Hey there - thanks for stopping in at the blog. I want to tell you about a cool thing a bunch of bloggers are doing. We could use your help. It’s called the 12for12k Challenge and here’s the scoop.

Danny Brown, a social media p.r. kinda guy who lives in Canada, but comes from Scotland, and a bunch of people who think it’s a cool thing, donate a bit of cash every month for a charity. Every month has a different charity, but they are all doing amazing things around the globe to help save and improve lives of everyday people who need a hand. If you think that will never be you, think again. You’d be terrified if you knew how quickly everything could go from being just fine to not knowing how you’re going to keep a roof over your head. The plan is, if, together, we can get just 12,000 people (through the power of social media) to donate 10 bucks, we can give 12 different remarkable charities $12, 000 each.

Neat, huh? We really can all come up with $10, no matter what. Here’s what you do if money is crazy tight and you are thinking, yeah, right: Just do it with the last $10 you have. Face it, by itself 10 bucks is not gonna save you from being broke. If all you have is $10, you’re in trouble, no matter what. (I know these things from experience, gang.) So just give it away. You’ll love how good it feels. It’s so worth it.

There are lots of other really cool people involved in the 12for12k. I know some of them, at least by reputation and I know others via Twitter. The problem is, if I name some of them, then I feel all guilty about the ones I DON”T think (or know) to name. I hate that.

Oh well. Gina LaGuardia, Mike Scheleter,, John Haydon, Doc, - OK, so here’s just a couple. Now, maybe each one of them will see this and they will list a whole bunch of other cool peeps in on the 12for12k Challenge. Join us. Really.

SO, go check out these tweeps, drop off your $10 and leave me a comment naming some other cool folks who are in on the 12for12k Challenge!

Whew - it’s been a long, cold winter for this freelancing mom/grandma. I cannot begin to tell you how grateful I am for Spring!  Yes, that should be a capitalized season, simply because it deserves it!

Here’s the scoop in a single sentence: I came about as close as a person can to runing my business and survive again. In fact, the recovery is really just beginning, but I have great faith it will continue to heal and grow and strengthen!

So, here’s to the blog! The blog seems to hit the dust when things begin to get squirrely; I really need to fix that.

One thing I realized is I stopped reading blogs as well. Stepped off of Twitter as well. The problem is that started to take all the fun out of work. Now what’s the point of doing what you love if you begin to hate it? So yesterday I hung out on Twitter a bit and today I am doing a little blog-hopping. So I thought I would drop by here and share a bit of link love. The links will open in a new window, so you can come back here when you run off to look at these blogs. Really, come back, because I might squeeze the best link in any old place.

Danny Brown is a hero of mine. You should read him- it won’t take long before he becomes a hero of yours, too. He wrote a post the other day that gives perfect evidence why I feel this way. Read here!

Here’s a blog I came across via The Mogul Mom’s blog.  The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur. Sign up for a free chapter here.

Oh, yeah, here’s a great one: My girl crush, Naomi Dunford, you know from IttyBiz? Well, Sonia, over at Coppyblogger interviewed Naomi at the South by Southwest conference. Now, if you don’t know Naomi, she’s got a nasty potty mouth that makes a lot of people laugh out loud when they are sitting alone at their computer

OH and a new free samples site that some folks like just for fun. (Really, freelancers are broke a lot, so free samples are a good thing.) It’s called Free Sample Momma and I know the FSM myself, so I can promise you it’ll be good!

Whew - there’s some good reading right there. Check it out!

See you soon,
Teresa

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