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Are You a Good Writer?

Are You a Good Writer?

Writing comes from somewhere deep inside of you and needs protecting. For some of us, sharing our writing is like getting naked in public. For my prison students, that was easy – judgement wasn’t new to them. For the rest of us, the story is a little different …

Before COVID (BC), After COVID (AC) And the terrible, quiet, hopeful time between

Before COVID (BC), After COVID (AC)

And the terrible, quiet, hopeful time between When we began sheltering in place, on that cold, snowy day in March, Spring was just around the corner and time moved fast. The virus moved faster, crossing borders, spilling into our communities, our workplaces and churches, our homes. As the virus gained momentum, we lost ours. Businesses […]

Nicaragua – The Nobility of Purpose Driven Travel

Nicaragua – The Nobility of Purpose Driven Travel

Or: How fixing wells became my path to understanding… A few years ago, my husband, brother and I traveled to Nicaragua together on a mission trip (along with a dozen volunteers) to help repair wells in rural communities. But I still stumble when people ask me if we were successful. As I struggle to give […]

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When Is It Okay to Say You’re Not Okay?

A tale of a social media refugee hungry for connection… I joined Twitter in early 2007. As HungryGirl. I must have been on a diet or feeling deprived in some way when I chose that name. Seriously. Within a few months of intrepid tweeting, I dropped the handle, worried it wasn’t professional enough, a little […]

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Do You Disclose Sponsored Tweets, Updates & Posts?

Almost all social media sites use paid advertising messages as part of their revenue model. Individual bloggers, myself included, work with brands to promote products or services through those social media channels. Sometimes the nature of those messages is unclear, but that’s about to change with a renewed interest by the FTC …

Hear Julia Speak

Where in the world is Julia?  Las Vegas Furniture Market ~ January 20th, 3:30 pm, Building C-174 Ten years ago when you had something newsworthy to share, you found a PR agency that harvested product or service reviews from journalists and editors. It was almost always a one-way ticket to media attention, which lead to […]

Julia and Grace

Mother and Daughter Take on the Nokia Lumia 920

During the Holiday Swap Challenge, my daughter (Grace) and I took weekly turns using the phone. As a blogger and social media user herself, I wanted to see if she’d exercise different features. Turns out that although my daughter connects to those around her differently (and incessantly) …

Presidents Welcome at Red Egg

WithIt Wrap-Up 2012

My goals for my year as president revolved around connection. Celebrating our 15th anniversary this year, we needed a refreshed approach to connecting to each other, our sponsors and supporters. And we needed those connections to be face to face and digital – strong, sustainable pipelines across all channels.

Windows 8 Nokia 920 phone

Windows 8 ~ Nokia 920

Would you give up your smart phone for a day? A week? Would you trade it for a smart phone built on an unknown (to you) operating system? For many, the answer’s a simple NO.

Microsoft Canada challenged a group of bloggers (myself included) to give up our phones in exchange for the Nokia Lumina 920, a Windows 8 phone …

TEDxWomenWaterloo speakers

TEDxWaterloo Women

Increasingly, we network by e-mail or through social media. It’s a godsend for shy people. We can listen to conversations and chime in on our own terms. But sometimes, like at the TEDxWaterloo Women event, our connecting is done face to face, handshake to handshake …

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