What I’ve Learned From the 2011 Blogathon
Today is the last day of the 2011 Blogathon. I’ve blogged straight for 31 days and have learned a few things. My list is not in any particular order. I’ve learned that blogging every day is just plain hard work, and it’s not as glamorous as I made it my head. However, I give kudos […]
Do You Ever Feel Not Needed?
Throughout this Blogathon month I’ve been busy creating posts, tweeting, checking my stats way too often, and not being as accessible to my family as much as I think I “should” be. Yet my kids are doing just fine. They are still completing homework, getting their chores done, and snuggling with their dad in the […]
My 5 Favorite Places to Write…
Today as one of the theme days on the Blogathon, we are to blog about the 5 favorite places where we love to write. 1. The living room couch Our living room couch is the hub of our home some days. It scoots up to a south-facing window, and I have homeschooled for 15 years […]
Guest Post: 5 Reasons Freelance Writers Should Use Twitter
I am over-the-top excited to introduce a former editor of mine, friend and social media queen, Mary Rarick: Five Reasons Freelance Writers Should Use Twitter The most common question I am asked of mommy bloggers and freelance writers is, “Do I really need to be on Twitter?” And my answer is always the same: Unless […]
Past Post: Getting Your Hands Dirty
Since today is the last day of the blogathon, I had plans to write about what I learned but instead wanted to share that I am content. Sunday I spent two hours gardening with my younger daughters and had a blast. When they were babies, I thought about gardening. I drooled over gardening magazines and […]
Happy Mother’s Day – 2010
If you need a time-saving idea for your blog posts, go back and find a favorite past blog post. Here is mine from last year when we were in the middle of the 2010 Blogathon. Total chaos reigned this morning at breakfast because, you see, my biggest is home for the weekend. There were five […]
Five Favorite Books
Today is one of the theme days on the blogathon. It was suppose to be five favorite writing books but I thought that my choices would be the typical writing classics with a few extras thrown in. (I’ll probably share my fav writing books list in a future post this month.) So instead I decided […]
Great Mom Giveaway at Reluctant Entertainer
I love Sandy Coughlin’s book, Reluctant Entertainer. Actually I love her entire website. Yesterday she posted a fab giveaway and said that a reader could win two extra entries for the great gifts if you blogged about it. Yeah, great timing, Sandy. Thank you! I have her book which is not only a wonderful book […]
What I’ve Learned From Blogging So Far
I have been blogging for just about a year but have not been consistent by any means. My first love is writing parenting articles for regional parenting magazines. (See sidebar) As an older mom, it’s fun to come up with ideas to write about to help younger moms streamline their life, provide resources for them […]
