23Feb 2016 by jpretorious No Comments
My Experience At TEDxUniversityofNevada 2016

My Experience At TEDxUniversityofNevada 2016

Events, Top of Mind
TEDxUniversityofNevada is one of my favorite events and this year's event was January 23, 2016. It is an event near and dear to me because I also volunteer for this event. I was asked by Dr. Bret Simmons to help out and redesign the website a few years ago and have volunteered keeping the website up to date and helping out where needed on the day of the event. (more…)
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15Feb 2016 by jpretorious No Comments
A Letter From A First Time Mom

A Letter From A First Time Mom

Random, Top of Mind
I was reminded of being a "First Time Mom" when I came across a letter I wrote back in 1990. The other day I was looking through my daughter's baby box to find photos of her when she was a baby. She is now a mother and I wanted her to see how much her own daughter looks like her. While going through the box I found tiny little out fits I kept, her favorite blankets, photo albums, and her baby book. While going through all of this stuff I found a letter I had written about my experience becoming a mother. (more…)
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03Feb 2016 by jpretorious 3 Comments
To Regram Or Not To Regram

To Regram Or Not To Regram

Social Media, Tech, Top of Mind
To regram or not to regram that is the question. I have been pondering the discussions that came out of the #DigiBlogChat I participated in a couple of weeks ago about Instagram and regramming. The topic came up and further discussion was had by a few of us after the chat session on whether it is ok to regram. (more…)
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11Jan 2016 by jpretorious No Comments
Pacific Northwest Weather Is No Joke

Pacific Northwest Weather Is No Joke

Random, Top of Mind
So living in Truckee and in the Sierra mountains I thought I knew what cold was. Think again! The Pacific Northwest weather is no joke! Now that I have lived here over 6 months and we are in the middle of the winter weather I have a better understanding about what it means to live in the Pacific Northwest and it's weather. I know that I can't really say I understand ALL about the weather up here but I do understand why Columbia Sportswear and REI are based up here in the Pacific Northwest! (more…)
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04Jan 2016 by jpretorious 2 Comments
2015 A Year In Review

2015 A Year In Review

Giving Back, Random, Top of Mind, Travel, WordPress
It's now January and we have celebrated Christmas and rang the New Year in and I wanted to reflect on 2015. 2015 was probably one of the craziest years for myself and my husband but really it was par for the course. Our journey through this life together is never dull and there is always something new on the horizon for us. When I say I want to "Live - Love - Laugh" I really mean it! Here is my year in review for 2015 that will take us all the way back to the beginning of last January. (more…)
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18Dec 2015 by jpretorious No Comments
WordPress Plugins & My Recommendations

WordPress Plugins & My Recommendations

Tech, Top of Mind, WordPress
WordPress plugins are amazing! I have been creating WordPress websites for the past 4 years with 25 websites under my belt since 2011. I have discovered some REALLY great WordPress plugins that I use as a part of a standard set up with each WordPress website I create. If you are new to WordPress you may not know what a plugin is or what it does. Let's start there. (more…)
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