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The Story of How I Helped HuffPo Find Me

September 17, 2014 by Amy, Using Our Words 36 Comments

Back at the beginning of 2014, I declared that, for me, this year would be inspired by the word “brave”. At times, the word—the idea—has absolutely inspired me. At other times, it has absolutely taunted me. Lately, it’s been the latter.

Filed Under: featured, HuffPo, Mom Musings Tagged With: Arianna Huffington, blogging, Brave, celebration, gratitude, Huffington Post, Huffington Post Parents

One Thing I Learned at BlogHer ’14

July 28, 2014 by Amy, Using Our Words 10 Comments

Yesterday, as I pulled into the grocery store parking lot, I did what any person in her right mind would do. I turned off the car and pulled out my phone to see if anyone had emailed me (or liked my Instagram photos, or commented on my Facebook posts, or favorited my tweets) in the […]

Filed Under: featured, Mom Musings, Tips & Ideas Tagged With: Arianna Huffington, balance, blogging, BlogHer, BlogHer '14, conference, Guy Kawasaki, motherhood, organization, schedule

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