hasta la vista, Feedburner

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Hey all, just a little note to let you know I’m switching back to my default WordPress feed: http://balancingeverything.com/feed/ My old Feedburner feed should redirect for a while, until Google officially pulls the plug on that dying service, but if you want to keep getting my posts in your feed reader (thanks!) you’ll want to [...]

Social Hierarchy

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Well. Apparently Facebook is rife with heated discussion amongst the parents in my area. I wouldn’t know, I’m not on there (couldn’t take the drama), but it’s made its way down the grapevine. Parents are up in arms over the common core standards debate and the bullying situation at our local Jr. High. Recently our [...]

We are family

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Miss K and I are struggling a little these days, to find our footing with one another. Perhaps I could write only that she’s seven, and that she’s the only girl with a bunch of brothers hedging her in on every side, and some of you parents would know exactly what I mean. Perhaps I [...]

The Retirement of Google Reader

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Thank you for your kind words about my uncle. I had an interesting email from someone marveling that I could be so sad about “a bunch of uncles dying” as they had no idea who their uncles even were. I hope not knowing your uncles is not a common thing in this world, but I [...]

Bunion Bandage Co. Ltd. is not a real company.

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So, my blog has a nice sized readership. Some good things come from having a blog of decent size; things like well paying writing jobs, and the occasional fun freebie or giveway. I feel happy and honored that companies find my blog a good fit for their products, and enjoy the few perks I can [...]