November 2011
Seeing Beyond the Stigma: Online Dating in 2011
November 30, 2011 by Erin
This is a sponsored article provided by DatingAgency.com. All photos used were provided courtesy of Photostock and you can get more images like this from them here. I was living as a single parent for about four-and-a-half years, and if I... Continue reading...
A Doll That Sets a Great Example: Go! Go! Sports Girls Dolls (and a Giveaway!)
November 30, 2011 by Erin
When an email from Go! Go! Sports Girls Dolls landed in my inbox, I got genuinely excited. Unlike some dolls that don’t exactly set the best example for little girls, the Go! Go! Sports Girls are designed to promote self-appreciation... Continue reading...
Kuru Shoe Review…and a Pair for You!
November 29, 2011 by Erin
I may have mentioned it a time or two, but I’m not the most fashion-forward mama on the block. When running errands, especially with a kiddo, I opt for comfort and function over fashion. I’m a tennis shoe or Chucks kind of girl.... Continue reading...
Playing the Waiting Game
November 28, 2011 by Jenn
It’s been about 10 months since I went off birth control. While I was freaking out a year ago about getting pregnant, now I’m far from freaked. I want to have a child. No ifs, ands or doubts about it. Over the course of the last... Continue reading...
Mama Links: Infertility Emotions, Avoiding Winter Hibernation & More!
November 26, 2011 by Erin
In a turkey coma? Exhausted from shopping? Maybe these links will help you wake up! A month-by-month guide to your emotions when trying to conceive. —Maybe If You Just Relax Avoid hibernation this winter. You’re not a bear, after... Continue reading...
Two Funny Ways to Soothe Your Crying Kiddo
November 25, 2011 by Erin
When you’re a parent, you get creative soothing your crying kiddos. And when you find something that works—whether accidentally or on purpose—it’s like all the stars have aligned in the parenting world. Enjoy these videos—they... Continue reading...
What Are You Grateful For?
November 24, 2011 by Erin
Happy Thanksgiving! Today on the turkey-est of holidays, we at Fit Bottomed Mamas and Fit Bottomed Girls are giving thanks for all the great things in our lives. Check out my list below, and then move it on over to check out the other FBGs’... Continue reading...
Missed a Workout? Was It an Excuse or a Reason?
November 23, 2011 by Erin
Yesterday I raved about the book Hot (Sweaty) Mamas. The authors, Laurie Kocanda and Kara Douglass Thom, really get why busy moms let fitness slid, and they give real-world ways to get back into your workout groove. If you’ve... Continue reading...
A Book That Gets Real About Moms and Fitness
November 22, 2011 by Erin
If ever there was a book that embraced the Fit Bottomed Mama philosophy, Hot (Sweaty) Mamas: Five Secrets to Life as a Fit Mom is it. I swear, I kept nodding, fist pumping and saying “Yes! Yes! Me, too!” as I read it. Unlike the... Continue reading...
Goals for the Big Race: Not Dying, A Strong Finish and FUN
As the big races approach, FBM Susan shares her goals for her back-to-back half-marathons! I’m in the final days before my first-ever half marathon, and the first of two that I’m running over the next month. I’m tapering and carb loading,... Continue reading...
