Christina and Anne’s Selected Guest Blog Posts:
2012-13
April 10, 2103. ClubMomMe. My Agonizing Decision To Take Prescription Meds For Severe Morning Sickness
April 2, 2013. Kids In The House : Christina Simon is included with 450 noted parenting experts and moms on this go-to site. Christina’s topic: Mixed-Race parenting.
October 10, 2012, Preschool Roster on Silverlake Mom
Sept. 2012, By The Book . Until That Didn’t Work Anymore on Supermommynot.com
August 2, 2012, Who Chaperones The Chaperones ? on Supermommynot.com
July 5, 2012, Preschool Playdates: Not Just For Preschoolers on SupermommyNot
June 25, 2012, Interview with Christina Simon on LA Moms Dig
June 12, 2012, Los Angeles Online Mommy Message Boards: Silly, Snarky and Just Plain Dumb on Supermommynot
March 30, 2012, Get The Scoop On Applying To L.A. Private Elementary Schools on Mommy Poppins
My First Experience Hiring A Stylist: Tackling Body Image And A Cluttered Closet On Moms LA
March 19, 2012, How To Apply To Private Elementary Schools in the Eagle Rock Patch
March 19, 2012, How To Apply To Private Elementary Schools in the S. Pasadena Patch
January 14, 2012: When Moms Verbally Attack Each Other, We All Lose on Mamapedia
January 2, 2012: Sweet Talks with Christina Simon of Beyond The Brochure on Salt and Nectar
2011
December 30, 2011: ““Confessions Friday” – Christina Simon from Beyond the Brochure” – DesireEaglin
December 26,2011: “Why I De-Friended My Daughter’s Classmate on Facebook” – Mamapedia
December 2, 2011, “Insider Tips For Applying To Private Elementary Schools (video) on Supermommynot.com
Life Through A Multi-Racial Lens: Editor’s Pick for Cover on Open Salon by Anne Simon
November 21, 2011: “Why I Chose Private Elementary School Instead Of L.A. Public School” – MomsLA
November 8, 2011: “BFFs and Mean Girls: Why Best Friends Forever Can Be Harmful to Girls” – BlogHer
October 19, 2011: “A Mixed-Race Family Endures Harsh Glares, Comments From Strangers” – BlogHer
October 3, 2011: “Marriages Between Blacks and Whites Increased Dramatically, New Study Reports” – Syndicated on BlogHer
Dont’ Hit The Ball Back, Editor’s Pick on Open Salon
September 29, 2011: “Ten Fabulous Things To Do With Kids in LA – By Guest Blogger Christina Simon” – LA Moms Dig
September 28, 2011: Life Through a Multi-racial Lens” Editor’s Pick on – OpenSalon
September 14, 2011: “Supermoms Are Overrated” – Featured Post on BlogHer
August 31, 2011: “Being A Motherless Mother” Editor’s Pick for Cover on – OpenSalon
August 18, 2011: “Who Is Stealing L.A.’s Bus Benches? And Why?” – Editor’s Pick for Cover on OpenSalon
August 11, 2011: “New DNA Test Tells Baby’s Sex At 7 Weeks Pregnant” – Editor’s Pick on OpenSalon
August 4, 2011: “Cocktail Play Dates: Do Wine And Kids Mix?” – BlogHer
July 27, 2011: “My Online Spat With The Today Show’s Mom Blogger Went Viral,” Editor’s Pick for Cover on – OpenSalon
July 27, 2011: “I slammed the door on my six-figure job” – Salon.com
July 20, 2011: “When My Step-Mom Stepped In,” Editor’s Pick For Cover on – OpenSalon
July 17, 2011: “Two Urban School Gardens: Small Spaces, Big Impact” Editor’s Pick For Cover On – OpenSalon
July 6, 2011: “Would You “De-Friend” Your Friend’s Kid On FB?” -Editor’s Pick on OpenSalon
July 5, 2011: “How do you feel about being Facebook friends with your friends’ kids?” – Offbeat Mama
June 23, 2011: “Mean Girls Don’t Rule” – Scary Mommy
June 22, 2011: “Careful: Being A “Perfect” Parent Can Doom Your Kid” – OpenSalon
June 19, 2011: “Christina Simon’s Blogger Space” – Perils Of Divorced Pauline
June 13, 2011: “My Agonizing Decision To Take Prescription Medications For Severe Morning Sickness” – The Hip Chick’s Guide To PMS, Pregnancy And Babies
June 13, 2011: “How I explain race to my mixed-race children” – OffbeatMama
June 12, 2011: “Venice Of America” – Editor’s Pick for Cover on OpenSalon
June 7, 2011: “Que Sera Sera… She Was The Masterful One.” – OpenSalon
June 5, 2011: “As She Lay Dying” – Editor’s Pick For Cover on OpenSalon
May 16, 2011: “Oh, Those Blue Eyes: Raising Mixed-Race Kids” – Editor’s Pick for Cover on OpenSalon
May 4, 2011: “Graphic Novels and Girl Drama” – Reading Kingdom
May 2, 2011: “Guest Post: Losing My Mom, Finding Myself” – Culture Mom
April 28, 2011: “Guest Blogging: My Favorite Way to Grow Blog Readership” – Girls Lunch Out
April 11, 2011: “Where Did He Get Those Blue Eyes?” – The Mother Company
March 30, 2011: “Abandoning Prada: Why This Shopaholic Is Walking Away” -Syndicated on BlogHer
March 26, 2011: “Mrs. O And Me: Getting To Know The First Lady Through Her Style” – Technorati
March 21, 2011: “Why I Started Playing Tennis at 43″ – Syndicated on BlogHer
March 16, 2011: “Guest Post: Life Is Sweet…If I Abandon My Cynical Outlook” – Culture Mom
March 2, 2011: “Inside And Out: Balancing (or at least trying to balance) my inner and outer selves – SaneMoms
February 8, 2011: “Reinventing Myself After Baby #2″ – Technorati
February 3, 2011: “Tips For Applying To Private Elementary Schools” – Macaroni Kid
February 1, 2011: “Black Models Still a Rare Sight on Catwalks” – Divine Caroline
January 31, 2011: “How my Blog Spat With Mayim Bialik Went Viral” – Technorati
January 27, 2011: “Get Started With Your Private Elementary Search!” – Macaroni Kid
January 24, 2011: “The Inadvertent Athlete: A Mom Takes Up Tennis At Age 43″ – Mamapedia
January 18, 2011: “Guest post: The Sassiness Of Kid’s TV” – Culture Mom
January 13, 2011: “The OWN Network Should Be Disowned By Oprah” – Editor’s Pick for Cover on OpenSalon
January 10, 2011: “Guest Post: Continuing Our Family Legacy: Explaining And Teaching Community Advocacy To My Kids” – Culture Mom
January 6, 2011: “Kindergarten and the bully: my experience” – A Child Grows in Brooklyn
January 5, 2011: “Battered Mommy Blogger Learns Valuable Lesson” – FishbowlLA
January 5, 2011: “Writing My Blog Requires A Very Thick Skin” – BlogHer
January 3, 2011: “Uterine Fibroid: My Experience With Uterine Fibroid Embolization (UFE)” – BlogHer
January 3, 2011: “Kindergarten And The Bully” – BlogHer
2010
December 31, 2010: ”The Musings Of A Private School Mother In Los Angeles,” (scroll to page 13 in the PDF) – Beverly Hills Courier
December 20, 2010: ”Beyond the Brochure Authors Speaks at BHPP” – Beverly Hills Courier
December 15, 2010: “Musings Of A Private Elementary School Mom In Los Angeles (And Her Husband)” – Aristotle Circle
December 6, 2010: “Guest post: Fond Memories Of West Hollywood Park” – The Twin Coach
December 3, 2010: “Mayim Bialik: Not in Gisele’s “Perfect Parenting” League” – E! Online
