Blogging
When you go to the orthodontist and a blogging conference breaks out
He recognizes the power of social media and mom bloggers, and also made the connection that most of his patients have moms or are moms. So if he provided a space for mom bloggers to come together and talk about blogging, maybe they would blog about their experience in his office… Hey, look what just happened here.
Reasons I Love Seattle: #5 We’re never far from mother nature
All the benefits of a robust metropolis and yet, nestled between the mountains and the Salish Sea, it takes no effort at all to let nature envelope you in Seattle. And now, from around the interwebs… Me: As Seen On… TV: yes! really! I was on CNN! So here’s the deal: I got an opportunity […]
A Shy Girl Walks into a Blog Conference… #BBCSEA
Yes, I’m the shy girl. You, in the back, that just snorted – I heard that. People who have known me for a long time may not realize how shy I can be. But the truth is, especially in cocktail hour, conference-type settings, I’m awkward silence girl. These events stir up all kinds of anxieties […]
Reasons I Love Seattle: #4 Amazing Food Trucks
Why is it that food purchased from the side of a truck always seems to taste better? We have some amazing food trucks in Seattle. Seattle is making a name for itself with it’s foodie culture, but many may not know about the amazing food being served up on wheels around the area. There are, […]
Ultimate Blog Party 2011
This is my first Ultimate Blog Party with 5 Minutes for Mom, and I’m excited about it. I’d love to meet more bloggers. I love the interaction and sense of community that comes with blogging. I’m a breast cancer survivor. I was diagnosed a year ago, just before my baby’s first birthday. A little over […]
Reasons I Love Seattle: #3 Trees Bloom in February
Several years ago, a friend flew down to visit me from Anchorage. During the visit, she asked me if I had considered moving back home to Alaska. This was mid-February, it was bitter cold up North, the ground and everything else covered in snirt (gray, gritty, dirty snow). I looked around at all the flowers, […]
Reasons I love Seattle: #2 Floating Houses
The houseboats on Seattle’s Lake Union were the stuff of my daydreams, even as a child growing up in small town Alaska. I had never actually laid eyes on a houseboat when I was a child, that I can remember, but somewhere along the line, I must have seen pictures. My husband wants to buy […]
Bloggers at Work
a humorous look at a day in the life of a blogger who writes about being a mom.
BlogHer
Each year I promise myself I’ll find a way, one way or another, to go next year. The truth is that I make a lot of promises to myself. Making use of that gym membership, walking every day, eating more vegetables, getting out of debt (snort), scrubbing the toilet more frequently… And I let myself off the hook for those promises quite easily.
30 things I vow to do this summer
so many things to do this summer
1. Kick Cancer’s Ass!
2. Get lots of sleep
3. Eat my veggies every day
4. Become habitual about exercise