Our economy has been circling the drain for a couple of years now taking its’ toll on the wallet, future, and psyche of parents all across the country. As we approach another holiday season, a time when cheer is being sold on every street corner, we have to realize that not everyone has the price of admission to experience holiday joy. What does a parent do when they don’t have the means to make their children’s holiday dreams come true? How do you explain to your wide eyed child that Santa doesn’t have the same toys for every kid? That our station in life does effect what Santa brings down the chimney. How do you inspire their dreams when you don’t have the finances to back them up. [Read more...]
Miss Lori may not like her kids on weekday mornings but she loves them always
December 1, 2011 By Leave a Comment
I am furtively counting down the days till holiday break. No, it’s not about presents or parties, it’s about school mornings. I can’t wait to get away from them. No, not because of the early morning hours, I guarantee I will still wake up early even when school is out. But what I won’t have to do is wake my children, which means I can like them again in the morning. [Read more...]
Miss Lori has 10 top takeaways from Peter Shankman at BlogWorld Expo LA
November 4, 2011 By 3 Comments
If you are in media, social or otherwise, and you don’t know the name Peter Shankman, it’s time to up your game. [Read more...]
Miss Lori got an A in #OprahsLifeClass …make that an O
October 12, 2011 By 1 Comment
One teacher to another. [Read more...]
Miss Lori wants to use social media to bring depression out of the dark
September 5, 2011 By 1 Comment
A young woman attempts suicide and lands in the hospital. The next day she has a required meeting with the hospital Psychiatrist. He asks her, “Are you taking any medication?” She responds, “I was taking Xanax.” He then asks, “Why aren’t you taking it anymore?” The young woman replies, “I’m out.” [Read more...]
Miss Lori wants to see your friend wish granted by Trop50
August 11, 2011 By Leave a Comment
When I was a little girl I had a lot of hopes and wishes, but my greatest wish, the one that stayed with me through all birthdays, holidays (and Wednesday’s for that matter), was to have a really good friend. Someone who I could trust and confide in. Someone who I could laugh with and cry with, walk with and talk with, oh and dance with. Dancing is very important. I had to wait a while. [Read more...]
Miss Lori wants you to win a 6 month supply of Tropicana Pure Premium OJ
July 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Hello, my name is Miss Lori and I am a TropiMomma! I like the sound of that. It sounds like health. It sounds like wellness. In short it sounds good. Coincidentally my first official duty as a #TropiMomma is all about “good”, putting the “good” back in “morning” that is. [Read more...]
Miss Lori says AUTHENTICTY is the key to social media
July 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Last year at the Social Media Master’s Summit, I spoke on a panel with some amazing ladies, Kim Moldofsky, Danielle Smith and Esther Crawford. We spoke in depth about brand and blogger relations. Looking through the footage, one clip jumped out at me. I think it contains a message that is especially important to hear as much of the blogging community prepares to go to Blogher 2011 in San Diego. I can sum it up in one word…AUTHENTICITY. [Read more...]
Miss Lori is counting her 14 blessings of age 40 before her 41st birthday
April 30, 2011 By Leave a Comment
For the year leading up to my 40th birthday I did a count down. Well, not actually a countdown more of a count up. I wasn’t intending to do anything big. And I wasn’t really doing it for anyone but myself. I was doing it because shortly after my 39th birthday I felt as though my life was blurring, or more specifically my days were blurring, blurring together. A run on sentence of days minutes and hours. So to combat that I started acknowledging each day on my facebook page. Day 1 of the year of 39. Day 12 of the year of 39. Day 145 of the year of 39. That’s all, nothing extravagant. Just a few words and number to separate each day from another. It didn’t stop all of my weeks from bleeding into the other, but it did help to change the way I looked at my life…at least I would like to think that it did. [Read more...]
Miss Lori speaks from the heart about the Susan G Komen Planned Parenthood saga
I have so many mixed feeling about the Susan G. Komen/Planned Parenthood saga of the last few days. When the decision first broke that Komen intended to de-fund their grants to Planned Parenthood I felt dizzy with grief. So many things in this World of late have seemed illogical and unfair. [Read more...]