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Alex@MakesFun
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- Richmond, VA
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Do you want to join me on the Late Enough Hardcore Television Challenge?
I am trying to take television out of my parenting, and I'd love to get more people involved or just hear your thoughts on television and parenting. I'm certainly not anti-television. I just noticed…Continue
Tags: television, parenting
Started Jul 6, 2010
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Alex@MakesFun replied to Megan Calhoun's discussion Weekly Commenting Contest: How will you be celebrating the holidays?"My sister visits, then my inlaws, then my dad, then off to my moms. {phew}
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Alex@MakesFun replied to Megan Calhoun's discussion Share ten reasons why you would want to visit Virginia Beach for a $40 Amazon.com gift card!"I can't post on VA Beach this week, but if you are still looking for bloggers next week, feel free to reach out to me alex@makesfunofstuff.com -- we go to VA beach all the time and have for years!"
Alex@MakesFun replied to Megan Calhoun's discussion Share five unusual ways that Verizon FiOS makes your life as a mom easier for a $25 Amazon Gift Card"Here is my post: http://www.makesfunofstuff.com/?p=515
Here is my tweet: http://twitter.com/#!/MakesFun/status/71203372883128320
Widget is installed as well.
Please let me if I've forgotten anything else…"
Alex@MakesFun replied to Jennifer Ulm's discussion Social Media Schizophrenia in the group Moms that Write"I have five tabs and two browsers open right now. Plus my iPhone.
But I totally ate lunch. So my only tip is put your laptop in the kitchen!"
Alex@MakesFun posted a blog postHardcore Television Challenge
We have done only thirty minutes of television. PER WEEK!I’m VERY proud. And extraordinarily exhausted. Oh and my friends think that I’ve died. They sent flowers. Which was nice but weird.Other ways my life has changed:E comes with me to read with N for her naps which sweet and helpful. Except when he won’t come. And instead puts lipstick on.I am not on the computer as much and cannot answer the phone easily. But I just think of SAHM-ing as a job now and most people can’t just chat anytime at…See More
Alex@MakesFun posted a discussionDo you want to join me on the Late Enough Hardcore Television Challenge?
I am trying to take television out of my parenting, and I'd love to get more people involved or just hear your thoughts on television and parenting. I'm certainly not anti-television. I just noticed that less television leads to better behavior in my oldest. And I'm kind of sad about that. Because I haven't been able to call my friends in a week now.Anyway, I have two separate challenges. The SERIOUSLY DUDE 30 Minutes Of Television A Day or the SERIOUSLY HARDCORE 30 Minutes Of Television A…See More
Alex@MakesFun commented on Megan Calhoun's event The Jensen Project: Family Movie Night Twitter Party"I just set up a 30 minutes of television a day and 30 min of television a week challenge on my blog for the month of july. so no-can-do. {sigh}"
Alex@MakesFun replied to Laura Aldir-Hernandez's discussion Are You Good at Twitter Yet (from a Newbie)? in the group Moms that Write"I would add a bio (and a picture) to your twitter acct so people can know more about wanting to follow you. the less spammy you look the better on twitter. and interacting with others (even if they dont follow you back yet) helps. Retweeting other…"
Alex@MakesFun might attend Megan Calhoun's event
Oprah's No Phone Zone Twitter Party at Twitter: #NoPhoneZone
April 30, 2010 from 5pm to 7pm
To check if you won the Random.org drawing for a $20 Target Gift Card, please go here and enter your email address: http://www.random.org/draws/details/?draw=2019The TwitterMoms Wine Tasting is being postponed until next month in order to support an important cause.TwitterMoms is teaming up with Oprah and her team at Harpo Productions, Inc. to support Oprah's No Phone Zone initiative. We will "meet up" on Twitter to tweet our pledge and support for No Phone Zone #NPZ and encourage our followers…See More
Alex@MakesFun replied to Melissa's discussion Looking for Blogs with Great writing! in the group Moms that Write"I like my writing! I actually started my blog as a writing exercise and then fell in love with blogging.
Late Enough
Come visit :)"
Alex@MakesFun replied to Alex@MakesFun's discussion How often do you write? in the group Moms that Write"Yes. It's HARD to write for multiple things! At least I'm not alone in that.
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Alex@MakesFun replied to Alex@MakesFun's discussion How often do you write? in the group Moms that Write"That's great!
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- What is your blog link?
- http://www.makesfunofstuff.com
- What is your Twitter URL?
- http://twitter.com/MakesFun
- What is your Facebook Fanpage?
- http://www.facebook.com/MakesFunofStuff
- A little about yourself...
- This Blogger Makes Fun of Stuff is a collaborative review and giveaway site created by Alex of LateEnough.com. We review everything from the exciting to the mundane. BECAUSE WE USE BOTH. Often these are requested reviews but not always. Sometimes we just REALLY want you to know about a product. We hope your find our site helpful, trustworthy and at times, hilarious. Because most things that are funny? Are TRUE.
- What kinds of things do you typically Tweet about?
- parenting, gardening, blogging, fashion, crafting, marriage, giveaways, reviews,
- What are your areas of interest?
- mommyhood, business, blogging, home & garden, twins/multiples, technology, social media, crafting, twitter, politics, green living, religion, travel, fashion and beauty, movies, writing, decorating
Alex@MakesFun's Blog
Hardcore Television Challenge
We have done only thirty minutes of television. PER WEEK!
I’m VERY proud. And extraordinarily exhausted. Oh and my friends think that I’ve died. They sent flowers. Which was nice but weird.
Other ways my life has changed:
I’m VERY proud. And extraordinarily exhausted. Oh and my friends think that I’ve died. They sent flowers. Which was nice but weird.
Other ways my life has changed:
- E comes with me to read with N for her naps which sweet and helpful. Except when he won’t come. And instead puts lipstick on.
- I am not on the computer as much and cannot answer the phone easily. But I just think of SAHM-ing as a job…
Posted on July 6, 2010 at 8:10pm
The Mom Fight
All I see is a boy push E. And E gets up and goes running off. I find E and ask what happen as we walk over to the other boy talking to his mom.
Me: I wanted to come over to see what happened so E and your boy could talk it out.
E begins talking to the boy with my encouragement.
Boy’s mom: My son said something about being worried that he (motioning to my son) would throw sand at R (who I assume is the boy’s sister).
During this interaction, E runs… Continue
Me: I wanted to come over to see what happened so E and your boy could talk it out.
E begins talking to the boy with my encouragement.
Boy’s mom: My son said something about being worried that he (motioning to my son) would throw sand at R (who I assume is the boy’s sister).
During this interaction, E runs… Continue
Posted on March 30, 2010 at 9:10am
Comment Wall (7 comments)
- At 5:17am on April 30, 2013,
Lea said…
I am stopping by to say "hello" :)
I haven't been here in a while.
I welcome your friendship :)
Lea @ Mother Baby Child & Weight Loss Journal
- At 9:18pm on March 30, 2010,
Di Viola said… - Hi Alex,
Swing by my website and enjoy the funny side of being a woman. Southern Ladies Business is a tri-weekly humor blog about motherhood, men, aging and life in America. Feel free to browse, "Past Blogs." Some of my favorite ones are posted there.
http://southernladiesbusiness.com/
- At 5:37pm on March 2, 2010,
Debra M. Lane said… - Thanks! I am now following you on twitter too.
- At 10:19am on March 2, 2010, Debra M. Lane said…
- Thanks for accepting my friends request. Hope you are having a wonderful day.
Hope we can follow each other on twitter... http://www.twitter.com/tangerinekitty
~Debra
- At 10:31am on February 26, 2010,
The Redhead Riter said…
- At 4:21am on February 26, 2010, The Redhead Riter gave Alex@MakesFun a gift…
Let's "add" each other as "friends" then come over to http://bit.ly/diE0QB with The Redhead Riter & have great times with lots of moms! Have a FANTASTIC week!
- At 9:10am on February 25, 2010,
Megan Calhoun said… - Great to have you here! We've got an incredible group of women connecting on all sorts of topics, so kick back and make yourself at home. Check out the Twittermoms groups (we have something for everybody). The Twittermoms discussions are quite entertaining, too. Or, just get to know your fellow Twittermoms by browsing some Twittermoms profiles or searching for moms who share your interests, add friends, and start twittering with some incredibly smart and interesting moms.
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