Y’all, I’m on THE Mashable

by chilihead on May 28, 2010

in Blogging Basics 101, Weblogs, technology

So, some of you may have heard of a little website called Mashable. They’re kind of a big deal on the internet and they are THE place to go for tech news, advice, and updates.

Today they linked to my other blog, Blogging Basics 101. And they put up a screenshot of my header. And then I died.

I tried to explain to my husband how big a deal this is, but I started laughing so hard I couldn’t finish. So he said, “BOOM!” and I wheezed, “More like BOOM! to the power of Chuck Norris!” and died again.

A few minutes later he brought me a beer and said, “I’m sorry I don’t really know what it means for you to be linked on Mashable, but I get that it’s a big deal and I’m really proud of you.” Then I died one more time because I love my husband and he is completely awesome. If he didn’t tolerate my crazy blogging and support me trying to make money from it, I wouldn’t even have Blogging Basics 101 and it wouldn’t be on Mashable RIGHT NOW.

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What’s a motto? Nothin’! Whatsa matta with you?

by chilihead on April 7, 2010

in Family

My daughter has informed me she has a motto. I am delighted because a) everyone should have a motto and b) hers fits her to a tee.

Chilihead Jr.’s motto: Be happy.

And she is.

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Moving is Killing Me Slowly Until I Die from It

April 5, 2010

We have spent the last month moving.
Twelve years ago, when I was eight months pregnant, we found our Forever House. We moved in during a heavy snow with the help of a few friends and their pick-ups. It took an afternoon, I think. I can’t be sure, though, because I was eight months pregnant and [...]

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Three Girls for Every Boy

March 22, 2010

We moved this month. It’s taken us three weeks and countless anxiety attacks — both mine and my son’s (Chili Jr. and Husband seem to be weathering just fine thankyouverymuch). This morning I took Max to the new bus stop and he was sullen and quiet and radiating anxiety — after all, he is my [...]

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Update: I’m Going to Blissdom!

January 13, 2010

When I last saw you, I was having a pretty bad day. In fact, I was having such an awful day that I thought I’d share it. I spread the news here, on Twitter, and on Facebook. And people answered. YOU answered. Thank you so much. I appreciated everyone’s comments and sympathy. It meant so [...]

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Dear 2010, you can #suckit

January 11, 2010

It’s barely two weeks into the new year and I have had it. I can’t seem to get out of my own way. I’m lacking confidence, focus, and follow-through. Today was the last straw. So far today I have

lost my grandpa. The upside is that my family was able to spend some good time with [...]

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Walt Disney World: Give a Day, Get a Day

January 5, 2010

Walt Disney World is promoting volunteerism by giving you a day at a WDW park when you spend a day volunteering. You may have seen the commercials on TV. What you may not have seen is their online campaign (which rocks). It’s a little personalized bit of video starring the Muppets. Here’s one I made [...]

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Recap 2009: My Favorite Book (Sookie Stackhouse)

December 4, 2009

Today’s Best of 2009 Blog Challenge is to discuss the the book you loved this year. The DL on the challenge: “Share your best moments of 2009 over the course of December. Don’t get hung up on details or length – if there’s an aspect of the question that doesn’t resonate, change it to meet [...]

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2009 Recap: Best News Article of 2009

December 3, 2009

Today’s Best of 2009 Blog Challenge is to discuss the best article of 2009.
The articles I tend to love are those with political tones or those that are technical in nature. Many of the articles I find are not from mainstream media, but from think tanks and less biased sources than NBC or Fox (although, [...]

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2009 Recap: Restaurant Moment

December 2, 2009

Today I continue Gwen Bell’s Best of 2009 Blog Challenge. The DL: “Share your best moments of 2009 over the course of December. Don’t get hung up on details or length – if there’s an aspect of the question that doesn’t resonate, change it to meet your needs.”
My favorite restaurant moment of 2009
In May we [...]

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