Category: lifestyle


Blogversation 2012: What do you do to take care of your health?

Blogversation 2012: What do you do to take care of your health?

Throughout this year, several bloggers will engage in a conversation here and on their blogs — asking questions of each other and responding. Others are absolutely welcome to join the conversation, as well. Learn more about the ladies of Blogversation 2012. Today’s question comes from your Blogversation hostess, Colleen: @cnewvine on Twitter. What do you do to take care of…

Blogversation 2012: What routines or rituals do you engage in at the start and/or end of the day?

Blogversation 2012: What routines or rituals do you engage in at the start and/or end of the day?

Throughout this year, several bloggers will engage in a conversation here and on their blogs — asking questions of each other and responding. Others are absolutely welcome to join the conversation, as well. Learn more about the ladies of Blogversation 2012. Today’s question comes from Eleanor Traubman, Creative Times, @creativetimes on Twitter: What routines or rituals do you engage in…

Blogversation 2012: How have you dealt with a fashion emergency?

Blogversation 2012: How have you dealt with a fashion emergency?

Throughout this year, several bloggers will engage in a conversation here and on their blogs — asking questions of each other and responding. Others are absolutely welcome to join the conversation, as well. Learn more about the ladies of Blogversation 2012. Today’s question comes from the fashionable, creative Lesley Ware, www.thecreativecookie.net. On Twitter, Lesley is @creativecookie. The other day I…

Reblog from Lisa McGill: A Change Will Do You Good

Reblog from Lisa McGill: A Change Will Do You Good

Facebook can be an incredible tool: thanks to Mark Zuckerberg, I reconnected with a high school friend I’d known as Lisa Crozier. At the time, she was a young widow with two small girls, grieving the loss of a husband she deeply loved and trying to be a good single mom. Even better than us getting back in touch, Facebook…

Blogversation 2012: What is the one thing in life that you still most want to do?

Blogversation 2012: What is the one thing in life that you still most want to do?

Throughout this year, several bloggers will engage in a conversation here and on their blogs — asking questions of each other and responding. Others are absolutely welcome to join the conversation, as well. Learn more about the ladies of Blogversation 2012. This week’s question comes from Jennifer Worick, jenniferworick.blogspot.com, on Twitter as @jennifer_worick: What is the one thing in life that…

Reblog from David Chaitt: Don’t compare yourself to others

Reblog from David Chaitt: Don’t compare yourself to others

I loved this short, sweet post on This is Me, David Chaitt’s blog. David kindly gave me permission to share it here. Don’t compare yourself to others It’s a toxic state of mind. Once you head down that road, you’ll feel a combination of frustration, depression, satisfaction, regret, relief, failure, numbness, and disappointment.  In the long run, even the positive…

Blogversation 2012: How do you prefer to communicate?

Blogversation 2012: How do you prefer to communicate?

Throughout this year, several bloggers will engage in a conversation here and on their blogs — asking questions of each other and responding. Others are absolutely welcome to join the conversation, as well. Learn more about the ladies of Blogversation 2012. Today’s question comes from your Blogversation hostess, Colleen: @cnewvine on Twitter. How do you prefer to communicate? Does it…

Blogversation 2012: How important are organized politics in your life? Are you politically active?

Blogversation 2012: How important are organized politics in your life? Are you politically active?

Throughout this year, several bloggers will engage in a conversation here and on their blogs — asking questions of each other and responding. Others are absolutely welcome to join the conversation, as well. Learn more about the ladies of Blogversation 2012. We’re about halfway through 2012 and one of the things I’m loving about this Blogversation project is the different…

Blogversation 2012: What would you like to discuss?

Blogversation 2012: What would you like to discuss?

Throughout this year, several bloggers will engage in a conversation here and on their blogs — asking questions of each other and responding. Others are absolutely welcome to join the conversation, as well. Learn more about the ladies of Blogversation 2012. We’re approaching the halfway point of 2012. We’ve had some great conversations so far this year as part of…

Guest post from Zen Habits: The Three-Day Monk Syndrome

Guest post from Zen Habits: The Three-Day Monk Syndrome

One of my favorite blogs,  Zen Habits,  recently had a post that felt like a richer, better version of several I’ve written on the same topic — setting goals you can achieve. As I’m writing this, I just finished doing crunches in my hotel room. I’m traveling and didn’t much feel like exercise, but I made a commitment to exercise…

Blogversation 2012: What do you want from your hometown?

Blogversation 2012: What do you want from your hometown?

Throughout this year, several bloggers will engage in a conversation here and on their blogs — asking questions of each other and responding. Others are absolutely welcome to join the conversation, as well. Learn more about the ladies of Blogversation 2012. Today’s question is from your host — I’m @cnewvine on Twitter: At first, I was offended when I heard…

Blogversation 2012: What are the keys to successful collaboration?

Blogversation 2012: What are the keys to successful collaboration?

Throughout this year, several bloggers will engage in a conversation here and on their blogs — asking questions of each other and responding. Others are absolutely welcome to join the conversation, as well. Learn more about the ladies of Blogversation 2012. Today’s question comes from Lesley Ware, www.thecreativecookie.net. On Twitter, Lesley is @creativecookie. I’m certain that 2012 has been my…

Blogversation 2012: What's your best relationship advice?

Blogversation 2012: What's your best relationship advice?

Throughout this year, several bloggers will engage in a conversation here and on their blogs — asking questions of each other and responding. Others are absolutely welcome to join the conversation, as well. Learn more about the ladies of Blogversation 2012. We’re rotating through the Blogversation participants a second time, with each blogger posing a question to the others and…

Blogversation 2012: Do you feel there’s a political “war on women” being waged?

Blogversation 2012: Do you feel there’s a political “war on women” being waged?

Throughout this year, several bloggers will engage in a conversation here and on their blogs — asking questions of each other and responding. Others are absolutely welcome to join the conversation, as well. Learn more about the ladies of Blogversation 2012. We’re starting a second rotation of Blogversation questions this week — each of the bloggers participating in this virtual…

Blogversation 2012: What have you enjoyed so far?

Blogversation 2012: What have you enjoyed so far?

Throughout this year, several bloggers will engage in a conversation here and on their blogs — asking questions of each other and responding. Others are absolutely welcome to join the conversation, as well. Learn more about the ladies of Blogversation 2012. We’re more than a quarter of a way through the year and we’ve just completed a full rotation of…

Blogversation 2012: How do you set up your workspace?

Blogversation 2012: How do you set up your workspace?

Throughout this year, several bloggers will engage in a conversation here and on their blogs — asking questions of each other and responding. Others are absolutely welcome to join the conversation, as well. Learn more about the ladies of Blogversation 2012. Today’s question comes from Lesley Ware,  www.thecreativecookie.net. On Twitter, Lesley is @creativecookie. For as long as I can remember…

Coming to terms with an unusual name

Coming to terms with an unusual name

My mom liked to tell a story that made it sound like I was named on a bet. Or more accurately, as a permanent “I told you so.” If you’d met my mom, you’d buy this as totally plausible. My mother was pregnant before ultrasounds became routine and our family doctor told her I’d be a boy born around March…

Blogversation 2012: How do you cope?

Blogversation 2012: How do you cope?

Throughout this year, several bloggers will engage in a conversation here and on their blogs — asking questions of each other and responding. Others are absolutely welcome to join the conversation, as well. Learn more about the ladies of Blogversation 2012. Today’s question comes from Jennifer Worick, jenniferworick.blogspot.com, on Twitter as @jennifer_worick: When things become overwhelming, how do you find balance,…

Blogversation 2012: How do you define community and how do you nurture it?

Blogversation 2012: How do you define community and how do you nurture it?

Throughout this year, several bloggers will engage in a conversation here and on their blogs — asking questions of each other and responding. Others are absolutely welcome to join the conversation, as well. Learn more about the ladies of Blogversation 2012. Today’s question — like last week’s installment, actually a series of related questions — comes from Amy Throndsen, on Twitter…