It looks cool, but I think I’ll limit future yoga classes to those that keep me a little more… grounded.Īs soon as I wrapped this shoot, my entire family went to the beach. I spent the next week in Nashville shooting the rest of those dares, which included laughter yoga, burlesque dancing, an NFL workout, and this…Īerial yoga. Those dares included trapeze school, Kangoo, and performing in Times Square with nine Broadway dancers. I kicked off my summer with a week in Manhattan, shooting half of season two of “I’ll Take That Dare” for CafeMom. However, lest ANYONE think I’ve been lazing around all summer on the sofa, watching “The Price is Right” and eating Hot Pockets, let me show you a partial list of what I’ve been up to over the past 3 1/2 months.

I chose to take those e-mails as backhanded compliments, and I chose to interpret their frustration and anger as something that has seeped out of their personal lives into their communications with total strangers. Which… Seriously? Write an angry e-mail because someone’s not blogging enough for your liking? WHO DOES THAT?

There are women out there who are absolutely LIVID that I’ve neglected my personal blog and temporarily cut back on my fashion posts for The Stir, and they’ve let me have it. But I’ve been surprised and amused to receive a few ANGRY e-mails about my absence. Many of you keep up with me on Facebook and know how much has been going on. I can’t believe how this entire year has flown by, but this summer in particular was a whirlwind the likes of which I’ve never seen before and will probably never see again. You, dear readers, have no idea how much I’ve missed you. I’m beginning this day of freedom with a long overdue blog post. So my freedom will officially end again tomorrow at 3:30.īUT I HAVE TODAY. She had a troubled past and needs lots of attention. Of course, now that I have so much “free time,” the entire family has decided we need a dog. It’s here! Seven hours a day, five days a week to do all the things I’ve been wanting to do and simply didn’t have the time/space to do it! I can write a book! Paint a wall! Organize family photos! See a movie! Take a nap! Go shopping! Draw a picture! Clean out closets! I can even sit in complete silence and DO ABSOLUTELY NOTHING! I have mixed feelings about the fact that every one of my children is now in school and I hope to write more about those feelings soon, but allow me to take a small moment to celebrate the part of me that’s been waiting for this moment for EIGHT LONG YEARS.īecause now, at last, that moment is here. There are no sullen teenagers slamming doors or sleeping until 3:00 in the afternoon or blasting music. There are no children arguing or screaming or throwing their toys down the stairs or demanding milk/crayons/entertainment. (And I hope you didn't miss all of the activity last week around the State of the Union, as we brought 18 sites' communities into the mix for citizen-sourced interviews and roundtables.)īrooke Chaffin, Disney Interactive Media GroupĬhandra Turner, PARENTS magazine / parents.At this moment, I am all alone in my house. All agreed that this was only the beginning of an ongoing dialogue and relationship.Īs part of our continued efforts to engage more citizens online, the Women's Online Summit followed two previous gatherings that reached out to African American and Hispanic communities. President Obama was able to stop by, and Valerie Jarrett took questions as we closed out the day.

(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) President Barack Obama drops by the Women's Online Summit in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building.

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