Laine Griffin

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  1. #Hashtags Part 1: Twitter and Facebook

    5/24/12 4:03am by Laine Griffin
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    If you are new to social media, or just not one to become obsessed with all the tips, tricks, and interworkings of getting noticed on the web, you may be wondering what all these #hashtags are that are floating around.  Read more >

  2. Eight Hopes and Dreams for Two Kids

    5/23/12 6:17am by Laine Griffin
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    It occurred to me around Mother's Day that I have never really sat down and thought about my hopes and dreams for my kids. Of course, I want the obvious things that we all want for our kids - health, happiness, etc, but I've never participated in any deeper reflection, because, frankly, in general, it's just not what I do. But I am making an effort to more fully enjoy life and appreciate all that I have, which I think requires reflection, so here we go.  Read more >

  3. Gotta Have that Funk?

    5/15/12 5:12am by Laine Griffin
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      I'm in a funk.  When did this happen? When I took a vacation. And didn't work,    or blog, or be on the computer at all, really. Which is wonderful, but  I got out of a groove, and into a funk, and not of the George Clinton  variety. And now I have all of these things to say, but I don't know   how to say them because I have funk-brain.  Read more >

  4. A Call to Action: Let's Turn the Negatives into a Positive

    4/24/12 8:28am by Laine Griffin
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  5. Riding the Wave of Birth and Life

    4/16/12 7:52am by Laine Griffin
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    Like every first time pregnant woman does now, I had a birth plan when I was preparing to have my son. It wasn’t a strict we must do it all this way or I will freak in the delivery room and have birth regrets for the rest of my life kind of plan. It was just kind of a guideline. That we never referred to.  Read more >

  6. Miss Bimbo: Here's Your Throat Punch

    4/12/12 3:21am by Laine Griffin
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    I’m in awe of how far we stoop as girls, as women, and as people in general for a little attention. I mean, could we set the bar any lower for our children? This website, called Miss Bimbo, in my opinion, is one of the lowest of the low.  Read more >

  7. Wal-Mart, Awkward Moments, and The Easter Bunny

    4/6/12 6:38am by Laine Griffin
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    So this awkward moment happened the other day.I was at WalMart getting Easter basket fixins’. I know. WalMart. But I’m on a budget so don’t judge.So I get in line with my candy and Crayola and books and reusable/recyclable paper basket grass, and the young woman initiated a conversation. A conversation she decided to have over the screams of my baby who wants everything she sees. Candy! Dora! Book!  Read more >

  8. Grocery Shopping: It's Kind of a Drag

    3/30/12 5:29am by Laine Griffin
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    I don’t know how people with more than a couple of kids are buying groceries these days. Has anyone else noticed the prices creeping up and up? In the last couple of weeks most of my old standbys have almost doubled in price. It’s making grocery shopping kind of a drag.  Read more >

  9. Create a Pinterest App for the Facebook Timeline - UPDATE

    3/29/12 1:03pm by Laine Griffin
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    facebook developers page

    Editors note, April 10, 2012:  Read more >

  10. Breastfeeding: It’s Emotionally Complicated

    3/22/12 2:36pm by Laine Griffin
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    breastfeeding

    I did not think that I would be nursing my daughter until she was almost two. It’s not that I have anything against it. It’s just that I was not raised in a breastfeeding family. And there were a lot of babies in my family. When I had my son I was not totally committed to breastfeeding him. I knew how important it was, and I was willing to give it a try, but I felt good knowing there was a formula backup. And then he was born, and I really wanted to nurse him. Unfortunately he was born with the most horrible case of reflux.  Read more >

Elaine Griffin

Full Name
Elaine Griffin
Member Since
October 2011
About Me: 

I am Elaine, also known as Laine (Lay-nee) – mother, artist for-hire, freelancer, and doer of odd jobs. I spend my days juggling kids and work, making plans and making lists, and contemplating what it’s like to be an organized disaster.

I am often stressed to the max.

I am frequently spotted dancing to music in grocery store aisles and to Weather Channel muzac at home. Word.

I like wine, cooking, autumn, Christmas, birthdays, and watching my kids when they don’t realize it. I have an extensive collection of black clothing and can’t seem to buy colors. No I am not in mourning. I just like black, it’s slimming.

I wish I had more time. To play with my kids, get skinny, and drink wine and read.

I have a lot of plans for success, including but not limited to building a media empire.

Here is my blog. It turns out I am a pretty good conversationalist. I am also hysterical. At least I think so anyway.

Location Tags: 

Finger Lakes, Upstate NY

Employers: 

Self

School Tags: 

Ithaca College

About Me Tags: 

mother, wife, daughter, artist, crazy person, organzier

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