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Life with Dudes Never Looked So Pretty

I Gave Birth This Weekend.

To a new blog!

While you were busy at soccer games and hair appointments and grocery shopping and living your life outside of the Internet all human like, I was sitting on my couch, hunched over my computer all Gollum style (not to be confused with the happier, more care-free and awesome Gangnam style) saying adios to parenting BY dummies!

That’s right amigas (amigos?  Woop-woop if you’re a male reader, or living as one even, which totally counts), pBd has finally died a fiery death.  Along with my shoe fund (blog re-designs are EX-PEN-SIVE, particularly when someone says domain register and you hear konichiwa), the letters T and S on my laptop keyboard (blew them clean off I was working so hard), and a huge chunk of my sanity.

Please don’t leave me too, readers.

Stay!

Get to know The Dude Mom-insert flashing lights, lasers, and a flash mob led by me (this is what my dreams are made of).

werk it gurl

Don’t freak, Dude Mom is basically just pBd: the grown and sexy version.

I lie, I’ve just always wanted to say grown and sexy.

Dude Mom is going to be vastly different from pBd.  I mean, I’m still going to write it, and I’ve not gotten a lick smarter, or faster, or younger, or, um anything.  So, you can for surely expect my self deprecating humor, and wicked fashion sense to remain strong.  For life.

But, tons of other things are going to be changing.  For the better, promise.

It’s going to be prettier, and awesomer, and way more organized.  It will end hunger, and bring peace on Earth.  Or, it will just be really good at keeping you entertained (and dressed pretty) while YOU work on all of that save-the-world type stuff you have on your bucket lists.

Plus, I’m doing it for me.  I don’t have little babies anymore.  My youngest son is going to kindergarten nah, I won’t type it because then, maybe it won’t happen.  And, my oldest is going to middle school (slap my face).  Squeaky voice, hair on his junk (soon? Not yet, though, right?), I’m too busy checking out chicks to talk to my mama, M-I-D-D-L-E-S-C-H-O-O-L!

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Football, and soccer, and skateboards, and homemade soda rockets (don’t ask), and dirt, and suspicious odors, and girls walking back and forth in front of my house like I can’t see them out there, are what my life is about.

I can’t talk about cloth diapering and potty training boys for the rest of my life.  I mean I could, but, punch-my-throat if I have to.

I want to talk about ME fashion, and fitness, and having big Dude life type fun.

To celebrate my new home, I’ve decided to throw a week long Blog Warming Party!

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Sorta just like a house warming party.  Only, instead of me spending a bunch of time getting my place all clean and serving tiny snacks and sips of wine, while you lavish me with gifts, I hired someone to straighten up the place (give it up for Krizzy Designs, best.  Blog designer. EVER.), decided to skip the snacks and drink all of the wine by myself.  And, I’ve turned the gift giving around to you!

Every day this week.  A pretty, new, gift will be offered for one of you to win!

Because I’m awesome, and honestly, so are all of you!

Kicking the week off are my homies at Sweet Relish!

Always all up in here with the sweetest gear, they dug up this Travel Buddies suitcase #3 is all the way in love with…

sweet relish kid products

And, some ultra cool water bottles by Vapur.  They’ve been to soccer, basketball, soccer, swimming, and back to soccer since they showed up here a week ago.  Kids and parents ask us about them constantly because they are light weight, and they freeze easily, and the spout is perfect for drinking and not all leaky like a lot of the others we’ve tried.

One lucky winner will be the happy owner of these cool gifts from my friends at Sweet Relish…

sweet relish giveaway

Put your running man away, before you hurt somebody.

To enter, just go right on ahead and leave a comment telling me what you think of the new spot (unless it’s mean, and then lie, through your teeth.  That’s why the Internet is awesome, I don’t have to see the lie in your eyes.)!  No extra entries.  No Tweets or shares (unless you want to just like help me out and junk).  No trying to impress me by saying I’m pretty (although by all means, bring that on).

Now, go check out my new Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest pages.  They’re all Dude Mom’d up too!

*Contest closes Sunday, April 21, at midnight EST.

**I received a suitcase and the water bottles from Sweet Relish free of charge.



Comments

  1. Hello Amanda I had the pleasure watching you transformation! I struggled with myself and weight for the past 14 years. Now 78 lbs lighter Ive learned to accept my new body! Its hard work but worth it! You look amazing and God speed with your awesome blog!!

  3. Ha! Your a hoot, I will definitely be bookmarking you and coming back, Great Job!

  8. I love love love it. Especially the photo of all the shoes. Gave birth to a new blog too. It’s very nervewracking!

  11. Love the blog, the pics, you!, and the swag!! My kids would love the swag!! Checking out your other social medias. Smooches!!

    • Lol. As long as you’re forgiving me, why not send me cupcakes? I like it when people make up with me via food:).

  21. I’m not a DudeMom but I’m still reading b/c I love you and boys scare me but you make it not so scary b/c your dudes are cool. Also tell them girls to back the junk up!

    • I know. And, I’d like to be called Puff now. Although, I’m so old, when I was doing all of this, I was thinking more it was like when Prince became the artist formerly knwon as, and less P.Diddy.

    • Chick moms are welcome too. You can use this blog to teach your girls all of the Dude secrets they need to know!

  28. Look at you all grown up and stuff! Wow. I love this. And I’m so proud to say I’m a dude mom kinda sorta just like you (I mean, you’re way cooler than me!).

    • Not even slightly. And, I hope grown isn’t like a synonym for old, because I’m not trying to hear that!

  32. Wait…you drank ALL the wine? Pfffft! Good thing I make my own, I’ll bring it! ;)

    LOVE the new blog – here’s to new adventures and fun! *clink!* :)

  33. Been following you since What Not to Wear and won’t be leaving any time soon! Congrats on the new site. My dude is 14 so don’t put me in the contest for the backpack. It won’t go with his is size 12 feet!!!

    • Size 12 feet!!! Holy big kid Batman! And, thanks for following Pat. So happy to have you!

  34. WOWOWOWOWOW! I love it! I think this suits you much better than PBD. I heard I might be seeing you next weekend at TypeA Philly? I’ll save a seat for you, ok? ;)

    That suitcase is AWESOME. Forget the kids, I want it!

    • Thanks! It’s been a long road. Glad I’m finally at the end of it so I can have a cupcake, and a glass of wine, and sit in my jammie pants on my couch and doze off without feeling guilty.

  36. I love it! Much better than Parenting by Dummies because you never WERE a dummy! How on earth did you get such an awesome blog name? I keep thinking all the good ones have got to be gone by now, but then people come up with them. Good for you on reinventing yourself!

    • Thanks, Adrian. I had my moments, still do actually. Funny thing is I bought this one a while ago (like many months) because I just wanted to have it. Eventually it came in handy!

  38. Congrats on making a big jump– it would be hard but totally awesome– after having your blog be a certain way for so many years to switch it up but I like it. Very bright and clean look to it now. And interesting with your name in the sidebar instead of a header- I don’t think I have seen any other blog like that.

    • Scar a point for uniqueness and creativity! I am still getting used to it, but I really love the new look.

    • Thanks! I’m super excited. And tired. So dang tired! Blog redesigns are exhausting.

  40. Love the new design, and even more so, love the new name. I’ve been lurking for a while, but I’m coming out and saying it loud and proud :)

    • Yes! I brought out a lurker! I love it when that happens. Now, you have to stay or I’ll cry! Glad you like the new look!

  41. You’d blog is awesome! Im a mom of 3 dudes myself and my oldest is about to go to highschool!! Bring on the laughs, I could definatly use them!

    • Hooray for 3 Dude Moms! And don’t even talk to me about high school I can’t handle the truth!

  43. I love your writing and I’m soooo excited for you! I also have a growing dude (he’s 10)! So I can feel your pains & JOYS!!!! Happy Launch!!

  46. Oh wow! It looks so great!! Excited about the new you- hope you don’t mind me sticking around — I just have a chic toddler. But I have a dude dog…. ;-) congratulations!!!

    • Of course! All are welcome. It;s more about ME being a Dude Mom than my readers being Dude Moms too. All are welcome, including dads!

  47. Love the new digs! (and the moves like jagger you got flashing up there)! I didn’t know you were up to this but I followed the facebook link and VOILA!! The usual awesomeness magnified :)
    And of course, my dude #3, like yours, would drop kick his entire graduating preschool class for that awesome rolling one-eyed wonder of a back pack.
    Rock on Dude Mom! (and all of the rest of us the world!)

    • Everyone is welcome! Dude kids in your life or not. And sort of. I only cloth diapered #3 because he had serious diarrhea to the point of causing open sores on his bottom. The cloth diapers were better for him because the junk in the disposables irritated things more.

      • well, my 13yr old is more into golf and computer stuff, so he doesn’t have girls around yet – my daughter is a WHOLE different ballgame. Holy Moley….puberty is gonna be a rollercoaster!!!!

  50. Love the new blog! I have dos dudes – almost 3 yr old twins – and if it wasn’t for your humor and insight my daughter and I would have abandoned this dude village (dude toddlers, dude dog, dude dad) for a sweet-smelling, pink cottage all our own ages ago. Can’t wait to see more!

    • Ahhhh, a pink cottage sounds so clean and quiet. I’d probably go insane with the change.

  51. This is really great! You and Roo have inspired my to do a little redesign and concept of my blog myself. I have been wanting to change it up from just food, and this is just the kick in the pants I needed. Love the new look and know it will be equally as popular.

    • Thanks! Fingers crossed it will be slightly more popular than pBd. And, totally feel free to talk out your ideas for redesign with me and Roo (yep, I volunteered here), we are all over blog redesigns right now!

  52. I love it! My favorite photo is the one of all the feet and you in your heels! Awesome.

  54. I am so excited for you and this growner and sexiness. The design is so nice and clean (I love a white background; looks inviting, open, sit a spell.)

    • Sit all day. And, then? Come back tomorrow. And the next day, and the next! Please, I’m begging. Subtlety.

    • Thanks, Heather! I’ve been so nervous about it all week. My bowels have been in a bind! TMI? Probably TMI.

    • I just came home from Zumba and can barely move. Getting in Shape Girl is my middle name!

  63. My oldest son is 10yrs old and I can’t wait to read all the wisdom you will be passing on to me! Or as least you will make me feel better about what I’m going through!

    • Very little wisdom here. But, totally capable of making most people feel better about pretty much anything. I’m eating chocolate right now. How that make you feel?! Awesome I bet!

    • Thanks! My sense of fashion is a work in progress. My wit is probably a coping mechanism!

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