Category: blogging
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Highlighted Blog #20 – A Mama’s View
This mom, homeschooler, writer has a very approachable writing style as she shares observations on life and addresses trending topics. Her writing is eclectic. Sometimes she covers daily life, other times she shares quotes and personal thoughts. It’s always interesting. Special is an interesting word. It can mean something good or something bad. It can…
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Highlighted Blog #7 — Hannah Vanderpool
One of my favorite parts of my job is seeing all the different sites people create. Sometimes I’m helping someone with a site. Other times someone shows me a site as an example of what they are looking for, and still other times I chance across sites in the Reader. So I get to see…
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Routines
My life is kind of getting away from me – lacking routines. You know the feeling? I bet most can relate. It’s a struggle balancing life, home, family, friends, work, play, faith, exercise, etc. Fortunately, one of the perks of being an Automattic employee is that we get time with a job coach if we…
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Museums
I think I might become a museum junkie. I’ve been researching the treasures of Massachusetts and have found some incredible deals. Back in my other post, I talked about the importance of being back in the art corridor for my artist husband, but the actual reality of it is pretty fantastic. After spending a few…
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AFK and Blogging
Well, technically I’m not afk if I’m blogging, but I am away from keyboard for work-related customer-support-type stuff. This was going to be an interesting time off, I thought as I headed into my 11-day break. It was one of the first vacations I had in a super long time that had no real agenda.…
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What’s in a Name?
Totally random post. I am a Chrissie. Married to a Chris. Daughter of a Chris. And to make things more fun, I’m a 46-year-old Chrissie, which doesn’t seem like it should be a factor, but it is. You see, I’ve noticed an interesting thing with my name. People don’t seem to accept it on average.…
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Rejuvenation
Life changed, and I was a bit wary about it at first. Near the end of 2017, after 2+ years working in mobile app support for WordPress, I changed gears and went back to the arena I originally worked in–general support for WordPress.com. I love the mobile app. In fact, I’m using it right now…
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Celebrating 26 Years of Married Life
F.I.R. – Flexibility, Initiative and Responsibility. According to the pastor at our wedding 26 years ago today, focusing on these areas would help make a marriage strong. We even got a little tree to remind us, and we bring it out every year. He was pretty right-on. And I still couldn’t ask for a better…