Recipies, reviews and random rants from a mom of two!
If you're a blogger, one of the things you must do if you want to be a "professional" is attend a blogging conference. I kick myself daily (I must stop doing this) for thinking that I didn't need a conference and that I could learn everything I needed to know online. What I've come to realize is sure, conferences are about learning (Dan Morris just rocked my world at … [Read more...]
Last month I attended the SITS Girls Bloggy Boot Camp, here in Chicago. Being my first blogging conference, I didn't know what to expect. I heard Tiffany and Francesca were fabulous presenters (and that Tiffany had a little mic issue but we won't go into that...hehe) and that I would learn a ton of information about monetizing my blog and making this fun "hobby" as my … [Read more...]
Day 10: I am thankful for my jobs and the opportunities they provide me. I am beyond fortunate and need to remember this when I'm feeling sorry for myself. It's not called luck, it's hard work and it does pay off! I know a lot of successful business women and men and while others like to think their success is based upon luck, I know better. It's not luck that got … [Read more...]
Day 3: I am thankful for my one hour friends that made me realize I'm a better blogger than I give myself credit for. As bloggers we make a lot of mistakes. We start our blogs on Blogger because it's easy and cheap, only to learn that to play where the big kids hangout we need to move to Wordpress. We think the key to growing our following is by doing giveaway after … [Read more...]
In a world where many people use social media to complain about things (me being one of them), I've decided to take the time and tell you about one of the best customer service experiences I have ever had. Seriously, this ranks up there with the nurses and physicians when I delivered my daughter 3 years ago or when I bought my Acura 8 years ago. I want to give … [Read more...]
I bet you're wondering what I mean by that question. If fact, I'm kind of wondering what exactly I mean. What is a blog safe zone? I should probably rephrase that and say do you feel you can say whatever you want on your blog and by that I mean the down and dirty. The stuff that happens in your life that isn't all rainbows and unicorns and in fact, is downright … [Read more...]
Today marks that last day of our 6 week Food Photography with Sony class. We had a few hiccups along the way with the platform we were using but technical issues aside, this class rocked! When I first began blogging, I had hopes of starting a food blog but knew in order to have a successful one, my pictures would need to be better than good, they needed to make you … [Read more...]
It's been almost a month since I last told you about the food photography class that I'm taking through Social Fabric University and let me tell you, I've learned so much in such a short period of time. In past couple of weeks we have focused on the technical side of photography learning things such as editing our images with photo editing software and learning about the … [Read more...]
My first year in college I went through a country music phase. I listened to singers like Travis Tritt, Randy Travis and some guy named Garth Brooks? I'm not sure how that started because the majority of my mere 18 years of life I listened to rock music. Everything from Elvis Presley (thanks Mom) to hair bands and even the dreaded heavy metal. That country phase only … [Read more...]
Do you believe in fairies? I sure do. I especially now believe in The Fairy Hobmother from Appliances Online. We are renting our home so the only appliances we own are our Maytag refrigerator, washer and dryer. But that doesn't mean I'm not always looking at the latest selections for when I finally do own a home again. But enough about that, let me tell you … [Read more...]
