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  1. What if you had a drinking problem? How would Facebook look to you?

    1/20/12 1:15pm by kikarose
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    Let me preface this by saying that I'm not an alcoholic. I'm not even a heavy drinker. I enjoy a glass of wine here and there at dinner or out with friends, but, in reality, I loathe losing control of myself and my emotions. In fact, I can distinctly remember the handful of times I've drunk myself blotto, and let me assure you, you really only do need one hand to count the occasions.  Read more >

  2. When Your Husband Doesn't Want More Children

    11/4/11 8:34am by kikarose
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    Father/son

    "It's a boy."The news came through on Facebook—telegraph of our generation—and my heart plummeted.As gloom settled over me I honestly thought that it was sadness for her that brought me down. My friend had so desperately hoped for a girl, I was heartbroken for her. A boy. Her third. And then, later, after receiving a gushing text, overflowing with love for her new baby boy, and noticing that my gloom only deepened, I realized that my sadness was for me, not her.  Read more >

  3. Why I Don't Want to Raise My Kids in Paris

    7/15/11 8:25am by kikarose
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    Paris

    Yes, Paris. City of love. Home to perfect baguettes and croissants. Amazing architecture and everything else you've heard about it. And Paris, home to hair-pulling bureaucracy, ancient rituals and systems, and societal norms mired in tradition. That last line is the reason we don't live there now, the reason -- much to M's chagrin -- we will never live there.  Read more >

  4. Use Your Voice: A Conference Lesson

    6/30/11 12:10pm by kikarose
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    When you open your mouth to speak, what voice comes out? Your "Mommy" voice? Your "honey come here now" voice? The voice that society or someone else has told you is the voice you should be using? You have a voice. It's there for the using. Are you letting it speak? The people I most admire are the people who only ever use their own voice. It takes guts to use your own words and share your own ideas. You have to believe in yourself and not care what others will think or expect.  Read more >

  5. I Am Not Superwoman

    6/13/11 9:54pm by kikarose
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    Once, years ago, when I was still hellbent on proving to everyone at work that I could, and would, do everything and anything they asked of me, and do it with a smile, I hit my breaking point. My boss asked me to have something done by the end of that day and it was just the one thing too many. I didn't tell her it was too much. I didn't ask her to help me prioritize. I just sat there and I started to cry.  Read more >

  6. The Secret to Online Success

    10/3/10 9:36pm by kikarose
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    "Don't ever say you're just a blogger." I said to the conference room filled with hopeful faces, each waiting for me to deliver the secret to using a blog to land "gigs." "You're so much more than that." I left it at that, but I should have added one more line. "But in the end, you're nothing if you don't believe in yourself." There's a process to succeeding online or anywhere. First, decide where you want to go. Second, believe you can get there. Third, find and arm yourself with the tools you'll need to arrive. What. Is. Your. Goal?  Read more >

  7. Are you the parent your parents were?

    10/14/09 11:14pm by kikarose
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    I'm willing to bet good money, or at least some of the fantabulous chocolate cupcakes that I made this evening, that at one point or another during your teen years you swore, or even maybe yelled, that you would never do what your parents did or be like your parents were.Am I right?I attended another one of the preschool mom's meetings today and we touched on the topic of the kinds of parents we want to be. I'd say we covered the topic, but really who could possibly cover such a loaded subject in a mere hour and a half.  Read more >

  8. So you want to start a blog...

    8/6/09 11:00pm by kikarose
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    You've been reading lots about blogs in the news and you think it might be fun to start one. You have things to say! You might even have found the perfect "niche," that oh-so-elusive thing that promises to rise your as as-yet-unborn blog to the top of the blogosphere. Maybe you're heading out on a journey and want to chronicle the experience. Or maybe you just need a space to voice your thoughts so that you no longer feel as though you're talking to yourself.  Read more >

  9. OFFICIAL LIVEBLOG: Business of You - Advanced SEO

    7/25/09 12:07pm by kikarose in BlogHer '09 Live-Blogging Comments (0)
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    Session Description: This session, led by Vanessa Fox, an expert in understanding customer acquisition from organic search, is for attendees who are familiar with the basic principles and want to dig deeper. There will be a Beginning SEO tutorial in the Geek Lab, so if you don’t know your metatags, get the basics in the Lab. This session is intermediate to advanced only.  Read more >

  10. OFFICIAL LIVEBLOG: Business of You - Advanced Social Media

    7/25/09 11:16am by kikarose in BlogHer '09 Live-Blogging Comments (2)
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    Session info: There are so many services that help you spread your content around. Twitter may be king, but other options, like StumbleUpon, kirtsy, digg and more abound. The issue is how to use them effectively. To know, you’ve got to become an expert at reading your analytics. In this panel, we'll make sure you're getting the most bang for your syndication buck.  Read more >

Jessica Rosenberg

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Jessica Rosenberg
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September 2006
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I'm a writer mama trying hard to balance parenting two cute girls, being a halfway decent wife, a perpetually messy home, all while working multiple jobs and writing a novel.  I blog about my life and thoughts on my incredible blog It's my life..., which you should totally check out, and I do product reviews and giveaways on The Lemonade Stand.

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