by Nicole Etolen | Jul 15, 2015 | Blogging
I am completely addicted to typography photo apps. It all started with Word Swag, the first one I downloaded a couple months ago. I told you all about that in my post about six iPad apps that make blogging easier. At first, I thought it was a totally unique app and...
by Nicole Etolen | Jul 14, 2015 | For the Home, Lifestyle
Summer is party season in so many ways. Between the BBQs, graduation parties, “bon voyage” parties for teens going to college, family reunions and so on, it seems like these three months are just one party after another. All those parties can wreak havoc...
by Nicole Etolen | Jul 13, 2015 | Books
A Real Life Story of Heroic Virtue Parts of this memoir appeared on ESPN and in Rosie Warsaw, Indiana July 08, 2015 Award-winning and best-selling author, Michelle Weidenbenner, announces the release of Kelly Schaefer’s memoir, Fractured Not Broken. Years ago, parts...
by Nicole Etolen | Jul 10, 2015 | Health & Beauty
Migraines. If you’ve ever had one, you know that word can literally make you sick. Up until my 30s, I only had one in my life and it made me scream. I had headaches all the time. Every single day, actually. I’ve never NOT had a headache. The migraines,...
by Nicole Etolen | Jul 9, 2015 | Health & Beauty
Between all the rain and the “dog days of summer,” mosquitoes have been out in full force lately here in my area. I’m sure you’re probably dealing with the same thing (unless you live in, say, Australia, where it’s currently winter!). I...
by Nicole Etolen | Jul 9, 2015 | Blogging
As entrepreneurs we strive as hard as we can to save every operating penny possible. In doing so, we often take on a lot more responsibilities than we should. Rather than hiring a team of staff that you can’t afford to pay during your first few years of business, you...
by Nicole Etolen | Jul 8, 2015 | Back to School, For the Home, Kids & Family
I was a latchkey kid back in the late 1980s. Long before cell phones and Skype. I don’t even think they had old-school nanny cams back then! My mom worked in an office where everyone knew us, so if I had a problem, I was able to get in touch with her pretty...
by Nicole Etolen | Jul 7, 2015 | Recipes to Make, Yummy
In honor of blueberry month, I thought it was time to do an updated roundup of delicious, amazing blueberry recipes! I did one a couple of years ago, but that’s like a 100 years in internet time! Blueberries are one of my favorite fruits. I like the plump, sweet...
by Nicole Etolen | Jul 7, 2015 | Books
Back in June, I shared Bonnie Paulson’s awesome Worth of Souls book trailer with you, featuring the spectacular author herself. Today, Bonnie is sharing her thoughts on survival skills. Specifically, the major adjustment non-meat-eaters will have to make. I...
by Nicole Etolen | Jul 6, 2015 | Kids & Family
Summer learning should be all about fun. It is vacation, after all! While “summer slide” is the trending word of the decade and none of us want to be accused of letting our kids succumb to it, I strongly believe in giving my child the same type of...