Mom and Blogger, but not necessarily a Mommy Blogger. Sugar Jones: writing about life unrefined.
I was having lunch with some girlfriends the other day when the subject of giving birth came up. I’m not sure why, but we went there. My friend, Sondra told us about how she went to a hypnobirthing specialist. If you’re not from California, hypo-anything might sound a little airy fairy to you. But here, [...]
Every now and then, I wish I was a boy. Sitting at a small table off to the side of the ready bar at Starbucks the other day, I noticed a couple of guys at the table right in front of it. I never sit at either of these tables because there’s too much going [...]
It’s not that I haven’t had anything to say. Check Twitter. I’ve had plenty to say… just not as much as usual. It’s just that I was allowing myself some time to cocoon for the last few weeks, keeping to some editorial promises, letting others slide for a moment. The video that I posted a [...]
All around, I see people doing amazing things. Because I love a good story, I like to find out what that person’s path was to getting there. I’m always impressed by how those people listened to their inner voices, ignoring well-meaning friends and quizical looks from strangers, moving on with their ideas, no matter how [...]
I knew it was going to be a big one, but I had not idea what was coming. The year started off with a fabulous trip to Ford headquarters in Detroit. You know what? 9 degrees in January is really not that bad! As part of a group of bloggers and journalists hosted by Ford, [...]
A year and a half ago, my life was a bit upside down. I was separated and a month away from filing for divorce. I didn’t have much of an income. I was 40 and living at my mom’s. I was feeling like a big loser. Amidst all the turmoil, I had hope. The kind [...]
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