Take the 7-Day Switch Up with Viva® Vantage®

This post is sponsored by Viva® Vantage®. Last week, I had the opportunity to attend a Viva® Vantage® live event in Brooklyn, my native borough, hosted by Amy from Selfish Mom and the Parenting Bytes podcast. Viva® Vantage® is encouraging people to try its 7-Day Switch Up. We all get stuck in our routines from time to … Read more

Gratitude

Last May, MC and I lost our dear furry friend to a rapidly progressing illness. We were both devastated. Our only solace was discovering My Cat from Hell and thinking about the happy memories we shared with our cat. We didn’t plan to adopt again soon, but we were convinced we’d be even better cat parents this … Read more

Interview with me on The Solopreneur Life!

What better way to celebrate NatCroMo than to spread the word about crochet?  Today, Larry Keltto at The Solopreneur Life shared an interview with me as part of his “How I Made My First $10,000” series. You can find the interview, about my experience starting and growing Underground Crafter part-time, here.  You can also follow Larry’s blog to … Read more

2012 Year in Review: (Non-crafty) Books!

This post contains affiliate links. One of my goals for 2012 was to read more.  Last year around this time, I was feeling like some sort of statistic – you know, featured in all those doomsday articles you see online about how people don’t read anymore.  Then my colleagues gifted me a Kindle Fire for Christmas … Read more

Year of Projects, Year 2: My thoughts on continuing in YOP

You may have noticed I haven’t posted a Year of Projects update for the last two weeks.  I have been following along with my favorite YOP bloggers, but I think I’m taking a break from the Year of Projects for a while. I say “I think” because this has been something I’ve debated about for … Read more

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