I found an interesting article through a Twitter contact today. The piece was written by Judy McGuire. McGuire, a long-time relationship expert, says that the question she’s asked more than anything has to do with an inability to meet someone.
Unfortunately, there are quite a few mistakes people unknowingly make that could be keeping them from true love….or at least a movie date.
Are you having trouble meeting someone?  Then, take a look at this list and see if you are making one or more of these mistakes. Many of them are things we’ve talked about here before. Basically the point is this – …read more

Klosterman Bakery (@KlostermanBread) is encouraging customers to “Tweet For Savings.” Klosterman is hosting it’s own virtual Twitter trivia game for folks who follow them at @KlostermanBread. They’ll be asking 5 trivia questions a day for the next couple days and the first person to direct message them with the correct answer will win a coupon for free Klosterman products redeemable at their local grocery store. Sounds like fun!

More and more companies are utilizing social media like Twitter and Facebook to connect to their customers in interesting and innovative ways. I look forward to more companies interacting with consumers in fun …read more

Days after her Malti-Poo (maltese poodle mix) Daisy was snatched by a hungry coyote, Jessica Simpson is holding out hope that the small pup is okay.

The five-year-old dog was taken by the coyote while Jessica watched, unable to do anything. Daisy was a gift from Jessica’s ex-husband, Nick Lachey, and traveled frequently with the singer.
She posted to her Twitter about the incident: “My heart is broken because a coyote took my precious Daisy right in front of our eyes. HORROR! We are searching. Hoping. Please help!” And though she’s been told it’s a lost cause, she comments “Still holding out …read more

Twitter and Facebook hit a major snafu today, and it reminded me of how much I now rely on them for communication. Both applications have become a mainstay in my daily life for both ways to promote my writing and network with other writers. But since I work at home, they are also a great way to stay in touch in people. Working at home is great but when it’s just “you” alone all day sometimes it can get lonely.

Twitter was apparently hacked into on Thursday morning. It said it was, “defending against a denial-of-service attack” …read more

Twitter has been sweeping the nation; well, world for a while now, but lately it’s out of control. There are so many folks on Twitter that it’s easy to stay on top of current news no matter the topic, even gardening. For example, Twitter is so damn popular now, that folks like Green Nation Gardening actually send out press releases saying, “Hey, we’re on Twitter!” Wow.

In Green Nation Gardening’s case they note that they’ve tweeted up in order to manage, “Sending out frequent updates to customers and fellow Twitter followers including up to the minute price changes, new product listings …read more

Rick says we need a family dog. I’m a cat person. I’ve never lived with a dog. Growing up, Rick had dogs. He says every boy should have a dog, and according to him, our son is missing out.
Truman says he doesn’t want a dog until his cats “die and go up to heaven.” He worries dogs would hurt his two cats. Our cats were strays. We’re lucky to actually see them in eyeshot of Truman. They are frightened of him, and yet he adores them. He begs me to catch one so he can hold it. When he does, …read more

I apparently had my baby in the dark ages – thankfully not before drugs were invented. But these days it’s hip to tweet your baby announcement. Check out the latest addition to the Albertyn family, if you didn’t already catch it on Twitter. (Granted, she was somewhat of a celebrity as the author of a book titled So Close detailing her battle with infertility.)
Way cool, but I have to wonder what kind of tweets I would have sent out considering I managed to make quite an ass of myself to both the anesthesiologist and my OB. Then again, I was in labor …read more

Did you know that Twitter has some great online communities for crafters?
“Twibes” are online groups who communicate through Twitter.  You can search through thousands of different twibes to find the one (or ones) that will fit your interests the best.  Twibes can be a fun way to connect with other crafters with the same interests, make business connections or find inspiration.
Do you have your own craft blog?  Then check out the CraftBlogs twibe.
Sell on Etsy?  There’s a twibe for that…
Quilters have their own spot on Twitter as well.
The sewing twibe also has a Flickr group, so you can share photos.
image: …read more

If you follow me on Twitter, then you know from my TwitPic that Sunday I was making Old School Chicken and Sausage Jambalaya from the new cookbook Real Cajun by Donald Link. It was fabulous, by the way. Worth every second of standing by the skillet while I deglazed and deglazed and deglazed.
I think cool, rainy, lazy Sundays call for slow-cooked and fussy meals. Warm, sunny days, of course, demand something grilled. And once Pepper Place farmers market opens here, we’ll have locally grown fresh vegetables all weekend long. (Last year I did a Summer Soup Series with a new …read more

I am! And if you’d want to follow me and see the rants and raves of motherhood then best to follow me at @mrsgooding. As of time of writing this post, I’ve got about 196 followers. Woohoo! I’ll be in the 200 mark soon! LOL

I’ll endeavour to follow you too, of course! I love reading about other Moms’ experience and Twitter is a great platform for it (in my humble opinion of course
Some of my favourite Mom Tweeps include:
@Dooce – obviously Brilliant, brilliant blogger! Irreverent. Love her!
@girlstoys – fellow Christchurch-based mother. Love Ghada’s updates on her …read more