She Streams Conference: Preparing for the Awesome, with AT&T
September 13, 2011 by Sarah
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Pin itNext week, hundreds of blogging, vlogging and screaming streaming women will converge on Times Square, NY, armed with digital cameras, video cams, and webcams to take the new media world by storm! The She Streams Conference is the first of it’s kind, exploring the future of social media, with a heavy focus on online [...]
Southern Chow Chow from the Garden
September 11, 2011 by Sarah
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Pin itWhen this Northeastern Italian/Irish gal married her Southern husband , she got a proper introduction to southern food. I went from saying, “So… you just eat the pinto beans by themselves?” and “What the heck is Chow Chow?“, to insisting on stone ground cornmeal for my homemade cornbread and singing praises for beans in [...]
How Do You Deal With Dinner as a Working (OH) Mom
September 4, 2011 by Sarah
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Pin itAll moms work. HARD. But when you work outside the home each day, dinner can be a significant challenge. Honestly, I thought that sometimes it was difficult to get dinner on the table as a Work-at-Home Mom. But now, since I get home around 5-5:30 each day, it kills me to get dinner on [...]
I’m a “Work Outside the Home” Mom Now!
August 24, 2011 by Sarah
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Pin itYes, I’ve done it. I bit the bullet. Found my dream job. Went all in. Went full time to the … [gasp] office! I remember once not too long ago, my dear friend, and social media maven, Amy Lupold Bair asked on Facebook, “If you could work for just one company, who would it [...]
Garden Report!
July 31, 2011 by Sarah
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Pin itTime for a garden report! Our redneck gardening tricks worked for a while, but the Caution Tape did not daunt an army of deer who badly wanted our green beans. Back to the fencing for next year. We did manage to get some veggies this week, and still have lots growing, despite run away [...]
Why I’m Sort of Afraid of Diversity…
July 21, 2011 by Sarah
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Pin itBecause I make mistakes. I sometimes say things that offend people without realizing it. People hurt, and it makes me so sad that it was at my words. I don’t know if our society is more sensitive in the last several years, or if being on social media has made me see it more. [...]
Italian Sausage and Onions Recipe
July 11, 2011 by Sarah
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Pin itYes, Virginia, you CAN have an Italian recipe that does not include pasta and marinara! I learned this cooking method from Joe. Joe is the lovingly temperamental proprietor of Joe’s Italian Kitchen in Boone, NC. Back when I hosted a local TV show, the segment I filmed with Joe was one of my favorites! [...]
He Has Not Given Me a Spirit of Fear
July 6, 2011 by Sarah
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Pin itI recently had to leave my family for a business trip. I travel fairly often, about once every 2-3 months, and everything is usually fine. I’m happy to have some uninterrupted work time and networking with colleagues and friends. My kids have some daddy-time, which they LOVE. And my husband really supports my work, [...]
“Facebook Comment of the Year” or… “My Husband is Funny”
June 30, 2011 by Sarah
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Pin it So, a friend of ours asks on Facebook: Hey I need to borrow 2 queen blow up mattress for the weekend. We have 2 set of guest coming. Does anyone have them so I can borrow? My hilarious husband says: We have one queen that blows up. The other is always full of [...]
Going From Blogger to Social Media Consultant: Type A Parent Conference 2011
June 27, 2011 by Sarah
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Pin itLast week, hundreds of bloggers, PR professionals, and company representatives traveled to Asheville for the fabulous four-day Type A Parent blogger conference! We hugged, we squealed, we learned, we taught, we got up at 7AM to make Ovaltine Smoothies (oh, wait, that was just me, Brandy, Jenn and Brittany). We danced, we ate (AWESOME [...]
