Nine months after we got married, Sean and I sold our condo and drove to Utah -- where we knew no one -- and bought a house. We found a church and jobs and started to make friends, but we'd left behind all of our family and the friends we'd grown up with. Neither of…
The following post is from Lauren Rothlisberger of Get Me Geeky: If you are not on Instagram you are missing out. For starters, your missing out on following me and Mandi. While we both have a lot of cute kids to show off, there is a whole lot to discover on Instagram. It’s hands down…
I'm afraid I'm on another soapbox today. This time it's about gender roles and equality. And why, as the mom of four exceptional girls, I hate certain uses of the #boymom hashtag. Here's the thing: I firmly believe that gender differences are real, natural and good. But those differences are hard to define and have…
Have you noticed that certain topics gain popularity, popping up again and again on various blogs? The current topic du jour -- at least in my corner of the blogosphere -- seems to be our culture's obsession with social media and especially with picture taking. The posts I've seen suggest that our relationships are shallow,…
All kinds of things can be said about social media—good, bad and in-between. It's true that social media has enabled affairs that might not have otherwise happened, has made cyber bullying a very real concern for children in the new millennium, and has caused people to compare their lives to others and embrace discontent...not to mention…
To be honest, I'm not exactly sure what the point of this post is. I'm not offering advice or really even sharing a story; mostly, I'm just trying to process my own thoughts and hear yours as well! Let me start by saying that I've been a mom long enough to know that I know…
Earlier this week I read a post from Gizmodo titled No, Your Private Messages Are NOT Public on Facebook. Tech sites generally like controversy, so I believed their report that it was not true. A quick scan of the messages on my wall showed a lot of messages but none that I felt like were…
Instagram is a FREE photo-sharing app that allows you to take pictures, add cool filters and share them with friends and family -- all from your iPhone or Android device! Like Pinterest, Instagram was a bit of an instant success, and it really is a very fun social app for easily sharing your own photos…
The following guest post is from Nicole, author of Blog Boost E-book: For me, time I spend blogging and on blogging related activities like social media is sometimes time I could be spending with my family. Therefore, I am quite careful about how I spend my blogging time. Part of this is being able to measure the…
The following post is from Michelle of Mommy Misadventures Raise your hand if you love your social networking. Yeah, I am right there with you. My typical updates look something like this: Leaving for work now — urgh, so not awake yet. Need coffee. [ check-in ] * Michelle just checked in at My Favorite…