Managing Allergies in Children
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I wrote this post while participating in a blog tour conducted by Clever Girls Collective on behalf of Children’s Claritin®. I have been compensated for my time commitment to the program. As long as I can remember, I’ve had seasonal …
You can ring my bell…Dummies Man goes to NYSE
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On May 24, 2011, I had one of those “bucket list” kind of experience when I got to accompany Dummies Man to ring the closing bell ™ at the New York Stock Exchange. It was a special moment for Dummies …
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When Worlds Collide – BEA + BlogWorld Expo = Hectic IT Girl
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Last week was the first co-locating of BlogWorld Expo and Book Expo America – two conferences that usually take up a lot of my time separately. Putting them together was completely and totally overwhelming, and only sometimes in a bad …
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We have a winner…
for the BLOGGY BOOK GIVEAWAY. Congrats to Carissa!
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Dummies Man LIVE at NYSE
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There’s a big event in the Wiley world happening today. As if it weren’t already BookExpo, BlogWorld Expo East AND the 20th Anniversary of the For Dummies brand, today Dummies Man himself will be on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange ringing …
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Making the most of BEA @ BWENY
This post is also running on the official BlogWorld Expo blog. If you are attending BlogWorld East at the Javits Center this week, you may not be familiar with the other conference that is co-located with BWE – Book Expo …
BLOGGY BOOK GIVEAWAY
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The best part of my job is when I see new books hit my desk. OK, they don’t really hit my desk until they hit my boss’s desk and I can steal them from him. But still, it’s a good …
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How to Switch to FIOS and Not Lose Your Friends
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About 2 years ago, my family decided to make the switch to Verizon FIOS phone, Internet and television service. This was in some ways a very easy choice to make. In other ways, it was very hard. Let me explain. …
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Soccer BOY and the Art of Listening
We certainly talk a lot about Soccer Girl around here. Sometimes we make things all about SG and her sports, and IT Boy and his, well, issues, so maybe it’s time to change it up a bit. So let’s talk …
Posted in Family, Sensory Processing Disorder
Tagged ayso, red bulls, sensory, sensory issues, soccer
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Breaking News Time is REALLY When I Don’t Care About What You Had For Breakfast
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Last Sunday, I was heading to Florida to attend the Wiley annual sales meeting. The flight was, blissfully, uneventful, and I was happy to land in Tampa, despite the late hour. While I was waiting at baggage claim, a push …
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Make Your Own For Dummies Cover
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The Dummies team has been ultra-busy this year coming up with new and fun ways to engage with our customers. Here’s the latest – a cover generator! Surely you’ve seen some parody Dummies covers in the past. For instance, David …
And then what???
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Lately, that’s been IT Boy’s favorite phrase. If you tell him to get up and get dressed, he comes back with “And then what?” If you tell him we’re going somewhere, it’s all “AND THEN WHAT?” He’ll keep asking it …
Posted in Disney, Family, Out of Sync, Parenting
Tagged cpse, CSE, Disney Social Media Moms, IEP
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Amazon Kindle – now as a marketing platform?
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Last week, the rumors came to truth when Amazon.com announced they would be selling a reduced price Kindle with “special offers”. Which, in marketing parlance, means ads. Not ads in the books themselves, as many freaked-out bloggers fretted over. It …
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Tagged amazon.com, e-books, e-readers, kindle, reading, seth godin
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It’s getting better all the time
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Every since I attended my very first BlogHer in 2007, I’ve dreamed of having a “capital B” BLOG. You know the kind of blog I am talking about – well designed, packed with content, and fitting the majesty that is …
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Tagged blog design, Blogging, Facebook, I'm so not a designer, mom 2.0 summit, wordpress, wordpress themes
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