Three weeks ago I wasn’t sure I was going to Asheville. I had my registration squared away, but travel and hotel seemed an insurmountable obstacle. Enter my good friend, Janine. Janine reached out to me and asked me to travel down…
Category: Musings on Me
I’m Going to TypeAMom!
I started writing for TypeAMom almost a year ago. In fact here’s one of my first articles on homework. Almost a year later I am now the Preteens Editor at TypeAMom. I write from the experience of surviving one preteen and…
Review: FamilyVacationCritic.com
I heard about this site where you can post reviews of your favorite vacation spots. The site is dedicated to offering parents the inside scoop on family hotels and resorts. Family_Vacation_Critic is packed with reviews of family-friendly hotels and destinations, with…
JuiceBox Has Some Tasty Ads
You’ve got to check out my sidebar. JuiceBoxJungle has a brand new widget that lets you, among other things, send an ecard to a friend right from this blog (click around and check it out). They also have a cool…
General Mills #tabletalk — Day 2
On the boat ride on Lake Minnetonka, I found myself talking to Julie. She was not a blogger. Not a PR person. Not a General Mills employee. This person was — the graphic reporter. I did a double take. What did…
School Year’s Eve…Better Late than Never
Happy School Year’s Eve! I know I’m a little late with this post, but a few things got in the way like the actual preparation for the first day of school and a blogger event that you might have heard…
Catholic School Education
When I think of Catholic school, the following images from my childhood come to mind: school uniforms from Henry Barrie in Manchester’s St. Anne’s Square getting slapped on the back of the legs by Mrs. McDonald in 4th grade (or…
SAHM Going Back to Work
I had my first child in 1996. From 96 through 2002 I was a freelance production editor for a health care publisher — the term WAHM had not been invented yet! Some weeks I was full time, other weeks part time.…
Spotlight on PR: Jill Berry
Who am I? I’m a writer. In the early days of my career I shied away from the “writer” title. I was an editor of other people’s writing. I loved my job as a Senior Editor for a publisher, but…
10 Pet Peeves about the Beach
I’m giving my blog a bit of “love” by clearing out old drafts. I won’t tell you when I wrote this… Enjoy! 1. Smoking on a beach. 2. Loud music. 3. Families arguing loudly on the beach. And why is…
