Each week MOMbo presents a diary feature called "From the Zone"—a reflection on life and motherhood and where we stand RIGHT NOW. Check the homepage for the latest Zone.

You can read past Zone articles here in the MOMbo archives:

2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008

2007

01 november 2007 • Bye Bye MOMbo!
By Nanci Olesen

18 october 2007 • The Initiation (AUDIO)
By Jessica Lind

09 october 2007 • The Rodent Phase
By Sasha Aslanian

16 september 2007 • The Attic (AUDIO)
By Nanci Olesen

24 august 2007 • Living Without Water
By Minke Sundeth

01 august 07 • View From the Bridge (AUDIO)
By Nanci Olesen

18 july 2007 • And Baby Makes Four
By Amy Armatis

26 june 2007 • No Escape (AUDIO)
By Lucie Amundsen

08 june 2007 • Smelling Smoke (AUDIO)
By Sheila Eldred

16 may 2007 • What's For Dinner?
By Susan Maas

10 may 2007 • Zen and the Art of Mother Maintenance
By Wendi Aarons 

12 april 2007 • Choosing My Words
By Patty Selly

16 February 2007 • Witness to Birth (AUDIO)
by Tera Schreiber

25 january 2007 • It’s Just the Way They Say It Is (AUDIO)
by Michele Weldon

Nanci Olesen has produced many pieces for public radio programs. Here are a few:

June 2007 • High school graduation (National Public Radio):

May 2007 • Being a "new mom" again (Marketplace)

December 2006 • Grieving at the holidays (Weekend America)

November 2006 • Swimming til November (Weekend America)
See photos from the swim!

29 august 2006 • Road Trip Odyssey (AUDIO ONLY)

06 may 2005 • Mother's Day

17 dec 2004 • Santa Lucia

02 dec 2004 • Holiday Blues

10 sept 2004 • First Week of School

09 july 2004 • Cell Phones

10 march 2004 • Circus Food

December 2004 • Thinking of Dad

Nanci Olesen's commentaries that have been published in magazines:

May 2002 • Road Trip

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