Digi-Journal

…is the quality of pictures the blogger has.  Pictures add a visual aspect that makes it easier for readers to get something out of your blog.  Online readers are notorious for skimming rather than reading something in detail, and pictures often make this easier to do.
There are a lot of different ways to get good [...]

After a childhood friend of mine died a few years ago, I remember her mom saying that despite her grief, she thinks that most of the time people would prefer their problems over someone else’s.  And it’s true — when we hear about something happening to someone else, we tend to perceive it as much [...]

There are a lot of options available these days if you want your own website.  But a blog can also be just as fun, not to mention free in some cases.  So which should you choose?
A blog is pretty easy to design and use, and if you just want a  sort of online journal or [...]

When I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at 22 years old, I was in college and lived alone.  This posed all kinds of concerns: What if I crashed during the night, during my sleep, and no one was around to help me?  I could literally die if I was unable to help myself.
In fact, [...]

Every time I go with my husband to get his books at the beginning of the new semester, I am reminded of how much I miss being in college.
To me college wasn’t just about the university diploma, the fancy college diploma frame to hang on my wall, or the career advancement.  While those things are [...]

We recently had a new neighbor move into the house next door to us, a rental property that has caused us problems on and off since we bought our house three years ago.
Just a couple of days after he moved in, we found a strange Australian shepherd dog wandering around the alley.  We didn’t recognize [...]

My first job out of college was truly horrible.  On the surface it was what I wanted to do — writing.  But though my title was “Technical Writer,” it should have been “Glorified Secretary” or perhaps “Trained Monkey,” because that’s what I really was.
Basically, I was doing technical “writing” (there was very little actual writing [...]

As is customary, my husband and I are spending part of Memorial Day weekend with his family.  His brother is getting our oldest nephew for the summer, and tomorrow we are going down to their house to visit.  We’ll probably barbeque on their Fire Magic BBQ island, which is always fun at their house because [...]

As a type 1 diabetic, I have to have on hand something called a glucagon kit, which friends or family can use to revive me if my blood sugar crashes so low that I pass out.  The kit contains an intimidating syringe and vial in a very official-looking red case.  I’ve always been on the [...]

Working from home is becoming more and more popular — not just for sole proprietors and small business owners, but also for employees who work for another company and just telecommute.
Part of the growing popularity of working from home is that current technology has made certain things easier than ever.  For instance, super high speed [...]