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The BlogHer ’14 Closing Party Was Tr-, Tr-, Tricky

July 29, 2014 by Amy, Using Our Words 9 Comments

You want to know what was crazy intense? BlogHer ’14. Not in the session jumping, swag hoarding, looking down so nobody has a clue I don’t know what I’m doing, frantically searching for familiar faces kind of way it has been in the past. No, I kind of nailed all those things this year—meaning I […]

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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

BlogHer ’14 Brought It, Featuring Guy Kawasaki

July 23, 2014 by Amy, Using Our Words 8 Comments

In case you missed it, last week I wrote about how I’m going to approach BlogHer ’14—which kicks off tomorrow—with an all-in attitude. I went so far as to title the post Bring It On BlogHer ’14. And you know what? Things started happening.

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Bring It On, BlogHer ’14

July 14, 2014 by Amy, Using Our Words 19 Comments

Back in 2010, when my blog was minutes old, I got some huge news. I would be going to BlogHer ’10 in New York City. I remember reeling from the excitement—feeling like I’d been given an enormous gift (and not just because my company would be picking up the tab for all of it). I […]

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An Underblogger at Heart

March 26, 2014 by Amy, Using Our Words 2 Comments

As many of you know, I’m a contributor to a site that holds a really special place in my heart, Project: UnderBlog. It was born out of a BlogHer roommate pow wow, and it’s grown to be a really special place for bloggers — and even writers who don’t have their own blog — to […]

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