Blogging is so many things. A joy. A burden. A thrill. An invitation for people to stomp on your emotions. But even on the hard days, I truly, truly love my community and feel blessed for every reader. You make me think, you help me learn and you push me to not only be better, but to WANT to be better. This week wraps up my partnership with Glam Media and Aveeno, and I must say — I’m sad! It’s {Read More}
Baby Widrick FAQs
April 27, 2012 28 Comments
Thank you ALL so much for your amazing response to my big news. Yes, I’ve been keeping a secret for quite a while. I am pregnant, with a due date of 10.11.12 (my college girlfriends have all nicknamed him/her “The Count”). Yes, I am over the moon. Yes, I — well, we — am terrified. My intention is not for this blog to become all about baby. (In fact, here’s some more breaking news: I’ve started a new blog just {Read More}
That’s Some Serious Focus
April 25, 2012 14 Comments
The call came in at 6 p.m. on Wednesday night. “Um, honey? I’m stranded. My car won’t start, and we tried to jump it and nothing happened.” I sighed, then kicked myself. Lucas’ car is his office. He’s in it for 10 hours a day driving as far as three hours away, and his 10-year-old Hyundai Accent had started to show signs of old age. The air conditioning was blown. The battery was lethargic. And we knew we needed to {Read More}
New Tool Tuesday: Beta Li.St
April 24, 2012 9 Comments
Beta testers, unite! We are the ones that pound on and improve technology, social platforms and online programs. We are the ones that take the bad before the good. We are the heroes of the Internet. Mmmmmkay, maybe a bit over the top, but the truth is (hello, it’s what New Tool Tuesday is all about!) I love beta testing. The buggier, the better. Which is why I feel like a rockstar with Beta Li.St. It essentially aggregates all of {Read More}
