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by Jyl Johnson Pattee on May 19th, 2009 | 15 Comments »
The world’s more ambitious bloggers like to call themselves ‘citizen journalists.’ The government is trying to make sure these heralds don’t turn into citizen advertisers. - Douglas MacMillan today at BusinessWeek.com
Today, Stephanie Precourt, a stay-at-home-mom with a teething baby, who runs the blog Adventures in Babywearing, is doing …
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by Jyl Johnson Pattee on May 17th, 2009 | 19 Comments »
Did you know that moms control 80% of household spending for a whopping 1.7 TRILLION (yah, you “heard” me right, TRILLION) dollars in annual spending. Furthermore, there is somewhere around 86 MILLION moms in the US alone.
What does all this mean? Data supports that moms have influence. And now,…
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by Jyl Johnson Pattee on May 12th, 2009 | 1 Comment »
BlogHer is putting the “social” in Social Media for its BlogHer ’09 Conference this year in Chicago and Chevy is adding to the fun. Christie, Lorraine, and Denine from The Blog Rollers, in partnership with Chevy, are roadtripping it to BlogHer and they need a 4th Wheel. What does it …
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by Jyl Johnson Pattee on May 12th, 2009 | 1 Comment »
We’re going on a virtual carpool tonight with the amazing gals from The Blog Rollers…—Christie and Lorraine. They are joining the #gno party this week to chit chat with us about social media conferences. We’ll be discussing preparing, getting sponsorships, and getting the most out of social media conferences!
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giveaways!
by Jyl Johnson Pattee on May 12th, 2009 | No Comments »
UPDATE: Giveaway entries accepted until 9:30 EDT tonight. Donate at Yehu Microfinance or purchase product at Basa Body to enter.
Giving may be better than receiving, but receiving has its perks too. Yehu Microfinance… and Basa Body, in gratitude for your participation in this fundraiser, will randomly select three lucky
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making a difference!
by Jyl Johnson Pattee on May 8th, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Moms: you are amazing! You give life. You comfort and take pride in your children. You lead the way, teach, share, and love. And you do all this on the good and the not-so-good days—while balancing your many roles and figuring out the secrets of motherhood success all without a…
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by Jyl Johnson Pattee on May 7th, 2009 | No Comments »
…I happen to be in the know about something. I’m not often in the loop and was tickled to have an insider’s view into what the upcoming trends are in kids fashion for summer after putting together some creative writing for a major upcoming children’s fashion show. So, of course,
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by Jyl Johnson Pattee on May 5th, 2009 | No Comments »
The DIY phenomenon is here and more and more people are choosing to give handmade. Why is that?
1. Because It Is Cost-Effective.…
More often than not, you can make something for less. Of course there are exceptions, but this works well when you have a budget to stick to.
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by Jyl Johnson Pattee on May 3rd, 2009 | No Comments »
Check out these Mother’s Day gifts with all or a portion of the proceeds going to charity.
Sassy Mother/Daughter Apron
Check out this duet apron set from the fabulous gals over at You Can Make This…. I’m telling you right now… I don’t like to sew. But, this fun
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by Jyl Johnson Pattee on May 3rd, 2009 | 5 Comments »
The great gals from You Can Make This and You Can Quilt This are joining the #gno party this week for an evening of DIY goodness!
Join us here… for an inspiring evening where you’ll be able to put aside your Swine Flu concerns and learn how to sew, quilt,
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