Category: Feature
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BlogHer11–No Surprises, Great People, Plenty of Swag
I go to BlogHer for the networking and relationships. It’s the “place to be” for bloggers, and the one conference each year I make a full commitment to attend. If you’re here to find out what I thought of the sessions, you’ll want to move right along. I am one of those people who doesn’t…
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Parenting Challenges: Race, Color, Identity and the Need to Belong
I’m biracial. I love being biracial. I love dancing in different worlds, being unique, leaving strangers wondering. I’m entertained by the many ways people try to ascertain my racial makeup, some with rude frankness and others with a subtlety so profound that I’m not even sure what they’re asking. It wasn’t always this way. There…
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Wedding Favors Gone Wild – Adirondack Chair Wedding Favors
Time intensive wedding favors/decor are all the rage… Check out these Adirondack Chair Wedding Favors.
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Eyes on the Prize (and the Road)
I know a lot of people scoff at relationships that are built via the Internet. But the fact is that I met my husband online, so I know that it’s a perfectly valid way of connecting with people who might not be in your geographic area, don’t enjoy hanging out at bars in clubs, or…
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Fourth of July Flag Cookies
These yummy flag sugar cookies are a cute way to celebrate the 4th of July.
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Ford, Malcolm Gladwell and Trends
A chance to hear Malcolm Gladwell talk about trends, baseball, and Ford.
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Fantastic Four
I feel so out-of-touch with my blog. Between two months of giveaways and a busy life, I haven’t had enough time to just be. But some things are important to take time out for, and one of them is a birthday. Yep, my little LadyBug turned four this past weekend. If you’ve been reading along,…
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Playgrounds Are Special Places
With so much talk of the 40 Days of Giveaways, I haven’t posted as much about the kids. I know some of you are missing that. On Mother’s Day, we went out with my family for Japanese food, Hibachi-style. I was having so much fun that I didn’t take any pictures! But later that afternoon,…