If you happen to live in the DC Metro area and are free on Tuesday night, join me, Blogalicious co-founder Stacey Ferguson, and Ananda Leeke (founder of Digital Sisterhood Network) at the Blogalicious blogger meet up co-hosted with the Black Public Relations Society of Washington, DC (BPRS‐DC). We’ll be discussing ways to merge traditional media tools…
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Favorite Licensed Products from Royaltie$ Brand Showcase
Over the summer I had the opportunity to attend Royaltie$ Brand Showcase to learn about licensing and get a sneak peek at lifestyle brands and branded products that are either on the market or will be for the holiday season. I have to admit that I didn’t know much about the world of licensing except…
Celebrate National Play-Doh Day!
There’s just something about Play-Doh. Perhaps it’s the smell, squishiness in your hand, or the endless possibility to make all sorts of colorful things with it but it’s always been a favorite in our house. In honor of today being National Play-Doh Day, have a Play-Doh playdate! We’ve been celebrating all week with our new…
Teaching Financial Literacy with The Great Piggybank Adventure
Little Miss Techie has been more curious about money. She’s always enjoyed counting the money in her wallet but recently she’s been asking questions about how banks work to keep track of our money. During our summer vacation she was curious to know how an ATM in California will know how much money we’ve deposited…
Eventbrite Makes Event Organizing Easy for Everyone
If event organizing seems like a daunting task, Eventbrite makes it easy for everyone. Whether organizing professional events, coordinating PTA fundraisers for your child’s school, or arranging casual meetups, Eventbrite empowers individuals to become event organizers and provides a free service for free events. Users can quickly and easily use tools to create custom event…
Rockville Restaurant Week (9/10-9/18) as my DC Friday Fave
I love food. Shopping for it, growing it, preparing it, and eating it. Eating it is even better when during restaurant week deals that allow me to try new places that I’ve been wanting to visit in an affordable way. DC Metro readers get two weekends to experience the many restaurants that are being featured…
Fooz Kids: Convenient Kid Friendly Online Portal with Parental Controls
Thank you to Fooz Kids for providing me with an All-In-One pack to review. The opinions I’ve expressed here are solely my own and represent my honest viewpoint. About Fooz Kids Fooz Kids is a new application that allows parents to control their child’s exploration of the internet in an age appropriate way. It provides…
Friday Faves: Fab Products from Mom’s Fashion File Secret Style Suite, BlogHer 2011
Remember how I wrote about wanting to break out of my boring black conference wardrobe? Not only did Fresh Produce accept my challenge and provide me with an incredible wardrobe for Type A Parent, but my post won me a makeover in the Mom’s Fashion File Secret Style Suite at BlogHer! After a tech…
Talking to Your Children About Earthquakes: Resources & Links
This afternoon at 1:51 pm a 5.8 earthquake with an epicenter in Virginia- between Charlottesville and Richmond- shook the entire East Coast. The rumbling from the ground was reported to be the second most powerful earthquake in Virginia’s history. Online friends from as far south as North Carolina into Toronto felt the earth move underneath…
Friday Faves: Peanut Butter Pie from In Jennie’s Kitchen
Last Friday the blogging community measured, mixed, and assembled peanut butter pie to celebrate the life of Jennifer Perillo’s husband, Mike. In her post, For Mikey, Jennie wrote about saying that she’d make her husband’s favorite peanut butter cream pie tomorrow. It was always on her to-do list until there were no tomorrows left. …
