Alive in Wonderland

Mom Bloggers are the new rock stars

Need proof you say? Check out me and five other OC Mom Bloggers dorking it out in this lip dub.

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Sheesh! Mom bloggers are sure getting a beating in the traditional media and online world lately. With articles like this one from the New York Times and the following comment and commentary bloodbath that followed, you'd think we are advocating tossing our children into a rushing river, instead of simply reaching for our dreams and expressing ourselves--in small and big ways--through our blogs. Who knew creative, smart, driven women could be so divisive? (Said with sarcasm, naturally.) 

I believe in the power of the mom blogger. I think blogging is revolutionary for women. I honestly do. It's radically extended the reach of some women who before blogging, didn't have much of a voice. I'm proud as all get up to be a mom blogger, because I've seen first hand how it's transformed the lives of women--in a positive way. In an empowering way. Again, sometimes in little ways, like giving her a creative outlet or building a community of support, and sometimes in larger ways, like leading to a new career. It's all good stuff and all equally important in my opinion.

Here's the thing, as moms we have more things in common than we have differences. I try to embrace the differences and then get all giddy and syrupy when I meet (read) a mom who has the same struggles, triumphs and burns with the same hatred for laundry as me.  Blogs can function as a conduit for these connections.  

So, now you know my stand on mom bloggers and you've been properly primed for this video. Six OC mom bloggers, including moi, dorking it up in a lip dub we made to "Our Lips Are Sealed." Because whenever a PR person or brand representative asks me, what's the best way to reach moms, I always tell them the same thing: '80s music.

The bloggers in the lip dub are:

 

Andrea from the blog Hip Moms Who Work.

 

Marcy from The Glamorous Life Association and Publications.

 

Beckey from Hippo Brigade.

 

Roxanne from Me and My Monster.

 

Kara-Noel from Eli's Lids.

 

Me from here...and here.

**disclaimer: 

These bloggers may or may not share my ernest opinion of mom bloggers.

In a Whrrl at PCH Dog in Orange

Oh, I'm loving Whrrl.com. Here is my first story using the application--click on the picuture to see my trip to PCH Dog. It is, naturally, about man food.

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The new "it's a small world" keeps with the original spirit of the ride

My family and I were invited to be among the first to experience the newly enhanced "it's a small world" ride at Disneyland last week.   The purpose was two-fold; to ride through numerous times to try to spot the new residents of the ride, and also to have our pictures taken while experiencing "the new magic."   And when I say "numerous" time, I mean SIX TIMES.  

We did spot the new citizens--including Jasmine, Alice in Wonderland, Cinderella, Mulan, just to name a few--and we also confirmed some of our old school favorites are still there.  In the video below I ask some other bloggers (Marcy, Jenny, Cupcake) and their husbands what their favorite classic doll characters are and there seemed to be a theme in all the husband's answers. hummm....

The new "it's a small world" at Disneyland from Suzanne Broughton on Vimeo.

The new "it's a small world"  is now open to the public, so you can go and check it out for yourself.   The new music enhancements, the addition of the "Spirit of America" scene, and the new dolls, designed to blend in with Mary Blair's vision, have  all added to the attraction's spirit.   

A Taste of Orange County Roller Derby

I have become a fan of Roller Derby.

This video is from The OC Roller Girls' "Suburban Assault" bout last Saturday night.

I hope it gives just a little taste of what the sport is all about.

A Taste of Orange County Roller Derby from Suzanne Broughton on Vimeo.

In case you missed them, here are a few other videos I've made:

Driving the LA Freeways.

My supermarket theories.

Historic day for our Country and I made this video about it

I made this video yesterday as I went about voting, getting my free cup of coffee at Starbucks, and watching the election results. It has been a whirlwind of excitement and pride as we elected our first African American President.

I've watched the end of the video with clips of both speeches 20 times and it still gives me chills. It was a historic day for our Country.

My experience on Election Day 2008 from Suzanne Broughton on Vimeo.

The Santiago Art District Art Walk with kids

This is one of those things we said we would do with our kids...before we had kids.

Before we had to scrape our son off the ceiling of an upscale restaurant after appeasing him with Coke all night. Before we tried carrying a sleeping seven-year-old up the stairs after a late night out. Before we realized how incredibly difficult it was going to be to explain the concept of irony to a child.

We thought we would be taking our chubby babies to art shows swaddled in Bjorns, but, sadly, this was our first one.

We hauled them off to The Santiago Art District's Art Walk in Santa Ana on Saturday night. We met Chris (Dharma Bum) and his wife Michele there to walk the open studios. Chris served as our censor for the evening. Venturing ahead of us to make sure we wouldn't stumble upon something more than a PG-13 rating.

Only once did he come out of a back room, shaking his head from across the studio, "No, don't go in the back, naked ladies in there." He was a real champ for doing such treacherous scouting for us--Thanks, Chris.

Ben did get a little bored, so I gave him my Flip video camera so he could do some shooting himself. I have added a little of his "work" in the "Four-year-old cam" sequences.

He had the most fun running around in the loft of one of the artists. We were lucky enough to get a tour of the living space.

Enjoy. Hope you like Blondie...and dogs...two of my favorite things.

The Santiago Art District's Art Walk...with kids from Suzanne Broughton on Vimeo.