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Perfect Holiday Photos Tips & Tiny Prints

November 8, 2011

Last week I had the pleasure of hosting a party alongside Julie (Just-Precious) for Tiny Prints. It was awesome to get together with other local blogger friends, learn tips from photographer Dottie Foley, and check out Tiny Prints holiday card line. I admit I’m one of those people who forgets to send cards until the [...]

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ETY Kids Twitter Party

November 1, 2011

I may have mentioned my love for my Etymotic earphones once or a bajillion times. My husband ‘borrowing’ them may have caused some strife. (needless to say he won’t do that again!) Tonight I’ll be joining other members of Splash Creative Media to chat about Etymotic’s latest addition, ETYKids. The earphones offer a safe listening [...]

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Great Wolf Lodge: New Feature & a Family Getaway

October 5, 2011

Great Wolf Lodge invited my family to preview a new interactive game two weekends ago. I somehow managed to keep it a secret from the kids (I’m terrible at keeping surprises!). I packed their clothes, PJs, and swimsuits when they were at school. We told them we were going on an errand and would be [...]

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Moving Beyond Blogging at The Financial Bloggers’ Conference

October 3, 2011

This weekend I attended the Financial Blogger’s Conference. Hosted by Philip from PTMoney it was a great conference that I hope will be repeated again next year. Not only was it great to put faces and voices to the names and blogs I have been reading for years, it was wonderful to learn so much. [...]

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Healthy Food Fight with Aetna & SheSpeaks

August 29, 2011

Healthy food and family go together like peanut butter and jelly in my house. I adopted a healthy lifestyle as a teenager and while we do enjoy ice cream and cookies we focus on healthy eating at home as much as possible. Fruits and veggies are a huge hit in my house in part because [...]

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BlogHer 2011: The sessions, the exhaustion and the chance to win a $100k job

August 22, 2011

2 weeks ago I returned from a whirlwind trip to San Diego for BlogHer. It was such a busy time, I think it took me two weeks to recover. The bumpy red eye that may have involved some prayers I took home didn’t help. My time in San Diego started with chatting with Colleen, and [...]

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Give Education: Keep kids in school, save money, and John Legend

July 27, 2011

Last week I had the honor of being a part of a small bloggers’ roundtable with P&G U.S. Marketing Manager, Jim Leish, President of Communities in Schools, Dan Cardinali, and Grammy award winning artist and philanthropist, John Legend. (yes, that John Legend)   John Legend is raising awareness using his voice (and what a voice it [...]

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Cheap Sally Twitter Party

July 25, 2011

I’m so thrilled to be a Cheap Sally Ambassador at BlogHer this year! Not only do I get to attend one of the best events at BlogHer, but I also get to share the fun with many of my readers! Whether you’ll be there in person or not, I have some awesome news to share! [...]

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Type A Parent and Asheville North Carolina

June 29, 2011

Last week I drove with the awesome Cecily (you may know her she’s kind of twitter famous) and the super talented Sherry (who makes adorable capes and masks for kids via BabyPop) in a GM car* to Asheville to travel to TypeA Parent Conference hosted by the talented Kelby Carr and held in the heart of [...]

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Bumpin’ Shower

May 31, 2011

This post is a part of Bump Month where I’ll be interspersing posts related to pregnancy, new moms, and babies throughout the month of May. Members of Splash Creative Media are sharing their take on pregnancy, babies, and motherhood. So get ready to share, talk, and learn about great products! Today is the last day of Bump [...]

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