TypeAParent Conference was less than two months ago. No review post from me until now. No tidy, neat as a pin wrap up post in the days after the conference. I even missed adding my wrap up post to the wrap up linky post. Why?? The answer to the “Why” is the reason I...
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Was it only over a week ago that I was in Asheville?? Seems like only yesterday that I got up at the crack o’ dawn to drive back home. In actuality it was over a week ago. I had been at the TypeAParent Conference with a host of other bloggers. I was invigorated from...
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The screaming. The righteous indignation. The bulging veins on the neck. Over the years I have watched as family and friends have fought tooth and nail for customer service to right a wrong. I get it. If you buy an item, attend a show, or eat a meal at a fancy restaurant that is...
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Want to know where else you can find me? Baby, toddler, preschooler, and early elementary activities in DC Baltimore parenting tweens examiner TypeAParent Preteens and product reviews Out and about in DC Do you want sites we manage or moderate? If yes, then… I’m the Community Manager for two local mom sites — I...
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As a mom of teens, tweens, and kids, online safety is my thing. Must have it. Must teach it to my kids. Must make sure that kids are safe while browsing the internet, e-mailing, and so forth. At home and at school and on vacation. For the past year, I have blogged about online...
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At #TypeAMom 09 there was one person I had to meet. I was a new blogger. I decided to travel to Asheville, NC, at the last possible second. I found a roommate and a couple of travel buddies. I got not one, but two sponsors. Once at the conference I was a learning, promoting,...
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You know when you meet someone and you click? You talk in person or on the phone, connect online, in e-mail, or on twitter. Whatever way you connect you instantly know that you and this person click. I had this experience when I “met” Mary Kay Hoal over a year ago. We first exchanged...
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This time last year I was a bumbling, dithering, wishy washy mess. I had a ticket to TypeAMom. I had recently started writing for TypeAMom on Preteens. After hearing about the conference I very much wanted to go. At the time the cost of airfare and hotel seemed insurmountable. Could I even think of...
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I contemplated buying a ticket then put it off. I heard about the BlogHer parties. I wanted to go to BlogHer but couldn’t make the decision to spend money I did not have on a ticket. Sponsorship seemed like a longshot. When I heard the announcement about the parties, I was left with no...
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Just in case you were wondering what I do during school hours and in the evenings… I write at: Musings from Me Savvy Source DC Oyster Locals DC The DC Ladies TypeAMom Preteens Baltimore Examiner I moderate: Momster.com — four groups on tweens and teens DC CityMommy MomSpark I manage an #opensky Store, too.
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