Originally Posted: 2016 Updated: Nov 2020 Whether or not we realize it, we are all ‘influencers’. We are all sharing stories, pictures, articles, life and advice on a daily basis from our phones to ‘our people’. We are all wired to ‘live out our days’ with this online component and the grand scheme of all … Read more
When I got into the world of ‘Mommy Blogging’ it was easy to swim in the pool of writing and reading about parenting. After all, with two toddlers at sixteen months apart I had a permanent stool at the swim-up bar in the parenting pool. And I wasn’t leaving. Not even to pee. Cause really, … Read more
A few years into blogging and someone I really respect gave me a brochure to a writers conference they thought I’d be interested. If you ask Conor, I’m still talking about that event. Not only ‘who’ considered me a writer, but that someone considered me a writer, period. It was a game changer for me. … Read more
I’ve attended many conferences in my day. Mind you, there were for Environmental Health Officers. So we mostly sat in a hotel hall, listening to the latest non-changes in legislation. Then we’d let lose by complaining about room prices and making witty puns about food temperatures, water filtration and radon. We like to party….but with control measures so nobody gets … Read more
After having three kids in four years I feel pretty strongly that I will be chanting ‘Freedom Five’ as I eek closer to being home ALONE and they are ALL at school. I have certain plans to enjoy a boozy lunch with my mom bestie, Netflix binge, and spend way too long making a dinner without extra … Read more
I started Dovetail Blog almost four years ago to write about the birth of our first son, Levi, which ended in C-Section. I needed to write about it to release it. I needed to share with other moms who may have felt ashamed or disappointed, like I did, and tell them they weren’t alone. I maintained the … Read more
Although I felt anxious and overwhelmed as a new mom, my first born was a happy, adaptable baby who made us think we were awesome parents. High Five US! Now, let’s judge everyone on their crappy parenting because obviously have this one in the bag. Then we had a second and realized we knew nothing … Read more
I never had ambitions to write….or blog. I just wanted a space to share my c-section story and hopefully help out some other moms who felt as overwhelmed with motherhood as I did/do. But, as with any process you stick with over time, it will change you. Blogging has given me a voice. It has … Read more
So in my free time (read: the thirty minutes from 11pm to 1130pm that I spend all alone steeping in a hot epsom salt bath) I like to listen to podcasts. Podcasts are wonderful. They are free, entertaining, about almost anything and can be audio or video. They are easy to pick up where you … Read more
Welcome to week three of #moms30for30 where we wear 30 items of clothes for 30 days in 30(ish) ways. So I had a little challenge epiphany.When I did this challenge last February it was my goal to take the 30 items and remix them into outfits. Preferably ones I was okay to smatter across the … Read more