So I discovered something a little zany while playing one of my favourite time wasters. I think I've come up with a way to map out when your brain is at it's best, just by playing games. Yep, I am saying that you can play games on your cell phone to figure out when you're at your smartest. Wordament is one of my favourite game apps, one of the ones I play almost daily … [Read more...]
How to Blog, or How to Blog BETTER? Grab this NOW
LAST CHANCE - This offer ends at midnight tonight, Oct. 15th. Heads up - If you've ever wanted to start your own blog (or are looking for tools to help kick your blogging up to the next level) there is an awesome deal available right now, The Genius Bloggers' Toolkit. I've read through this bundle and HIGHLY recommend it, here's why... I've been blogging for over … [Read more...]
The Secret Society of Blogging, What Our Readers Never See
There is a secret underside to blogging, one that our readers never see. A secret virtual room where we all meet and sit around the water cooler and chat. From the outside, there's a lot going on that you as a reader may not notice. We make blogging friends and connections. We meet in person at conferences. We email each other back and forth. We have private Facebook … [Read more...]
I Make Magazines Now (a.k.a. Crushing on Flipboard)
I know tons of people out there crush on Pinterest. For me, it's all about the Flipboard. My husband first introduced me to Flipboard over a year ago now, sharing some rather slick "magazines" that people in the gaming industry had put together. It quickly became my favourite way to browse articles on my tablet. I love the way Flipboard makes everything look like a … [Read more...]
How to kill your blog, in 72 Easy Steps
I wrote this a while back when I was going through a rough patch, I had just moved my blog over to Wordpress and was feeling particularly overwhelmed, disorganized and in over my head. I randomly wrote it one early morning, and then the post sat in my drafts folder for quite some time, ignored (see Step 6). Then last week I went to this bloggers retreat, and while I never … [Read more...]
Making Connections and Finding Time to Explore Ottawa
I went to Ottawa, back in April, to take part in the BConnected Conference. BConnected bills itself as a conference for "digital influencers". It was two days of listening to speakers talk about things like authenticity and copyright issues, of hearing why video is the wave of the future, and learning clever email marketing and SEO tips. I took notes. I munched on tasty … [Read more...]
Top Blog Posts of 2015…
Based purely on number of pageviews, here are my top ten blog posts from 2015: 1. My Mother's Day Experience with Stars on Ice 2. My Life Long Love Affair with Fisher Price Little People 3. Always Unstoppable, Like a Girl 4. Listen Lego, We Need to Talk... 5. Patterns to Knit Your Own Doctor Who Scarf 6. Nerd Blocks Jr. Boy vs Girl Subscription Box … [Read more...]
Top 12 From the Archives… #ThrowbackThursday
In honour of today being Throwback Thursday, here is a list of my top twelve from the archives. These are the posts which I wrote in previous years which saw the most pageviews in 2015. 1. The Mystery of the Disappearing Emails, or How NOT to Use Gmail 2. Four Secret Rules to Making Perfect Nachos at Home 3. Bissell's Big Green Carpet Cleaning Machine … [Read more...]
Top 25 Referral Sites for 2015
Here we are at the start of a new year, which means it is time once again to compile a list of my top referral sites for the last twelve months (according to Google Analytics). 1. Google (search traffic) 2. t.co (Twitter) 3. Facebook 4. Pinterest 5. StumbleUpon 6. ContestCanada.net 7. AllFreeKidsCrafts.com 8. ContestGirl.com 9. Yahoo (search … [Read more...]
My Top Nine {not so Wordless Wednesday}
My top nine Instagram photos for the year. A little travel, a little bit of home, my banjo girl, and some board gaming. Yep, that sums things up nicely. Starting in the top left: * chocolate mice and other treats sold in one of the basement shops at the Bavarian Inn in Frankenmuth. * my banjo obsessed girl practicing for her Christmas concert. * trying a new board game at … [Read more...]
Momodoro: Hacking the Pomodoro Time Management Technique to make it work for Work at Home Moms
Well over a year ago now, I was reading one of those "how to be a better blogger" articles discussing time management and it mentioned something called the Pomodoro Technique. I was curious, so I tried it out and while I found that the Pomodoro Technique wasn't realistic for a mom with young kids in the house, I eventually was able to hack it into a mom-friendly version that … [Read more...]
Triberr Trick: How to Pull Only Certain Posts from Your Blog
Today I have a blogging tip for those of you who use Triberr. Did you know you set it up so that Triberr will promote only certain posts from you blog? You can pick a label and have just your blog posts tagged with that label post to your Triberr stream. For example you could set it so that only the posts you label "recipe" would be picked up. Which would be pretty useful if, … [Read more...]
How to Use Gmail Task Lists {Secret Weapon for Organization!}
The other day I happened upon the most amazing function in Gmail. Did you know there is a built in To Do list app? and you have the option of tying it in to an email thread? I didn't have a clue this existed. Apparently one of my husband's online friends pointed it out to him. All I know is I sat down in front of the PC and noticed this lovely little task box pop up in the … [Read more...]
Top 10 Posts of 2013
I've seen other folks posting lists like this and I found them to be interesting to look through. So here's my top ten posts of 2013, based solely on pageviews. 1. The Mystery of the Disappearing Emails, or How NOT to Use Gmail 2. Renting a Bissell Big Green Carpet Cleaning Machine - Review Part 1 3. Disney Junior's Mickey Mouse Clubhouse {TV Show, Review} 4. Where … [Read more...]
Top 25 Referral Sites for 2013 {Blogging}
It is time once again to compile a list of my top referral sites for the last 12 months (according to Google Analytics). 1. Google (search traffic) 2. t.co (twitter) 3. Facebook 4. Pinterest 5. StumbleUpon 6. contestgirl.com - giveaway listing 7. saveland.ca - giveaway listing 8. contestcanada.net - giveaway listing 9. momvstheboys.com - My charming … [Read more...]
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