I attended my first blogging event in October 2007 as a guest speaker for the Disney Corporate Alliance Conference in Anaheim, CA which also gave me the opportunity to meet a longtime blogger friend, IRL.
Although I have since attended many, many, and oh so many more blogging events over the years, connecting with like-minded individuals (i.e. real parents, doing the best they can) never gets old. Here are a few events where the organizers actually asked me to say something…on purpose:
This Full House partnered with the Entertainment Software Ratings Board (ESRB) in promoting their new online search tool — the kids and I are featured on their b-roll and official press release dated 11/12/08:
This is where I share some really cool stuff folks have said and/or written about me (yes, ME!) and, well, everyone could use a little linky love byte, every now and again, thankyouverymuch!
So honored to have been a part of the #Blogust12 campaign: 31 bloggers reached their goal of 10,000 comments in 31 days to protect 10,000 children from diarrhea, pneumonia, polio and measles. Enough said!
Liz Thompson, a mom of four, told ABCNEWS.com that she “can’t remember a darn thing anymore.” “When I take the kids to the doctor and they ask how old they are or when their birthdays are, I have to ask the kids,” said Thompson, who writes for the New Jersey Moms’ Blog. “The more children you have the less brain cells you’re left with at the end of the day.”
Liz Thompson, a five-year veteran of the New Jersey mom-blogging scene, will be among the contributors. The Monmouth County mother of four has a blog, thisfullhouse.com, to share her thoughts and observations on parenting, product reviews, and teaching kids how to blog.
Her 100-plus visitors a day can compete for product giveaways – this month, a video camera. And as professional as her blog has become, the income she makes from sponsorship and other traditional advertisements is hardly enough to pay for groceries and gas, Thompson said.
“If I’m able to get a little bit out of it, that’s great,” Thompson said. “That’s not why I do it, though. I just love to write, and I love that a blog gives you the chance to have a different discussion with different people every day.”
