Getting onstage with Queen Latifah at BlogHer

Guess who is going to share the stage today with Queen Latifah? Oh yeeeaaahhh baby. Me.

I am so excited, it’s ridiculous. It’s for the BlogHer13 conference where I was chosen as one of the Voices of the Year. My piece was picked as one that will be read at the evening keynote.

To say I’m nervous is an understatement. Actually I was fine about reading in front of the large audience, but when I found out that Queen Latifah was hosting the event … Read more ...

Coming Back To Chicago: It’s Time for #BlogHer13

BlogHer, the biggest blogging conference for women is this week in Chicago and I’m going. I’m so stoked because I’ve never been before, but have always heard how it’s the blogging conference of all conferences.

I would often read about the great swag bloggers get or the hilarious antics of moms who had too much to drink while wearing too high of heels. But the conference not just fun and games. BlogHer is a multimedia powerhouse. The sessions are varied and include panels for … Read more ...

A Snapshot of How Single Moms Do It All

Are you a single mom? Do you know one? Surely you answered yes to at least one of those questions. I know many single moms and am truly baffled at how they handle it. When you’re busy juggling it all, you just put one foot in front of the other and keep going, right? The single moms I know don’t have the luxury to wonder how they do it all.

They just do.

There’s never enough hours in the day or energy in the coffee … Read more ...