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Seven Unrealistic Blogging Expectations

In Blogging by Jen

I was looking at the calendar recently and realized that this February will mark my 5th year as a blogger. Whoa! If you had asked me about 2 years ago if I would still be a blogger in 2017, I think the answer might have been no. It’s not that I don’t enjoy blogging, because I do. It is just …

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Five Blogging Tools You Need Now

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Blogging is much easier accomplished if you have a few tools at your disposal. Here are 5 of my favorite blogging tools: Five #Blogging Tools You Need Now #bloggingtips #blogs Click To Tweet PEEK User Testing This a relatively new tool for me, but it is something absolutely EVERY blogger needs to try. When Jen’s Guy and I were redesigning …

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2016 Is The Year Of The Blogger

In Blog Staycation, Blogging by Jen

2016 Is The Year Of The Blogger If you are a blogger 2016 is going to be your year. I am a PR professional and this is what I do for a living. I watch trends and adjust campaigns and plans according to those trends and right now I will tell you that almost every product, big brand and line …

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Fall 2015 Blog Staycation Announcement!

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In August 2014 I was part of a group of bloggers who launched and carried out the first ever Blog Staycation! Today I am excited to announce the dates for the next Staycation! September 10th through September 14th, 2015! If you are ready to join you can sign up for Staycation updates HERE! If you want to learn a little …

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Annoucing The Spring Blog Staycation 2015!

In Blog Staycation by Jen

Last summer I was fortunate enough to be able to connect with a group of blogging friends via a Saturday morning #sitsblogging chat. We all discussed how we would love to be able to take just a few days and focus on our blogs, tackling a few very important to do items. Several emails later and we had developed the  …

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Become A Mom Media Contributor Extraordinaire

In Blogging by Jen

Last week I had the opportunity to go on the radio as a Mom blog contributor.  It was equal parts exciting and completely nerve wracking! Luckily, I did not vomit on the mic or the host and I have been told by quite a few people that I did a great job (not just by my mom and husband.) Anyway, …

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Man-day Post: Canning your SPAM

In Blogging, Man-day by Jensguy

Welcome to another installment of Man-day from Jen’s husband, Jen’s Guy! Generally I am a big fan of SPAM.  I like it fried with with eggs and veggies.  Seriously, how can you not like this? Well, that is unless you are my wife, who inexplicably doesn’t.  She IS, however, a very good cook and mother and looks as hot as …

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Blog Staycation Link-Up!

In Blog Staycation by Jen

The past four days have really been amazing. I have had the opportunity to meet so many new blogging friends and take a BIG chunk out of my blogging to do list. I even moderated my first Facebook and Twitter chats, talk about nerve wracking! Thank you to everyone who participated throughout the Staycation! Let’s make sure to stay connected! …

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Guest Post: Making Photos Pop With Picmonkey

In Blog Staycation by Jen

I am SO VERY excited to have the PicMonkey gurus Leilani and Emily from Just a Touch of Crazy guest posting over here as part of the Blog Staycation. These ladies have so many seriously amazing pictures and images that literally fly off the page and are oh so pinnable! Make sure you check in over at their website to …

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Time To Tackle That Blogging To Do List

In Blog Staycation by Jen

It’s almost time for the launch of the Blog Staycation! I cannot tell you how excited I am! If you haven’t heard about the Staycation, then you can visit here to learn all about it. Personally, I am looking forward to at least attempting to tackle and complete my BIG old blogging to do list as well as connecting with …

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Announcing The GREAT Blog Staycation 2014

In Blog Staycation by Jen

I have shared with you before how much I love the SITS Girls. Not only have I been lucky enough to attend one of their Bloggy Boot Camps, but every Saturday they hold a #sitsblogging chat on twitter. I have made many great friends and connections through these Saturday morning chats. One Saturday about 2 months ago a few of …