I got an urgent call from Jody, the CEO of askpatty.com, where I’m a contributing editor. San Diego’s channel 10 news had called her, asking if she had someone who could go on the news to talk about upcoming hands free cell phone laws going into effect in California on July 1.
So they asked me. […]
Read the rest of A bundle of nerves
Less than a month remains before the BlogHer con. This will be my third year to go. Woo!
It will be different for me this time for two reasons:
1) I’m taking the baby boy with me. (Yikes?)
The boy will actually be in daycare for a good part of the time (assuming I can handle being away […]
Read the rest of I’m going to BlogHer — are you?
I’m rarely at a loss for words. I can - and regularly do - talk your ear off. It may not be anything terribly deep or life-changing, but I can chat with the best of them. I consider my blog a place to chat with ‘teh intarwebs’ and find some common ground with other people.
And […]
Read the rest of Unblessed silence
As the finality of my decisions sink in, I start to feel a tight knot form in my stomach. I’ve never gone without a safety net, without the comfort of a regular job and a steady income. As I look at our budget, and think about insurance for our little one, the panic starts to […]
Read the rest of Whatever you do - don’t panic. Too late!
Your freelance writing idol? Deb Ng is taking a new approach to choosing her new columnist - American Idol-style. First, she had an open call for auditions, where interested writers toss out their pitches. From there, the top twelve will be chosen. And then, it’s a weekly run-off with the writers submitting entries based on […]
Read the rest of Can I be your idol?
I’ve been meaning to read Jen Lemen’s accounts of her time in Africa, but I just haven’t had the time. But today, I followed a link to just one story and it took my breath away.
If you haven’t read Goreth’s story yet, you really should. I always wondered what my life would have been like […]
Read the rest of gobsmacked
I told my group at work that I was leaving. We’ve had the same core of people for quite a while now, and they’re like a bit of family to me. We’ve shared so many things. They’ve been with me when I got married, graduated college, and had a baby. We’ve had parties, eaten a […]
Read the rest of still struggling
I haven’t been able to get enough sleep over the past week, even with mid-day naps snuggling my sweet boy. Maybe it’s restlessness. Maybe it’s life changes.
Or maybe it’s teething. The boy broke one tooth last week and a second tooth on Monday. He’s really not too grouchy, considering. Just not napping much, running a […]
Read the rest of trying not to let the tired take over