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The Titus 2:1 Conference was a blast. It’s hard for those outside of blogland to “get” that you can truly be friends with someone you’ve never met in real life, but it is possible, and so much fun when you get to finally hug a few of those necks or share a meal together. As [...]
SIMPLIFY. This time around, I didn’t plan to come up with a “word of the year,” but as I was writing some end-of-the-year goals, I realized they all centered around simplifying life so that I can focus on what I want to focus on, and be less distracted by the literal and figurative clutter in [...]
A while back, I posted this on my facebook page: I miss the days when people actually commented on blogs for more than just entry to a giveaway of some sort. Before FB “likes” replaced actual words and before so many of us starting reading on mobile devices (which I know makes it so much [...]
Y’all are in for a treat! A whole bunch of bloggers (forty of us!) have teamed up for a seriously awesome giveaway to stuff your stockings with over $1100 worth of goodies, including two $250 cash prizes, as well as oodles of other great gifts! How’s that for Christmas spirit? (I can hear those sleigh [...]
Going into this conference, I wasn’t sure what to expect. I knew Savvy Blogging Summit was for “serious” bloggers, many of whom make a living from blogging. Most are deal bloggers, which isn’t my niche at all. Other than the social aspect, I didn’t know how much I’d really get out of it — so [...]
Savvy Socializing! Most days, I’m a homebody. But sometimes I’m motivated to break out of that — and the Savvy Blogging conference was one of those times! Tricia agreed to be my roomie, and Kris drove down from her end of the world to meet and carpool the rest of the way with us. A [...]
savvy | [sav-ee] adjective ( -vier, -viest) shrewd and knowledgeable in the realities of life. According to that definition, I’m not so sure I even want to be savvy. In fact, I’ve had a little TOO much going on in “the realities of life” lately. But I’m totally okay with becoming more savvy in the [...]
Friends, both in real life and in blogland, have asked me some variation of these questions: How did you go about adding sponsors to your blog? What made you decide to do that, and has it benefited you? These are common blogging questions, so I decided to share my answer here. I don’t blog for [...]
In my little corner of the online world, I want to be real — but that doesn’t mean sharing EVERY little thing. I share more personal things about my family than many bloggers do, but there’s simply no reason to share the nittiest of the grittiest. It would violate the trust of those closest to [...]
Alrighty… I’m never entirely done tweaking things on my blog, but I’m calling my revamp done for now. Most of it was back-end stuff but I did change much of the layout, too. If you notice anything that isn’t working, please let me know! Because it’s nearly the end of the year, and because I’m [...]
Flat Jamie had some fantastic adventures at The Relevant Conference this year! Did you see me? My hostess-with-the-mostest Carey (from Cravings) made this fun collage of my adventures and some of the great gals I got to “meet”: a. Dawn from The Mama Knows; b. a MODSquad meet up; c. Denise from Denise in Bloom; d. Flat Jamie [...]
You like me, you really like me! Seriously, I am completely blown away this morning to see that I have been nominated in SIX different categories in the Homeschol Post 7th Annual Blog Awards. I up for: Best Photos Blog Best Encourager Funniest Homeschool Blog Best Homeschool Variety Blog Best SUPER Homeschooler and Best Nitty-Gritty [...]
