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…
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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. …
Starting Kindergarten, Handwritten Notes, and My Butterfly Folder
This year the start of school is a little bittersweet as Captain Computer, our youngest, will start kindergarten this fall. While I appreciate that I won’t have 2 different school schedules and multiple pickups to deal with, it’s hard to believe that he’s all grown up and will join the ranks of his sister at…
Our Active Unplugged Vacation Inspired by Austin-Lehman Adventures
Three hours north of San Francisco up the Northern California Coast where US Highway 1 winds along the beach past towns like Bodega Bay, is a place called The Sea Ranch. The Sea Ranch is where my husband used to go for weekend getaways with his family as a child and was the location for our…
Flash Mob Dance at BlogHer’11 San Diego.mp4
So did you hear about the Flash Mob during BlogHer? Code name Operation Glory, bloggers who were part of a private Facebook group practiced while keeping lips zipped about this surprise that occurred during lunch on Friday to the delight of fellow attendees! Thanks for reading Tech Savvy Mama through your feed! Original post by…
Unplugging to Refocus During a Blogging Vacation
I am online all the time. Really. All. The. Time. Unless I’m busy being a mom. Then I really unplug to the point where I miss texts about playdates. Oops. Awhile ago my husband commented that I haven’t really taken a vacation in the 3 ½ years I’ve been blogging. Even when we go away,…
Aerosoles: Fashionable & Comfortable Feet at BlogHer
Whether strappy sandals, tailored heels, fun wedges, or high boots, Aerosoles engineers their shoes for fashion and comfort. I’ve been a fan of Aerosoles for years but especially appreciated their professional looking comfortable shoes that allowed me to spend hours on my feet classroom teacher. One of my favorite pairs of shoes were a pair…
What Do You Want From Blogging Conferences? BlogHer Advice from 4th Year Veteran
Earlier this year when on a press junket, one of my blogging friends asked me why I attend so many blogging conferences. “Isn’t there value in being inaccessible?” she asked. It was a good question and one that I thought about for a long time. Later this week I’ll head to my fourth BlogHer since…
Happy 5th Birthday Captain Computer (w. Thomas & Friends giveaway)
I loved you the minute I saw you. A big healthy 8 lb 13 ounce boy born in the heat of the summer unlike your sister who was born in the dead of winter. I know it’s cliché to say, but it does seem like just yesterday. Today that baby is long gone. He’s replaced…
