I decided that since we are in a period of history that will be studied, I am getting back into blogging. It used to be that writing was a way for me to get all my stress out. Then my stress just got to be too much. Moving to a new climate zone, getting married, trying to get pregnant, trying… Read more »
If you haven’t noticed, I haven’t been writing…in months. It’s not that I consciously decided to take a break from blogging. The need to write just wasn’t there. I was too busy trying to figure out my career and where the universe needed me. Something I realized, I really do like having a steady paycheck. So, when a great job… Read more »
How long have you been blogging? Whenever I answer this question about 70% of the people are a little shocked when I say I started in 2004. Most bloggers seem to be closer to the one to two year range. Way back in 2004 the internet was a different place. At home, I still had a dial up internet connection… Read more »
It’s summer blog conference time! One of the bigger conferences bloggers attend is BlogHer. This year it’s in San Jose, California. Ah, the Silicon Valley, such an amazing place. If you are going to BlogHer for the first time, I’ve got some tips to help you ease through your nervousness. While most of my blog conference tips are centered around… Read more »
The other day I realized I’ve been doing this blogging thing for almost 10 years. Sadly, it’s only over the past few years that I’ve found some tools that have helped take my blog to the next level. Ok, some (most) of these tools weren’t around 10 years ago and I was in it more for the writing. I had… Read more »
What I really need are goals for 2014, but I’m going to phrase them as resolutions because that’s more marketing friendly, right? Whatever. 2014 is the year I turn 40. Yep. I cannot believe it. I still feel about 30. I loved my 30s, but my 40s will begin with the love of my life at my side, so I’m… Read more »
It took a month, but I finally moved my blog to a new domain. Yes, tears of frustration were shed. I almost lost all my posts…twice. Paul was wonderful and helped me out immensely. In the end, my old blog is now free of posts. Not because I planned it that way, but because I give up trying Yes,… Read more »