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January 13, 2017 Radical Self Care & Cultivating Creativity with Doña Bumgarner: Voices 08
We're so excited to bring you our first Bonus Interview of 2017! In this podcast episode, Sarah talks to Doña Bumgarner about what it means to nurture yourself during motherhood, how her health crisis caused her to look at the idea of self-care in a new light, and why creativity and passion are essential during the intense years of early motherhood. Enjoy!
50 min
January 08, 2017Moms Who Write (Or Who Want To): Episode 84
Are you an aspiring writer? Curious about getting published? Interested in what’s involved in a freelance writing career? In Episode 84 of The Mom Hour, Meagan and Sarah take a question from listener Mairin and share our own experiences on getting published in magazines and online over the last several years. Enjoy!
LINKS MENTIONED:
Submit a question like Mairin did using Speakpipe at speakpipe.com/themomhour – it’s fun and it makes our day!
Online and print publications that accept submissions from freelancers (this is not a complete list and we know there are others out there, so chime in in the comments if you know of others!)
Motherwell
Scary Mommy
Mamalode
Brain, Child (linking to Brain, Child’s writer’s guidelines, but they do have a note saying they are not currently accepting submissions – this could always change)
Coffee + Crumbs (C+C also says they’re not currently accepting submissions but this may change)
On Parenting from The Washington Post
Babble
Local moms blogs like the ones run by City Moms Blog Network are often very welcoming to new writers (find out here if there’s one in a city near you)
How To Start A Freelance Writing Career – Our friend and colleague Chaunie Brusié was one of Meagan’s students several years ago and has since built a successful full-time, at-home writing career while raising four young kids. This is her virtual writing class, which can be taken anytime, on your own time. UPDATE! Chaunie graciously offered $50 off her course for listeners of The Mom Hour. Just use code themomhour at checkout. Thanks, Chaunie!
#AmWriting with Jess & KJ – Sarah loves this podcast about full-time professional writing. Even if you’re just an aspiring writer, we think you’ll love Jess and KJ’s helpful, generous style. A few episodes for new writers:
EPISODE 2: #AMPITCHING, GOOD STRATEGIES AND UNEXPECTED HURDLES
EPISODE 8: #DEADOFEXPOSURE, SHOULD YOU WRITE FOR FREE?
EPISODE 13: #HOWIT’SDONE, A STEP BY STEP GUIDE TO SELF PUBLISHING
EPISODE 20: #AMBLOGGING, SHOULD I START A BLOG?
EPISODE 31: #WRITEWHATYOUKNOW, YOUR EXPERIENCE IS VALUABLE
Meagan and Sarah both appeared on the Sarah R. Bagley podcast recently, talking about our own roads to freelance writing and professional blogging. Listen to Sarah’s interview here, and Meagan’s here.

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37 min
January 08, 2017 Moms Who Write (Or Who Want To): Episode 84
Are you an aspiring writer? Curious about getting published? Interested in what's involved in a freelance writing career? In Episode 84 of The Mom Hour, Meagan and Sarah take a question from listener Mairin and share our own experiences on getting published in magazines and online over the last several years. Enjoy!
37 min
January 02, 2017Calendar Tips & To-Do List Strategies: Episode 83
How do YOU calendar? Paper planner, digital calendar, color-coded dry erase board, or all of the above? In Episode 83 Meagan and Sarah share our strategies for keeping appointments, deadlines, and family schedules organized. We talk about the pros and cons of both paper and digital systems, offer suggestions for managing large families’ many commitments, and give you a peek into our own quirky way of thinking about a week at a glance. We also discuss to-do lists and we make them work for us. Join us!
Note: We mentioned a TON of tips and ideas in this episode and we’ve tried to include as many links as possible in the show notes. If you don’t see something you’re looking for, leave us a comment and we’ll dig it up!
LINKS MENTIONED:
Amazon links are affiliates and have been updated for 2018. Thanks for helping support the show in this small way at no additional cost to you!
Sarah’s digital-to-paper calendaring system (as explained on the podcast, but in a blog post for The Happiest Home)
Meagan’s thoughts on To-Do Lists and To-Dream Lists
Our listeners had great ideas on Facebook and Instagram – click through to read their comments (and give us a “Like” while you’re there if you haven’t already!)
Wunderlist – Sarah uses this for on-the-go list making and shared to-do lists (but completely forgot to mention it on the show – oops!)
Sarah’s wall calendar (new link for 2019!)

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51 min
January 02, 2017 Calendar Tips & To-Do List Strategies: Episode 83
How do YOU calendar? Paper planner, digital calendar, color-coded dry erase board, or all of the above? In Episode 83 Meagan and Sarah share our strategies for keeping appointments, deadlines, and family schedules organized. We talk about the pros and cons of both paper and digital systems, offer suggestions for managing large families’ many commitments,
55 min
December 21, 2016Storing, Organizing & Creating with Your Family Photos: Episode 82
Do you have 3,574 photos on your smartphone and not a print or photo book to show for it? Don’t worry, you’re not alone. In Episode 82 of The Mom Hour, Meagan and Sarah share smart tips for getting pictures off your phone and into the cloud, ideas for storing old printed photos, and a few easy ways to create lasting memories with the photos you take. If you missed it, check out last week’s podcast episode, which was all about taking better photos of your kids. Listen to Episode 81 now, and keep reading to listen to this week’s show.
LINKS MENTIONED:
Shoot Along
Episode 81: Taking Better Photos of Your Kids
Google Photos
Costco Photo Center
Shutterfly Photo Books
Blurb Photo Books
Chatbooks
Our friends at The Girl Next Door Podcast did a show all about family memory-keeping earlier this year (and they’re also big fans of Google Photos) – listen to it here

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34 min
December 21, 2016 Storing, Organizing & Creating with Your Family Photos: Episode 82
Do you have 3,574 photos on your smartphone and not a print or photo book to show for it? Don’t worry, you’re not alone. In Episode 82 of The Mom Hour, Meagan and Sarah share smart tips for getting pictures off your phone and into the cloud, ideas for storing old printed photos, and a
35 min
December 20, 2016How To Take Better Photos of Your Kids: Episode 81
All the holiday cards arriving in the mail this month have us thinking about family portraits, taking photos (or having them taken) of our kids, and documenting life with little ones throughout the year. In Episode 81 we talk about how to take better photos of your kids (with the camera you already own), why school pictures are still a thing, when and how we’ve chosen to spring for professional photos, and how we manage to capture events like school plays and birthday parties without feeling like we spend the whole time behind the camera.
Next week we’ll have a follow up podcast episode all about what we DO with the photos we take – including tips for storing, organizing and creating keepsakes with your family photos. So check back here for Episode 82!
LINKS MENTIONED:
Shoot Along 2017 – use Promo Code THEMOMHOUR at checkout to save $25!
The Mom Stays in the Picture (Allison Slater Tate)
A Thousand Stories (Rebecca Woolf / Girl’s Gone Child on her approach to photography)
Meagan’s interview with photographer Chookooloonks’s Karen Walrond on The Home Hour in 2015
Sarah’s DIY family’s holiday card photo this year (see below)

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40 min
December 20, 2016 How To Take Better Photos of Your Kids: Episode 81
All the holiday cards arriving in the mail this month have us thinking about family portraits, taking photos (or having them taken) of our kids, and documenting life with little ones throughout the year. In Episode 81 we talk about how to take better photos of your kids (with the camera you already own), why
42 min
December 17, 2016 Holiday ENCORE #3: Our Favorite Christmas Books, Movies & Music
This is an encore presentation of one of our favorite holiday episodes from last year. The links have all been updated for 2016. Enjoy! Have you been meaning to watch old holiday film classics but never get around to it? Or are you just as disturbed as we are by some of the mid-century Christmas
54 min

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