RIP Steve Jobs
Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner …
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“Learn, Create and Share” with LeapPad Explorer
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I’ve made no secret of the fact that IT Boy is addicted to MY iPad. He loves watching movies, playing games and experiencing all that MY iPad has to offer. But there’s one very big problem. IT’S MY IPAD. Sure, …
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A tough week in the Latina world
It’s an interesting week in Latina events. Two things hit my radar this week, two wildly different things, but two things I decided to combine into one blog post. First, I saw a bunch of Facebook posts linking to a …
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Product Review – Chuggington Die Cast Sets
This is NOT a sponsored post. This was my son’s birthday present as selected by his sister. My son loves the TV show Chuggington. It’s about 3 trains who are considered trainees (love the pun) in a town of trains …
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A “Pretty” Book Review and Giveaway
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I received a copy of Pretty, the new book from Jillian Lauren, to read over Labor Day weekend and review. Yes, reading it took longer than I had planned. What doesn’t. Between back to school drama and post-flooding matters, life …
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Little Things That Are Really Big
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It’s the week before school starts. This is the school year where Boy goes to KINDERGARTEN! This is a big deal people, a very big deal. Hard to believe that the giant baby who was born 5 years ago is …
Walking to Remember
When something bad happens to someone you love, you mourn. You shout your grief to the rooftops. You want to do something, ANYTHING to make a difference. To show you care now and always. To remember. I want to do this. …
Oikos – Funny Name, Great Yogurt
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I wrote this post while participating in a blog tour conducted by Clever Girls on behalf of Dannon. I have been compensated for my time commitment to the program but my opinions are my own. For more information and recipe …
Vacation Learnings, aka Bigger Isn’t Always Better
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We just returned from a 1 week trip to the NH-ME seacoast. It’s an area that Mr. IT used to visit with his family when he was a mere lad, and where he brought me when we were a courtin’. …
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Tagged frommers, maine, new hampshire, ogunquit, short sands beach, york beach
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Travel Advice from a Pro
I guess all my blogging about my summer adventures has had an impact on Klout – it thinks I am influential about travel. While I am certainly opinionated about the subject, I would be remiss if I did not point …
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Verizon Flex View Saves the Day!
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As long time users of Verizon FIOS, I was pretty familiar with all the service had to offer. So when I misjudged the time between flights recently and found myself with THREE GLORIOUS HOURS in an airport just waiting, waiting, …
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Travel Tips from the IT Girl – Philly Edition
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It’s been a wild summer of business travel, and I’m more than pleased to say that it ends tomorrow when I GO ON VACATION. It’s hard to imagine that I will be away from work for almost two weeks but, …
BlogHer ’11 Special Needs Mini-Conference Recap
As I mentioned in a previous post, one of the things that must must must be on my calendar at any BlogHer is the gathering of the Special Needs bloggers. Because, we’re special, y’all. Just like in previous years, I …
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Tagged blogher, julia roberts, support for special needs
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When Bullies Target…Amazon – UPDATE
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Earlier in the week I wrote about how a book of ours by an author I adore was being targeted by bullies writing fake reviews on Amazon. We got the word from Amazon that the reviews, even the ones that …
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Tagged amazon, mom blogging for dummies, wendy piersall
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