Tag Archives: Social networking

Attention Deficit Nation

Posted on April 11, 2012 by toby

Stress. Distractibility. It’s everywhere. I don’t wonder why I’m stressed. I work at a stressful job (therapy with children and adolescents is far from the sit-down airconditioned affair people imagine therapy to be) I also overschedule myself and set some … Read More

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Not sure when I became a photographer, but… enter the Iphone.

Posted on July 11, 2011 by toby

I just wrote a long thing, and then deleted it. It was boring, the usual rant by a converted nontech pagan to the gospel of Apple. But truly, I never expected the iPhone to ignite my developing obsession with photography … Read More

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Gathering Your Writing Team

Posted on April 15, 2011 by toby

I’ve been intentional about gathering my teams. I have several: health team, (primary care doctor, dentist, chiropractor, massager, physical therapist and mental health therapist, followed by various specialists as I’ve needed them.) I’ve got a financial team, a home maintenance … Read More

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Spotlight an Interesting Blog #10!

Posted on March 31, 2011 by toby

Deciding to become a ‘blog reviewer’ was one of the best decisions I’ve made in my infantile bloggerism, because it gives me permission to troll through dozens of blogs (time sink alert!)  and then plug the ones I like. What … Read More

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Spotlight an interesting blog #7

Posted on March 1, 2011 by toby

Recently my hubby Mike Neal, who is developing an evolving body of work in photography and woodwork, was referred to a book: Linchpins by Seth Godin. This book has helped us both with our jitters about Mike’s move from doing … Read More

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Blogging, Social Networking, and Evolving as a Writer: Inseparable

Posted on September 6, 2010 by toby

I started blogging about 6 years ago on Livejournal( LiveJournal.com ) under a pen name (yes, its still up and no, you can’t know my secret name). At that time it was more of an online diary and observations—acerbic, touching … Read More

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