This week I celebrate the 6th anniversary of launching my blog. On July 3, 2012, I was SO nervous, you have no idea! It took me a while to press “publish,” and I was shaking when I did. And then, I didn't even tell anyone about the blog for some time. It felt so...personal. While I’d worked in communications my whole career, writing about myself — and things so intensely personal like body Continue Reading
Speaking on “Small Steps for Big Changes” and workplace fitness
I was honored to be an invited speaker at a continuing education business event, on Sept. 29 in the Panthers Den at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte. First of all, what a great location for a conference! The Den overlooks the field, and as a Carolina Panthers fan it was certainly exciting to be there. I've been to many conferences in my career, and this was a nice change from the typical Continue Reading
Fitbloggin ’14: Learning, connecting, exploring
On June 26-28 I attended Fitbloggin '14, a conference for those who blog about fitness, wellness and a healthy lifestyle. This was my first time at this conference. I've been to a couple of "business of blogging" events in the past few years -- BlogHer '12 and Fitness Magazine's FitBlogNYC '13, both in New York City. At BlogHer, I'd literally just launched my blog, so almost everything about Continue Reading