As a new homeowner living in the middle of nowhere I was astounded by the quiet. As I stood on the driveway our first night in our new house, I could hear nothing…literally nothing. No cars. No traffic. No horns.…
Category: Musings on Me
TypeAMom Is a Go! #typeamom
This time last year I was a bumbling, dithering, wishy washy mess. I had a ticket to TypeAMom. I had recently started writing for TypeAMom on Preteens. After hearing about the conference I very much wanted to go. At the…
Explaining Social Media and Blogging to an IRL Friend Online
A friend of mine. We met a few years ago…at a church playgroup. My friend needed some information about blogging for a business. I wrote a lengthy reply to her. I am wordy hear me roar. My reply made me…
Oh to Be a Blogging Mom with Little Kids
My tween and teen give me PLENTY to blog about. The arguments. The hissy fits. The temper tantrums. The pouty lips. The rolled eyes. But… …I can barely blog about any of it. You see my girls read my blog.…
Hard Posts to Write
I have writer’s block from time to time. I’m not a trained writer. Whatever that is. I was an English major. I copyedited and product managed for a publisher for years, so I know good writing when I see it.…
Coming to Grips with Taking Care of Yourself
I hate taking medication. I especially dislike taking daily medications. There I said it. I really do. It’s not the taste of the medication. My problem is that I would rather not have to remember to take medicine each day.…
#BlogHer Dos…and a Few Don’ts
Writing wrapup posts is hard for me. How can I encapsulate everything in to one single post? It’s hard writing everything in multiple posts, too. I’m giving it a shot. So, here’s my #BlogHer Dos post… Do bring recycled shopping…
#BlogHer Recap with Photos
So it seems a little funny to be writing an update post so long after everyone else, but… I finally uploaded photos to Facebook from BlogHer. A blog post is in order. On the Thursday of BlogHer I was invited…
Have You Tried MyLikes?
I click on many links throughout the day. Sometimes I click a link to join, but realize that I have already joined. Do you ever do that? I guess I am a little click happy. MyLikes is proving to be…
#BlogHer: Regrets I’ve Had a Few…
I contemplated buying a ticket then put it off. I heard about the BlogHer parties. I wanted to go to BlogHer but couldn’t make the decision to spend money I did not have on a ticket. Sponsorship seemed like a…
