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Preview to BlogHer08 at the Kirtsy/Alltop Party

Friday, July 18, 2008

The Kirtsy/Alltop party at marketing/technology guru Guy Kawasaki’s home was a blast! Robert and I met so many amazing people. Thanks to James, Kristin and Stephanie from ListenShare for making us feel so welcome and kudos to the Kirtsy founders, Gabby of Design Mom, Laura of The Queso and Cool Mom Picks, and [...]

BlogHer ‘08 Bound

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

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Robert and I are heading out to attend the BlogHer08 Annual Conference in San Francisco. We’ve been following our favorite blogs for nearly a year now, so dipping our toes into the blogosphere with our own space here has been exciting (and slightly overwhelming). Now we’re ready to take a leap and learn from some [...]

Does Social Media Really Work?

Monday, July 14, 2008

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Robert and I have been married for eight years. Sometimes it feels like eighty. Five of those years have been spent working on the straw. It has been quite a roller coaster ride. He’s had lots of great ideas in the past. But when he started talking about making a no-spill juice box straw, I [...]

My Hard-Working Husband

Sunday, July 13, 2008

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Sometimes I look at my husband and swear I see smoke coming out of his ears. He’s always thinking. I envy that. Not that I don’t think. I just think about different things than he does. Like… did the kids brush their teeth this morning? Are there wet clothes in the washer? Robert looks at [...]

I Blame Juice Box Straws for the Grape Stains on My Carpet

Friday, July 11, 2008

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I Blame Juice Box Straws for the Grape Stains on My Carpet

I’m a full time mom. I used to be a neat freak. After my 3rd(and last) was born I realized that Leggos in the toilet and grape juice stains on the carpet (on a daily basis) is really not that big of a deal. My husband, on the other hand, is a clean freak. The [...]