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Expat Alien on her Global Adventures

February 25, 2013 by thirdeyemom

Author’s note: The longer I blog and connect with other bloggers, the more I am intrigued by how many amazing people are out there living such inspiring lives. Kathy Gamble, otherwise known as the Expat Alien in the blogging word, is one such person. I asked Kathy if she’d share a post with me on her experiences living as an Expat all over the world. Below is her post…. Expat Alien: My Global Adventures I am what you might call […]

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Categories: BLOGGING, Guest Posts • Tags: Blogging, CULTURE, expat, expat alien, life, living abroad, thirdeyemom, Travel

What it means to become a global advocate

February 24, 2013 by thirdeyemom

My dear friend Jennifer Burden, mother, wife, advocate and founder of World Mom’s Blog, wrote a beautiful piece today as part of the Shot@Life’s 28 Days of Impact Campaign about her advocacy and recent trip to Uganda as part of Shot@Life delegation. Please on link below to read her heartfelt post and learn more about the work we are doing for Shot@Life. Click here to read: Uganda, Shot@Life, Capitol Hill, Champs & Mohammad! Jen came into my life over a year […]

Categories: ADVOCACY, BLOGGING, Inspiration, UN Foundation Shot@Life Campaign • Tags: Advocacy, Blogging, CULTURE, Friendship, Shot@Life, Travel, UN Foundation, World Moms Blog

The Bridges we pass

February 24, 2013 by thirdeyemom

“Keep all special thoughts and memories for lifetimes to come. Share these keepsakes with others to inspire hope and build from the past, which can bridge to the future”. – Mattie Stepanek This week’s travel theme by Ailsa of “Where’s my backpack” is another beautiful one: Bridges. Looking at bridges in a metaphoric way they are the means of crossing over to a new place. I look back at all the bridges I’ve experienced in my life: Graduating college, studying […]

Categories: BLOGGING, Inspiration, Other Photo Challenges, Reflection • Tags: Blogging, bridges, CULTURE, Inspiration, life, thirdeyemom, Travel, wheres my backpack travel theme

Reflections on being home sick

February 19, 2013 by thirdeyemom

After two back-to-back trips in a period of one week, from east to west to home again, I’ve finally caught the much deserved head cold. Back in the days before kids, I used to travel a ton for work and normally had some kind of cold every single month from November to May. Thankfully those days of a traveling saleswoman are over as well as the years when my children were little and were constantly sick. I honestly can’t complain […]

Categories: BLOGGING, Reflection • Tags: Blogging, home, life, Minnesota, reflection, thirdeyemom

Two years in the making

February 9, 2013 by thirdeyemom

I was going about my business on my blog yesterday and noticed a funny little symbol on the top righthand side that looked like a trophy. Curious, I clicked on it and there it was “Happy Anniversary thirdeyemom”! Wow, where did those two years go? What started out as a “hmmm, let’s see what blogging is all about” to a passionate pastime, 712 posts later I have hit my second anniversary of blogging! I could go on and on about […]

Categories: Blog Updates, BLOGGING • Tags: anniversary, Blogging, CULTURE, Inspiration, thirdeyemom, Travel

Should a woman travel alone?

February 3, 2013 by thirdeyemom

As a mother, blogger and avid world traveler who annually travels alone, I’ve been following the story on Sarai Sierra, the missing New York mother of two, with interest and fear. I first heard the story from my parents who sent me an email with the link and told me that it concerned them. You see, in some ways I’m like this woman. I’m a mother, a solo traveler to what some would call dangerous places and share my life […]

Categories: BLOGGING • Tags: Blogging, CULTURE, risks, safely, Social Media, Travel, Traveling solo

2012 in review: Thanks WordPress for these fun facts!

January 1, 2013 by thirdeyemom

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. I found the report interesting and fun! I’m not one for stats however it is interesting to see what posts were viewed most. I am still a bit surprised that “Women in Morocco” and “How to Cook a Moroccan Tagine” are in the lead. My blog has also been Freshly Pressed twice this year, with both posts from my beloved Guatemala. The Color of Guatemala and The […]

Categories: Blog Updates, BLOGGING • Tags: Blogging, thirdeyemom, year in review

2012 Year in Pictures

December 29, 2012 by thirdeyemom

2012 was a wonderful year full of unexpected surprises and great experiences. Looking back, I could write a book on the last twelve months however thankfully this week’s Photo Challenge 2012 Year in Pictures will make it easier. January One of the highlights was meeting World Mom’s Blog Founder Jennifer Burden in person. I write and help out as an editor for World Mom’s Blog so it was wonderful to finally meet Jennifer in person. I began my work as […]

Categories: 2012 SOCIAL GOOD SUMMIT, BLOGGING, Blogging Conference, Global Team of 200, SOCIAL GOOD, UN Foundation Shot@Life Campaign, Weekly Photo Challenge • Tags: 2012, Advocacy, Blogging, CULTURE, postaday, reflection, Social Good, thirdeyemom, Travel

Inspiration

November 21, 2012 by thirdeyemom

Two years ago to this date, I was on a journey that changed my life forever. An unforgettable trip to Nepal that in many ways connected every meandering path together into the one long journey that is my life. My trip to Nepal filled me with a sense of purpose, direction and mission like no other trip before. It touched the inner depths of my heart and soul in almost a religious matter. It left me wanting, yearning, and needing […]

Categories: TRAVEL RELATED RESOURCES • Tags: Blogging, Inspiration, memyblog, Nepal, Special Photo Challenge, thirdeyemom

Freshly pressed and a lot to be thankful for…

November 19, 2012 by thirdeyemom

Sometimes life is full of surprises. As bloggers, we work so hard and if you are like me pour countless hours of our heart and soul into our writing and photography without receiving a dime. Many times I get the “Mom, why are you always on the computer” question from my children. But they know me and understand that this is my outlet. This is my voice. Getting Freshly Pressed is like a nice big pat on the back. Swarms […]

Categories: ADVOCACY, BLOGGING • Tags: Advocacy, Blogging, freshly pressed, Inspiration, thirdeyemom

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