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Why tech firms market to women

Most of us have recently seen headlines such as this one: This is not your father's gadget: Tech firms target moms.  This constant Recession/Reform era re-positioning of Mom as "The CEO of This and That Domestic Role" has got me thinking about an insidious pattern of patronizing women...Take this quote from the article above:  Read more >

Shots from a Thanksgiving kitchen

Up too late, chatting with Claude and stirring cranberry conserve. When I look around the counter I feel like giving thanks for being mom.  Read more >

"Busy" doesn't mean "significant"

I have to remind myself that managing my schedule effectively contributes to how satisfied I feel with my life. Take this week, for instance. My elderly neighbor had knee replacement surgery. She needed help with her cat. "Of course I'll help out," I said. No problem with that, I can manage a morning and evening visit to the cat before getting the kids to school, rushing to work in the morning and then repeating it all in the evening before dinner. But then ...  Read more >

Coco's weekly meal plan: Kid tested

When I returned to work a year ago I quickly realized that "creating" dinner the way I used to was unsustainable. My kids were tired, I was tired, homework and showers needed to happen, evening activities were calling. I couldn't just dash out for a few ingredients. It was too much.  Read more >

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Full Name
Coco Kraft
Member Since
July 2007
About Me: 
Married, mother of two. Things that sustain my love and my life: music, sunrise, sunset, honesty, humility, wetlands, oceans, bays, good food, affordable fashion and healers that get it.
Location: 
Washington, DC
BlogHer Conference '07: 
I attended
 

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