If you are a blogger or a big fan of social media, you probably already know that Twitter can be frustrating. While I don’t have an excessive amount of followers on Twitter (4,000+), I sometimes feel like I have figured out the secret to growing a good following on Twitter and I have written about…
It’s taken awhile for me to get used to Twitter, but I think I finally have a handle on it! Twitter can be complicated to understand and follow, but gaining followers on this social media profile is a must! The steps below is the strategy that I have come up with to help me grow…
I am so excited to announce that my book, Journey Through Deployment: Stepping Forward With Confidence During Military Separations was published in print on May 20, 2014! It is now available in print, on Kindle, PDF, and also for Nook! I was not able to do a party right when the book first launched due to my…
Two years ago I wrote this post: “To Twitter or Not to Twitter?” At the time I was debating whether or not to use Twitter and why twitter even mattered. I even made myself a Twitter account and used maybe once or twice. I never really got the hang of how to use it. It…
Veteran’s Day is right around the corner! It will be a day where some are off from work, kids are off from school, and if you are a military or veteran family, it will be a day to take advantage of all the Veteran’s Day deals. While it is so important to talk to your…
Thanksgiving is right around the corner, but are you ready for Christmas? Christmas is my absolute favorite holiday. I am the crazy woman who goes all out on indoor holiday decor, and I love finding the perfect gift for that special friend or family member. But out of all the things I enjoy about Christmas, finding…
For bloggers and other social media influencers, the hashtag is a significant symbol. We use it to reach certain audiences or to describe a moment, and we even use them for humor. For those of us who are military spouses or know or have someone in the military, hashtags are great for reaching our niche, and…
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Famous Footwear for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. It’s almost the fall season now, and moms everywhere are officially in back-to-school mode. Those first few weeks, even the first month can be a rough transition both for kids and for moms. There’s lunches to plan, homework to…
I get many emails and messages asking me how to grow a blog. I have found so many different ways to grow my blog over the years and I do like to diversify how and where I do it. This year, I discovered the many Facebook groups there are for bloggers. These groups help you…
As a mother of two special needs children, especially one who is getting old enough to understand more and more, it’s getting harder to shield them from the tragedy that is around us. Between the media, and even conversations with others that they may overhear, it’s becoming increasingly inevitable that I will have to talk to…
Dear Deployment, I guess we can be friends now. Oh, I didn’t like you the first time we met. First impressions were terrible. You were terrifying: War. Iraq. Danger. to my boyfriend, and no communication for months. I cried. I wrote letters. I felt like there was no one to talk to who would understand…
