Beyond Mommyhood

Wordless Wednesday

by Heligirl on August 25, 2010

in Daily Ramblings,Photography,Poochies

Ok, I’m not a big meme follower, but when my new pal Julie from Angry Julie Monday invited me to link up, I figured what the heck. When I was three, my mom took a picture of me in this outfit on the porch of our house. I was wearing socks and brown sandals. We […]

10 Tips from Bloggy Boot Camp 2010

by Heligirl on August 22, 2010

in Blogging,Daily Ramblings

Bloggy Boot Camp in San Francisco, hosted by the SITS Girls, was an amazing crash course as well as next steps preparation for both the beginner and experienced blogger. A day-long conference designed for less than 100 participants, Boot Camp was packed with valuable tidbits we could all use. Here’s a peek: 1. When vlogging, […]

Friday Funny Foto

by Heligirl on August 20, 2010

in Daily Ramblings,Photography

I saw this as I was fueling up in Shorline, Washington this week. They had one of these posted next to every pump. I have to give the 76 marketing folks come credit. This made me laugh so hard I had to pull out my camera and share. Enjoy! Tweet

Four Amazing Years

by Heligirl on August 19, 2010

in Daily Ramblings,Photography

Four years ago today my dreams started to come true. I drempt of marrying a man who would love, cherish and keep me in thick and thin, keep me in check, share common interests, be my best friend and cheerleader and wanted a family as bad as I did. Not long after that amazing day […]

Vacation, had to get away…

by Heligirl on July 11, 2010

in Daily Ramblings,Photography

Hello all. I’m back, officially. Yesterday’s post was written before vacation, so I really did stay true to my word. I had a vacation. This year vacation was so different. Usually vacations are filled with packing up and going somewhere, but this time we had very little in the way of plans. In fact, I […]

Stranger Things

by Heligirl on June 23, 2010

in Daily Ramblings,Photography

Every so often, you come across toys in precarious situations and no children about. I usually grab a shot, but often all hell breaks loose before I have time to post or tweet them. So here they are, for your viewing pleasure: And a favorite of mine, even though this does include children. I must […]

Helicopter Heaven

by Heligirl on June 22, 2010

in Daily Ramblings,Helicopters

Each year for five years I’ve worked with a dedicated group of Whirly-Girls, the Museum of Flight, and a slew of great volunteers to put on a free helicopter and public service event in June. This year’s show was last Saturday. It’s a ton of work, a lot of cat herding and quite a bit […]

Modern Art?

by Heligirl on June 9, 2010

in Daily Ramblings,Photography

Now for something completely different. I recently took Mr. Man to a research study at the University of Washington’s child development lab. At the end of the 45 minute study, he was presented with a box of toys. He could choose one as his thank you gift. He chose this little toy camera toy that […]