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7 Things You Should Do to Grow as an Entrepreneur

April 7, 2021 By Meredith Leave a Comment

Running your own business isn’t easy and it’s not for the faint of heart. However, it can be both lucrative and rewarding. If you want to start a new business or are a veteran but find yourself stuck, here is some advice you can take into consideration to to grow as an entrepreneur. 7 Things […]

Filed Under: Blog Stuff, Organization

Grab the Traffic Boosting Genius of Traffic Secrets

July 10, 2020 By Meredith 2 Comments

Want to grow your traffic? Grab this genius traffic boosting how-to! So clear and smart!

Thank you to Russell Brunson for sponsoring this post so I could fill you in on how to grab the traffic boosting genius of Traffic Secrets: The Underground Playbook for Filling Your Websites and Funnels with Your Dream Customers. All opinions are 100% my own. Friends, we’ve been at this The Mom of the Year […]

Filed Under: Blog Stuff, Books

How to Ace a Work Holiday Party

November 30, 2016 By Meredith 2 Comments

A work holiday party on the horizon? No sweat and no worries! Grab these smart 5 tips, and this FANTASTIC menu, and you'll ace the event out! Love the genius of tip #3!

***Thank you to Grand Lux Cafe for hosting The Mom of the Year staff holiday party! We had such a delightful evening and are happy to share our work holiday party experience with all of you!*** Friends, I can’t say how very proud I am of all the growth The Mom of the Year has […]

Filed Under: Blog Stuff, Christmas, Holidays, Leaving the House, Mommy's Favorites, Reviews

Real Moms Don’t Judge

April 14, 2016 By Meredith 9 Comments

Finding someone else in this world who gets it and who keeps it real while offering hope is SUCH a blessing. As she says, real moms don't judge! Check out this gal's smarts while learning a very important, timeless lesson--how to let insults roll off of you and keep your smile and peace in tact. The truth of her trick is so simple!

Once in a while in this blogging world you chance upon a kindred spirit, someone who gets it the way you get it and presses on through the crazy with a similar perspective. When I recently crossed paths with Sheila of Real Moms Don’t Judge, I knew I’d found such a person.   Take a minute […]

Filed Under: Blog Stuff, Faith, Health

Top Ten Reasons YOU Need to Attend BlogU

February 24, 2016 By Meredith 8 Comments

Looking to grow your blog? This conference not only has all the smart scoop you need with incredible sessions, there is loads of support, friendship and fun to be had as well! We are a friendly, welcoming group, here to help your blogging career take off! BlogU is THE place to be--and pop by here to find out how you can score your ticket for free!

For the past three years, I’ve been hanging out in a pretty cool place: the behind-the-scenes corners of the BlogU conference. It’s not cool because it’s pretty–there are too many dirty sweatpants-clad Google hangout meetings for that claim. It’s not cool because it’s blissfully organized and runs like a well-oiled machine–it’s only our third year! […]

Filed Under: Blog Stuff, Mommy's Favorites, School

Pigs Have Flown

February 17, 2016 By Meredith 12 Comments

Looking to freshen up your blog or website with a new design? Time to overhaul? Need a remodel? We just went through the whole process and have all the inspiration and details here! Pop by and get the scoop on getting a look you love!

Friends! I am so excited to share my new look with you. Check it out! Do you love it? I’m tickled with it! And this is a BIG DEAL. Pigs have flown. They have flown in a major way. Let me catch you up to speed on how the past year or so has gone down around […]

Filed Under: Blog Stuff, Mommy's Favorites

Science of Parenthood Nails the Equation!

December 16, 2015 By Meredith 2 Comments

This book is hysterical, true and will make you feel MORE NORMAL, I promise! The perfect read for yourself or the perfect gift for anyone in your life who is a parent or soon-to-be-parent. Grab it up now!

Who manages to rock the NUMBER ONE spot on Amazon’s hot new parenting humor releases within a month of publishing their very first namesake book? Science of Parenthood, that’s who! Their new book, Science of Parenthood: Thoroughly Unscientific Explanations for Utterly Baffling Parenting Situations was released on 11/17/15, and has been hanging out with the best-selling books ever since. If you’ve […]

Filed Under: Babies, Blog Stuff, Celebrities, Mommy's Favorites, Toddler Talk, Young Kids

Happy Mom of the Year Award to YOU!

October 12, 2015 By Meredith 12 Comments

This motherhood gig is TOUGH! And the thing is, whether you feel like it or not, you ARE acing it! Go ahead and award yourself for small victories along the way. Forget discouragement and despair--feel powerful for doing this incredibly hard job. And know that I'm cheering you on! Go you, Mom of the Year!

Happy 4 year blogiversary to me! What the heck is a blogiversary, you ask? It’s the annual high-five acknowledging you dedicated another year of your life to the thriving world behind a computer screen, justified by a logic that no one but a fellow blogger can appreciate. And maybe my dog, who remains thrilled I spend so much time in […]

Filed Under: A Mom of the Year, Blog Stuff, Mommy's Favorites

$75 Target Gift Card and A Lot of Heart

June 28, 2015 By Meredith Leave a Comment

Celebrate the heart of friendship--and the very real coolness of blogging with this sweet anniversary giveaway from this amazing woman!

Well, crap. We’ve been at the beach this whole past week, and when my dear friend Femme Frugality asked me to help her celebrate her four year blogiversary, I was eager, but didn’t have a chance to read her post until right now. And now I’m tearing up. As I told my sister this week (before […]

Filed Under: Blog Stuff, Giveaway, Guest Blogger, Mommy's Favorites

Why I’ll Never Regret Dyeing My Hair Blue

June 17, 2015 By Meredith 24 Comments

Dying your hair blue? Take it from someone who NEVER does anything crazy or wild--it was so worth it! Completely the right decision and the reason might surprise you!

We play it pretty tame around here. Our wildest nights consist of deciding to start an episode of the fantastically addictive Orange is the New Black after 8pm. I’m sadly not joking. So when I trekked off to BlogU the weekend before last and came home with blue hair, it was of note. Not of […]

Filed Under: Blog Stuff, Faith, Girlhood, Health, Mom Dying, Mommy Time, Mommy's Favorites

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