We start with one blog. We fall in love with it. We think of so many other subjects we could blog about. And because it’s so easy to start a blog we just do it. Or we tell 3 or 4 other...
Year ends bug me. That’s because when I compare all the things I wanted to do with how little I actually accomplished, I feel inadequate. And 2011 was another repeat. Well, in 2012, I’m not going to merely chastise myself. ...
If you have read my articles or my personal blog, you know that I love to scrapbook. I originally started collecting scrapbook supplies when I was pregnant with my older son, Nicholas. My friend had done a book each for...
There has been a lot of talk lately about a few key issues surrounding the mom blogosphere and ethical ways for brands to work with and engage mom bloggers. That got me motivated to launch a site I’ve had in...
We’ve all been there. Sitting in front of the computer, staring it down, with words escaping us. Blogger’s block can be so frustrating. I was inspired by a Skype chat with my friend Amanda, aka @HighImpactMom, who has been struggling...
While attending the Type A Mom conference, I scanned the list of presentations and chose my first panel: “Political Blogging (featuring Joanne Bamberger)”. Politics has been a difficult topic to write about recently, the negativity has been overbearing, so I...
The summer solstice will be arriving not too soon enough, signifying the official start of summer in the Northern Hemisphere. To me, that means lazy days in the gazebo where I get to delve into the latest book on...
Can I be totally honest? I can’t relax. I cannot be still. I really believe I have fooled myself into believing that being busy with non-mom stuff is my “relaxation time.” I look at the description for this section, “Just...
There’s something liberating about being your own boss. I started my own Web content business after I got laid off in February. It’s been just me up to this point, although I’ve formed an LLC and will be hiring other...
My son hates writing. I am not just talking about the creative kind, I mean the “put the pencil to the paper old-fashioned penmanship” kind. I wish I could say I have some tried and true solutions for this, but...
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