Hi. Hello. How are you? I am one million miles above the earth right now and orbiting The Great Beyond because Kristen Bell and I are practically BFFs.[note]A girl can dream.[/note][note]This entire experience was just freaking cool, okay? Let me have my moment.[/note] Earlier this year, I attended the Mom 2.0 Summit, an annual conference…
for the love of blogging
Blogging: What I’ve Learned About Writing Online
A few months ago, I started preparing for my presentation at the 2015 Type-A Conference in Atlanta. I’m leading a session called “How to Keep Writing When the Internet Tells You to Quit.” I’m pretty excited about it. In the process of preparing for a session about blogging and writing online, I’ve done a lot…
What Did I Miss?
Hello, people! I’m BAAAAAAA-AAAAAAAAAACK! I typed that intro and this face was the first that popped into my mind so it’s really, truly only fitting that you guys also relive with me one of the best alien invasion movies ever: Independence Day. (Will Smith punching an alien in the face in the middle of the desert…
I wrote 1,000 posts and all I got was this t-shirt
When I opened the dashboard on Wednesday to post for State of the Weight, I skimmed the numbers I saw staring back and saw that Wednesday’s post was #999. That means that this is post 1,000. 1,000 posts of words and pictures and moments and vents and happiness and sadness all put out into the…
A blog about blogging: Part Two
I blogged about blogging and y’all didn’t run away! Winning! (Is anyone else still saying that or just me? I admit to being notoriously behind when it comes to proper slang words. But “winning” is maybe the first good thing Charlie Sheen gave us since Major League.) First, y’all are flattering. Truly. I didn’t write…