A Blog Meet-Up Come True
Women talk about all kinds of things with each other… Women have gathered together throughout all history and across all cultures to talk. To share. To ask and to explain. To ease worries and to give comfort. To whisper secrets and I hesitate to use this word, but gossip. To laugh and giggle and sometimes [...]
Providence Journal Article – Blogging Moms Have Found a Lucrative Career
Hi all, I copied and pasted the article from the Providence Journal today, written by feature writer Jenna Pelletier. With the snow piled high outside her Warwick home, Audrey McClelland sits on the couch in her pajamas enjoying a cozy family night with her four sons. The boys, ranging in age from 2 to 6 [...]
IN San Diego!
I’ve landed in San Diego! BlogHer weekend has already kicked off to a perfect start! One of my best friend’s from college lives in San Diego and she came to pick me and Vera up from the airport and took us out to lunch! It was the perfect way to kick off BlogHer! And not [...]
In NOLA for Mom 2.0 Summit…
Landing in New Orleans today was awesome… I have been looking forward to Mom 2.0 for over 2 months now! I’m so excited to be here in NOLA, doing my thang! Lifetime Moms is sponsoring me to be here, which I’m extra excited about! I can’t wait to head to the panels tomorrow and [...]
Understanding the Mind of a Blogger
I started blogging (full-time) in 2007. I was VERY pregnant with Benjamin and was trying the best I could to keep up with a 2 year and an 18 month old (it wasn’t easy). Writing my blog helped me get through the craziness of trying to raise (at that time) 2 little boys and being [...]
My anniversary – 4 years of blogging!
Four years ago today, on January 18, 2007, I started blogging. It wasn’t this blog… it was one I started called Mama Doggy Love to chronicle my life as a mom to my two dogs. (That link will take you to a “private blog” message, by the way. Sorry! More on that later.) My first [...]
10 Reasons I Love to Blog
I had the pleasure of speaking at The X Factor: Marketing to Women in the Digital Ageyesterday. I was on a panel with Avi Savar, Founder & CEO, Big Fuel Communications, Seth Baron, Advertising Program Manager, Google | YouTube, Honor Brodie, Editor in Chief, Tory Burch, and moderated by the amazing Maura Curtin, Executive Director, [...]
Ask Jane and Brian Anything: The Video
You asked, we answered! Yes, I was able to convince Brian to get on film with me to answer your questions. And yes, we sat way too close to the camera. So just ignore my dark roots (I’m seeing my hair stylist Tuesday!) and enjoy the video.
Why I blog
When I started blogging back in January 2007, my life was decidedly different than it is now. I lived in a different city, in a house I owned. I was married with two dogs, Ryder and Bismarck. (Bismarck would pass away that July.) I did not yet have my dog Seth. (Seth would come into [...]
Tips on introducing your new baby to your dog
I am very excited that Carol Bryant from FIDO Friendly magazine will be guest blogging here each week on important dog issues and topics. This is Carol’s first guest post. Please help me in welcoming her… and read on to find out how to receive a 20% discount off a FIDO Friendly subscription – and [...]


