Much is being made of last weekend’s royal wedding of Prince Harry and the newly anointed Duchess of Sussex aka Meghan Markle. And while no, I did not get up at 4am to watch it live I have watched most of it and also read countless articles about the event. And, for the record, I think Meghan’s dress, hair and… Read more »
Yesterday was Mother’s Day. Social media was full of folks praising their own moms and wives, often accompanied by photos of said moms, both old and new. And that was fun- especially some of the older ones! But, social media being what it is, it’s often tough to know who’s being 100% genuine and who’s embellishing to get likes. I’m not… Read more »
Today the President of the company I work for (Metalcraft Inc) came to my cube to congratulate me on my 10 year work anniversary there. I knew the date was coming up – my hire date was March 17th- but it really sunk in after chatting with Steve. 10 years at Metalcraft equals 12 years in Iowa. 12 great years…. Read more »
Just over 2 years ago I rebranded my blog for the third time and also made the leap to WordPress. It was scary and more than a little painful, but I did it, thanks to the help and support of my dear husband as well as the encouragement of my (then) brand new North Iowa Blogger friends. It turns out… Read more »
It’s time for another plea for help from me. Last Saturday night I overindulged in alcohol. I thought I had quit before I got to the “I’m going to have a hangover” amount of vodka, but early Sunday morning I learned that was not at all the case and to put it mildly, Sunday was a long day. With the… Read more »
I hate shopping. I blame that mostly on my stint in retail in my 20’s. I loved catalog shopping back in the day and now I love online shopping. But one of the downfalls of either is that you never truly know 100% what you are getting. Enter subscription shopping services. I avoided them for a while because they seemed… Read more »
Last week I wrote about some of the best information I took away from the Minnesota Blogger Conference. This week I’m sharing some of my more personal takeaways from that weekend- the ones that were unexpected and not necessarily related to blogging at all. #1 College days are special and too often taken for granted. This conference was held at… Read more »
This past weekend I attended the Minnesota Bloggers Conference in St. Paul Minnesota. http://www.mnbloggerconference.com/ This was the second year I went and I’m so glad I did! As much as I enjoyed it last year I think I got more out of it this year and came away with more confidence in the direction I want to take my blog. Here… Read more »
Today is World Bullying Prevention Day. This is a topic that is very close to my heart. I was bullied quite a bit in school. It started in late elementary and continued through graduation. It took different forms over the years but the message was always the same- I was weird, I was ugly, I wasn’t “cool”. I was bullied… Read more »
While I normally make these “unusual holiday” posts lighthearted and perhaps even humorous, today we take a moment to the devastating disease that is Alzheimer’s. Most of us know someone who have or had some form of this condition. For me it’s very personal because there is a significant history in both my mother’s and my father’s families. Because I’m,… Read more »