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#Mom 2.0 Summit Day 2 Recap ~ Taking the Stage

May 7, 2012

Laura and Carrie really outdid themselves this year.  The venue is spectacular! I can’t believe that during all my years living in, and traveling to, Miami that I’ve never beed to the Ritz-Carlton on Key Biscayne – I’ve been missing out.  But not only was the setting amazing, the group of bloggers in attendance was [...]

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#Mom2Summit: Day 1 Recap ~ Exhaling

May 7, 2012

{I actually wrote this post on Thursday night and then got distracted and forgot to publish it! Typical. So here are my retroactive thoughts from Day 1 of Mom 2.0 Summit…} Every single time I’m preparing to go out of town to attend a blog conference I run around like a chicken with my head [...]

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Fergie’s #Solopreneur Sanity-Saving Tidbit No. 1: Schedule Your Days

May 1, 2012

Today marks exactly 4 months of my being a 100% solopreneur.  While it’s been completely exhilarating, it’s also been completely overwhelming. Real talk. The simple fact of it all is that the daily structure that I once had while working a 9 to 5 is gone. Out the window! And I totally underestimated what that [...]

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Simplifying Your Hustle: A Convo with Women Solopreneurs {April 4th at 7:30pm ET}

April 3, 2012

Join me and the Vision Quest Retreats Tribe on Facebook Wednesday April 4 from 7:30-8:00 PM EST for the next Powerful Women ONLINE Networking & Success Coaching Event with your truly as your Guest Hostess! ONLINE Chat Topic: Running your own business means the need to wear a closetful of hats! We’re responsible for being [...]

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#WeStillStand ~ The Latest Film by Tyler New Media

March 27, 2012

On Saturday night Hubby and I attended the DC advanced screening of Still Standing, a film directed and produced by my good friends Lamar and Ronnie Tyler of BlackandMarriedwithKids.com. I love and respect anything that the Tylers do because they are so passionate about their work and are genuinely great people, so there was no [...]

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Experimenting with An Editorial Calendar

March 15, 2012

What a concept! I’ve only been blogging since 2006 – you would think by now I had a foolproof system for posting and content organization. Nope! I’m a fly by the seat of my pants kinda girl. But, truth be told, I’ve always been envious of those bloggers who have it all together, and whose [...]

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A Special Event for Busy Moms: Announcing {re}Treat Yourself 2012!

February 24, 2012

Only this week did I realize that I announced my latest project everywhere except for on my own blog! If you’re a friend of mine on Facebook or if you’ve liked my page or follow me on Twitter, then this isn’t news for you.  But on the off chance that you haven’t heard, let me [...]

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My Video Feature on WashingtonPost.com: Shifting Portraits of the American Black Woman

February 23, 2012

A couple of weeks ago, I had the honor of being chosen as one of the women to be profiled as part of the Washington Post’s series on Black women.  It was big fun! Whitney, the loveliest of video journalists, came to my house to shoot video of me in my workspace and with my [...]

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Oh Yeah! I Made the Leap: Adjusting to My ‘New Normal’

February 20, 2012

I just never got around to blogging about it!  January 27th was my official last day as a practicing attorney after ten years. And, while it’s only been a month since then, I have this sneaking suspicion that being a mompreneur is going to be ten times harder than working a 9 to 5.  My [...]

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Bakerella Created CakePops, Dammit!: When a Blogger’s Awesome Goes Mainsteam

February 3, 2012

I was sitting in a comfy hotel bed this morning and flipping through TV channels when I came across an infomercial for BakePops. Uh huh, as in CakePops. As in the delightful little confections that fellow blogger Bakerella created back in 2008.  I know this because I’ve been reading Bakerella from the start.  I’m a foodie and a sucker [...]

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