\'s as easy as it sounds.\r\n\r\nJust don\'t shake for too long or...\r\n\r\n-- If you keep shaking you\'ll eventually get butter. REALLY. It\'s almost magical. You actually get butter and buttermilk, so it\'s even more amazing. <a href=\"http://simplescratchcooking.wordpress.com/2011/01/11/easy-homemade-butter/\">Here\'s a great visual tutorial for \"making\" butter and buttermilk</a>. (You don\'t really make butter -- it\'s more like you\'re releasing the butter from the buttermilk.) Cool, huh? When you buy heavy cream, you\'re actually getting three products in one. Frugal! And delicious.\r\n\r\n<strong>ADD COFFEE OR TEA you get </strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>...HEAVEN IN A CUP</strong>\r\n\r\n-- simply pour a bit in instead of milk or half and half. Or, for coffee, whisk a small amount by hand with some sugar (it only takes a minute for your cup of coffee -- I use the same mug I\'ll be drinking the coffee in).\r\n\r\n<strong> ADD CHOCOLATE CHIPS you get </strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>...CHOCOLATE GANACHE </strong>\r\n\r\n-- When you heat up cream and pour it over chocolate shavings or chips, you get ganache. You know those bakery cakes with the beautiful and shiny chocolate covering? The fancy european ones? They\'re covered in ganache. Ganache is the easiest thing to make. There\'s no science to it, all you do mix hot cream and chocolate -- the better the chocolate, the better your ganache. Start with a 50/50 split between chocolate and cream but you can experiment with portions -- the more chocolate you add, the stiffer it will be when it cools.\r\n\r\n<strong>...or TRUFFLES</strong>\r\n\r\nHere\'s another fancy treat that couldn\'t be easier (or cheaper to make). You know chocolate truffles, right? All they are is chocolate and heavy cream. SERIOUSLY.\r\n\r\nThe recipe is basically the same as the ganache recipe, except that the ratio of chocolate to heavy cream is about 2/3 chocolate and 1/3 cream. You heat up the cream and pour it over your good quality broken up chocolate, stir until smooth. Then you put in the fridge for about an hour so that it hardens. Then you scoop out teaspoon-sized chunks, roll it into a ball, and coat in whatever you want (chocolate powder is traditional, but you can roll in in nuts/powdered sugar/candy -- whatever your hear desires). Then they go back in the fridge. That\'s it!\r\n\r\nOh, of course, you can add liquor to the mixture to taste. Easy.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;','Always have heavy cream in your fridge: Everyday Tip #2','','inherit','open','open','','2501-revision-23','','','2012-01-01 16:14:44','2012-01-01 21:14:44','',2501,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2012/01/2501-revision-23.html',0,'revision','',0),(2534,1,'2012-01-02 20:44:01','2012-01-03 01:44:01','This is SUCH a cliche, but I\'m serious: Take time out for yourself.\n\nBe selfish. I mean it.\n\nYou have to schedule the time, put it on your to do list.\n\nThis is one you have to do every day. Especially if you are busy and tired. Make the time.\n\nWhat does time out for yourself mean to you?\n\n(It means Steve Martin and coffee','Take a time out: Everyday Tip #3','','inherit','open','open','','2532-revision','','','2012-01-02 20:44:01','2012-01-03 01:44:01','',2532,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2012/01/2532-revision.html',0,'revision','',0),(2535,1,'2012-01-02 20:48:14','2012-01-03 01:48:14','This is SUCH a cliche, but I\'m serious: Take time out for yourself.\n\nBe selfish. I mean it.\n\nYou have to schedule the time, put it on your to do list.\n\nThis is one you have to do every day. Especially if you are busy and tired. Make the time.\n\nWhat does time out for yourself mean to you?\n\n(To me, it means Steve Martin and overpriced coffee that I can enjoy without having to make it. Not having to clean the coffee pot is just icing on the cake.)','Take a time out: Everyday Tip #3','','inherit','open','open','','2532-autosave','','','2012-01-02 20:48:14','2012-01-03 01:48:14','',2532,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2012/01/2532-autosave.html',0,'revision','',0),(2536,1,'2012-01-02 20:44:53','2012-01-03 01:44:53','This is SUCH a cliche, but I\'m serious: Take time out for yourself.\r\n\r\nBe selfish. I mean it.\r\n\r\nYou have to schedule the time, put it on your to do list.\r\n\r\nThis is one you have to do every day. Especially if you are busy and tired. Make the time.\r\n\r\nWhat does time out for yourself mean to you?\r\n\r\n(To mem it means Steve Martin and ridiculously overpriced coffee that I don\'t have to make or clean up.)','Take a time out: Everyday Tip #3','','inherit','open','open','','2532-revision-2','','','2012-01-02 20:44:53','2012-01-03 01:44:53','',2532,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2012/01/2532-revision-2.html',0,'revision','',0),(2610,1,'2012-01-12 14:12:25','2012-01-12 19:12:25','Stop driving yourself crazy every time you have to wrap a gift. Figure out a signature giftwrap technique now, and make your life easier.\r\n\r\nPick a color. Stock up on paper in that color. (I like orange, but you may like white and red stripes, or blue, silver, plain kraft paper.) Buy a lot of ribbon in a coordinating color as well. Teach yourself how to tie a bow -- for real.\r\n\r\n(<a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/2008/01/pretty-useful-how-to-tie-a-tiffany-bow.html\">Here, let me show you how.</a>)\r\n\r\nPut the paper, ribbon, scotch tape,<a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/2010/09/cheap-trick-bookmarks-as-gift-tags.html\"> gift tags</a>, and a pair of scissors in one of those underbed storage boxes. Put it under the bed.\r\n\r\nAnd now you\'re ready for any gift wrapping emergency. (You think I\'m kidding, but have you ever paid $5 for a gift bag and overpriced tissue paper? I rest my case.)\r\n\r\nThink of all the money you\'ll save. And how awesome it will be when your friends start associating your gift wrap with your gifts.\r\n\r\nI think it makes even the simplest gift even more special.','Have a signature gift wrap. Everyday Tips #12','','publish','open','open','','have-a-signature-gift-wrap-everyday-tips-12','','\nhttp://www.everydaytreats.com/2008/01/pretty-useful-how-to-tie-a-tiffany-bow.html','2012-01-12 14:12:25','2012-01-12 19:12:25','',0,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/?p=2610',0,'post','',5),(2538,1,'2012-01-04 06:04:14','2012-01-04 11:04:14','This is one I have to work on myself: Drink more water.\r\n\r\nHow much should you drink? If you\'re thirsty, you\'re dehydrated. You actually need water <em>before</em> you feel thirsty.\r\n\r\n(I\'m always thirsty.)\r\n\r\nWhen you\'re dehydrated you feel tired, your muscles ache, your skin looks dull, you get headaches, and you can get sick.\r\n\r\nSo drink more because you need it. It\'s really that simple.','Drink more water: Everyday Tip #4','','publish','open','open','','drink-more-water-everyday-tip-3','','','2012-01-05 22:18:48','2012-01-06 03:18:48','',0,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/?p=2538',0,'post','',0),(2539,1,'2012-01-03 22:26:18','2012-01-04 03:26:18','This is one I have to work on myself: Drink more water.\n\nHow much should you drink? If you\'re thirsty, you\'re dehydrated. You actually need water <em>before</em> you feel thirsty.\n\nWhen you\'re dehydrated you feel tired, your muscles ache, your skin gets ashy, you get headaches, and you can get sick.\n\nSo drink more because you need it. It\'s really that simple.','Drink more water: Everyday Tip #3','','inherit','open','open','','2538-revision','','','2012-01-03 22:26:18','2012-01-04 03:26:18','',2538,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2012/01/2538-revision.html',0,'revision','',0),(2540,1,'2012-01-04 21:51:30','2012-01-05 02:51:30','This is one I have to work on myself: Drink more water.\n\nHow much should you drink? If you\'re thirsty, you\'re dehydrated. You actually need water <em>before</em> you feel thirsty.\n\n(I\'m always thirsty.)\n\nWhen you\'re dehydrated you feel tired, your muscles ache, your skin looks dull, you get headaches, and you can get sick.\n\nSo drink more because you need it. It\'s really that simple.','Drink more water: Everyday Tip #4','','inherit','open','open','','2538-autosave','','','2012-01-04 21:51:30','2012-01-05 02:51:30','',2538,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2012/01/2538-autosave.html',0,'revision','',0),(2541,1,'2012-01-03 22:34:02','2012-01-04 03:34:02','','photo','','inherit','open','open','','photo-10','','','2012-01-03 22:34:02','2012-01-04 03:34:02','',2538,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/photo.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(2542,1,'2012-01-03 22:27:13','2012-01-04 03:27:13','This is one I have to work on myself: Drink more water.\r\n\r\nHow much should you drink? If you\'re thirsty, you\'re dehydrated. You actually need water <em>before</em> you feel thirsty.\r\n\r\nWhen you\'re dehydrated you feel tired, your muscles ache, your skin gets ashy, you get headaches, and you can get sick.\r\n\r\nSo drink more because you need it. It\'s really that simple.','Drink more water: Everyday Tip #3','','inherit','open','open','','2538-revision-2','','','2012-01-03 22:27:13','2012-01-04 03:27:13','',2538,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2012/01/2538-revision-2.html',0,'revision','',0),(2551,1,'2012-01-04 21:49:51','2012-01-05 02:49:51','','Does it scare you? Good: Everyday Tip #4','','inherit','open','open','','2546-revision-2','','','2012-01-04 21:49:51','2012-01-05 02:49:51','',2546,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2012/01/2546-revision-2.html',0,'revision','',0),(2543,1,'2012-01-03 22:34:42','2012-01-04 03:34:42','This is one I have to work on myself: Drink more water.\r\n\r\nHow much should you drink? If you\'re thirsty, you\'re dehydrated. You actually need water <em>before</em> you feel thirsty.\r\n\r\n(I\'m always thirsty.)\r\n\r\nWhen you\'re dehydrated you feel tired, your muscles ache, your skin looks dull, you get headaches, and you can get sick.\r\n\r\nSo drink more because you need it. It\'s really that simple.','Drink more water: Everyday Tip #3','','inherit','open','open','','2538-revision-3','','','2012-01-03 22:34:42','2012-01-04 03:34:42','',2538,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2012/01/2538-revision-3.html',0,'revision','',0),(2713,1,'2012-01-19 16:41:56','2012-01-19 21:41:56','Don\'t be a snob. Simple pleasures are the best ones.','Simple pleasures. Everyday Tip #19','','publish','open','open','','simple-pleasures-everyday-tip-19','','','2012-01-19 16:41:56','2012-01-19 21:41:56','',0,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/?p=2713',0,'post','',2),(2545,1,'2012-01-04 21:35:56','2012-01-05 02:35:56','','Ad - EveryDayTreats','','inherit','open','open','','ad-everydaytreats','','','2012-01-04 21:35:56','2012-01-05 02:35:56','',0,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Ad-EveryDayTreats.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(2546,1,'2012-01-05 06:01:13','2012-01-05 11:01:13','This line from <a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0446691437/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=mothisblisort-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0446691437\">The War of Art</a><img style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=mothisblisort-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0446691437\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" /> is my favorite:\r\n\r\n<strong>Fear tells us what we have to do</strong>\r\n\r\nI love that it can be read both ways -- fear tells you when you have to run and also when you must do something.\r\n\r\nWhat are you afraid of?\r\n\r\nWhy are you afraid of it?\r\n\r\n<em>(Image taken during <a href=\"http://www.fussy.org/\">Eden</a> and <a href=\"http://www.finslippy.com/\">Alice\'s</a> Let\'s Panic! about writing workshop at Mom 2.0)</em>','Does it scare you? Good. Everyday Tip #5','','publish','open','open','','does-it-scare-you-good-everyday-tip-4','','','2012-01-04 21:59:19','2012-01-05 02:59:19','',0,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/?p=2546',0,'post','',0),(2547,1,'2012-01-04 21:48:33','2012-01-05 02:48:33','','IMG_0293','','inherit','open','open','','img_0293-2','','','2012-01-04 21:48:33','2012-01-05 02:48:33','',2546,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/IMG_0293.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(2548,1,'2012-01-04 21:49:34','2012-01-05 02:49:34','','Does it scare you? Good: Everyday Tip #4','','inherit','open','open','','2546-revision','','','2012-01-04 21:49:34','2012-01-05 02:49:34','',2546,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2012/01/2546-revision.html',0,'revision','',0),(2549,1,'2012-01-03 22:35:27','2012-01-04 03:35:27','This is one I have to work on myself: Drink more water.\r\n\r\nHow much should you drink? If you\'re thirsty, you\'re dehydrated. You actually need water <em>before</em> you feel thirsty.\r\n\r\n(I\'m always thirsty.)\r\n\r\nWhen you\'re dehydrated you feel tired, your muscles ache, your skin looks dull, you get headaches, and you can get sick.\r\n\r\nSo drink more because you need it. It\'s really that simple.','Drink more water: Everyday Tip #3','','inherit','open','open','','2538-revision-4','','','2012-01-03 22:35:27','2012-01-04 03:35:27','',2538,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2012/01/2538-revision-4.html',0,'revision','',0),(2550,1,'2012-01-04 22:00:22','2012-01-05 03:00:22','This line from <a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0446691437/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=mothisblisort-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0446691437\">The War of Art</a><img style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=mothisblisort-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0446691437\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" /> is my favorite:\n\n<strong>Fear tells us what we have to do</strong>\n\nI love that it can be read both ways -- fear tells you when you have to run and also when you must do something.\n\nWhat are you afraid of?\n\nWhy are you afraid of it?\n\n<em>(Image taken during <a href=\"http://www.fussy.org/\">Eden</a> and <a href=\"http://www.finslippy.com/\">Alice\'s</a> Let\'s Panic! about writing workshop at Mom 2.0)</em>','Does it scare you? Good. Everyday Tip #5','','inherit','open','open','','2546-autosave','','','2012-01-04 22:00:22','2012-01-05 03:00:22','',2546,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2012/01/2546-autosave.html',0,'revision','',0),(2552,1,'2012-01-04 21:55:59','2012-01-05 02:55:59','This line from <a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0446691437/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=mothisblisort-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0446691437\">The War of Art</a><img style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=mothisblisort-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0446691437\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" /> is my favorite:\r\n<h3><strong>Fear tells us what we have to do</strong></h3>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em>(Image taken during <a href=\"http://www.fussy.org/\">Eden</a> and <a href=\"http://www.finslippy.com/\">Alice\'s</a> Let\'s Panic! about writing workshop at Mom 2.0)</em>','Does it scare you? Good. Everyday Tip #5','','inherit','open','open','','2546-revision-3','','','2012-01-04 21:55:59','2012-01-05 02:55:59','',2546,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2012/01/2546-revision-3.html',0,'revision','',0),(2553,1,'2012-01-04 21:57:20','2012-01-05 02:57:20','This line from <a href=\"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0446691437/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=mothisblisort-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0446691437\">The War of Art</a><img style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=mothisblisort-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0446691437\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" /> is my favorite:\r\n<h3><strong>Fear tells us what we have to do</strong></h3>\r\nI love that it can be read both ways -- fear tells you when you have to run and also when you must do something.\r\n\r\nWhat are you afraid of?\r\n\r\nWhy are you afraid of it?\r\n\r\n<em>(Image taken during <a href=\"http://www.fussy.org/\">Eden</a> and <a href=\"http://www.finslippy.com/\">Alice\'s</a> Let\'s Panic! about writing workshop at Mom 2.0)</em>','Does it scare you? Good. Everyday Tip #5','','inherit','open','open','','2546-revision-4','','','2012-01-04 21:57:20','2012-01-05 02:57:20','',2546,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2012/01/2546-revision-4.html',0,'revision','',0),(2555,1,'2012-01-05 22:09:55','2012-01-06 03:09:55','','IMG_0501','','inherit','open','open','','img_0501','','','2012-01-05 22:09:55','2012-01-06 03:09:55','',2554,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/IMG_0501.jpg',0,'attachment','image/jpeg',0),(2556,1,'2012-01-05 22:12:02','2012-01-06 03:12:02','<blockquote>\"Laundry is about the journey. You never actually arrive. Learn to love the process. BE the laundry.\" @ascottwhite</blockquote>\nWhenever','Learn to love the process: Tip #5','','inherit','open','open','','2554-revision','','','2012-01-05 22:12:02','2012-01-06 03:12:02','',2554,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2012/01/2554-revision.html',0,'revision','',0),(2557,1,'2012-01-05 22:26:08','2012-01-06 03:26:08','<blockquote>\"Laundry is about the journey. You never actually arrive. Learn to love the process. BE the laundry.\" -- <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ascottwhite\">@ascottwhite</a></blockquote>\nThis is one of my favorite tweets of all time. I actually think about it when I do the mind numbing chores that you have to do just to keep life running smoothly -- things like laundry and cleaning up and errands and stuff.\n\nNo, I don\'t love doing those things. I\'m not crazy. But I do try to remind myself that since I\'ll always have to do these things, I might as well enjoy the process. So <a href=\"http://www.everydaytreats.com/2011/03/spring-cleaning-handwashing.html\">I buy nice smelling laundry detergent</a>, and I treat errand-running as a chance to get out of the house by myself (maybe I get myself a coffee or do some window shopping) and I\'ll never enjoy cleaning up, so I keep my eye on the prize -- I just feel happier when there aren\'t dirty socks on the floor, and those socks aren\'t going to pick themselves up, so i just do it.','Learn to love the process: EverydayTip #6','','inherit','open','open','','2554-autosave','','','2012-01-05 22:26:08','2012-01-06 03:26:08','',2554,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2012/01/2554-autosave.html',0,'revision','',0),(2558,1,'2012-01-04 21:50:26','2012-01-05 02:50:26','This is one I have to work on myself: Drink more water.\r\n\r\nHow much should you drink? If you\'re thirsty, you\'re dehydrated. You actually need water <em>before</em> you feel thirsty.\r\n\r\n(I\'m always thirsty.)\r\n\r\nWhen you\'re dehydrated you feel tired, your muscles ache, your skin looks dull, you get headaches, and you can get sick.\r\n\r\nSo drink more because you need it. It\'s really that simple.','Drink more water: Everyday Tip #4','','inherit','open','open','','2538-revision-5','','','2012-01-04 21:50:26','2012-01-05 02:50:26','',2538,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2012/01/2538-revision-5.html',0,'revision','',0),(2559,1,'2012-01-05 22:12:54','2012-01-06 03:12:54','<blockquote>\"Laundry is about the journey. You never actually arrive. Learn to love the process. BE the laundry.\" <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ascottwhite\">@ascottwhite</a></blockquote>\r\nI hate laundry','Learn to love the process: EverydayTip #6','','inherit','open','open','','2554-revision-2','','','2012-01-05 22:12:54','2012-01-06 03:12:54','',2554,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2012/01/2554-revision-2.html',0,'revision','',0),(2560,1,'2012-01-05 22:19:00','2012-01-06 03:19:00','<blockquote>\"Laundry is about the journey. You never actually arrive. Learn to love the process. BE the laundry.\" <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ascottwhite\">@ascottwhite</a></blockquote>\r\nI hate laundry','Learn to love the process: EverydayTip #6','','inherit','open','open','','2554-revision-3','','','2012-01-05 22:19:00','2012-01-06 03:19:00','',2554,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2012/01/2554-revision-3.html',0,'revision','',0),(2561,1,'2012-01-05 22:19:26','2012-01-06 03:19:26','<blockquote>\"Laundry is about the journey. You never actually arrive. Learn to love the process. BE the laundry.\" -- <a href=\"https://twitter.com/ascottwhite\">@ascottwhite</a></blockquote>\r\nThis is one of my favorite tweets of all time. I actually think about it when I do the mind numbing chores that you have to do just to keep your world','Learn to love the process: EverydayTip #6','','inherit','open','open','','2554-revision-4','','','2012-01-05 22:19:26','2012-01-06 03:19:26','',2554,'http://www.everydaytreats.com/2012/01/2554-revision-4.html',0,'revision','',0),