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Danielle Elwood is a mother, blogger and social media guru. She lives and works in Connecticut where she operates her own business One Mom Digital Media. She is the full time Managing Editor of The Broad Side, and also contributes on Babble.com's Kid Blog. She is a passionate liberal, pro-choice women who holds many passions close to her including Natural Childbirth Advocacy, HIV Awareness, and Woman's Rights.
Danielle is an independent author releasing her first book Take Me Out, summer of 2013.
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Girl Gone Southern

Girl Gone SouthernI've been in a bit of a blogging rut since we moved. I feel like I lost my way along the line. I had been talking with a good friend [more]

Wordless Wednesday: I've Had It With Lizards

Wordless Wednesday: I've Had It With Lizards   Let me set the scene for this one. This is a lizard, on my shower curtain. Just chillin' I am over these lizards getting in the house. I am still trying to figure [more]

Turn Off Your Television

Turn Off Your TelevisionThis week has brought more heartache and devastation to our country, but in true American fashion the outpouring of compassion and support hasn't waned. Facebook is full of touching videos, pleas [more]



Girl Gone Southern

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I’ve been in a bit of a blogging rut since we moved. I feel like I lost my way along the line. I had been talking with a good friend of mine, and one of Babble’s top 100 Mom Bloggers when I hatched the idea of documenting our adjustment to southern life. I himmed and…
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Turn Off Your Television

Oklahoma Tornado

This week has brought more heartache and devastation to our country, but in true American fashion the outpouring of compassion and support hasn’t waned. Facebook is full of touching videos, pleas for donations, and resources for help. But what I continue to see is parents posting about their children’s reactions to the news coverage. The…
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An Open Letter to the Makers of Cabbage Patch Dolls

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Dear Whoever the hell makes Cabbage Patch Kids these days, My daughter turned two in April. She is starting to get really into baby dolls. She loves to pick them up, carry them around, feed them, burp them, and throw them on their face. As a little girl I had a plethora of Cabbage Patch…
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Adventures With Grandpa: Fajita’s

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Life with my Father-in-Law living with us has been interesting. Not in a bad way, just a different way. Something for our entire family to really adjust to. It has been six months now, and everyone has worked into a new routine including a very stubborn Grandpa. He is and always has been a creature…
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Our New Home

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We moved! Yeah, I know. I blogged about it already, but one thing I haven’t done is bring you on a little tour of our new house. Which I am also totally in love with. Our neighbors are awesome, there are other families in the neighborhood and the best part is… it is QUIET! Meaning…
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Is Your Kids Sunscreen Toxic?

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When it comes to different sunscreens I am always a little hesitant to put much on my children. The same goes for soaps and shampoos. But I have become more relaxed since the EWG’s beauty database has been so widely available for parents everywhere. On the EWG site you can look up any different product…
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Red States and License Plates

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When I moved 1,200 miles with my family from Connecticut to Florida I didn’t think the political culture would bother me much. I am extremely liberal, and I don’t think living in a different part of the country is going to change my beliefs. But one thing I have discovered is a lack of fairness…
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Wordless Wednesday: I’ve Had It With Lizards

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  Let me set the scene for this one. This is a lizard, on my shower curtain. Just chillin’

Daytona International Speedway Tour

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Since we moved to Florida we have had a little extra time on our hands. I have to admit, it has been extremely fun. But now that I am getting my nose back to the grindstone for work I wanted to share one of our fun and tourist-y activities we took part in. Since we…
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Once Upon a Time, Going Blonde Was a Good Idea

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Dying your hair blonde is almost never a good idea. Especially when it involves a box of dye from Walmart, children running around, a 17 year old nephew offering beauty advice and the leftover red tint of dye in your hair from a couple months ago. Blonde sounded like a good idea. Back in the…
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Take Me Out is Finished

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I have been quiet. Like, super quiet. Between being busy behind the scenes at The Broad Side, and taking back up writing as much as I can over at Babble, my blogging time has been cut in like a quarter. Why you ask? Because I have been writing, and writing, and writing to finish up…
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Could “Madam President” Be a Reality in 2016?

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With all the chatter around the internet of a possible presidential run for Hillary Clinton in 2016, there has been a lot of talk about teaching our daughters to reach for what they want. Heck, if my daughter wanted to be President I would start paving the way today! EMILY’s List has just announced its…
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The Quickest Two Years of My Life

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Two years. Where has time gone? Two years ago, at this time… I was laying in my hospital bed, recovering from my third c-section and snuggling my perfect newborn baby girl. The little girl I never thought would be a part of our family. If I said bringing her into the world was easy it…
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1,200 Miles with Three Children: Relocating Our Family to Florida

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Ever have one of those parenting moments when you think what have I gotten myself into? Yeah, well I had one of those in the month of April. As most of you may have noticed I went off the grid for the most part. Well, our family decided it would be an awesome idea to…
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