I’ve always believed that each person learns in a different way. While some may be paper and pencil learners, others are more visual while certain people learn by doing. For those who learn by doing, Bold Earth Teen Adventures offers multi-sport summer programs for high school students ages 11-18 that incorporate community service projects. Bold…
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Review: Sony Vaio Y Series with AMD Fusion Technology
Netbooks are a great idea, but I’ve found that sometimes the screens are just too small to run certain programs. Sony’s Vaio Y series laptops fit the person who is looking for a ultra-light PC at an affordable price but needs the speed of an AMD Fusion Technology. The Vaio YB series laptop provides a…
Fox 5 News DC Feature on Blogalicious and Blogging Conferences
This morning I accompanied the fabulous Stacey Ferguson, co-founder of Blogalicious and The Social Niche, on Fox 5 News where we got to talk about the upcoming conference and the world of blogging. Blogalicious Weekend Coming Up in October: MyFoxDC.com Having attend Blogalicous each year since it started with the inaugural conference in Atlanta, it’s been…
DC Metro: Blogalicious Blogger Meet Up
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…
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…
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…
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…
