Archive for the ‘Awesome Books’ Category
Monday, March 1st, 2010
Once upon a time, I said I was going to blog once a week... which has clearly not happened.
And you know what? I am really okay with that. So rather than going into a long rant about how much I suck at blogging, or making a promise to myself to ...
Posted in Awesome Books, Conferences, Family, Houston Events, Mom2Summit, People I Love, Social Media | 20 Comments »
Thursday, December 17th, 2009
Monica + Twilight = My 2009
Perfect.
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Monday, May 18th, 2009
On December 13, 2002 I joined the Army Reserves. Swearing in was one of the most amazing and important decisions I have ever made.
I often get asked why I decided to join the Army and I think my answer is fairly simple. I wanted to be a part of something ...
Posted in Army, Awesome Books, Conferences, People I Love, Public Speaking, Schipul | 25 Comments »
Friday, February 13th, 2009
Once upon a time.... There was a little girl and there was her Father.
You know those memories that are locked away, you think maybe forever, somewhere deep in the back of your mind? Every so often you will be doing something mundane.... tying your shoe, picking up a sweater, running ...
Posted in Awesome Books, Family, Houston Events, Hurricane Ike, People I Love, Theatre, Thirsty Thespian Corner | 8 Comments »
Wednesday, January 21st, 2009
Welcome readers of the Houston Chron.com!! Thanks for visiting :)
Secret's out. I have an Internet crush Malcolm Gladwell. I know I already blogged about him here and here... and also tweet about him all the time, but I just saw him speak at a Greater Houston Partnership luncheon and I've ...
Posted in Awesome Books, People I Love, Public Speaking | 23 Comments »
Wednesday, January 7th, 2009
I finished reading Outliers a few weeks ago and, like all of Malcolm Gladwell's books, I loved it. It now resides on my top ten shelf smack dab between Twilight and Enchantment.
Gladwell's insight into into "success" is mystifying and staggering and humbling all at once. With Outliers, Gladwell irrevocably proves ...
Posted in Awesome Books, Social Media, twitter | 10 Comments »
Wednesday, December 10th, 2008
I don't often blog about things that don't have to do with Social Media or Social Media applications, but Shannon Paul tagged me in her blog post "7 Random and Weird Things About Me" and her post was so meaningful, hilarious, and adorable it gave me some insight into the ...
Posted in Awesome Books, Family, MommyMac, People I Love, Random Rants, Schipul | 5 Comments »
Tuesday, November 25th, 2008
It is no secret that I love my Wii*; I tweet about our relationship quite a bit and there are tons of pictures of me playing GH3 on Facebook. It is the only video game system at which I am any good, and because of that, there have been more ...
Posted in Awesome Books, Nintendo, People I Love, Social Media, The Groundswell, Wii Fit, twitter | 7 Comments »
Wednesday, October 29th, 2008
I happens to me too! More often than I care to admit.
Let's put the brakes on this post so I can quickly explain what personal branding is. Personal branding is a concept that says you YOURSELF are just as marketable and brand-able as say... Target. The example I like to ...
Posted in Awesome Books, Houston Events, People I Love, Perez Hilton, Schipul, Social Media, The Groundswell, facebook, twitter | 10 Comments »
Tuesday, September 16th, 2008
Like I said in my very first blog post, there are some things I don't get about Social Media. Where are the numbers? How do you figure out your ROI? What tools and networks do I really need to be part of? HOW DO I FIT IT ALL IN MY ...
Posted in Awesome Books, Social Media, The Groundswell | 3 Comments »
