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Presenting Ms. August!

I’ve met some fantastic stepmoms recently and I’m excited to highlight them in the coming months. Ms. August is a fellow blogger, a stepmom to two and a full-time career woman in the Chicago area.

She says, “If I had any advice to other stepmoms out there it would be to be as nice and kind as you’re capable of being… it’s character building and it sets a good example for the kids.”

Read the full interview here

If you or someone you know would like to be the Stepmother’s Milk Stepmom in the Spotlight, email me at izzy@stepmothersmilk.com


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Holla At Your Girls

It was an encouraging first step.

I met some of my contemporary stepmoms face-to-face. Five of us gathered in downtown Austin for fancy barbeque, including fellow blogger, Erin of The Erin Experiment. She and her husband were in town from Chicago celebrating their third wedding anniversary and indulging in some much-deserved stepparenting R and R.

Our group was much smaller than originally expected (see La Belle Mere), but family obligations, escalated airline costs and general economic woes were keeping ladies home this summer.

Still, our little group discussed a variety of topics, ranging from the difference between stepsons and stepdaughters, how to handle the ex-wife, why we discipline the way we do, and how the hell did we get into this mess in the first place? We also discussed the merits of good wine to alleviate stepparenting stress and pole dancing for dropping extra pounds (lbs most likely due to excessive wine consumption).

… a delicious treat.

It was a lovely evening and I’m already at work planning the next one. Look for a larger, national conference next spring in conjunction with an exciting event (no, I’m not pregnant) that I’ll keep you posted on. Any of you who want to partner up, please let me know.

In the meantime, I’m going to Holla at My Girls–that is, my local Austin stepmoms. The first Austin Step-Ladies Mixer coming soon!

If you haven’t already, I encourage the rest of you to start your own local stepmom groups in other parts of the country. I love my online community, but sitting down with real women to linger over great food and share honest conversation is such a delicious treat.

Cheers,

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Austin IS Weird

Weird is the word in Texas.

Transplants from the Bay Area, The Husband and I were super psyched to participate in the Keep Austin Weird 5k and Festival this past weekend where locals run in ridiculously “weird” attire to the beat of local bands (well, not everyone as evidenced by our hum-drum outfits left).

Had I participated, I might have mimicked a pixie of a woman in metallic blue tights and a hot pink tutu. It wasn’t the weirdest outfit out there, but it appealed to my flashy Tinker bell side. What can I say? She sparkled.

In many ways, this is Austin’s version of the Bay To Breakers. Except for one distinct difference: there was no prancing and dancing in the fog. We ran like slugs in upper ninety degree heat. I have now fully grasped the term: Hotter Than Hell.

But, the beer and the Texadelphia cheese steaks at the end of the 3.1 miles almost made me forget my wheezing breath and disgusting butt sweat. That is, until Austin’s resident cross-dresser– Leslie-- passed by in a tuxedo g-string and a cowboy hat.

Keep Austin Weird- Amen.



Photos courtesy of Dieter VonSchramm

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Married to a Divorced Man- Year Two

I asked The Husband over our anniversary dinner at Chez Nous, a cozy French bistro in Austin, “What have we learned about marriage in the past two years?”

While he finished swallowing a hearty bite of flank steak, I pulled out my notepad and pen. The following is not a complete list, but it’s a good start. I encourage you to add your own.

1. You can never kiss enough.
2. Listening truly is an act of love.
3. Therapy is like crack for the newly-wed.
4. Comparing love handles is not “cute,” but a sign to squeeze back into our gym shorts.
5. Dirty dancing not only drives mortified teens out of the room, it’s just good clean fun.

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Girl Power

Who doesn’t love a Sunday morning girls only bike ride? We do! Izzy with mom, sister and niece in Northern California.

Hope you all had a wonderful weekend. Happy Monday.

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High School Reunion

Yep, it’s been twenty years. Twenty years since I went to school every day dressed like this:

Okay, maybe not. Her disco look came a little later.

While it’s true that I worshipped Madonna in 1988 (I mean, who didn’t? ), I would have never dared to strut my puckly, pasty white thighs through my high school hallways. Talk about social suicide.

I more often wore consignment shop black frocks with lace leggings underneath, in an effort to mimic her popular “Lucky Star” look. I’ll be honest– no one ever mistook me for Madonna in high school. The only confusion I created was by wearing so much black eyeliner and ivory foundation that when I dressed up as a geisha one Halloween, no one noticed the difference.

Talk about social suicide.

Next month, I’ll be heading back to California for my twenty-year reunion. I booked my flight this morning after staring for the past few weeks at the “Reunion Reminder” card I got in the mail. For those of us out there hesitant to commit to the event, the reminder card lists “Why I Should Attend.” Here are some of my favorites:

1. Your regular friends are sick of hearing about your kids. (Good to know)

2. You don’t have to lie about your age. (That is a perk)

3. If you don’t go, others will talk behind your back. (Wow, I feel like I’m back in high school again! )

But, I was swayed by my favorite posse of gal-pals who are all making the trip. In fact, they’ve rented a hotel room for pre-party primping and a lightening round of Whatever Happened To So ‘n So.

My girlfriends and I have been discussing not, what we’re going to wear, but what we’re going to have done? The last time the five of us got together, one confessed that she’d indulged in “a little Botox.” The rest of us were outraged and then we wanted to know how much it cost. I found myself staring at her forehead all night thinking, it’s smooth as snow. She’s a perfect snowflake. I allowed myself the fantasy (I can be a snowflake, too) and then I made the mistake of telling The Husband.

He frowned.

The Husband thinks this level of vanity is ridiculous ( I think he also mentioned sad), but to me, the twenty year reunion feels like the perfect justification for shameless conceit. I put the twenty year reunion in the same category as showing up at the Academy Awards or being invited on Oprah– one must consider facial freezing or plumping.

Last night, The Husband caught me reading in bed with a smile on my face. He said, “What’s so funny?”

“Oh, this book’s so silly.” But, the book wasn’t particularly funny at all. Rather, I’ve taken to smiling whenever possible to help reverse the spread of lines taking a permanent position around my mouth. It’s cheaper than Botox and people think you’re really happy.

For now, that’s the only facial reconstruction I’m investing in. We’ll talk about how I’m going to fit into those pink hot pants later.

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