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Don’t Panic, It’s Organic: An Über Moms Guide to Environmental Awareness
Take Out the Papers and the Trash, or You Don't Get No Spendung Cash: A Note from the Editor
“Look, Mommy, there’s another mask, and another one! Look how many masks there are on the ground! Why don’t people throw their masks in the garbage?” My six-year-old mutters as we walk towards the river for our daily exploration time. I gave the kids an assignment to count all the masks they see littering our way to the river. A task that they have taken quite seriously. They are concerned and (unsurprisingly competitively) excited to see who can count the most masks.
My Strengths are my Limits: A Note from the Editor
The Moms Have It-NAY: A Note from the Editor
The moms of the blogosphere have spoken. They’re burned out. Each and every one of them is doneso. We can’t take it anymore, they type as they angrily thrust at the keys of their laptops whilst breastfeeding, preparing a meal, and meeting a deadline, melodiously drowned out by the cries of sticky-fingered toddlers, over-stimulated school-aged children, or ravenous teens.
Live Fish Can Swim Against the Current: A Note from the Editor
Only Dead Fish Go with the Flow read the text in bold on a tote bag. Oh, this will do! I grabbed four bags and a few cards and headed for the till. “That’ll be (insert some overpriced Euro equivalency),” says the clerk. I’m all ready for the party. My tri-sisters, as we like to call each other, have an annual “Swine” together. We coined the term and use it to describe coming together for a swim and a “whine.”
A Gratifying Way to Think Again: A Note from the Editor
“Spare me a week of faux soul searching,” I’d say in my cynical, New-York-circa-early-2000s fashion, whenever my middle-aged Bikram teacher requested a moment of silence for gratitude. I mean, my twenty-something, cough, thirty-something self always considered practicing gratitude cliche. Something my friends who visited Ashrams did. It took a while, involving legit, hostel-living, south-of-the-equator soul-searching.
Winter Winning: Cold Weather Running Gear, Part II
Winter Winning: Cold Weather Running Gear, Part I
Last month, Tante Pia received fan mail asking the burning question of this season: How do I stay warm during cold weather running? This month, Tante Pia teams up with Über Moms President, Jordan Sapir, to get all you mom runners prepared for the running season ahead.
Germans say there is no bad weather, just the wrong clothing. So dig out your Turkey Trot Tee, circa 1998 (read further to find out why you shouldn’t do this), and prepare to win this winter, running!
You’re Worth It: A Note from the Editor
The phone rings. I can’t pick it up. The incessant ringing persists, but the phone won’t connect. I can hear my aunt, in Maryland, on the line. She’s trying to get her message through the white noise. Each and every time, she fails. I fail to answer, to hear her frantic pleas. Beads of sweat drip down my forehead. I awake in a state of panic. My nightgown is drenched and I’m in a cold sweat. I soon realize it’s a dream. A recurring dream.
Prepping to WIN(ter)
The topic of this month at Über Moms is Cold Weather Winning. In our current global climate, it's easy to remember all the things I’m missing and dwell on how horrible it is that everything is out of whack. By the time September rolled around, I found myself muttering about the German fall foliage appearing without warning, how the Föhn is making my head spin, and why I live in a city that prides itself on beer, despite there being no seasonal cider, stout or ale.
There is Nothing New About Our Normal: A Note From the Editor
I <3 Minga: A Note from the Editor
Yet another familiar email came in from the airlines. This time it’s official: you finally have the answer you’ve been waiting for, for the past three months. Your family trip is cancelled. It’s something we have become accustomed to during this pandemic. Cancelled holidays and changing plans at the last minute characterize the summer of 2020.
Mein München: Bike and Budget Friendly Day Trips
Yes, we know, Oktoberfest was cancelled, but before you get your Lederhosen in a bunch, there are plenty of exciting things to do in Munich this summer and fall. As a part of our monthly topic, we’ve compiled a list of Über Moms favorite bike and budget tours in and around Munich.
We’ve provided resources in English, with an offering of German websites as well. Don’t forget your helmets, sunscreen and picnic! Viel Spaẞ!
Don't Call it a Comeback: A Note from the Editor
Shove Your Brownies, Janice; We Can See the Himalayas: A Note from the Editor
I Think I Can: A Note from the Editor
Hey, du siehst echt fit aus: A Note from the Editor
Me, Myself and I: A Note from the Editor
It’s 2020, and you’re on a mission to find your footing. There’s always a mad dash to resolve the goals you didn’t reach in the prior year. Mothers worldwide are vowing to never yell at their children ever again, to keep a tidier house, to make more time for friends or for work, and to learn how to organize it all with zest and grace.