Welcome Blog Partiers

Hello Blog Party 2010 visitors. If I did this right, this welcome post will show up at the top of my blog until May 21. I’m still blogging daily though. Those posts should show up just below this one.

I’m so excited you’ve stopped by to visit. I’ve cleaned the house, brought out the nice china, and even removed the dog pee stain from the rug. Don’t you feel special? Here, have a G&T and I’ll show you around. Don’t worry if you spill. I’ll blame it on the dogs.

I’m Jen and I left a life as a rotorcraft rogue (helicopter pilot) to become a domestic diva (mom who’s one hairy eyeball away from the loony bin). I use diva as tongue in cheek as you can get. I try to menu plan. When I do, it’s pretty good. I cook. Sometimes it turns out really good. I make my own baby food.  I try to come up with creative things for the kids to do. I take pictures, but like everything else, I don’t have the time to dedicate to make it awesome, so the photos are OK. Thing is, I do the best with what I have and there you have it. At the end of the day everyone is fed, dressed, and clean. I usually am too, but not always.

This be us.

We live in Seattle, where I work part time for the sole purpose of using multisyllable words for a few hours most days. I have two little Rugrats, Sweetness, who is 2 ½ and Mr. Man, who just turned one and was slapped silly for the privilege by his big sister.

I’m fiercely dedicated to Positive Discipline so I’ve committed to writing an article every week or so on a parenting topic and how to approach it with Positive Discipline. I have a whole section on this parenting technique if you’d like to learn more.

Want to pee your pants? We’ve been trying to convince Sweetness that using the potty is in fact a good thing. Despite hours and hours, a library of books, and two potty chairs, she’s yet to get the hang of it while her brother is a pro. However, she recently shared her knowledge of poo and what that should look like in a full diaper with her dad. This is the funniest post I’ve ever made. For all my embarrassing parenting moments, visit the category Embarenting.

I also have a guilty pleasure (Deadliest Catch) which through a strange twist of fate put me on a collision course with the folks involved in said guilty pleasure. As a result, I’m working with a few Deadliest Catch captains and crew members which has been an amazing experience. Great guys. Gotta love networking. Discovery Channel rocks!

On the more serious side, I’ve shared some deeply personal stuff that I hope helps people when it comes to raising their own children. Specifically, it’s important to know that conditional love is child abuse in my book and sometimes I fail. Yes, it’s hard to believe. Please don’t unfriend me or cut me from Twitter. I’m just human and need to be loved…

So here you’ll find the daily crazy with a sprinkle of lessons learned, helpful parenting tidbits, and the occasional crazy story that will help you pass that kidney stone that’s been bothering you. So sit back, enjoy, and, if you likey, please do sign up to follow Heligirl on Twitter, “like” me on Facebook, or get an RSS of Heligirl in your reader. It’s all good. And thanks again for stopping by. Mind the rotors.

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