I’ve always enjoyed writing, whether online or offline. I’ve been writing for several years now, but have only had this online, very public forum to share my views and opinions on a variety of subjects for a little over a year and a half now. The internet is an amazing place for sure, where anyone […]

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The subject of beauty and makeup is definitely a girly-girl thing, and I had never heard of the beauty secrets and makeup meme until Megan tagged me, so I thought it might be fun to play along and see how this girly post turns out. I’m not sure I would say there is any real […]

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It’s the beginning of a long holiday weekend, with Memorial Day coming on Monday, so I wanted to end this week with a Smilie Saturday Linky Love post to showcase some great articles I’ve been reading that I’m sure you will enjoy as much as I have. You all are awesome writers, so keep […]

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Of all the funny and inspirational quotes I’ve ever read, the title of this post conveys the motto I have lived by for most of my life, and I believe truer words could not be spoken. Being true to yourself and who you are as an individual is something I firmly believe in; having the […]

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I haven’t participated in any meme’s for awhile now, so when Rudy tagged me with the “8 Random Things About Me” meme, I figured I’d play along this time. It’s taken me a few days to think about what to include in this meme post, but I think I’ve come up with a few things […]

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It’s been an extremely busy week around here and I haven’t had much time to prepare new articles, so I wanted to point you towards some articles I’ve read that I believe you’ll find very interesting. I’ve been dealing with an odd little bump that suddenly appeared on my hand two weeks ago, and have […]

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I want to share some recent posts that grabbed my attention, made me laugh until my stomach hurt, articles about parenting written by fathers, and discussions about the benefits of using Twitter.
Have you ever thought about the need to write a final blog post, often referred to as a Blog Will? What would happen to […]

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It has come to my attention that there is a sexual predator masquerading as a parent blogger in our midst, and is even an active participant on Entrecard in the Family/Parenting category. I’m furious! To think that I had unwittingly given this pervert advertising opportunities on my Entrecard widget in the past has me […]

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I am so excited to be a registered attendee of this coming weekend’s WordCampDallas2008 event being held just a few miles from my home, as well as having the opportunity to rub shoulders with phenomenal bloggers that I admire and respect, and have the distinct honor of learning ways to improve my blogging efforts from […]

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I’ve been busy catching up on reading posts on blogs I’m subscribed to, as well as discovering some phenomenal blogs I hadn’t known about before now. I wanted to share some posts I believe you will find very interesting and informative on a variety of topics.
Dealing With Postpartum Depression (by Penelope Trunk) offers personal insight […]

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If you haven’t yet discovered the benefits of using Twitter, I highly recommend you take a leap of faith and begin using it right away, as Twitter is an extremely effective tool to help you build personal relationships with other bloggers. Bloggers are constantly being reminded about using social media networks to get to […]

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If you have been wondering why your blog has been suffering from a lack of web traffic, comments, links, and increased subscribers, there are a few things you can do to not only make your blog become more popular, but have you screaming with delight!
Let’s take a look at a few things you may be […]

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Things have been a bit crazy and stressful around here lately, and I’ve been giving a lot of thought to Lorelle’s tips on Surviving the When Blogging Goes Bad in order to refocus my energies and get past the craziness and get back to writing.
Not only did I get sick with a horrific head cold […]

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I have been giving serious thought lately to allowing Guest Bloggers the opportunity to submit original blog posts to Telling It Like It Is. After reading “How To Recruit High Quality Guest Bloggers” on ProBlogger, I have decided guest blogging is an excellent idea.
I will also be seeking out opportunities to be a guest blogger […]

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Between taking my Father in-law back and forth to the doctor’s office, and our Texas weather changing every ten minutes from blistering cold to warm and muggy, I have managed to get sick. Sigh…
I have some great articles coming soon, so if you haven’t yet subscribed to my blog, now would be the time to […]

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I’ve gotten pretty far behind in responding to various meme’s that I’ve been tagged with, so I wanted to be sure to get busy with this Archive Posts Meme that Hungry Mother tagged me and others with recently.
Archive Meme Instructions: Go back through your archives and post the links to your five favorite blog posts […]

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I’ve been tagged again, this time by Lightening with a Media Week Meme, asking what my media consumption has been like this past week.
*Books- The last book I read was a month ago called Don’t Be That Girl, and I have yet to go find another book to lull away boredom hours. I have my […]

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I am not liking the increasing number of automated and generic email messages I have been getting in my inbox on the pretext of thanking me for commenting on someone’s blog including the not so subtle request that I subscribe to their blog. I’m not going to point out the guilty culprits of this ridiculous […]

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I received an email from a reader asking me, “Lin, do you ever experience Writer’s Block? How do you come up with so many creative writing ideas? I find myself getting stuck pretty often, and I’m afraid my blog is suffering because of it.”
I responded to the reader with my answer, but thought it would […]

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TAG, You’re It! Telling It Like It Is got double-tagged by Entrecard users Bruce Hopkins with his “Best Value By Widget” meme, as well as Andrew Boyd with his “Entrecard-Above The Fold” meme. I’ve been happily surprised by the outpouring of linky love from Entrecard users, and have found the chain-dropping activities to be very […]

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Since joining Entrecard, I have paid very close attention to whether the traffic brought to my site would bring more subscribers and comments or just a flood of useless card dropping with rarely a return visit, and I must say I have been somewhat surprised by the response. Not only have my subscription numbers increased, […]

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Just a quick post to remind you to submit your five different posts to the Soup To Nuts Blog Carnival, that will begin serving on January 30th. If you missed my previous post about this blog carnival, please take a moment and read it because this is the first time I’ve ever found a blog […]

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The time has finally come to flush BlogRush down the toilet, adding it to the long and growing list of social networking sites further contaminating the sewer system. I was too quick to jump on the BlogRush bandwagon, hoping it would bring quality web traffic to my blog, but I’ve been sorely mistaken. Bye-Bye BlogRush!
Take […]

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I have been considering the possibility of starting a dental blog for quite some time now. There really aren’t very many dental blogs, and those that I have found are primarily targeted towards getting people in need of dental work to choose their particular dental office for treatment. I have yet to find any dental […]

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In case you haven’t heard, Dane Morgan is running a contest, where some lucky person will win a FREE Custom Wordpress Theme! Hey Dane!, I want one! I’ve got some secret plans going on right now, so I’m on the mad-dash for a wickedly cool custom Wordpress theme! Pick me! Pick me!
Serious though, […]

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