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Wow, what a year! Life under lockdown has meant so many changes and challenges. I’m sure you’re as ready as I am to move forward. One story that caught my eye recently was the one saying that Americans have gained 20 pounds over the last year. Yikes. It’s not the first, and I’m pretty sure… Read More How I Lost 19 Pounds during Lockdown
I have to hand it to the people at Thrive. When their annual conference earlier this year couldn’t happen in person due to lockdown, they brought it online and made it complementary. And last Saturday, they sponsored a pay-what-you-want Virtual Retreat for bloggers. This post contains affiliate links. For more information, click here. Not surprisingly, given… Read More How to Use Pinterest to Thrive Your Blog
The Winery at La Grange in Haymarket, Virginia, features 5.6 acres of vineyards and a three-storey, red-brick, 18th-century manor house with a small garden blooming with pink hydrangeas. With our commonwealth inching toward reopening, a friend and I decided to head out to Prince William County and enjoy the bucolic setting. We decided on the… Read More Reopening Report: Winery at La Grange
Northern Virginia began reopening under Phase One last Friday, and two friends and I made plans to meet for our first restaurant get-together in three months. We settled on Carlyle, an American mainstay located in the Village at Shirlington, an open-air neighborhood retail area featuring boutique shops and midscale restaurants, in the Washington, D.C., suburb… Read More Restaurant Report: Carlyle in Shirlington
Do you ever feel so discouraged that you just want to sit in a chair and mope? Me too. Does it make you feel better? Me neither. Twenty years ago or so, the National Gallery of Art hosted a temporary exhibit featuring 72 of the paintings of Vincent Van Gogh, most of them on loan… Read More How to Stay Encouraged
It was a strange way to attend a blogging conference. But then, everything about this time is strange. I’ve enjoyed blogging conferences from New York to Scottsdale. But this was first that I’ve attended in my living room. The sixth annual Thrive conference for bloggers and influencers was originally scheduled for this month in Houston. … Read More How to Thrive Your Blog
“Go into the sunshine and be happy with what you see.” — Winston Churchill I want to thank Leeanne, my fellow beach-loving Bay Stater, from In the Olive Groves for nominating me for a Sunshine Blogger Award. The Award recognizes bloggers who bring positivity and creative content to the community of blogging. I want Sancerres… Read More Into the Sunshine
I want to thank Lahaina Vatanarom from the coffee wife for nominating me for a Blogger Recognition Award. I’ve been blogging off-and-on since September of 2005, when I was bored silly at an office job and needed a creative outlet. After a few years, my life took a different turn and I stopped blogging for… Read More Honest Advice for New Bloggers
