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Rockin’ The Ultimate Blog Party

April 11, 2013 by Amy, Using Our Words 7 Comments

The last two days I’ve had the pleasure of spending some time with Susan of 5 Minutes for Mom. She’s one of the moms behind The Ultimate Blog Party that’s taking the blogging world by storm right now. She encouraged me to join in, so here’s a bit about me… I spent many years in […]

Filed Under: featured, Tips & Ideas Tagged With: about me, blogging, Common Sense Media, Disney Baby, Project Underblog, The Avielle Foundation, The Mother Company, Ultimate Blog Party, words, Yahoo!

Why Yahoo!’s Competition is About to Win

February 25, 2013 by Amy, Using Our Words 30 Comments

Marissa, Marissa, Marissa. Every time I turn around, there’s someone talking about Marissa. She’s everywhere. (Again.) And, yes, now she’s here. (Again.) She’s rocking the world as a working mom. Telling us all how easy it is. And, now, she’s insisting that it’s her way or the highway. You may recall, back in July — […]

Filed Under: featured, Mom Musings Tagged With: career, flex schedule, Marissa Mayer, working mom, Yahoo!

Working Mothers, Role Models, and Choices

July 17, 2012 by Amy, Using Our Words 29 Comments

Marissa, Marissa, Marissa. Every time I turn around, there’s someone talking about Marissa. She’s everywhere. And, yes, now she’s here.

Filed Under: Belly & Baby, featured, Mom Musings Tagged With: choice, motherhood, working mom, Yahoo!

Yahoo! Mother Board Summit Insights

July 18, 2010 by Amy, Using Our Words 16 Comments

Last week at Yahoo!, almost everyone around me was star struck. They all got to sit in on a live David Beckham interview. Amazing, it’s true. But I rubbed elbows with some famous people too, and I’m just now able to digest it. For the past couple months I’ve been eating, sleeping and breathing an […]

Filed Under: Mom Musings Tagged With: blogging, conference, inspiration, mom, Mom Musings, work, Yahoo!

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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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