My sister and my father both have Celiacs. It means they have to eat a gluten free diet. Last time I was at home, my mom was frustrated with her lack of dinner options as almost everything includes flour (full of gluten). She was wanting to make fish, fried fish. But how do you make fried fish without flour? We [...]
You’re smart. I know that. You’ve been reading time saving tips all over the place; heck there are entire sites dedicated to saving time. You write a grocery list so you aren’t wandering aimlessly around the store – time saved : 10 min. You organize your home so you know exactly where stuff is when you need it – time [...]
Today’s Creative Mom is Caroline Ritzer, who owns and manages a mini online empire. She uses this network of websites to sell her fantastic diaper bags and totes all of which she makes herself by hand. Pink Lemonade Boutique Bags is now over three years old but her desire to create is much older than that. H: Tell me about [...]
In this post, I wrote about how a publicist from a large anthology series had stopped by my blog and asked that I send in a submission. I was thrilled and, after a few rounds of telephone calls I managed to confirm my interest. She mentioned that it’s likely my readers would have some great stories to share too and [...]
Things are up in the air. I have nothing that is certain at this point regarding childcare for my Little H. Everyone I’ve interviewed has been sub standard and in this city, daycare facilities have at least a one year wait list (some have a two year one, and some just hang up on you). One woman I interviewed repeated [...]
I use iGoogle to easily view my gmail account, my rss feeds and several other things. I also set it up to include my daily horoscope – just for fun. I don’t put a lot of stock in these things but I enjoy reading them nonetheless. It seems the folks who write over at Tarot.com are in my head this [...]
Today’s featured mom is Veronica of Veronica Willingham Jewelry. Finding herself amongst a family of artists and her without the ability to ‘draw a straight line with a ruler’, she felt like she didn’t possess any artistic ability – until the birth of her daughter Taylor. Then she captured the spark and found her talent for design. H: How long [...]
Well, it’s been a little while since I updated with ‘crap that’s happening in my life’ and boy, let me tell you, there’s a LOT of crap! First off, the editors behind a large anthology book series have been reading up on me here at Maternal Spark. I don’t want to say who because nothing is happening yet but…. I [...]
Image via WikipediaOne of the biggest reasons I started Maternal Spark was to meet some like minded moms. I can’t believe how many incredible women I’ve come to know through blogging! Social Networking is all the rage now and it’s amazing how it allows you to get to know webby friends. I know all you tech savvy moms are connecting [...]
Todays featured mom is Leigh from Little Pink Posies. Her fun jewelry line for little girls makes me want to be 6 years old all over again. Her current product line has been in the works for about a year but it’s obvious this mind has been dreaming for many more years than that. H: What do you like to [...]
