Parent Club Profiles | Julie Cole

Name please.

Julie Cole

Your Website?
http://www.mabel.ca/

What's your specialty? (work-wise - you're probably pretty special at a lot of things)
I have three business partners and we are each responsible for different departments within our portfolios. I focus on Sales and I am also the Company Spokesperson.

What's your shameless plug? (books, blogs, bling, etc.)

Mabel’s Labels is the leading provider of labels in North America. We have won many awards, including the coveted Momentum Award, RBC Women Entrepreneur of Canada Awards 2009. We have been featured on The View, Live with Regis and Kelly, The Racheal Ray Show, Breakfast Television, The Marilyn Denis Show, and many others.

Best thing about your work:
Being in a position to engage with our community of customers and Mabel fans. That interaction is what makes this fun!

Parent or not a parent?
Parent x6

Share a typical Tuesday (really we want to hear how you "do it all")

Are you ready to be exhausted?

During the school year:

7:00am – kids get up, 3 biggies off to school bus at 7:45am

I feed three little ones, quick email check and tweet.

8:30am – nanny Hazel appears and takes over, I head into office for a Manager’s meeting. If that’s my only meeting for the day, I head home afterwards

12:00noon - I drive the kids in JK and SK to school for the afternoon. Baby sleeps, I work on my laptop.

3:10pm – 5 kids come bursting through the door. We go through agendas, homework items, get people fed and changed for the evening activities which include dancing, Scouts, violin, hockey and any number of other things they are into. I also pack up school lunches for the next day immediately after they return home from school.

8:00pm – throw 6 tired kids into bed, and hop back on the laptop. I usually go to bed around midnight.

Do you blog?
But of course!

I blog at Mabel’s Labels at www.mabelhood.com/JulieCole
I blog at the Yummy Mummy Club at http://www.thebabymachine.com/

Do you tweet? Who doesn’t?

@juliecole
Mabel’s Labels can be followed @mabelhood

Link to a post/portfolio/recipe piece you think shows your most supreme skills:
This is a tough one! I recently wrote a post that many parents could relate to:

http://www.mabelhood.com/?s=Mrs.+Judgy

Wallflower or social butterfly?
I’m a pretty social gal!

Name 3 people you would like to meet-in-person from Twitter (add why so we can follow them too)...
This is tough! I think I’ve met most of the twitter folks I love! I’ll give you a couple of friends who are definitely worth a follow because they are interesting and engaging:

@tothink
@phdinparenting
@anissamayhew

Parent Club Profiles | Lindsay Brewda

Name please. Lindsay Brewda

Your Website? http://www.graceannouncements.com/

What's your specialty? (work-wise - you're probably pretty special at a lot of things)
I make things beautiful! My most popular item is the birth announcement, but I offer products for any of life’s moments, if you can think it, we can create it. People are really loving some of our other items like business cards, wall art prints and personalized placemats.

What's your shameless plug? (books, blogs, bling, etc.)

My personalized placemats were on Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood, the ladybug design for Stella was designed for her 1st birthday and now available to anyone on my website. http://graceannouncements.com/blog/2010/09/24/spotted-on-tori-dean-home-sweet-hollywood/

Best thing about your work:
Everything is custom designed for you, and you get to work one on one with a designer the entire time to make sure your order is perfect.

Parent or not a parent?
Parent of two wonderful kids, 6.5 year old son and 4 year old daughter.

Share a typical Tuesday (really we want to hear how you "do it all")
Wake-up around 7:30am
Bug the kids to get up
Check my iPhone for anything urgent
Get dressed so I can take the kids to school
Bug the kids again to get up
Head downstairs to make breakfast and lunch for the kids
Help them get dressed
Take them to school
Clean the breakfast mess and eat breakfast myself
Make a green tea and enjoy a little twitter while checking my email
Organize orders for the day
Start designing
Run to the printers
Come home and eat lunch
Visit Twitter and Facebook while eating lunch at my desk
Back to designing for a few hours
Package and ship orders
Run to the printers
Pickup kids at school
Prep dinner while kids eat an after school snack
Check email
Cook dinner
Hang out with the kids for a bit
Bath and bedtime for kids
Back in front of my computer to complete any orders still left from the day
Tweet while working
Head to bed around 11pm
Watch tv and fall asleep around midnight
Do you blog?
 Yes I have two blogs, “everyday grace” for the business http://www.graceannouncements.com/blog and my personal blog http://www.themombehindthedesigns.com/ although it is hard for me to find the time right now to write on my personal blog.

Do you tweet? Of course I tweet! You can find me at @graceannounce

Link to a post/portfolio/recipe piece you think shows your most supreme skills:
Wow this is hard, besides my entire website which is like my large portfolio I think the thing that I am most proud of right now is my involvement in Name Your Tunes new website and second cd design, http://www.nameyourtune.com/

Wallflower or social butterfly?
Neither, I kind of fall in the middle. If I am comfortable I can be very social but if you put me in a room of strangers, I am very shy.

Name 3 people you would like to meet-in-person from Twitter (add why so we can follow them too)...
@caffinated_mom – she is like my food hero!
@sprankard – I would love to give her a hug as she has been a huge supporter of mine.
@ohsheglows – I have really enjoyed her transition into doing something that she loves, and her food posts always look delicious!

Parent Club Profiles | Sharon DeVellis

Name please.
Sharon. Or mummy. Sometimes honey. Also, Hey You! There was this one time I accidentally cut someone off and they yelled a name at me but I couldn’t really hear it because his window was closed. I’ll answer to all of them except whatever the window yeller said.

Your Website?
I have two! I’m Editor of YummyMummyClub.ca and have a blog there called The Inside Scoop which has nothing to do with hysterectomies at all and another blog called Speed Skating Mom. That one’s simpler to figure out.
What's your specialty? (work-wise - you're probably pretty special at a lot of things)
If you asked my kids, they would say I specialize in being the meanest mom in the world but you can’t ask them because they’re both in a time out for not cleaning their rooms, so I would say writing. And editing. I’m really good at editing other people’s work. Mine? Not so much. There’s probably a typo in my answers somewhere. I blame it on my keyboard, the keys tend to stick because of all the salsa I’ve dripped on it. For awhile I couldn’t type Z’s which didn’t really affect me until I tried to write an article on Vajazzaling which *raises eyebrows and shakes head* you don’t even want to know. Whatever you do don’t google it. No, seriously, don’t do it.

Alright…don’t say I didn’t warn you.
What's your shameless plug? (books, blogs, bling, etc.)
I’m not even sure why you would think my hair isn’t real.
Best thing about your work:
I get to work from home and eat nachos and salsa. Plus every afternoon I have a dance party in my living room. I used to drink coffee but found this to be a much more effective way of perking myself up when I was hitting the mid-afternoon slump. I don’t understand why corporate environments frown on dance parties. I bet employee productivity would go up 700% if they were allowed to bust a move for a few minutes every day.

Also the potential for viral videos.

Parent or not a parent?
I didn’t know I got a choice. Was there some return policy I’m unaware of?
Share a typical Tuesday (really we want to hear how you "do it all")
My husband’s day off is Tuesday so I’m going to choose Wednesday because Tuesday is when I lay around in a robe all day while he feeds me peeled grapes. It’s also the day I take hallucinogens.
Typical Day: I want you to close your eyes and picture a hamster running on a wheel. Running, running, running, running but never actually getting anywhere. That’s pretty much it, only also add kids needing to be fed, school volunteering and rushing to do laundry when I realize there is no clean underwear for anyone.

And for the record, I never “do it all” – I prioritize and have learned to let go of the stuff that doesn’t really matter. If you ever come over to my house, don’t look at my baseboards.

Do you blog? (include your blog address)
http://www.yummymummyclub.ca/the-inside-scoo
http://speedskatingmom.com/
Do you tweet?
@sharondv
Link to a post/portfolio/recipe piece you think shows your most supreme skills:
Seriously….I don’t think I have something that shows my supreme skills. I’m always working on improving my writing and I could go back and re-write everything I’ve ever written. If I ever hit a place where I think I’m supreme, I’ll stop trying so I’ll just stay at this place where I feel I suck and work my ass off to be better every day.
Wallflower or social butterfly?
Okay….Imma gonna break the news here. I’m a butterfly who’s ridiculously awkward in social situations. Like last week I was at this tweet-up and I walked over to someone, hugged him and told him how good it was to see him again, then continued to talk to him for the next 5 or 10 minutes until I finally realized he wasn’t the person I thought he was.

True story. This is why I drink.
Name 3 people you would like to meet-in-person from Twitter (add why so we can follow them too)

This is difficult because I’ve already met so many awesome people that I tweet with but I’d have to say:

@ApoloOhno: This is purely professional. My meeting him would have to do with learning tips and skills for speed skating and nothing to do with touching his rock hard thighs.

@eatingarainbow – Kia is funny, vibrant and is trying to teach people how to get their kids eat more fruits and vegetables. Plus she DMs me all the time telling me how great I am. Although she hasn’t been lately. You should follow her anyway.

@JNReynolds – Technically I’ve ‘met’ her in real life due to my ability to wear someone down until they finally say “OKAY! I’ll meet with you. Just please stop with the emails.” But I’d like to chat with her more – she’s brilliant, strong (I mean mentally – I haven’t challenged her to a wrestling match….yet) and funny.
Also, she never actually said for me to stop emailing her. She’s way too polite for that.

Parent Club Profile | Greg May

Name please. Greg May.

Your Website? gregmayhair.com

What's your specialty? (work-wise - you're probably pretty special at a lot of things)
Sexy, lived in, deconstructed hair. Vidal Sassoon approach to the foundation cut.

What's your shameless plug? (books, blogs, bling, etc.)
Hair Products. Greg May Product. Scissors. Mizutani. mizutanicanada.com

Best thing about your work:
Sexy, lived in. Lasts longer than most. I do my own colour, and cutting, & am a big believer in this. I know the shape. I know the texture, so I know where I want to place the colour. You only need to book with one person. When you build a house, you don't build half a house.

Parent or not a parent?
Definitely a parent to 3 Awesome boys. Julian. Tyson. And, Kaden-Jet.

Share a typical Tuesday (really we want to hear how you "do it all")A typical Tuesday begins with my kids crawling into my bed at 5am. Getting up around 7-7:30am.Maybe watch cartoons with my 2 younger boys. 8:00am. Walking my boys to school. 8:30am. Either Gym, or long trek to the salon. 10:00am-11:30am. In the salon. Quick pow-wow with Salon Coordinator Serena Branquino. 11:00-noon. Begin cutting & coloring. -no breaks- 10:00pm. - midnight. Finish cutting,& coloring. Pack up. 11:30pm. -1:30am. Get home. 11:30pm. -2:00am. Kiss my wife, Kelly May. 2:15am. Sleep. Then do it all again.

Do you blog?
I do blog, although I Tweet more. Blog site will be integrated into website.

Do you tweet?
I Tweet. A lot. @gregmayhair

Link to a post/portfolio/recipe piece you think shows your most supreme skills:
most recently Janine Falcon's blog post on how to not create a weightline through the base of a haircut:
http://imabeautygeek.com/?s=greg+may

Wallflower or social butterfly?
social butterfly at the salon. Quiet, thinker outside of the salon.

Name 3 people you would like to meet-in-person from Twitter
@bruceleelegacy This is Shannon Lee, Bruce Lee's daughter. I would let her know how important her Father was in the molding of my life.

I guess @sassoonsalonus But really I would like to write specifically to Vidal Sassoon to let him know that I probably wouldn't be a stylist if it weren't for his architectural approach to haircutting/colour.

And, I'm not sure if Jennifer Aniston is on Twitter, but I would love to do her hair. (Even though Chris McMillan does an outstanding job.)

AND THE QUESTION PEOPLE WANT TO KNOW BUT ARE TOO AFRAID TO ASK...

Who and how much do we tip in a hair salon?
I believe that all depends on the experience you have in the salon. Definitely the assistant. They are the ones who work hard to welcome you, take your coat, fetch your dinner. Give you that awesome scalp massage. Shampoo/condition. Etc. There is a constant debate on whether or not to tip the stylist. I believe it is personal. But if you do, the usual could be broken down to Assistant- 5-10% stylist 15-20%.

Give or take. Depending on the experience.

"It's all about the experience."

Parent Club Profiles | Maria Lianos-Carbone

Name please.
Maria Lianos-Carbone

Your Website?www.amotherworld.com>

What's your specialty? (work-wise - you're probably pretty special at a lot of things)
I’m a writer, blogger and social media addict. My specialty is writing! I write for several sites at the moment and love every minute of it.

What's your shameless plug? (books, blogs, bling, etc.)
I run www.amotherworld.com, a lifestyle website for moms. I’m Online Editor, Social Media for ParentsCanada magazine’s website www.parentscanada.com also write celebrity news for www.babble.com.

Best thing about your work:
Writing lifestyle articles and news about parenting, motherhood, celebrities, health and other fun topics, makes me happy and fulfilled. The other amazing thing about the kind of work I do is the flexibility it allows me. Having two young children, working on my own time gives me the chance to be both a present mom and have a career that I love.

Parent or not a parent?
I’m a mama to two rambunctious boys who are my life and light, and the occasional reason for cocktails before dinnertime.

Share a typical Tuesday (really we want to hear how you "do it all")
First you must read this post to get an idea:
http://amotherworld.com/main/featured/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-work-at-home-mom-in-numbers/

My day begins at the crack of dawn before the kids are even awake, or at least one of them. I put my coffee on and turn the computer on and check in… to my emails, Twitter, Facebook, you get the point. I usually get some work done (ie. write a couple of posts) before the morning rush begins. After breakfast and school drop-off, it’s back to work. My eldest is in school full-time but my youngest is only in pre-school. The mornings he is in school, I pump out a good portion of the day’s work. But when he’s home, it’s literally 20 minutes of work and then 20 minutes of playtime. Then it’s back to school to pick up DS1 followed by snacks, play and homework. Dinner prep and cooking begins and I can try to squeeze in some more work then. Dinnertime and after dinner is busy until the kids go to bed. I usually finish up my work for the day in front of the T.V. with some sort of cocktail or chocolate fix, and then it’s time for bed.

Do you blog?
I blog on my website, www.amotherworld.com under the Blog section.

Do you tweet?
I tweet. A lot. I have several Twitter accounts to manage it all. I tweet for @amotherworld and @ParentsCanada but my personal account is @MariaLianos.

Link to a post/portfolio/recipe piece you think shows your most supreme skills:
http://amotherworld.com/main/featured/eating-disorders-and-the-media-how-much-does-media-play-a-role/

Wallflower or social butterfly?
Depending on my mood, I can be both; but I usually am a social butterfly, most of the time.

Name 3 people you would like to meet-in-person from Twitter (add why so we can follow them too)...
@MomMagRocks, @sarahjcarter and @smilenwaven. They are amazing, inspiring women with awesome personalities who always have something interesting to say, are supportive and sweet and will quickly become not only a twitter acquaintance but a real friend.

Parent Club Profile | Anne Marie Scheffler

Name please. Anne Marie Scheffler

Your Website? www.annemariescheffler.com and www.suddenlymommy.com

What's your specialty? (work-wise - you're probably pretty special at a lot of things) Live comedy..!

What's your shameless plug? (books, blogs, bling, etc.) I'm doing 2 spring shows of my one woman comedy "Suddenly Mommy!" at The Black Swan Upstairs (154 Danforth) on Tuesday April 5th and Saturday May 7th (Mother's Day Eve!) Both shows are at 8pm. Tickets available online at www.suddenlymommy.com

Best thing about your work: I write what I know. It's funny because it's true.

Parent or not a parent? A (reluctant) mom and step-mom. I became a mother because my sister was starting to have kids and we are very competitive.

Share a typical Tuesday (really we want to hear how you "do it all")
How about today? I woke up in Parry Sound at my director's house (because that's where she moved when she became a mother), rehearsed the show for 3 hours, drove back to Toronto (about 3 hours- ate 2 chicken wraps from Tim Hortons in the car- lunch) and parked the car at home. Ran upstairs, changed clothes, applied make-up, drove to the school to pick up the boys at 330pm and made it to gymnastics for 4pm. Then, while my 4 year old gleeful participated in his gymnastics class, my 6 year old sat on my lap, crying about how he did not want to go to his class. Then home to a time out for my 6 year old for not participating, dinner (which my husband made.. he's a chef AND he likes to cook at home... I am so lucky), outside for a walk, tricycling and scootering, back inside for a cuddle on the couch watching Cat in the Hat (which I auditioned for) and then upstairs for bedtime. Then back downstairs for me for emails, writing and making a goal collage. Of what my life should really be like right now.

Do you blog? www.suddenlymommy.com

Do you tweet? @clearlyblonde

Link to a post/portfolio/recipe piece you think shows your most supreme skills: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85kb_4SR2uc

Wallflower or social butterfly? social butterfly- I remember everybody's name...

Name 3 people you would like to meet-in-person from Twitter (add why so we can follow them too)...Ellen- she has a TV show and she could put me on it
Tina Fey- I am her- she is me- we are twins- she just doesn't know it
Charlie Sheen- because I want to help him. I understand what it's like to be so crazy talented and so misunderstood.

Parent Club Profiles | Theresa Albert

Name please.
Theresa Albert

Your Website?
www.myfriendinfood.com

What's your specialty? (work-wise - you're probably pretty special at a lot of things)
I help people become friends with their food. As a chef and nutritionist, I think that food can be beautiful, delicious AND nourishing but our culture seems to act otherwise. Whatever it takes to convince people that it takes no time at all to make healthier decisions and love putting food on the table, that’s what I do. I guide, coach in private practice, teach in public, write, cook, promote, host for tv, entertain, talk, talk, talk some more…

What's your shameless plug? (books, blogs, bling, etc.)
Ace Your Health, 52 Ways to Stack Your Deck was released Jan 1, 2011

www.myfreindinfood.com was built to support every day people through the changes in actions, consumption and thinking that I am constantly nudging them to do

Best thing about your work:
The best thing about my work is that people trust me with their health. Many of the issues with food are intensely personal and I never judge what another person feels capable of doing. The honesty and authenticity that comes with that kind of relationship is astounding.

Parent or not a parent?
Yes Parent of a 15 year old stunningly smart and beautiful young woman

Share a typical Tuesday (really we want to hear how you "do it all")
You have to be kidding me! OK here goes…

Up at 5:30, check twitter, email

Research and or write an article for one publication or another

Make a full on breakfast daily and lay out the supplements for the household

Make a lunch if kid forgot

Make sure said kid is out of bed and get her out the door by 8 am

Go to the gym

If it’s a media day, come home and get fully dressed, pile on the make up and go to set

If it’s a home day, stay in my sweats and get back to my desk for 2-3 hours to write

Lunch-check in on twitter and eat at my desk

Develop recipes for my website/next book/newsletter in the aft

Set up and take photos while the daylight is good

On the phone on my headset most of the time while I am doing this

Take a break at 3 pm to have a drink/snack with teen for 15 minutes (or as long as she will tolerate)

Back to desk to write newsletter, upload photos

Load content in the back end of website www.myfriendinfood.com and pray for the day I can pay someone to do this crap

5 pm walk the dog with BFF as often as possible

Drive kid to dance/friends/event

Make dinner/have a glass of red wine with Hubs

Get ready for an evening event 2-4 nights per week

Usually talk on the phone with my mom while I am doing this

If it’s a travel day, pack, organize etc

Most days in bed by 9 and read til 10.

Do you blog?
More article writing than blogging but yes. I have a few clients who pay for my expertise and they get the attention first. I also have a few sites that I contribute to for fun.

Do you tweet?
Yes! Love it! It helps me feel connected when I am alone all day or on the road. I learn a lot from tweeps and follow people who are doing cool things in food and health.

Link to a post/portfolio/recipe piece you think shows your most supreme skills:
www.myfriendinfood.com

Wallflower or social butterfly?
Social butterfly in public

Total hermit at home. I don’t answer the door or the phone if I don’t have to. Need quiet time to restore.

Name 3 people you would like to meet-in-person from Twitter (add why so we can follow them too)...
Mark Bittman-NYT food writer - for his staunch belief in home cooking

Marion Nestle -Food politics writer-for her staunch belief that we can manage big food business through political means

Both of the above have views that are worthy but somewhat unrealistic. I love that they have the energy and the courage to push the envelope.

Sarah Silverman-comedian – cuz she is hilarious

Parent Club Profiles | Hélène Boudreau - Children's Author Extraordinaire

Name please...
Hélène Boudreau

What's your specialty? (work-wise - you're probably pretty special at a lot of things)
Children’s author. I write picture books, chapter books, novels and non-fiction for kids and teens.

What's your shameless plug? (books, blogs, bling, etc.)
My new book, REAL MERMAIDS DON’T WEAR TOE RINGS, is about first zits, first crushes and first…mermaid tails? A great mother-daughter read and ideal for girls (9-13) entering puberty, especially those who like humour and a light touch of tween romance.


The YA-5 says:
REAL MERMAIDS DON'T WEAR TOE RINGS is an unputdownable adventure, part Judy Blume, part Hans Christian Anderson, and 100% delightful, this fun, fresh tale (tail?) will have girls begging for a sequel.

Parent or not a parent?
Mom of two chicklets; seven and nine.

Best thing about your work:
I get to work at a job I absolutely adore between 9 am and 2 pm and still get to pick my girls up from school, have family dinners, put them to bed, then carry on from 8 pm, onward!

Share a typical Tuesday (really we want to hear how you "do it all")
Up at 7, breakfast, lunch bags and chicklets to school by 8. Morning power walk, then shower and at my laptop from 9-2. Those hours are spent writing, reading, online ‘marketing’ (code for noodling around on Facebook and Twitter), critiquing manuscripts, revisions. I do author visits at schools on occasion as well and volunteer for field trips and class functions at my kids’ school.

Then, school pickup at 2:45, playtime at the park until 3:30, homework/projects/reading until 5. Dinner at 6ish, kids to bed by 7:30, then a few more hours of writing or relaxing with hubby, depending on the deadline-du-jour.

Notice, I didn’t mention ‘cleaning’ at any point during my typical Tuesday.

Do you blog?
Yup! About books, life and my love of cheese and cheap chocolate. HERE

Do you tweet?
Follow me, follow you? http://twitter.com/HeleneBoudreau

Link to a post/portfolio piece you think shows your most supreme skills:
My on-line home: http://www.heleneboudreau.com/

Wallflower or social butterfly?
I used to be shy but I think I’ve come out of my shell a bit since turning a ‘certain age’. That may be partly caused by the onset of senility or partly because I care a lot less what people think of me.

I is who I is, and all that. ;-)

Name 3 people you know in the virtual world that you would like to meet in real life?
My writing pal and critique partner, Sharon Jones, who lives in the UK.

My literary agent extraordinaire, Lauren MacLeod. (we’ve only ever spoken by phone and e-mail!)

Long lost cousins I’ve reconnected with on Facebook. We met way back when we were kids but don’t all the cells in your body regenerate every seven years? They are completely different people now!

Parent Club Profiles: Tamara McPherson | WonderMoms.ca

Name please.

Tamara McPherson

Organization Name?

WonderMoms.ca

What's your specialty? (work-wise - you're probably pretty special at a lot of things)

I am a computer geek and a real wired woman. I ubber proud that I created my website with minimal technical support. I love learning about technology and excited about the coming years of what it will bring us.

What's your shameless plug? (books, blogs, bling, etc.)

My shameless plug would be that you have to visit the WonderMoms community, be are pretty large. Starting at our website WonderMoms.ca plus our WonderMoms Forum with 1000 registered Moms, than check out our Twitter page with 3400 followers and lastly we have a Facebook Profile/ Fanpage.

Best thing about your work:

I control my hours and I am my own boss, even though I am a workoholic. I love networking with so many fabulous people, companies and brands. We are enjoying every minute of it. Each week we have new challenges and exciting experiences that improves the brand and shows our true reach in the Social Media world.

Parent or not a parent?

I am a very busy Parent, very proud Mama of four girls. They are growing and blossoming into wonderful members of our community, They watch their Mama (me) work a lot and give back to the community and tell me how proud they are of me each week. I am blessed to be their role model.

Share a typical Tuesday (really we want to hear how you "do it all")

Tuesday’s are my “work” days as all the kids are at school, I usually book meetings those days. It allows me the freedom to attend events as well. A Typical Tuesday, is a mad dash off to school with my hair in a pony and wearing my lulu gear. Sunglasses hide my bags under my eyes from being up late the night before working on the computer.

Come home and do the housework, typical Mom stuff….than I fire up my Tassimo and get to work on the computer answering emails and uploading contests and or content on my site. Typically I work all day until 2:30 pm and pick up the kids and back in Mommy mode.

Dinner is somehow made, homework and lunches…bath, stories and sweet bedtime. This is when I get back to work on the computer. Really not a glamorous life is it?

Do you blog?

I have my website and mostly people blog for us, but yes I do blog as I want our readers to learn about me, the voice behind WonderMoms. I do really need to write more, A) time B ) time …… see the pattern.

Do you tweet?

Do I have to really answer this – as of today I have tweeted 24, 143 times. (yep I tweet) Honestly I love twitter. It has increased our Social Media presence and also I have meet so many people IRL that have the same in common with me.

I tweet in bed, I tweet in the car (not driving) I tweet on the couch, I am addicted.

Link to a post/portfolio piece you think shows your most supreme skills:

This is our WonderMoms interviews, I started my first interview with Erica Ehm and worked our way through other fabulous Moms. This latest interview I have grown as I interviewer and more confident. Thank you to Opti-Mom.ca and Mr OptiMom guiding me along.

http://www.wondermoms.ca/opti_mom_interview.html

Wallflower or social butterfly?

Growing up I was a wallflower, now I am a butterfly as I love to socialize. You really need to have strong social skills when networking. I remember going to an after hours Chamber event and thought I would not know anyone. I was dead wrong, it was the best night I had for networking.

Name 3 people you would like to meet-in-person at #Blissdom Canada?

I am so looking forward to Blissdom and would love to meet

• Jen @littlemissmocha I love her tweets and flare for writing, she seems smart, sassy and a real authentic
  
  
• @phdinparenting she is very passionate and amazing philosophy on parenting
  
  
• Caitlin from @mablehood – we have been mailing each other for months and chatted plenty on twitter, love to meet the voice behind Mabel’s Label Social Media.
  

Parent Club Profiles: Dee Brun | Cocktail Deeva

Name please…

Dee Brun

Organization name?

Cocktail Deeva

What's your specialty? (work-wise - you're probably pretty special at a lot of things)

I am a Bar Chef and Entertaining Guru...

What's your shameless plug? (books, blogs, boyfriends, etc…)

I live with George Clooney…I brag at … www.cocktaildeeva.com …I have verbal diarrhoea at http://cocktaildeeva.blogspot.com/ … I have a book … but then again who doesn't…

Best thing about your work:

I get to make Cocktails, save boobs and meet FABULOUS people…What's not to love !

Parent or not a parent?

Parent..of 4 little Weeva's

Share a typical Tuesday (really we want to hear how you "do it all")

Oh I love Tuesday…no sports or anything…big kids go to school…little kids wear on my last nerve. I grocery shop on Tuesday…I cook a fancy pants meal on Tuesday. I drink wine on Tuesday…Tuesday is my run around and save the world in one foul swoop kind of day.

Do you blog?

I do…well I try… http://cocktaildeeva.blogspot.com

Do you tweet?

Yes..too damn much… www.twitter.com/cocktaildeeva

Link to a post/portfolio piece you think shows your most supreme skills:

http://cocktaildeeva.blogspot.com/2010/04/im-not-fabulousits-all-pack-of-lies.html

Wallflower or social butterfly?

Social pterodactyl

Name 3 people you would like to meet-in-person at #Blissdom Canada?

Oh my word..so many...

• Jen Taylor- LittleMissMocha - She tells me she's cool…;)
  
• Chris Eh Young - He's a dude on Twitter…let's see if he rocks it in real life…I think he will
  
• Julie Cole - Want to see if she's a Cyborg…has to be to do what she does with 6 kids.

Parent Club Profiles: Ariane Griffiths | Foundation Studio

Name please...

Ariane Griffiths

Organization name?

Foundation Studio Marketing & Promotions

Are you work at home? or Work in the world?

I work AT home, but DO work all over the world!

What's your specialty? (work-wise - you're probably pretty special at a lot of things)

My specialty work wise is creating unique websites for AWESOME clients like interior decorators, real estate brokers, architects and life coaches (to name a few!)

Best thing about your work:

My schedule is mine to create and I can take part in a school trip without having to ask the boss! :D

Parent or not a parent?

Parent to two wonderful children, girl (9) and boy (5)

Share a typical Tuesday (really we want to hear how you "do it all")

My typical Tuesday begins at 7am, feed the kids and then take them both to school at 8. I come back home, take out dinner and then go to the basement to my home office where I go through my emails and answer any emergencies. I draft my day’s task list and then I go through the networks I belong to and participate for about an hour.. I work until 2:30 and then I go and pick up the kids from school. We come home they get a snack and I keep working until 4:30 when my hubby comes home. I then have two choices, if there is a project that I am in the middle of, I finish that if I have finished a project up to a satisfactory point, I call it quits for the day and then become the cook, house cleaner and story book reader. The kids go to bed at 8:30 and then I usually lie in bed and watch some tv or go back to work for an hour or two (depending how hectic the day was). That’s about it!

Do you blog? (include addy)

Not really, I help my clients blog by giving them beautifully designed blogs.. I do have a blog-based newsletter for my business but its not updated very regularly. I am currently in the midst of launching a small business blog called “The Small Business Cheerleader” and it is at http://bizcheerleader.com/

Do you tweet? (include twitter name)

Yes I do, I took a small hiatus while I was in school but now am back! My twitter name is fdnstudio :D

Link to a post/portfolio piece you think shows your most supreme skills:

I was introduced to such great tools while studying web development that it’s hard to choose, BUT I love this page – it is a part of my final assignment at school. If you click on the paint splatter icons, all of my works fall into specified categories http://www.fdntest.com/ariane/portfolio.php - It might not be the greatest feat, but I think its funky.. and the page also shows off my best pieces...

Wallflower or social butterfly?

Social butterfly – I love meeting new people, partying and having fun with them.

Name 3 people you would like to meet-in-person at #Blissdom Canada?

1. Caroline Fernandez – http://www.twitter.com/ParentClub

2. Alli Worthington - http://www.twitter.com/AlliWorthington

3. Catherine Connors - http://www.twitter.com/herbadmother


Parent Club is proud to be sponsored by Foundation Studios to #BlissdomCanada2010.