Bits and Pieces

January 31, 2012

Thank you so much for all your comments and emails regarding yesterday's post.  I say this a lot, but I have the BEST, most caring, amazing readers on the planet.  I have somehow built a little community here on jodifur and you all mean more to me than you could ever know.  Michael is fine, [...]

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Where I’ve Been

January 26, 2012

I hate when bloggers post after an absence and start off by saying, "I'm so sorry I haven't posted." Because it assumes that you have been sitting around hitting refresh and stalking jodifur.  Because you totally have not been doing that. (I totally used to do that on my favorite blogs before I knew about readers. [...]

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Shoe Friday-#160 Pinterest Addition

January 20, 2012

It is fair to say that I am obsessed with Pinterest.  Pinterest owns me. My favorite board, my shoe board. If you like Shoe Friday, you will love this!  

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New In The New

January 16, 2012

It is no secret I have been struggling with this space.  Some of it is good old fashioned writers block, and some of it is the actual space.  I'm just not inspired by it anymore.  I've wanted a redesign forever, and Doug has been promising to do one for forever but we came to a realization [...]

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The Old Days Of Blogging

January 4, 2012

I find myself thinking a lot about where we are, and where we have been, and where we are going.  The we in this metaphorical story is my family, myself, and this blog.  I joked tonight on twitter that 2012 is the year that jodifur ran out of words and in some ways it feels [...]

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The Jodifur Year In Review-2011

December 15, 2011

I've always loved those year in reviews that all the television newtworks do.  Doug laughs at me but I watch them all.  I get all wrapped up in who is going to be the Time person of the year.  I really care about the Barabare Walters 10 most fascinating people.  (Wait, was that on last [...]

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ICE!

December 7, 2011

On Sunday, I was excited to be invited to experience ICE! at the Gaylord by the lovely women who run Momz Share and the Gaylord hotel.  The only thing that gave me pause was that this would be my third trip to National Harbor in three days, because I was there Friday to pick up my race [...]

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It’s Time To Get Things Started

November 23, 2011

My review of The Muppets is up at The DC Moms. Happy Thanksgiving! Image courtesy of Disney.

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It Is The 5th Anniversary Of Jodifur-Contest

November 16, 2011

I can hardly believe it.  I have been writing this nonsense on the internet for 5 whole years!  This thing that started as "yeah maybe, I'll have a blog," has continued for 5 years!  5 years!  That is half the length of my marriage!  One year younger than Michael!  The wood anniversary! As is the [...]

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Longevity and Evolution

November 2, 2011

This here blog is going to be 5 years old next week.  I can hardly believe it.  This project, that started as hey, maybe I'll have a blog, is now 5 years strong and 1341 posts in.  I'm not sure I have ever kept anything up that long.  I used to knit.  I gave it up. [...]

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