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June 3, 2026

Back When the Audience Came Second

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Last week, I read Jack Raines’ latest Young Money post, Audience Capture and Short-Form Slop. Jack writes about how social media has changed from a place where anyone could build an audience by being genuine about their experience, into an algorithmic battleground crowded with AI-generated content, professional creators, and endless clips. Ever since reading it, I’ve found myself reflecting on my own experience… which somehow starts with AOL dial-up, Geocities, and a very unfortunate online alias of “Wee One Carousel.” While I started writing this blog in 2008, I actually started building websites way back in 1997. I started on […]

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May 18, 2026

72 Hours in Boise

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I’m writing this in flight on my way home from the most wonderful weekend in Boise, Idaho… and I think what is sticking with me the most is realizing I didn’t plan a single bit of it. No spreadsheets, no reservations stacked weeks in advance, no meticulously researched itinerary. Wow, how my life has changed from being a type A Manhattan girl! When Mike and I first met, I had two German shorthaired pointers, Sadie and Sam, and he had two German wirehaired pointers, Bridger and Boone. The four of them together became the Pointer Pack, and I loved taking

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January 20, 2026

36 Hours

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I’m still not blogging as much as I’d like, so I’m going to mix it up and experiment with shorter and less-polished posts. Iterate and (hopefully) improve! Speaking of short and sweet, I regularly listen to a podcast I really enjoy, Before Breakfast with Laura Vanderkam. The daily podcast is usually only 4-6 minutes long (and I’ll add that a lot of it is ads, so it’s actually much shorter than even that) and each day is a productivity tip or new way to think about things. Listening is a great way to get a little burst of inspiration without

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December 28, 2025

Our Wedding (Part 3): A Few Final Details Behind the Magic

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Oops, it’s been a while – but I want to finish this series so I can remember all the details that made me so happy! Here they are. I loved and want to remember that our florals were quite simple – we bought a great bundle of boutonnieres, corsages, and bouquets from Costco, and then my mom helped arrange them and add hydrangea to the mix. One snafu was that it was supposed to be blue hydrangea, but they are so finicky and we ended up with hydrangea that were kind of pale green with a hint of blue. I’m

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November 4, 2025

Our Wedding (Part 2): The Party Of Our Lives!

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When I left off my post on part 1 of our wedding, Mike and I had just grabbed hands and danced down the aisle to Natalie Cole. We were married!! And now it was time to live happily ever after!! We were so excited to celebrate with an awesome wedding reception, after party, and post-wedding activities, and our reception was one giant swirl of food, music, dancing, and laughter. Here’s how it all unfolded after the ceremony… As soon as we exited the meadow where our ceremony was held, Mike and I headed up to the barn loft to sign

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