Are You a Mompreneur? Some Think You Shouldn’t Be.

October 13, 2010 By 12 Comments
Disapproving woman.

I started a post a month ago while at SocialDevCamp Chicago regarding my feeling of being the only Mom in a see of young, single, kidless, time rich men and women in the Web industry. How would I ever compete? How would I ever know as much? Maybe I shouldn't even bother, I thought. Those thoughts didn't last as long as it would have taken me to finish that blog post, so I never did get to hit Publish. But yesterday the flame was rekindled. I stumbled on an article by a married but kidless female entrepreneur clearly stating her opinion (though it sure sounded like fact, didn't it?) that if … [Read more...]

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The Mom is Making the Geek Find a New Home – at ActonWeb

September 13, 2010 By 2 Comments

An incredible amount of research and transformation has been happening with the formalization of my web business. It's been fun, stressful, informative, unclear, but mostly very exciting. As opportunities have come and gone and I continue to follow my gut, the true direction of where I want to go is being decided. What a wonderful thing to have, this freedom. It is definitely not something I remember feeling when I worked in the corporate world. All of this change may affect you as my reader of this blog. Readership and interaction has grown steadily here (THANK YOU!), but I'd like to … [Read more...]

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The Impact of Sun & Sites on HeatherActon78

June 4, 2010 By 2 Comments
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I have been notably slow on my favorite social media sites Facebook and Twitter lately, but that doesn't mean that there's been nothing going on in both my real world and my web world! To make up for my absence of status updates and tweets, I'll get everyone up to speed here and now. Home/Family Updates On the homefront, we're enjoying the summer so far with the kids. We do something fun every day, whether it's just playing outside, going to the park, meeting Mike for lunch, or going to Target. I've never been one for scheduled playdates or particularly challenging outings with the kids, and … [Read more...]

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Mom 2.0 Summit 2009 – I really did go!

April 14, 2010 By 1 Comment
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So I am staying true to my promise that I would talk a bit about my trip in February to Houston, TX for the Mom 2.0 Summit. While I'm not going to type in the six pages of post that I wrote on the plane ride home, I am going to share this short highlight video prepared by my new mommy pal Erica Daniel at HaleMom.com. Oh, and did I mention that I'm in it? Enjoy! … [Read more...]

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My Evolving Blog Strategy

March 19, 2010 By 11 Comments

For the 20 of you that currently subscribe to this blog - bless you! I don't know what I did to deserve your click to my RSS icon, but I do appreciate it. However, you probably have no clue what I'm trying to do with this blog, and would shoot me a silly face if I told you that I aspire to be a problogger. Well that's about to change. After a few months of using this blog as my playground while I figure out which facet of the Web world is truly my niche, I'm ready to Let It All Hang Out in multiple places on the Web. I'm going to be breaking this blog into pieces and launching several … [Read more...]

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Not Just for Artsy Fartsies – Milwaukee Artbeat Showcase Review 2/26/10

March 19, 2010 By 5 Comments
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I'm not the artsy fartsy type. At least I didn't think I was until I went my first Milwaukee Artbeat Showcase at The Hide House in Milwaukee, WI. Milwaukee Artbeat is a non-profit organization based in Milwaukee, WI that supports the retention of art programs in Milwaukee area schools. Each event showcases several Milwaukee area amateur artists looking to get the word out about their gift. The artists are sculptors, painters, dancers, singers, poets, filmmakers, and more. It's an all-round win-win event. I built the Milwaukee Artbeat website and therefore felt obligated to attend the recent … [Read more...]

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I Never Knew Motherhood Would Be Filled With This Much Guilt

March 2, 2010 By 13 Comments

I recently attended Mom 2.0 Summit (yes, my posts on that event are coming soon), and spent the entire trip riddled with guilt. So much so that it affected my ability to learn, network, and really let loose and have a good time with this group of like-minded and motivated women. To a degree, it was opportunity and $1500 wasted. Why was I guilty? Simple. It's because I wasn't home taking care of my husband, kids, and home. I was doing something just for me, and I couldn't even enjoy it. Don't laugh. It's true. And I can't shake the feeling. Is this how all moms feel? Or just ones that are … [Read more...]

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Mom 2.0 Summit & My Kids

February 8, 2010 By 13 Comments

Quick vlog to let you know about Mom 2.0 Summit in Houston next week. Especially if you are in Chicago or Milwaukee area, hit me up and let's be travel buds! Also enjoy the cute kids! … [Read more...]

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Chicken Poop and Lots of Drugs

February 3, 2010 By 6 Comments

This is what I think of now when I think of meat. Chicken poop and lots of drugs. I watched Oprah's Food 101 episode a few nights ago, and was quite shocked at how it affected me. The episode was focused on the origins of the foods we eat in America today, and some of the details were plain disgusting. Graphic videos were shown of chickens stuffed into their coops so tightly that there was no room for them to walk. That didn't really matter though, because we've engineered the birds to be so breast-heavy that anatomically they are not able to walk more than a few steps without needing to sit … [Read more...]

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“People Don’t Buy What You Do; They Buy Why You Do It”

January 28, 2010 By 3 Comments

I feel so compelled to share this video in as many venues as possible, as it is probably one of THE MOST INSPIRATIONAL talks I have ever seen. It is a talk by Simon Sinek from this past September at a TED convention in Puget Sound, and I finally watched it tonight at rYnoweb.com. It is worth all 18 minutes you will spend watching it... For some of you, I want you to watch and reflect on yourself. Why do you do what you do? How has that worked out for you? Are you happy? Rich? Successful by your definition? For others, I want you to watch it to understand more of me. Do you now understand … [Read more...]

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