No Mother is Perfect, but…

You may remember a bit ago when I hung out with the Mother of All Meltdowns, the groovy book that tells the truth of momhood like it really is.  I loved this book. When I read it, I felt real, which is always a score in my book.  So when the super ladies of this book announced they were touring to share their new MOAM Community, I was in!

Was is this community? A home for the perfectly imperfect mother.  A place where you can let your guard down and talk about the meltdowns, struggles, and less rosy aspects of being a mom…in short, it’s my kind of place!

To celebrate this new community, these ladies are throwing a giant giveaway that you want to enter.  Trust me.

With fabulous sponsors like The Oaks at Ojai, Cariloha, Wicker Central, Metropolis Coffee Company, Wind & Fire Jewelry, Chuao Chocolatier, Global Rose, & Anew Riesling , the No Mother is Perfect, But Every Mother is Unique Mother’s Day Giveaway is pretty much a dream-come-true.

As the ladies of  The Mother of All Meltdowns say, “Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 11th 2014! And we want moms everywhere to accept the meltdowns, stop chasing perfection, and embrace their uniquity. You won’t find this word listed in Webster’s, but you will find it within every mother on the planet. Enter between April 1, 2014 to May 11, 2014 to win one of three fabulous prize packages including a three night stay for two at a destination spa!”

So go check it out and treat yourself, and do your mental sanity a favor by grabbing a copy of the book that started it all, available today through Mother’s Day for only $0.99 on Amazon!

********************************************************************

 And to keep the party for this new community and giveaway hopping, I’m hashing it out below with Danielle Herzog, one of the book authors and the blogger behind Martinis and Minivans.  This is such an honor for me, as her blog was one of the first I found when falling into this online world. 

Her tagline, “a blog for anyone who has ever needed a martini after driving a minivan around all day. Or for anyone who has just ever needed a martini”? She is gold. That she reports that she “is currently writing her first novel while gaining 10 lbs from binge eating Girl Scout cookies after each draft edit”? I am totally in love with her and starting the Danielle Herzog Fan Club NOW.  Join up with me.

Below she humors me on some questions about The Mother of All Meltdowns and her writing.  xo, Danielle!  Thanks for hanging out at The Mom of the Year!

*******************************************************************************

1.      What color is a meltdown? Clear. Like the color of vodka.

2.      What comes to mind when you hear the word ‘meltdown’? See previous answer

3.      What was your story about? It’s what REALLY happens when you find out your pregnant. From taking four pregnancy tests at once, to then driving directly to the OBGYN’s office holding my pee sticks; it was the meltdown before the baby was even born.

4.      What did you like best about working on The Mother of All Meltdowns project? Hands down – the contributors. It was an instant camaraderie between us all, even though most of us have never met. Each person laughed at each other’s stories and worked together to share our best words. It’s an awesome experience when women all work together to build each other up and produce an incredible book that showcases each of our unique stories.

5.      What advice do you have for other mothers who melt from time-to-time? Keep a flask on you at all times, and pretend to be sick some days so you can lay in bed and catch up on DVR’d reality shows.

6.      What is your favorite story in the book? Why? You’re at the Happiest Place on Earth. Why are You Crying? by Dana Hemelt. I love that Disneyworld really wasn’t all that magical. Expensive and full of mouse ears, but maybe not all that magical.

7.      Why should people buy the book? It’s a simple reason. It’s [darn] funny. It’s one of those books where you laugh that very specific laugh that says, “I totally relate but never wanted to admit that happened to me.”

8.      If you could associate any one song with the word meltdown, what would it be and why? I would choose “I’m Sexy And I Know It” – I have to keep telling myself that when I have a Goldfish stuck on my [butt] and spit up in my hair.

9.      What made you want to contribute to The Mother of All Meltdowns? I wanted to show the world that they are probably a better parent than I am. That really does make us all feel better most days, doesn’t it? That someone else does it a wee bit worse?

10.  What’s next for you? I’m writing a memoir about the letters my grandmother and I wrote to each other for over a decade. It’s the story of my life weaved through our correspondence. It’s her words of advice and wisdom she shared with me during my clueless thirty-something years of life.

************************************************************************

I KNOW.  Now go hang out with the new MOAM community and check out Martinis and Minivans on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest too!  Keep on keepin’ it real, Danielle!

The following two tabs change content below.

• Bio
• Latest Posts

Meredith

Meredith blogs at The Mom of the Year, where she dedicatedly earns her title one epic parenting fail at a time, offering quick, relatable laughs for fellow parents and all their empathizers. She has been part of several best-selling anthologies, featured on prominent sites such as Huffington Post, In the Powder Room and BlogHer, and loves her role as the Executive VP/Operations Manager of The BlogU Conference. When she's not breaking up fights over Legos and juice boxes, she remains fully committed to sharing a less serious look at the world of parenting.

Latest posts by Meredith (see all)

• Here One Moment Book Club Discussion - November 8, 2024
• Create Fun Halloween Decor with a Decoupage Pumpkin Craft! - October 21, 2024
• Slow Dance Book Club Discussion - September 13, 2024