About Anissa Mayhew

You can read more Anissa at her blog Free Anissa and as a contributing writer at Babble. She's at Twitter, FacebookG+, and Pinterest too. And yes, she's probably up to no good either.

 

How to Make a Photo Slideshow For Your WordPress Blog

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Chances are, you have seen these photo slideshows by other bloggers and though, “If they can do it, I CAN.” YOU CAN!  This looks and sounds much more complicated than it is. You just need to do it a time or two and then it’ll be easy peasy.  (I totally sound like your prom date, don’t I?) [...]

10 Tips To Be Creatively Awesome

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In the blog world there’s a mission to always be interesting. Thought-provoking. Creative. But I think people forget that “creative” is a trait you can strive to bring into your everyday world. Whether you’re photographing nature, painting a masterpiece, or finding a new use for cheese with dinner. Make your efforts creative. Make your results [...]

@IAmChrisMann on NBC’s “The Voice”

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I met Chris at Blissdom when he was starting out as a musician in early 2009. He was incredibly nice and funny and goofy. Yes, he was cute too. Then I had my strokes. My first conference trip was to NYC where I saw Chris. It was so sweet to know that he was encouraging [...]

When I Was Your Age

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I remember being a kid and using a flashlight under my blankets to sneak extra reading time. Those stories just couldn’t be put away, so I stuck my head under the comforter and lost myself in the sweat, words and precariously held light. I was doing it with Bobbsey Twins when I was little. It [...]

10 Iconic (In My Opinion) Movie Quotes

There have been tons of movie lists and lists of movie quotes. There’s even lists of SHAME. But this list of movie quotes is made from films that shaped our generation. These are quotes that would make no “BEST OF” list by industry standards, but either the meaning or the scene invoked by the chosen [...]

BlackBerry: Being A Parent Of Cyber Babies

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Video killed the radio star when I was a teen. Using a BlackBerry PlayBook you could see that video on a crisp app with your buddies, then email it to all your friends after posting it to your Facebook wall. This is the “cyber baby” generation. Age has very little to do with the term. [...]

@ThePioneerWoman’s Cookbook Contest Winners!

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Congrats to all the winners of our contest and new owners of Ree’s cookbook “Food From My Frontier“, which went on sale March 13. The WINNERS ARE:

Enter to Win @ThePioneerWoman Cookbook Contest!

Ree Drummand, The Pioneer Woman - Food From My Frontier

I’m lucky to have a very sweet friend named Ree Drummond. Who happens to be a pretty fabulous cook. Who also happens to be amazingly bendy. True Story. She can cook like a mofo. She writes like a badass, too. And her pictures? Don’t even talk to me! There’s proof in the new cookbook she’s [...]

Jinge Our Balls!

Aiming Low Merry Festivus

Non-Conference 101: What is a “Roundtable”?

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You may have been asking yourself “What exactly IS a roundtable and how is this different from what I’ve come to expect at conferences?” Let me see if I can clear that up at all. We are opting to hold each session as a roundtable. Each session will have three or four roundtables = informal, [...]

Enter To Win A Month Of Free PopChips!

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Indulge in the healthier, tastier chip option this year: Popchips! Which, by the way, just HAPPENS to fit in stockings perFECTly. Aiming Low will giveaway a month’s supply of Popchips to one lucky winner!

Stay In The Know About The Aiming Low Non-Conference

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For years, Aiming Low has spread the message of PERFECTLY MEDIOCRE and promoted the joys of a non-judgmental lifestyle. We’ve also listened to what friends have said about the blogging conferences that are currently available. Too expensive. Too scary. Too hard to ditch the family and take a trip by yourself. And so Aiming Low’s [...]