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5 Tips for Attending a Blog Conference
Have you ever been to a blog conference? I have been to a few. I have been to Allume three times. I attended Blogging Concentrated last January. I have also attended Build Your Blog just last month. The one conference that has been on my bucket list for a few years is Type-A Parent Conferences, the premier events for mom and dad bloggers This post is a little off topic for my blog niche, but…
15 Signs you Grew up In the Country
When giving directions you don't use street names, you use landmarks You didn't need to have the Birds and Bees talk with your parents. You have farm animals. Travel 'to town' is measured in time, not distance Cell Service and High Speed internet are luxuries The fair was the social event of the season You spend more time watching for Moose on the way to the neighbors than for cars You can still remember what…
Goings on at Mama Kautz
There's lots going on at Mama Kautz. Here's a quick post to fill you in. Newsletter! I now have a monthly newsletter. It will have doTERRA specials and a Preparedness Tip of the Month. The information in the newsletter will be exclusive to the newsletter. RSS Feed option You now have a new option for my RSS feed. Bloglovin and Feedly are available, as is Feedburner. Now you can you MadMimi too. doTERRA Giveaway Ends…
How We Moved from a Seattle Suburb to Small Town Idaho
We sit in a comfortable silence as we drive east. I've lost track of how many times we have driven this route. Over to Seattle and back again. Our first journey east was 11 years ago this last December. My father in law had surgery and wasn't recovering. We drove over to Spokane 4 or 5 times that month. My father in law passed away a few days after Christmas. One of the trips over…
Top 13 Prepping Posts of 2013
1. How to Render Pig Fat Who knew that would be my most read post of 2013!? 2. I'm Pooless This is technically from last year, but still lots of interest in it. I'd say this is under prepping because storing baking soda and apple cider vinegar is cheaper than storing shampoo and conditioner. 3. 15 Gift Ideas for Preppers Not just for Christmas! 4. Top 10 Ways to Begin Prepping Hopefully, by now, you…
Perspective
This post is a rambling of thoughts on Perspective. When somebody close to your age dies it really puts life into perspective. It makes you want to be a better person because your own mortality is put right in front of you. You don't want to waste away a single minute that you've been given. When a fellow mom I questioned my own mothering. Have I been doing it right. If I died tomorrow would…
Blogging Mistakes Newbies Make
Backgrounds that are hard to read on When you have white on black background it hurts the eyes. Or light color on dark color. Please have black on white. If you want a color or background picture make it so it’s not the primary background Music Turn off the music! Nothing bugs me more than opening a blog or website and having there be music. It’s worse if the speakers are turned up due to…
Seasons of Change in your Homeschool
With Fall comes a change in seasons. Gone are the carefree days of summer. The leaves are disappearing from trees. There is a crispness in the air. It’s dark earlier. Snow is on it’s way. As I enjoy the changing seasons I am realizing a different change in our lives. Something that crept up on The Principal and I. As slow as it crept, I once longed for it to happen. It’s the changing of…
Becoming our Mother’s
It is amazing to me how much mother's and daughter's become alike. Alternately titled: What Message are We Sending Our Daughter's? The older I get the more I see myself respond to things the way my mother did. Lord help me. And The Principal. My mother sometimes responded strongly to things. As many traits she had that I am proud to also have, there are a few that I need to work on. Her ability…
31 Days and a Homeschool Convention
I wanted to let you all know two things #1 In case you hadn't heard, I am going to participate in the 31 Days Series hosted by The Nester #2 Until Midnight on October 6th you can get an additional $9 off your registration by entering TTD9OFF I ask that you use the link below to register. We will be at the DC event. We as in The Principal and teenagers. I would love to…