Time Management – Mombian

Hey, Right-Wing: Here’s How to Stop Gay Sex

July 2, 2012 • No comments

I’ve long said that if the right-wing really wants to put an end to gay sex, they should be encouraging us to become parents. Now, there’s proof.

In Fun, Parenting, Time Management

Cat Cora on Cover of Working Mother

September 8, 2010 • 1 comment

Funny how things happen. Just days after my family and I ate at Cat Cora’s new restaurant in Disney World, I find out (thanks, Debbie!) that she’s on the cover of the current issue of Working Mother. While it’s just her and one of her sons on the cover, there’s a nice picture of her, [...]

Back-to-School Hacks

August 28, 2008 • No comments

Even though my own son won’t need any of these tips for a while, I’ve been impressed by Lifehacker’s long list of back-to-school hacks. Whether it’s Top 10 Back to School Tools for the Organized Student, ways to Raise Your GPA, or Best Places to Find Deals on Textbooks, if you have a child in [...]

Online Activism in Parent Time

April 12, 2007 • 1 comment

(Originally published with slight variation in Bay Windows, April 5, 2007.) If there’s one thing almost all parents will agree on, it’s that parenting takes time. No matter how well-behaved our children, and how accommodating our partners, there is hardly a mom or dad around who would say she or he has more time now [...]

Hood Hack

February 14, 2007 • 2 comments

It seems like I’m perpetually running late for my son’s playgroups, music classes, and doctor’s appointments. Winter is the worst time for this. I always find myself torn between not being late and taking the time to let him learn to put on his own shoes, jacket, and mittens. He can sometimes get his jacket [...]

In Parenting, Time Management

New CareSquare Social Network Connects Parents and Caregivers

January 9, 2007 • 4 comments

New lesbian social networks like OurChart and Olivia.com are getting lots of publicity these days. More useful for us moms, however, may be a new community network for parents and caregivers of all orientations, CareSquare. Through the site, parents can find babysitters and nannys whom their friends recommend, then check availability and book services through [...]

2007 Calendars Now In the Mombian Shop

December 11, 2006 • No comments

The Mombian Shop now features a new Calendar section, in addition to recommended books, videos, toys and more for lesbian families. I’ve picked a selection of calendar themes likely to appeal to us dykes, including women artists and writers, cowgirls, softball players, motorcycles, and the “George W. Bush Out of Office Countdown.” There are also [...]

In Holidays, Time Management

Save Time: Buy Non-Perishables Online Through Amazon

June 11, 2006 • 2 comments

Amazon is now offering over 10,000 different non-perishable groceries online. This sounds useful for moms (and dads) in a number of ways: For hard-to-find items that local stores may not carry. Amazon has a good selection of natural and organic products, for example, as well as items like vegan and gluten-free foods. (My personal hard-to-find [...]

In Kitchen and Food, Time Management

The Activist Parent

June 5, 2006 • 1 comment

For me, one of the great pleasures from Blogging for LGBT Families Day has been reading posts that make me think. Matt over at The Q-Triad Blog wrote something that seems particularly appropriate today, as all the major (and many minor) American LGBT Web sites are urging us to contact our senators and stop the [...]