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Why Folding Laundry Makes Me Happy

March 6, 2011

It happened again today: I caught myself feeling really happy while folding laundry. It’s such an odd thing because I don’t particularly like folding laundry. Well, it’s not folding the laundry that makes me happy — somehow, looking at our clothes always makes me feel really grateful for all the things I have in my [...]

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First Radio Interview and the Question That Made Me Cry

March 1, 2011

Kelly McCausey from Work at Home Moms Talk Radio contacted me and asked if I would be interested in being interviewed for one of her shows. My first radio show? Heck ya! A novelist is using my name for one of her characters in her new novel, I just had my one second of fame [...]

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My $1,100 Thank-You Giveaway For My 10,600 Twitter Followers!

January 20, 2011

Ten days ago I got the idea to have a big thank-you giveaway to show my appreciation for my 10,000 Twitter followers.* I reached out via Twitter and the response was overwhelming: 24 companies donated wonderful prizes worth over $1,100! The power of social media never stops to amaze me and I’m already thinking about [...]

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Netiquette: How to Deal With Unkind Blog Comments

January 4, 2011

I received what I consider an unkind blog comment regarding my blog post about Facebook Deleting the Leaky Boob Support Group for Breastfeeding Moms. Now, there are five ways I could have responded: delete it — because it’s just unkind, in my opinion and because I can — this is MY blog approve it and [...]

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New York Times: About Monetizing Motherhood and Blogging

November 6, 2010

The New York Times magazine ran an article about mommy bloggers two weeks ago: Monetizing Motherhood. It really only addressed blogging and the money companies are paying some moms to write product reviews and not all the other aspects of monetizing motherhood — books and TV shows come to mind. Most mommy bloggers will at [...]

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Blogging Rocks: Moms Helping Moms

October 30, 2010

One of my blogging friends, Yakini who writes The Prissy Mommy Chronicles, e-mailed me today to let me know she mentioned me in her latest blog post — Breastfeeding Updates + THANK YOU to Two Awesome Bloggers. I’m so honored! How sweet was that. I’m so impressed with Yakini, who is a doctor going back [...]

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Crash of Blog Leads to Dagmar’s Momsense New Look

October 5, 2010

I have a new toy — can you tell what it is? If you follow me on Twitter you maybe saw my frantic tweets a few days ago about ALL my Dagmar’s momsense blog posts, over 300, being gone. I had tried to add another button to one of my pages and for some reason [...]

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Dagmar’s BlogHer 2010 Recap

September 19, 2010

I attended my first blogging conference a few weeks ago — BlogHer ’10 was in New York City and I had to take advantage of it being so close to home. I only went on Saturday, and it was a whirlwind of a day! I got to hang out and chat with all three of [...]

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Dagmar’s Momsense is TwitterMoms Blog of the Week

June 16, 2010

Yesterday, my friend Maria from New York Mom called me to congratulate me that I am the TwitterMoms Blog of the Week. Come again? When I finally had a minute, I checked my e-mails and sure enough, I’m mentioned as the Blog of the Week in the TwitterMoms newsletter: Hello, Dagmar Bleasdale! This weekly newsletter [...]

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Beautiful “Nursing the Future” Breastfeeding Video

June 2, 2010

Once again, I’ve been spending a lot of time on Twitter today — connecting with like-minded people, trying to help out, retweeting informative and funny tweets — and I came across the #holisticmoms Twitter party hosted by @HolisticMomsNet. One of their tweets led me to this beautiful video: Nursing the Future. I just love social [...]

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Not Me! Monday — Busted Lip and Fire Trucks

May 24, 2010

I certainly did not tell Landon to stand close to the fortune teller lady so I could get a picture even though he was creeped out by her. The things we do to get a good picture for our blog . . . I did not let L dress up in his Halloween firefighter costume [...]

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Mommy Bloggers and Their Depiction in the New York Times

March 17, 2010

At first I wasn’t going to chime in after reading Sunday’s the New York Times article “Honey, Don’t Bother Mommy. I’m Too Busy Building My Brand.” by Jennifer Mendelsohn. Then I read articles responding to it by other bloggers I respect and the many thought-provoking comments that were left. The mommy blogging word in is [...]

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Folding Laundry May Lead to Happiness

March 4, 2010

Yes, it can. Folding laundry makes me happy, even though I don’t like doing it. Want to know why? Then read my new article I wrote for NYC Moms Blog, Caution: Folding Laundry May Lead to Happiness. Sometimes it’s the little things that make you appreciate what you have in life . . . Tweet

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Toy Fair 2010: Hasbro Blogger Event and Giveaway!

February 18, 2010

I was invited by Hasbro to an exclusive blogger breakfast to check out their cool new toys they are showcasing at the 2010 Toy Fair in New York City. Go here to read about the fun day I had! Take a peak! (picture by Ana Garza) Tweet

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Not Me! Monday: Mismatched Socks and Reheating Coffee

February 15, 2010

I did not wear a white and a black woolen sock to New York City the other day. Uh, yes I did. I was invited by Hasbro to a blogger event before they officially opened their doors for the New York Toy Fair (look out for the extensive blog post on that). I could only [...]

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Things have been kind of rough . . .

February 7, 2010

Things have been kind of rough around here. Not so much for me — for Don. Four months ago he suddenly was in pain all over his body, and we haven’t found a cause or cure yet. Since the pain is most severe at night, he hasn’t had a decent night of sleep since this [...]

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Dagmar is a mom, blogger, columnist, editor, entrepreneur, and social media consultant. She writes about motherhood, natural birth, breastfeeding, attachment parenting, green and frugal living, decorating, blogging, and her love for Twitter and Nutella.

She lives in Westchester, NY, and teaches entrepreneurs and small businesses to take advantage of blogging and social media tools. She is the founder of imPROOF Proofreading, Editing, and Social Media Consulting.

Dagmar is a passionate breastfeeding, co-sleeping, and green/healthy living advocate and writes to empower women to believe in their instincts and to pursue their dreams.