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Investing in the People I Love, Sponsored by SparkGift

November 5, 2015 by Amy, Using Our Words Leave a Comment

I’m excited to be partnering with SparkGift to share a bit about the lessons my grandfather taught me. As always, all opinions are my own. While most kids’ grandparents introduced them to characters like Mother Goose and Humpty Dumpty, in my world names like Fannie Mae and Charles Schwab were far more common. The stock […]

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A Celebration of Uncommon Mothers, Sponsored by UncommonGoods

April 9, 2015 by Amy, Using Our Words 1 Comment

I’ve had a great time partnering with UncommonGoods to bring you some fun Mother’s Day gift inspiration, and more importantly, celebrate just a few of the inspirational moms I know. You know what’s coming? Mother’s Day. (You’re welcome.) You know what every mom really wants? For her family to acknowledge how much love and effort […]

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Gift Guide: Books You’ll Want to Open

December 15, 2014 by Amy, Using Our Words 4 Comments

As a blogger, I’m constantly meeting really talented, ambitious writers. People who make me think in new ways, and inspire me to follow my dreams. So when I saw that my friend (from high school and now the blogosphere), Lizz of AmIAFunnyGirl.com, was highlighting all of her author friends, I thought it was brilliant. Because […]

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Kicking Off the Holiday Cheer

November 29, 2013 by Amy, Using Our Words 3 Comments

I don’t know about you, but I’m feeling a whole lot of holiday cheer this year. (Probably because the panic hasn’t set in yet…) So I wanted to share some of the things that have helped put me in the spirit so far. I hope you enjoy them as much as I have!

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Catch Me if You Can

March 21, 2013 by Amy, Using Our Words Leave a Comment

I’ve been busy and didn’t want you to miss a word. Here’s some fun stuff I’ve been writing. Just not here. But now it’s here, so enjoy! The Value of My Words This month on Project: Underblog I wrote about my minor obsession with a site called Klout. While it’s a bit of blog talk, […]

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I’m Amy, the girl next door. I’m your average obsessive mom/ happy wife/ freelance copywriter/ slice-of-life blogger/ social media addict/ chocolate lovin’ wino. Read More…

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