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Need Mom Input for Babysitting Article

Calling all moms! Do you have any great tips for newbie parents on how to hire, instruct AND retain a quality babysitter? Any anecdotes about finding a fabulous babysitter (as in Mary Poppins), or do you have a nightmare babysitting experience to share (like the time you came home early and discovered your teeny-bopper babysitter spooning her crush on the couch while your toddler raided the pantry and ate an entire sleeve of Oreos)? If so, email me. I’m working on an article for Pregnancy magazine and need any mommy anecdotes, tips, etc. by October 29. Feel free to pass this inquiry along. Thanks!

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· October 12, 2007 · · Filed Under: Kate's Blog

Hi, I’m Kate

I’m a wife, mom of five kids, writer, speaker, storyteller, bibliophile, runner, eating disorder survivor, and perfectionist in recovery. I'm the author of Getting Past Perfect: Finding Joy & Grace in the Messiness of Motherhood  and Weightless: Making Peace With Your Body.

I’ve tried a lot of things in my life – anorexia, bulimia, law school, teaching aerobics, extended breastfeeding, vegetarianism, trying to be perfect and failing miserably at it – and through it all I’ve been writing. And learning to embrace the messiness of life instead of covering it up, making excuses for it, or being ashamed of my brokenness or my home’s sticky counters.

Nowadays I’m striving every single, imperfect day to strike a balance between keeping it real and keeping it joyful.

 

“She could never be a saint, but she thought she could be a martyr if they killed her quick.”

―Flannery O'Connor

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