Monthly Archives: December 2011

2011 Spotlight

December 31, 2011 Posted by Issa under Blogging
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2011 has been the best year of my life so far. Dylan arrived in the world, and I have experienced so much happiness since then. Take a look back at 2011 with me. Here were my favorite posts each month: January: I put together a very informative post for the people buying pigs from us called How Much Meat From a Pig. I never did get around to posting the followup after we got our meat,… Keep Reading

Talk to Strangers

December 29, 2011 Posted by Issa under Parenting, Think About It
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In the bookstore the other day I ran across the children’s board book Being Safe: Which contained this horrible bit of advice: The whole “don’t talk to strangers” thing is completely silly. Everyone talks to strangers. When parents go out, we talk to store clerks, postal workers, waitstaff, etc. Kids are usually required by their parents to talk to strangers, too. They have to answer the doctor’s questions, for example, or say thank you to… Keep Reading

I’m Going to Blissdom!

December 27, 2011 Posted by Issa under Blogging
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I’m registered for Blissdom! I’ve never been to a blogging conference, so I’m all tingly with anticipation. What is Blissdom? So glad you asked! BlissDom is the premiere conference for women who find and express their bliss by publishing online.  BlissDom ’12, our sixth conference… is a welcoming oasis in the ever-changing blogging world. Speakers and panels featuring the best blogging, public relations and social media pros will be gathering to mentor new and old friends alike. I’ve wanted to attend BlogHer… Keep Reading

45 Things To Do With A 6 Month Old Baby

December 26, 2011 Posted by Issa under Parenting
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I’ve always found it really easy to spend time with babies, but I know some other people have a harder time figuring out what to do with them. Here are 45 things I do with Dylan to help give you some ideas. EVERYDAY PLAY - Activities that all babies love and will enjoy everyday. Read - A lot of people wait to get started reading books until their child is older, but the best time to start is… Keep Reading

Ou – Gender-Neutral Pronoun

December 23, 2011 Posted by Issa under Think About It
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Three things have come together for me over the last year or so. As I started writing about children and parenting, I found myself regularly referring to a single child whose sex and/or gender is unknown, such as the future baby in a pregnancy post, or when writing generally about a hypothetical reader’s child. I have  become more conscious of the issues facing transgender people and people not on the gender binary, which makes me… Keep Reading

Children vs Possessions – Whose Responsibility Are They?

December 22, 2011 Posted by Issa under Parenting, Think About It
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Any time a discussion of children in public arises, someone is at-the-ready to complain about parents who don’t adequately (according to the speaker) watch (read: control) their children. I’ve heard this complaint about children at burns. I’ve heard it about children on airplanes. I’ve heard it about kids in restaurants. I’ve even heard it about kids on playgrounds, which completely baffles me. None of these conversations are very creative. Usually the anti-kid people are recycling… Keep Reading

What It Means To Be Fat

December 21, 2011 Posted by Issa under Fat Acceptance
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(Photo from Fat From the Side, where user marfmellow says, “I can’t lie though, my cherubic cheeks are pretty lovely.”) I ended my post Why Use The Word Fat talking about how we basically know what the word fat physically indicates. Beyond the physical, what else does being fat indicate? If you are living in this culture, whether you live in a fat body or not, you’ve probably got a good idea what being fat means. It’s used as… Keep Reading

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