This morning, I heard a story on NPR about a woman who got diagnosed with ALS, a slowly degenerative disease that is eventually fatal. She spent the next year of her life living: travel with her family and doing all those other things you say you'll do before you go....
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A Tour Of My House
When I got engaged a couple months ago, I wasn't really surprised. But it definitely solidified the next step I, we, need to take. My lease runs out in May and I gave notice to my landlord I'd be moving out and moving in with Derrick. I clicked 'send' on the email to...
Why Everyone Needs A Matt
If you are lucky, you have some days where you can feel like a rock star at your job. And to balance out this feeling, other days you will really mess up. Most days, I have both these feelings, and today was no exception. The great thing about my line of work is no...
Does Your Corgi Have A Cat?
Because I am blogging everyday for a month (to think I blogged daily for almost three years!), I am going to write about topics that aren't necessarily all about marketing and websites. And that's ok with me if it's ok with you. You might know from reading this blog...
Some Of My Favorite Motivational Videos
I spend a lot of time watching online video. More than I should probably admit. Sometimes, these videos distract me. These are usually animal videos. But other videos kind of give me some inspiration to work hard and do more. Here are three of my favorites:...
How Do I Get More Links To My Site?
There are one of three ways people can get to your website: 1) Using a search engine to look up some term(s) Ex: Google, Bing, Yahoo 2) Referral websites (sites linking back to yours) Ex: A link to your site is posted on Facebook or your local Chamber's website 3)...
Norway Drive Winter Olympics: Part 2
In planning a huge event like this, you try to think of the little things. I was obsessed with making a life sized Olympic rings that people could take goofy pictures in front of. Derrick was obsessed with having fireworks. We tried to think not just of the...
Norway Drive Winter Olympics: Part 1
Sometime in the last few years, I told Alice that I've always wanted to go to a toga party. Much like a food fight, it's something I've seen in movies but always wondered if it would be cool if it actually happened. "We should do something in the winter when it's...
30 Days Of Blogging: Setting Myself Up For Success
Starting today, I'm taking 20 people through 30 Days of Blogging, our first ever 'virtual' program. The idea is we are going to blog every day. While blogging, we'll be learning about connecting with other bloggers, marketing our blogs, and more. Here is what I am...