blogging

Not at BlogHer (here’s why)

One of the most-talked-about blogging conferences is here. The Big. The Original. The Formidable. BlogHer. I attended BlogHer in San Francisco in ’08. It was productive, exciting, discouraging, friendly, lonely, and lovely – all at the same time (If you’ve been before, perhaps you can relate to that description). Photo (above): Me with Nicole and [...]

Howdy Pardner – Can I Ask a Favor?

circa October 2007, 11 months old circa July 2010, 16 months old I’d like to spruce up my “About” page a bit and I’m looking for a few good “testimonials” (aka – 1-2 sentence quotes) from my readers and/or from companies I have worked with throughout my blogging journey. Would you be willing to leave [...]

3-2-1

Hi, Friends! I have 3 quick things to share. Ready. Set. Go. 1. Remember when I mentioned a “top secret project” awhile back? Well…Tim & I are working like crazy on a new website + blog that we are super excited about (it won’t be replacing this blog…it’s something brand new). I’m thinking about it [...]

On having friends and having opinions

Some of our best friends spank their kids (and they’re wonderful parents, by the way). But we choose not to. Some of our friends have little girls that know all of the Disney Princesses by name. But our girls don’t. Some of our friends watch “The Office.” But we can’t stand it. Some of our [...]

5 Reasons I Unsubscribed to Your RSS Feed

My feed reader is in perpetual motion (just like my girls- see right!). I add and delete blogs regularly, keeping my number at just around 50. I could add more – so many more. After all, there is no end to the brilliance, beauty, and eloquence that abounds in the blogosphere. But I must exercise [...]

Working at home is…

Working at home is… staying up really, really, REALLY late. having a to-do list that is a mile long and an ocean deep. returning e-mails instead of watching TV. having laundry on the couch, unfolded. doodles and sketches and ideas on notebooks all over the house. dreaming about building my business, about being a better [...]

Does anyone else have a little bit of spring fever?

I sit down to work and then…I look out my window. I see the green grass. I hear the lovely pitter-patter of spring showers. Every spare moment, I seek new adventures with my family. Hiking. Running. Picking Wildflowers. Playing at the Park. Dilly-dallying in the backyard. Anything but my e-mail inbox (forgive me if you’re [...]

How Social Media Has Made Me A Better Mother

“She is always blogging and twittering and doing social media stuff – I wonder what her kids are doing when she’s doing all of that.” Have you ever thought that about a mom who blogs? You might get this picture in your head of a mom who is typing away at her computer all day, [...]

Random Bits of Wonderfulness

A few things… I’m making a few changes to my SLY Awards program based on your feedback and my experience. Going forward, I’ll have a SLY winner every week or two, but each winner will receive 1-2 products/prizes. 1-2 posts is much more do-able and then I don’t have to dilute my content with too [...]

The success of other people does not equal your failure

I want to say something – something important. The success of other people does not equal your failure. Think about the last time that someone you knew – a friend, family member, or acquaintance – did something amazing. Perhaps she published a novel or he was interviewed on CNN or she struck gold with an [...]

8 Reasons to Consider Starting A Twitter Account

“I just don’t get Twitter,” I remember saying to Tim when I first started my account in the spring of ’08. “It all seems a bit narcissistic – tweeting or twitting or whatever-you-want-to-call-it about your life. And, besides, I wouldn’t be able to keep up with all of those updates. Oh, and people on Twitter [...]

I blog because…

I blog because I am a writer. It’s imprinted in my heart. It’s who I am. I blog because I cherish relationships. It’s a way to connect with people – from Santa Cruz, Sydney, Syracuse, and Sicily (and everywhere in between). I blog because I want to record the simple beauty of the everyday. Because [...]