The Kid Blender:  A Single Mom’s Attempt to Find Joy in an Unexpected Life
February 8, 2012 – 8:00 am | 3 Comments

In this series of blogs, the “Kid Blenders,” I will be addressing our challenges, trying to blend our two families together. The names of the children will be changed to spare the easily embarrassed. And let me be upfront about this: I’m no clinical expert. I’m just a single mom trying to figure life out as I go. But knowing that there are around 14 million single parents out there…I’m guessing that I’m not alone in this venture.

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10 iPhone App Suggestions for Parents
June 25, 2009 – 8:50 am | 5 Comments
10 iPhone App Suggestions for Parents

I recently bought an iPhone and I am now addicted to it. I enjoy finding ways I can use my iPhone to help me organize my life and occasionally entertain my daughter. PCMag.com has shared a list of 10 iPhone apps which parents may find helpful.
Thanks PCMag.com for these great tips!
Apple’s newest phone, the [...]

Twitter 101: What’s all this Tweetin’ Fuss About?
June 20, 2009 – 12:00 am | 7 Comments
Twitter 101: What’s all this Tweetin’ Fuss About?

Twitter–what is it and who cares what I am doing right now? I have had this conversation with a friend of mine. Who cares that I am taking my kids to the park right now? Well there is sooo much more to Twitter than finding out what other people are up to.
Twitter is a [...]

Welcome to Mile High Mamas’ Mama Tech Talk!
May 26, 2009 – 7:55 pm | Comments Off
Welcome to Mile High Mamas’ Mama Tech Talk!

Ever feel lost in a playgroup conversation where moms are talking about how they just love reading Dooce? You wonder in your head, “What is Dooce ?”
Or do you have friends who have connected with so many of their old friends on Facebook and you just barely figured out how to post your [...]

How Moms Are Not Only the Queens of Comedy but Also Improv
May 26, 2009 – 12:00 am | 21 Comments

I got asked to lead a round-table discussion for the Boulder Chamber’s PR & Social Media Event on Friday. There were some social media rock stars who presented including Andrew Hyde of TechStars, Ari Newman of FiltrBox and Mile High Mama Holly Hamann from The Blog Frog.
And then there was me.
Though I did shower for [...]

Never piss off the Mommybloggers
May 13, 2009 – 12:00 am | No Comment

A few weeks ago, as I stood in front of nearly 450 tech nerds for Ignite Boulder, ready to present “Why Mommybloggers Such and What We Can Learn From Them,” I wasn’t all that nervous. OK, maybe a leeeetle. But I knew the people in that room were not nearly as invested in the topic [...]

Top 100 Reasons to Love Blogging
April 6, 2009 – 12:41 am | No Comment

Next week, Mile High Mamas will be dedicated unto the glories of blogging. We will cover the why and the how as we try to lure you, Dear Reader, into starting a blog. It is all about community…and we want you to help build ours in Colorado.
Our blogroll is growing and we hope [...]

Blogging: World Domination Tour
April 3, 2009 – 12:23 am | No Comment

This week, Mile High Mamas will be dedicated unto the joys of blogging. We have discussed why and how to start a blog. Now it turns personal.
I have asked our bloggers to share the reason they started blogging and their favorite post. For me, blogging was an outlet. After surviving a hellacious [...]

When Mamas Go Wild–Mile High Mamas Night Out Revisited!
March 30, 2009 – 12:00 am | No Comment

Let’s face it: being a “mommy blogger” does not just entail writing about the kids. Sometimes we like to break out and have a Moms Gone Wild Mama’s Night Out. Because great eats + live music – the offspring = good times.
Many of Colorado’s most prominent mommy bloggers gathered at the D Note in Arvada [...]

Facebook Aficionados, Fanatics, and Freaks
February 13, 2009 – 12:00 am | No Comment

Melissa Howell blogs about her life with her three princesses and her one Superman-look-alike husband at The Howell Herald. She is also an administrator at Bloggers Annex and is a professional photographer specializing in babies and children. You can see her work at her website, Blue Prints Photography.
My freshman year of college I met a [...]

How Chicks Who Click Are Changing Society
January 12, 2009 – 12:00 am | No Comment
How Chicks Who Click Are Changing Society

I received my first email account in a college Communications class back in 1994. While I thought it was innovative to interact electronically with my classmates and professor, I did not know anyone else who was online. I decided then and there this Internet thing was just a fad.
I assure you it is the only [...]