Thrifting My Way to Type-A

I don’t know about all of you, but since my kids were born and I’ve been living in the style of Meg Wolitzer’s protagonist in the 10 Year Nap, I have nothing to wear besides jeans (mostly with holes in the knees), several Mickey Mouse t-shirts and a pair of red, Converse sneakers.  Okay, I’m exaggerating.  But only a little bit.  So when I started going to social-media conferences during the past year or so, I found myself at a {Read More}

Eating the Elephant–5 Lessons from Type-A Parent Con

Last weekend I headed to Atlanta for my first ever Type-A Parent Conference.  I had known that I wanted to go to one of the bigger social media conferences out there and heard that Type-A was one of the best.  I bought my ticket shortly after they went on sale, hoping that I’d actually end up going and knowing that I had to start preparing my pitch for my husband.  Making the choice to attend Type-A was a big deal {Read More}

Vera Bradley’s Fall Collection Glows with Gorgeous Colors & Prints

As you may have gleaned from some of my other recent posts, I just returned from the Type-A Parent Conference in Atlanta.  After outfitting myself for the conference with some truly fabulous thrifted items from my friend Tanya’s stash, I realized that I couldn’t possibly head to yet another conference schelpping my laptop, notebook, iphone, business cards, and all of the other necessary accoutrements of a social media conference in my old, beat-up Vercesi hardware bag.  As most of us {Read More}