While scrolling through Instagram posts while still in bed this morning (no judgment — I did it, too), you might have…
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How to Vote in Birmingham, Alabama on Super Tuesday
I’m pretty big on voting with your wallet. I think our daily choices matter, and supporting our communities by spending money…
Taking Breaks, Moving on … and Books!!!
I love social media and blogging for a lot of reasons. I love that it helps people connect, and that it’s…
Love in Lowercase by Francesc Miralles Review on BookPage
Apparently Love in Lowercase was a hit in Europe, but it never really gelled for me. Overall, the situations seemed overly…
Have a Happy Christmas and Feel Good about It, Too: Shop Locally for Christmas!
Lots of people have a lot of problems with Christmas. They don’t like to take the Christ out of Christmas. They…
Nostalgia, Baseball and National Novel Writing Month
I’ve been feeling really nostalgic lately. Part of it’s the weather, of course: the leaves are falling, and we’re moving into…
Trader Joe’s in Birmingham: Angel of Cookie Butter or Corporate Devil?
Trader Joe’s opens in Birmingham today at the Summit, and judging from my Facebook feed, we could not be more excited.…
Whole Foods Cuts Hundreds of Jobs, Blames Us
Whole Foods announced yesterday that they’re cutting 1,500 jobs — a little over one in every hundred people who work for…
Throwback Thursday: Rollwagen Guest Blog Roundup
Even outside of this blog, I talk a lot about blogging, and I write a lot of blogs. Some of those…
Social Media Best Practices: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
I don’t always have time to do what’s “best” for my social media and my blog. Sometimes, I don’t post because…