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Redefining Relocation
It’s been seven months since I wrote the blog post called For Sale about how we had two houses on the market and were living life in limbo. That seems a world away now, although change and adjustment have been constants in our lives since then. If we’re IRL or FB friends, then you probably already know that we did indeed sell our house in Little Rock and have moved back to Missouri with help of NZVanLines.co.nz. I’ve sort-of mentioned it here on the blog and you may have noticed that the backdrop has changed in our photos, but I never really wrote about the big changes. The number one question I get asked about our move is whether it is a good thing or not. My answer is always longer than … Read entire article »
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Got a Kid? Get a Book. Free.
Healthy Families, a partner of the Arkansas Department of Human Services, has two free books for moms. They’re collectively called the Happy Birthday Baby Books. Book One covers pregancy through age one and book two covers newborn through age five. If you’re in Arkansas or Western Tennessee, you can order free hardcopies of the Happy Birthday Baby books. Anyone anywhere can download the free ebooks. Sure, there are a lot of books out there that cover … Read entire article »
Filed under: Education, Frugal Fawn, Health, Health & Fitness, Mommyhood
Live Blogging at Bloggy Boot Camp Dallas
Hi everyone! Over the weekend I had the great fortune of traveling to Dallas to attend Bloggy Boot Camp, thanks to a sponsorship from Petit Jean Meats. I live blogged each of the sessions for the Arkansas Women Bloggers, which was great fun. If you’re interested in blogging, head on over and check out these posts: Top Ten Tips for Blogging Success What You Really Need to Know About Blog Design Success in eBooks Business of Blogging Blogging About Your … Read entire article »
Filed under: Blogging Tips, Guest Blogger, Write & Blog
Why “Why?” Isn’t So Bad
When Carina turned three and started asking, “Why, Why, Why?” about everything, I thought I was going to lose my mind. Then she taught her 18 month old brother to say, “Why, Why, Why?”. He didn’t even know what Why meant. This was the time in my life when I considered finding religion so that I could just credit God with everything. Three years later, there aren’t a lot of “Why?” questions around our house. Before … Read entire article »
#AWBU 2012 Session Recap: The Business of Blogging
I mentioned in my AWBU conference recap that I had the opportunity to present a session with the PR maven Natalie Ghidotti about the Business of Blogging. I thought I’d post up some of the info that we presented. Given that our presentation was only an hour, we did our best to give a general overview of ways to generate income from blogging. First, this big statement in bold: There is no quick and dirty way to … Read entire article »
Filed under: Blogging Tips, Write & Blog
Lunch N Learn: Social Media Marketing Made Simple
Today I’m live blogging from Ozark, MO at a Chamber of Commerce Lunch N Learn! Presenter: Tara Rawlins, Owner @ Raw Marketing – @rawmarketingllc Sponsored by Ozark Chamber of Commerce @ the Ozark Community Center Tara is a Constant Contact Specialist. Why do we market? Audience Answers: For more customers! To build our business! To keep the public informed. Recruit volunteers and donors, gain more time in the day! 14% of people trust ads, but 78% of people trust customer … Read entire article »
Filed under: Blogging Tips, Write & Blog
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