Worst Rookie France Travel Mistakes
Originally posted on: April 29th, 2008You’re planning your first trip to France, and it’s something you’ve dreamed of for years. But there are several rookie France travel mistakes that could make your visit less enjoyable, or even downright unpleasant. Hey, you don’t have to look like a rookie. Here are some tips about mistakes to avoid on your first vacation [...]
Camping with Babies and Toddlers
Originally posted on: April 29th, 2008Babies and toddlers love to go camping. Still, there are issues related to weather, bugs and sleep. Here are tips on fun and happy camping with babies and toddlers. It is fairly amazing to go camping with babies and toddlers, and they certainly enjoy the change of scenery. Many times parents think babies are too [...]
Starting an Organic Vegetable Garden – Sustainable Kitchen Project
Originally posted on: April 28th, 2008So to truly have a sustainable kitchen as part of my Sustainable Kitchen Project, I really need to be, like, producing some of my own food or something. I so love the idea of growing my own vegetables, fruit and herbs. There’s just one problem. I have the world’s blackest black thumb. So for me, [...]
Social Networking is Personal
Originally posted on: April 27th, 2008Social networking is personal. This should be obvious, correct? Well, that doesn’t mean everyone gets it. There are plenty of companies trying to figure out how on earth to connect with all us cool social networking people. We’re the online version of the in crowd back in school. (Of course, in real life, well not [...]
Twitter Blog Mention of Me
Originally posted on: April 24th, 2008OK, maybe this is just kind of weird. I blog about Twitter, and now Twitter blogged about me blogging about Twitter. Umm, thanks Twitter. I’m not sure I’m entirely ready for this kind of relationship. It’s not you. You’re great! It’s me. Seriously, though, I love that Twitter sees that moms are such a force [...]
People Just Don’t Get Mommy Bloggers
Originally posted on: April 24th, 2008Wow, I can’t believe the venom unleashed against mommy bloggers in this Toronto Globe and Mail article that questions whether mommy bloggers exploit their children. They really take it to Her Bad Mother, who is featured and interviewed in the piece (and, incidentally, a must-read mommy blogger!). The comments in reaction to the article are [...]
Homemade Orange Juice – Sustainable Kitchen Project
Originally posted on: April 23rd, 2008One of the first things I’ve done as part of my Sustainable Kitchen Project is to pull out, dust off, clean and actually use this very cool, very nice juicer I received as a gift years ago. Yes, years ago. I’ve thought many times how cool it would be to make juice. I have three [...]
Writers with SEO Denial
Originally posted on: April 23rd, 2008Are you one of them? One of those writers who thinks you are too cool for SEO? Or do you just see “SEO,” and think, “what the hell is seee-ohhh?” Find out if you’re in SEO denial with my latest post on Blogging Tips.com. Here’s an excerpt: I am often surprised how often I encounter [...]
Sustainable Kitchen Project
Originally posted on: April 19th, 2008When I decided to work at home most days, a major MAJOR factor was having more time to make good food for my family. I wanted to use more fresh ingredients, and make more things from scratch. Oh, in my mind, I would be the uber foodie mom, baking and creating and freezing and canning [...]
Why Moms Love Twitter
Originally posted on: April 17th, 2008I’ve been social networking for a while, and I think Twitter has nailed the mom demographic. I see moms on there left and right, and there is a wonderful mom conversation happening at Twitter. If you haven’t been listening, check out this ab-fab Ultimate List of Moms on Twitter. (And thanks so much eMom… you [...]
