Refrigerator Journalism

I attended a Ragan content marketing bootcamp conference last week, and one tip for writing good web content is to keep it scannable but valuable - something you'd clip and put on the fridge. And that model works perfectly for the mini updates I have this week.

• We are done buying baby food. Yeah! Felix pretty much eats what I eat, which surprises me because he still only has 2 teeth. Some of his favorite foods include sunshine toast, string cheese, pasta with veggies, cottage cheese and yogurt. No one has to worry my veggie boy won't get enough protein. He also seems to enjoy spicy food.

• Ride-Along Fitness now has a website and active Facebook page, and classes start Tuesday. I'm nervous as hell no one will show up but me. But hey, you have to start somewhere, right? It's been very interesting navigating my way to small business ownership. You'll be eaten alive by fees if you allow it, but perseverance has turned up fee-free options for everything I need, so far.

• Felix started voluntarily waving hello/goodbye today. The first recipient of this gesture was a random guy talking on his phone in a parking lot. 

• My dog had a ruptured anal gland last week (ick + expensive), so I was glad to have my Care Credit account and pet insurance plan. If you haven't already, get a quote for your pets at www.petsbest.com/chryssar. Nothing sucks more than not being able to afford vet care after a baby comes along, and I know other choice moms have struggled with the guilt such a situation can cause.

• The best adoption guide ever is now available for purchase on Nook and Kindle, and will soon be available on this blog for purchase through Paypal. Oh and look! Domestic Infant Adoption Guide: Fresh Advice for a New Economy already has 5-star reviews on both sites. :)

• I picked up Felix's birthday party invitations today, and they turned out SO cute! I took this picture last weekend, designed the invites in Illustrator and had them printed as 4x6 photos.

Sneak peak of the pic - I'll share the whole invitation later.

That's probably enough self-promotion for one post, so I'll wrap it up. I hope everyone is having as lovely a spring as we are here!