Top Nine Top 9 Lists
A few months ago I started working as a contributor to NickMom.com, a great site updated daily with all sorts of tomfoolery designed to induce a midday laugh, and not just for moms either. My emergent specialty seems to be the Top 9 list, and I now carry a notebook around with me everywhere I go, into which I scribble things like “Top 9 Fruits That Make Me Nervous” and “Top 9 Halloween Costumes Made Using Only Coat Hangers and Wallpaper Paste.”
(My kids and I have a standing business arrangement: if they come up with a list title that sells, they get 10% of my paycheck. Sheesh. Agents. Can’t live with ‘em, can’t live without ‘em.)
Luckily for readers, many of the lists that I start with great gusto peter out by the second entry. But a few pieces have made it through inspection and landed on the NickMom site, and now that I’ve reached nine published posts, I thought you might be interested in seeing them.
Top 9 Signs It’s Time to Find a New Doctor
Top 9 Leftover Dinners That Aren’t Fooling Anyone
Top 9 Creative Swimsuit Cover-Ups That Will Hide Your Obvious Lack Of Gym Time
Moms Can’t Go on a Work Trip Without Doing These Five Things
The Disappointing Reality Of What’s In My Purse
Top 9 Nail Polish Colors That Sound Unintentionally Dirty
Top 9 Things I’ve Said To Both My Son And My Dog
Top 9 Teenage Laments That Sound Like Country Song Titles
Lest anyone get too giggly over the NickMom content, here’s the haunting “Nine” by Patti Smith to sober you up.
***
I also wanted to give a belated but heartfelt THANK YOU to any and all of you who voted for me in Circle of Mom’s Top 25 NorCal Mom blogger contest – I made it onto the list! I’m really grateful for your support – thank you so much.
Related StoriesMotherWritersThanks to YouTurn Down the Music and Read: Turn Around Bright Eyes
