2011 March | Zero to 60 and Beyond

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The Blogging Carnival Ride

Posted on Mar 30, 2011 | 16 comments

It has been a bit of a carnival ride this month. I need to find my rhythm with the two blogs, but I’m sure I will soon. I, by no means, meant to neglect this blog. I believe this is the longest I’ve gone between posts. Things will calm down a bit next month and I think I’ll be back on track. In case you didn’t know, I’m one of the founding members of The Blogstress Network. It came about when three busy women,(Lee Romano Sequiera, Doreen Naughton Creede and yours truly), who had...

A Volkswagen Quantum and a car sick dog…

Posted on Mar 20, 2011 | 20 comments

I’ve had Volkswagen on my mind a lot lately. Seems there’s an outside chance that Oprah may consider my request for a Harpo Hook-Up with VW… fingers crossed!!! I can tell you there’s nothing quite like answering your phone and hearing… “Is this Barbara?” “Yes, it is.” “This is Shana, I’m one of the producers from the Oprah Winfrey Show, could I talk to you about your email regarding Volkswagen. Do you have a minute?” This is how I must have...

Bullying at any age… It Is NOT OK

Posted on Mar 14, 2011 | 17 comments

There is a lot in the news these days about bullying. Today I’d like to talk a bit about adult bullying, or in other words judgment. It may not be as overt as schoolyard bullying, but it is just as damaging. Recently Jennifer, at Momma Made It Look Easy, started a movement and I’ve decided to join, It Is NOT OK. It’s pretty simple really… it means it is not ok to make fun of someone’s weight, to be snarky about someone’s appearance or, worse yet, disability. It is not ok to opine about how someone...

We need more Real Parents in the World

Posted on Mar 8, 2011 | 16 comments

What is a Real Parent? I’ve been thinking a lot about this lately. I’m guest posting on Jennifer Gresham’s blog, Everyday Bright, today about the choices we make, how they define who we are, and the age old Nature vs. Nurture debate. Part of that debate is about parenting. Take a moment to click the link and check it out. You can link back here from there. In pondering the term Real Parent I have to say I’ve had a few. As background I’ll tell you I had 5 stepfathers. My mother was always...

Blog more, Blog often…or Blog till you drop!

Posted on Mar 4, 2011 | 18 comments

I’ve done it! I launched my 2nd blog yesterday. In reality, it’s kind of the Zero to 60 and beyond Annex. Here’s the header… What do you think? The reason I did this is to keep my art and entertaining posts neatly collected in one place. I know I ramble at times, and fly off the handle and rant sometimes, and that’s not going to change. This blog will remain as eclectic as it’s always been, in prose. Petals, Palettes and Parties will be more focused on the elements in the...