Posted in Other Places to Find Me, Startup Mom on Sep 27th, 2011 3 Comments »
Last week on the morning of my 40th birthday, Bryan woke me with a kiss, handed me a mug, and said, “Your coffee, Mrs. President. Happy Birthday.” And it’s true. I am now the President and CEO of my own company. It’s called What Now? Exactly! and we make kick-ass animated explanations. There is a [...]
Posted in Other Places to Find Me, Startup Mom, Until Death Do Us Part (and to the Death it will be) on Jul 15th, 2011 No Comments »
“Gotta go sew a Tyvek tent. I blame YouTube and marrying crazy.” My friend posted this to her facebook page the other day. I have no idea what a Tyvek tent is, but I know the sort of person her husband is and that these things usually start with a wild-eyed idea, followed by a [...]
Posted in Other Places to Find Me, Startup Mom on Jul 20th, 2010 1 Comment »
A couple weeks ago I gave a short presentation on Lilipip at Tech Cafe (formerly Lunch 2.0), and I brought Ruthie along to the happy hour event because I wanted her to see see me in action. After seeing my name tag, which said @jenzug above @lilipip, Ruthie wanted to alter her name tag to [...]
Posted in Everyday, Other Places to Find Me on May 20th, 2010 2 Comments »
It never ceases to amaze me how awkward I am at making small talk. You’d think I’d be versed in this skill for all the networking events I go to, not to mention I attend CHURCH, where “stand up and greet your neighbor” is my cue to get another cup of coffee. So Bryan and [...]
Posted in Other Places to Find Me on Apr 14th, 2010 No Comments »
Tonight I have the privilege of participating in a panel discussion in the Pathways Lecture Series with ParentMap on the subject of girls, body image, and self esteem. I really don’t know how this happens, how I end up on a panel with people who have expensive titles and degrees bookmarking their names, particularly when [...]
Posted in Other Places to Find Me, Seen, Heard, Said, Startup Mom on Jan 24th, 2010 No Comments »
Yesterday was a little… well… not what I’m used to. At several points during the day I found myself surrounded by the media, like when Beau Bridges and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar arrived for a panel to discuss the role of social media in promoting their new movie, On the Shoulders of Giants. I was sitting on [...]
Posted in Other Places to Find Me, Seen, Heard, Said, Soundrack, Startup Mom on Jan 21st, 2010 5 Comments »
We flew into Salt Lake City tonight for the Sundance Film Festival where we’ll be live streaming and producing video at the Tweet House. While standing in the baggage claim Bryan goes, “Hey, there’s Ted from How I Met Your Mother.” FIVE FEET AWAY. I watched a few people ask for his autograph, smile at [...]
Posted in On Writing, Other Places to Find Me, Startup Mom on Oct 26th, 2009 2 Comments »
I bet you’re wondering what I’ve been up to, lately, amiright? You may recall I did an Ignite talk in April called The Sanity Hacks of a Stay at Home Mom. I love public speaking, and aside from a breakdown or two in the preparatory stage, I had a total blast doing it. Who knew [...]
Posted in Blog Stuff, Everyday, Other Places to Find Me, Video on May 7th, 2009 18 Comments »
Here it is. My ignite presentation. I’m pretty proud of it, just to let you know. I think maybe I like public speaking because I never really get nervous at the time of presenting. I DO, however, have a nervous breakdown SEVERAL TIMES during the preparation of a presentation – particularly this one, as I [...]
Posted in On Writing, Other Places to Find Me, Things on Apr 22nd, 2009 2 Comments »
This week I’m busy working on my Ignite Seattle presentation called “Sanity Hacks of a Stay at Home Mom.” Mine is one of sixteen presentations of the night – the first eight have been posted here. Topics include Public Library Hacking, Knitting in Code, and The Secret Underground World of Lego. Ignite presentations are 5 [...]
Posted in Other Places to Find Me on Feb 7th, 2008 No Comments »
I contributed another essay to A Wild Ride, a resource blog for parents parenting in challenging circumstances. Here is an excerpt: Last Spring when Bryan and I were in the car with our two kids – a preschooler and a toddler – a verbal scuffle started in the back seat. Ruthie (the preschooler): MOM! We’re [...]
Posted in Books, Other Places to Find Me on Jan 30th, 2008 95 Comments »
It’s that time again, the time in which I give something away. For free. And it’s all her fault. Remember the last time I gave something away for free? It was awesome. It was like a party on This Pile with all those comments. Here’s your second chance if you missed all the hoopla before [...]
Posted in On Writing, Other Places to Find Me on Jan 11th, 2008 No Comments »
That’s the title of my latest post over at The Vox Pop Network. You should go read it. It’s right over here. I give you a taste: A few months ago on an espresso high, I was reorganizing my bookshelves in the middle of the night when I came across good old Ozzie. Chambers, that [...]
Posted in Blog Stuff, Everyday, Other Places to Find Me on Nov 9th, 2007 1 Comment »
Judging by my plummeting stats, you all are feeling the same about this blog as I am – bleh. I hear ya. I’m just not that into it either, so no offense taken. I’ve been putting a lot of energy into my new lifestyle of waking up, working out, cleaning the house, and going to [...]
Posted in Blog Pile, Other Places to Find Me on Nov 5th, 2007 1 Comment »
I’m back from a weekend away and trying to get back into real life again. If you want to check out my first four posts on the Thirty Things I Love, they are Getting Away, Bryan, The Ocean, and Coming Home. For those of you eagerly anticpating the winner of the Fall Ya’ll giveaway of [...]
Be warned: what you see here is not my best work. It is what Anne Lamott describes in Bird By Bird as a series of “shitty first drafts.” Blogging dragged me kicking and screaming out of creative constipation by getting me to actually write. So I do that. A lot. Without worrying about every word choice or comma placement.
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