Archive for the 'blogging' Category

Blogging Conferences Are Bad For Your Blog

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

Apparently I got so excited about blogging that I totally forgot to blog. I’ve been reading Blissdom recaps for days on end, I’ve been scouring the Blissdom Flickr pool for pictures of me my friends. And then I totally forgot to post yesterday. And now, Asa will be up from his nap in…oh, about 10 [...]

Nestle Family Bloggers Event In Pictures

Thursday, November 19th, 2009

chocolate, anyone?

hmmm…not sure if I should take this swag. It’s not encrusted with diamonds.

chocolate SPAGHETTI?!

“So, like. For real!”

Are you SURE you know what breastfeeding is?

@. RT. @. RT. @. RT.

OH Amanda!

genuine. powerful. parents. bloggers.

:: :: ::

(my initial response to the nestle event. please do not leave negative comments. they [...]

I Doubt He Was Talking About Blogging…

Friday, October 16th, 2009

Even in literature and art, no man who bothers about originality will ever be original: whereas if you simply try to tell the truth (without caring twopence how often it has been told before) you will, nine times out of ten, become original without ever having noticed it.
-CS Lewis

But it sure fits, doesn’t it?

Nestle Family Blogger Event & Controversy

Thursday, October 1st, 2009

A few weeks ago when Nestle contacted me about beginning a relationship with them (their words), I was actually uncertain. I don’t eat Hot Pockets, buy Juicy Juice or stock Stouffer’s frozen lasagna. However, I do love several of their products (hello, break and bake cookies!!). Plus, Nestle is a big brand and I thought [...]

OOPS! (A Firefox Add-ons Tutorial: easyComment AND Better GReader)

Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009

Remember, the Top Ten Things That Make My Life Easier? And one of them was EasyComment–the firefox extension that lets you view blogs in your feed reader?
Uhm. Well. I was wrong.
easyComment is a really cool firefox add-on that fills in your name/email/URL boxes when you are commenting.
Better GReader is the firefox add-on that allows you [...]

My Bloggy Manifesto

Friday, June 19th, 2009

how it all began…
What’s a blog?
OMG, have you read this blog?
Wait a minute, honey. I have to see if she updated her blog.
I think I could do a blog.
Don’t tell anyone else, but I have a blog!
SOMEONE I DO NOT EVEN KNOW JUST LEFT ME A COMMENT.
I am SO blogging that.
You know, I think I [...]

National Mom’s Nite Out (the virtual Atlanta edition–kinda)

Thursday, May 7th, 2009

Last Mother’s Day I was pregnant. I had a 2 year old. And I don’t think I got one Mother’s Day present. I remember I planned lunch for my mom and got her gifts. I also had dinner to honor my mother-in-law…where she also got gifts from me. I’m pretty sure that my daughter had [...]

I Can Shut Her Down Now…

Thursday, April 30th, 2009

I am going to Disney World for a Mommy Blogger Mixer.
Did you hear what I just said?I AM FLYING TO ORLANDO TOMORROW TO GO TO DISNEY WORLD
and the only reason is because
I HAVE A BLOG.
Eeeeek! I am jumping up and down right now!!
How cool is that?!
Not only will I be surrounded by Mickey & Minnie, [...]

The ohAmanda Reader Survey. Kinda.

Monday, February 23rd, 2009

I have written and rewritten this post several thousand times. There is a lot spinning around in my head about my blog. But the more I write about the whatif’s and the whataboutthat’s, the more I get a convoluted, wordy mess!
So, here’s the deal. I adore my blog. But the reason I do is because [...]

Blissdom 09

Friday, February 6th, 2009

I’m on the 10th floor of the Hotel Preston in Nashvegas. I’m snuggled in a huge yummy bed while my pirate, Asa snoozes away. I think everyone (according to twitter and the #blissdom09 hashtag) is donning their cocktail dresses and getting ready to snarf some blisstinis. (Is snarf a word? It’s fun to read, type [...]