Formerly Gracie

Getting Ready for Back to School with eBay

August 8, 2012

Earlier this week, I registered my son for his new school. On the way, I noticed that the temperature gauge on my car read SURFACE OF THE SUN … HADES… 107 F and I instead wanted to turn my car towards the direction of the neighborhood pool and/or run back into my nicely air conditioned […]

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Practical Advice on Feeding a Giraffe

July 26, 2012

Have you ever wondered about the proper technique for feeding a giraffe? Would you know what to do should you ever happen to find yourself up close and personal with one of these leggy creatures? I didn’t until I found myself face-to-face with one during a Behind the Scenes Safari tour at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park and now […]

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Every Child Deserves a Shot at Falling in (and Out of) Love

July 23, 2012

I was in 6th grade when I plucked up the courage to ask a boy to dance for the very first time. Oh, my mother would have been horrified. Oh so, so, so very horrified. Girls weren’t supposed to ask boys anything. Much less to dance… in public! Oh the lewdness! But I was a […]

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{Review} Organizing My Handbag with Pishposh Mommy Carryall and Wet Bag

July 12, 2012

Several weeks ago, I was asked to share the mess contents of my glove compartment as part of #VlogMom, which is nothing compared to the STUFF forever lost in my handbag. The other day, I read a line in a popular book which captures it perfectly: Everything you own is in your purse. You could […]

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Exclusive Invitation to try Embly: Social + Gifting

July 2, 2012

I seem to recall in the early days of Facebook (you may know it as the “Dislike Ages”), there used to be a way to “send” someone a pixilated image of a flower or cupcake or some such via a wall post for their birthday, anniversary, or just because. Of course, it’s the thought that […]

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#VlogMom My 3 Best Blog Conference Tips for Getting Along with Roommates

June 28, 2012

Hi! I’m Grace Duffy from… This week’s VlogMom topic comes from the lovely Hillary Chybinski from My Scraps. She asks what are my three best tips for attending a blog conference, which is perfect since she and I just returned from Type-A Parent Conference ’12 in Charlotte, North Carolina. For seasoned bloggers, “conference season” has been in […]

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Moving Forward, Together. A Tribute to My Amazing Children.

June 8, 2012

This weekend we bid farewell to the Bay Area. No longer will I be a “Real Housewife of Silicon Valley”. (Not that I was ever really a “housewife” while living here, but that’s neither here nor there.) For the time being, my business cards will no longer read, “Girl marries geek. They run off to Silicon […]

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Celebrating Magical Moment with Disney Baby’s “Little Character” Contest

June 7, 2012

A big thanks to Disney Baby for sponsoring this post and the Disney Baby “Little Character” Contest. “Ten perfect fingers, ten perfect toes, fill our hearts with love that overflows.” These were the words found in a card given to me at my first baby shower, and I can’t think of a better caption for this […]

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