2011 May

“Your Breasts Look Like Grapefruits”

May 26, 2011 18 Comments

And with that, I became a woman. My transition from prepubescent girl to awkward young woman was pretty unique, and certainly memorable. I’ll back up, just to set the scene. I was at one of those awful-but-awesome middle school dances, where your parents drop you off and you find your circle of giggling girlfriends along the bleachers. When a slow song would come on, you’d snicker and snort your way over to a boy of your choice (or, hopefully, be {Read More}

Filed Under: Family & Friends, Healthy Living

Let’s Add a New “F” Word: Fabulous

May 25, 2011 9 Comments

Thanks to Trop50 for sponsoring my writing about fabulous bloggers. This year Trop50 is granting 50 Fabulous Wishes. Click here to enter for a chance to win $1,000 to celebrate a friend with a refreshing attitude about looking and feeling fabulous! I freaking LOVE the word fabulous. In fact, maybe I should add it to my other favorite “F” words? It’s not only fun to say, it just exudes happiness. My sparkly shoes are fabulous. My #Fitblog friends (blends) are {Read More}

Filed Under: Healthy Living, Social Media

Bloggers In Depth: Who Are We?

May 25, 2011 50 Comments

For my #Fitbloggin presentation on branding, I asked healthy living bloggers to take part in an anonymous survey, powered by my sponsor friends at SurveyMonkey (disc). Nearly 400 people responded and the information shared here is part of an ongoing series called “Bloggers in Depth.” The results are available for download here and I invite you to do analysis on your own blog! Demographics We’re an interesting bunch! The highest percentage of people that answered the survey responded that as {Read More}

Filed Under: Bloggers in Depth, Healthy Living, Social Media

Less Wizard, More Dorothy

May 24, 2011 17 Comments

It struck me while preaching to my Fitbloggin’ friends that you should create then refine, revamp, improve and update a blogging mission statement … it’s been a while since I really checked in to see if I’m true to my own. And if not, how can I change it for the better? That, coupled with a wonderfully thought-provoking discussion with Jenn from Girl Heroes in the comments (“Credit Where Credit’s Due“) and later in person made me wonder — is {Read More}

Filed Under: Healthy Living, Social Media

Baltimore Brain Dump

May 23, 2011 26 Comments

Wow, what a weekend! Really, what a series of weeks leading up to the fabulous Fitbloggin’ conference. If you are looking for an intense weekend of bonding with blends (blogging friends), learning about everything from branding to making money to increasing the search engine optimization of your blog, be sure to attend this event next year. I’ve gone two years in a row — this time, I was lucky enough to speak — and each time, I’ve come away brimming {Read More}

Filed Under: Healthy Living, Social Media, Travel