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Volunteering At School: Do You Buck Up Or Bow Out?

by Janice February 7, 2012 5 comments

I want to know…how do you feel about volunteering at your children’s school? Are you one of those moms who signs up for everything or do you screen your calls and let the answering machine [...]

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PC and Mac – Not PC vs Mac (with Giveaway)

by Susan February 5, 2012 169 comments

I get a kick out of asking people whether they use a Mac or PC. It often evokes an emotional response one way or the other.

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Blogger CONFESSION: 7 Things I Should Do that I Don’t!

by Janice January 30, 2012 1 comment

Okay ladies — confession time: Do you have a list of things that you know you SHOULD do, but you don’t? You may try to do those things on your list. You may even do [...]

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Getting Contagious with How To Be A Dad and Baby Rabies — Join Us LIVE Thursday Night!

by Janice January 24, 2012 3 comments

UPDATED with RECORDED SHOW below: If you want to learn more about how to create content that has the potential to go viral as well as the social media strategies to make it happen – [...]

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Google Closes Photo Editing Site Picnik — Bloggers React with Shock, Grief, and Anger

by Janice January 21, 2012 7 comments

“OMGosh, I feel like someone just stole my dog. Dude, so heartbroken! I use Picnik all the time!” – Blogger, Lisa Douglas of Crazy Adventures in Parenting Imagine you are an electrician, standing on the [...]

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Heal Instead of Hurt: Getting Proactive and Positive with the Mommies Coexist Pledge

by Janice January 19, 2012 9 comments

Life on the playground is tough. It is full of judgement, cliques, and put-downs. There are back handed compliments and straight up insults. And yes — I am talking about life on the SIDELINES of [...]

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New Video Sharing Site Chill Launches — Think Pinterest for Video

by Janice January 19, 2012 2 comments

You can’t blame them… When something works, you do it, (or copy it.) And if you are smart, when something isn’t working, you change it. Yesterday, the founders of the startup Chill, Brian Norgard and [...]

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Why Don’t Kids Love their Veggies?

by Jennifer Donovan January 12, 2012 8 comments

It’s not a secret that getting kids to eat their vegetables isn’t easy. We offer our babies veggies first, because they are predisposed to sweet, and even the vegetable purees that they tend to enjoy [...]

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Why Bloggers Tweet Tragedy

by Janice January 7, 2012 23 comments

Standing helplessly, watching her home and all her worldly possessions and treasures burn, Monica Bielanko did what many people would do — in shock and agony, she reached out to her friends. “MY HOUSE IN [...]

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To Pin or Not to Pin — Does a Blogger Need to be on Pinterest?

by Janice January 3, 2012 18 comments

I know I am not alone. I know there are other overwhelmed bloggers out there who have watched the Pinterest explosion, overwhelmed not only about establishing a following on yet another social media platform, but [...]

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