Being outside my home or being with non-intimates, not-immediate family, once took outrageous amounts of energy from me. I have learned to spend less energy in social situations, and control the contact I have with others. This is an ever shifting challenge. It is a balancing act. Beyond being a challenge, it also hurts. I […]
Reflections, Reality, Reorganizing: a post in which I assess my writing business and ask for your help
Ok, this one is a real request for your opinions. I’m trying to figure out what to do next with sites, blogs, writing, and generally my career for the next however many years. Some of you know me in real life, some of you know me as a sassy and occasionally savvy writer. I will […]
Lack of Support Sucks
I've written about this before, so call me a whiner if you want to, but I have to vent and parse my options. Building a business is difficult work. Writing content and building an online site as a business is hard work. Doing this without financial backing or personal support is exponentially more difficult. Working […]
BlogHer Business Enterprise Technology Conference
WOW. The 1st BlogHer|bet conference was a whirl wind affair consisting of a Thursday night gathering at Cisco Tele-presence Suites in Santa Clara and Friday at Microsoft in Mountain View for speakers and panel sessions. A tech conference in Silicon Valley, how novel… well actually it was. Women supporting each other as entrepreneurs, sharing scoops […]
Updating & Reviewing Again
As many of you know, I’m operating from my base in Tucson, Arizona. These past few weeks have greatly impacted all of us. The posts I had in the pipeline to carry me through Groundhog Day (the anniversary of my moving to Tucson 22 years ago) just didn’t fit with all that has been going […]