Website and Blog Tips
Do you have a website or blog? If you answered “yes.” Read on because you may find some of these website and blog tips useful. If you answered “no,” you’re welcome to continue reading or you can click HERE for my archives page and find more reading options. Before going through this list, think about {Website and Blog Tips}
Shutterfly Winner Announced
The winner of the Shutterfly Family Photo Giveaway is: Darcy! Congratulations! Look in your email box for all the details and the discount code. Darcy’s comment was #6: Thank you to everyone who entered the giveaway. I enjoyed reading all of your comments. Thank you also to Shutterfly for this giveaway. Go Gingham related links: {Shutterfly Winner Announced}
Screen Time Equals Potato Chips
I know that Forest Gump gets credit for the line, “Life is like a box of chocolates…” but the line I’d like credit for is, “Screen time is like potato chips…” and here’s how that math works. We’re a family of four, 2 adults and 2 teenagers, and we’re pretty normal. We like to do {Screen Time Equals Potato Chips}
Happy Two Year Anniversary Go Gingham
Yes, indeed, it has really been two years of me pushing the publish button. I know it feels like just yesterday we were high-fiving and butt-bumping about my one-year blog anniversary and yet here we are again. Here’s a little review of the past year. What have I learned? Posting everyday doesn’t work for me: {Happy Two Year Anniversary Go Gingham}
Blogging Tips for New Bloggers
People always ask me how my blog is doing and their follow-up question is, “Are you making any money at it?” I have an answer to that question and it’s got 11 parts but here’s the bottom line: I’m having fun creating a business out of what I’m passionate about. It’s so wonderful to have {Blogging Tips for New Bloggers}
Everyday Love
This week, my husband and I are celebrating our 22nd wedding anniversary. It seems like just yesterday we were graduating from college, getting our first jobs, and getting engaged. I thought I knew what love was 22 years ago back when I was getting married – after all, I was standing up before family, friends {Everyday Love}
7 Quick Ways to Get a Teen to Leave the Room
Parenting teenagers is bizarre. One minute they’re smiling, sweet, and pleasant, the next they’re mad and upset. It’s an emotional roller coaster. The only visual I can give you is this: take both of your hands and hold them out straight in front of you. With one hand signal “come closer” and with the other {7 Quick Ways to Get a Teen to Leave the Room}
Three Time Tested Family Rules
When you have a job, you get feedback on you’re doing. When you’re a parent, you don’t get any feedback. You’re still performing a job but you don’t get reviewed on how it’s going. You set out to do your best and you hope you are but you don’t really know if you’re doing it {Three Time Tested Family Rules}
Meet Internet Girl!
Meet Internet Girl! She’s fun, she likes shiny objects, and she’s easily distracted. She’s supposed to be writing (some may say “blogging”) but sometimes she’s really naughty and she skips around the web to her favorite internet spots like Facebook, Twitter, and her favorite new toy, Pinterest. Oh, but look, it’s so pretty!
Social Networking and Parents Behaving Badly
We’ve been talking with our teens about the recent incident that happened when a 15-year-old girl posted a complaint about her parent’s on Facebook and her dad’s reaction. Her complaints were standard teen angst – since time immemorial teens have rebelled and complained about chores and how awful life is with their parents. That’s what {Social Networking and Parents Behaving Badly}
I Love Pens, Too
Along with my chair obsession, I also have a thing for pens. For a lot of women it’s shoes and for men maybe it’s power tools but for some strange reason for me it’s pens. Yes, I love pens, too. My favorite is Mr. Sharpie – fine tip, fat tip, medium tip – it doesn’t {I Love Pens, Too}
Exclamation Point, How I Love Thee
Whenever I’m writing, I try to temper my use of the exclamation point. It’s very hard for me because I love the exclamation point!! It shows enthusiasm!! It’s really me waving my arms trying to get your attention!! I’m saying this is important!! Oh exclamation point, how I love thee!! Even when you have mean {Exclamation Point, How I Love Thee}
Please Don’t Make Me Text
I hope to never text again. I tried it briefly and it didn’t stick. My fingers are too fat. Genetically, I’m much better with an old-fashioned dial, corded telephone. The free app I downloaded to text with on my iPod touch even dropped me. It told me I didn’t text enough so I could no {Please Don’t Make Me Text}
The Biggest Stay The Same
Seated on an airplane next to my daughter several years ago, we found a show on the television to entertain us while in-flight. It was, “The Biggest Loser” TV show. We’re not big TV watchers at our house and my daughter asked me what it was about. Not having actually watched the show before, but {The Biggest Stay The Same}
Free Tools For Your Blog or Website
I love saving money or finding a treasure at one of my usual “haunts” but getting something for free is the best. Below is a list of “free” tools that I use for this site. Add these to your “blogging” toolbox and you won’t be sorry. They’re all free and very useful. And, as I {Free Tools For Your Blog or Website}
