Like many families, when we first got Internet at home, we did so via AOL. Remember those CDs they’d mail out all the time? Yeah, we fell for it. I’ve had the same AOL email address for 12 years now, though I changed service provider years ago. I only check it every once in a […]
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Blog ‘Spring Cleaning’ – Day 8
Easy-peasy tasks today, because judging from the links left the past few days – compared to days 1-3 – y’all are getting a little behind! My head’s not in the game tonight, anyway. Day 8: Interlink your old blog posts Linking to previous posts doesn’t always come naturally to me, as I tend to forget […]
Blog ‘Spring Cleaning’ – Day 7
Day 7: Write a link post You may already share many of your favorite links on Twitter and Facebook, but now it’s time to do so on your blog! It’s likely that your readers will be just as interested in what you like to read as you are. I’ve been slacking a little on it […]
Does she look like mommy?
My husband pointed out that Maura looks a lot like me. To prove his point, he had her stand next to a photo of me when I was younger, to compare. “Can you smile like mommy in that photo?” “CHEEEEEEEESE!” “Let’s try again… how about a smaller smile this time?” Perfect. I have to admit […]
Blog ‘Spring Cleaning’ – Day 6
Day 6 – 27 must-read tips & tutorials for bloggers In today’s lesson, Problogger Darren Rowse asked a few of his blogger friends to share the posts that they believe would be most helpful for those of us looking to improve our blogs. There is a lot of good stuff to read there. My favorites […]
Blog ‘Spring Cleaning’ – Day 5
Today’s main task is short and sweet, which is a good thing considering I was pretty much disconnected all weekend! I’m now in Austin, Texas visiting family. I thought I’d have all the time in the world to catch up on blogging, but without the usual toys and things to distract my girls, that hasn’t […]