As a member of the Yahoo! MotherBoard, I was provided with $100 to start ripples of kindness as part of Yahoo’s How Good Grows program by surprising strangers and inspiring them to do nice things for others too. I thought for a long time about how I might want to use the money and decided…
Predicting Blogging and Tech Trends for 2011
Earlier this week I wrote about the many successful collaborations between bloggers and brands for Mom Blog Magazine and got to look in my crystal ball to predict some of the top parenting trends for 2011 for Parenting.com. Here are some other blogging and tech trends that I envision for the coming year: Hyperlocal…
Workout Wednesday: Wishing My Workouts Exceeded Screen Time Limits on Our Family Timer
I’ve discovered that the best way to ensure that I get my daily YourShape: Fitness Evolved workouts in is to do them in the mornings otherwise, I run the risk of my Kinect time being cut off with the limits I’ve set on the built in Family Timer on our Xbox! The built in Family…
A Better World: Facebook Game Designed for Virtual Good Deeds
Welcome to A Better World! I don’t play Facebook games mainly because I view them as another online time suck and method of harvesting personal information from my account but was curious when contacted to review A Better World, a new game that’s designed around doing good things. Game play earns Positive Points which advance…
Resolve to Use SWAGG in 2011 to Be Rid of Costanza Wallet (w. $50 SWAGGgift giveaway)
If you were one of the 60% of Americans who got a gift card yesterday, make it your New Years’ resolution to resolve to manage gift, loyalty and membership cards on your mobile device in 2011. new free app prevents the George Costanza wallet problem of overabundant plastic cards by allowing you to load gift…
New iPhone or iPad? Fill it with Oceanhouse Media apps! (w. giveaway)
Congratulations to Linda who has been emailed download codes for the 5 Oceanhouse Media iPhone and iPad apps! If you unwrapped a new iPhone or iPad, chances are you’ve had a chance to load it up with some new apps like Angry Birds but be sure not to over look fun and educational apps for…
Dealing with Post-holiday Thank You Notes
Another holiday season has come and gone and after dealing with the excitement of opening the presents and cleaning up the wrapping paper carnage, it’s time to sit down and get to the business of thank you notes. Thank you notes? Indeed! Expressing gratitude for gifts is a post-holiday tradition that I’m happy…
Giving Back to My Community with Donations of Zhu Zhu Pets, Leapfrog Toys, and Books from Scholastic and Sandra Magsamen
While we live in DC Metro suburb that often appears on lists proclaiming us to be among the “most wealthy” and “most highly educated” in the nation, our county has pockets of poverty where families struggle to put food on the table, send their kids to school in ill-fitting shoes, lack supplies to complete homework,…
Google Voice Brings You Free Personalized Calls From Santa
This holiday season, Google Voice is providing free calls from Santa on SendACallFromSanta.com that can be customized with the person’s name, gender, toy request, and favorite food. They are the perfect holiday call for the kids who eagerly anticipate the arrival of the man in the red suit, will make the eyes of the non-believers open…
Last Minute Gifts for Work at Home Professionals- My Suggestions on FoxBusiness.com
Earlier this week FoxBusiness.com asked me about the items I have at home to make my life as a work-at-home professional easier. If you are looking for last minute gift ideas or even want to see what your home office might be missing, here are my picks that Make Work Easier and ‘Sweeter’ in 2011….
