Month: March, 2010

The Juggling Act

Today was a busy, busy work day with many balls in the air so I thought I’d take time out of my busy day to blog about my busy day. Of course.
As a “Mompreneur”, I am both CEO of Libretto Communications and of this household.  And since the corporate HQ is located in my house, [...]

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Foursquare: Another Player in the Social Media Circus

So I recently read several blogs/articles about another player in the social media realm: Foursquare.  Foursquare is a social city-guide combined with a game, housed on your cell phone/mobile device, that allows users to keep up with the places they and their friends visit.  It also encourages users to discover new places, groups, businesses, communities, [...]

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Bring Google to KC

Hello, Kansas City! What a great, sunshiny day.

I recently attended the KCMO Committee meeting over at the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce and learned more about the regional efforts to bring Google’s new “ultra-high speed” fiber network to the Kansas City metro area.  Google is planning to launch an experiment that will make Internet [...]

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Media lists for the small biz

Thank you, social media.  This is a great post about how anyone can build a customized media list with out the big bucks. Just a little elbow grease on the keyboard and Father Time on your hands, and any Mompreneur can do it.
Thank you, Journalistics, for the great tips.
How to Build a Media List for [...]

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Mompreneur

As I was tooling around town today dropping off, picking up, running circles and brainstorming on work, the term “Mompreneur” slowly formed in my consciousness.  That’s what I am and I know there are tons of Mompreneurs out there breaking ground and making dinner at the same time.  I then googled that term and found [...]

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Packing it all in and calling it a day

This was the morning in which I wanted to pack it all in and call it a day. Between rushing to beat the clock and dealing with doodies and tummy aches, I could not get my day started fast enough.  You see, I am the lone parent during the morning routine. The engineer gets up [...]

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The Balance Beam

No matter what the job, balance always seems to be the issue when you have a family or want to have a semblance of a life outside of “work”.  Part-time or shift workers are no exception…I thought this was an interesting read.
How to Make Shift Work Family Friendly

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Kicking and Screaming…

In addition to chatting on Twitter and Facebook, Libretto Communications has entered the blogosphere.
This is the atmosphere for sharing all things PR/PI-industry related: Social Media trends, Community Engagement news, Client milestones and Company Updates.  There may, on occasion, be a sprinkling of real-life anecdotes from the head of Libretto Communications…being a Small Business-owner and Mother [...]

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