Below is a long blog post about 15 years of my career. I started writing it when I was thinking that in the year to come, I would be leaving my job at Google as VP Engineering and heading back into being an entrepreneur again for the first time since 2006 (when I sold JotSpot). But then this afternoon I got word from Google that they are moving me over to another team inside their ads division which will be run by one of our former managers whom we hired away from Yahoo!…

Below is a long blog post about 7 of my favorite things from the recent CES show in Las Vegas, Nevada. I recently had the opportunity to attend the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas for one day. It’s been held every year since 1967 and has grown into an enormous event that attracted over 203,000 attendees this year! The conference offers a glimpse of some of tomorrow’s technology with more than 4,500 exhibitors showing off their newest products.…

Below is a long blog post about 10 ways to save money in your home. I’m not sure if this will be helpful for you, but it may help some of my readers out there! I think the most important thing that we can do as a family and/or couple when trying to cut back on expenses or saving more money is to create goals together with each other. By creating these goals then writing them down somewhere where they are visible, it gives us something tangible to work towards so that our future selves don’t have any regrets.…

Below is a long blog post about 2014. In the first part, I’ll talk about how much money we made and then in Part II, which you can read here or below, I’m going to get into more details of what our business looks like now compared to when it started 7 years ago. Most people think that there are only two ways for an entrepreneur/business owner to make their living: Either they have employees (their own company) who work with them at one place or another; Or they sell products online via Amazon & other websites where customers can order from your website without ever visiting your office location.…

Below is a long blog post about 600+ pages of legislation passed by the Texas Legislature that impacts public education. The legislative session ended on May 29, and Governor Perry has not yet signed any bills into law. Please be aware that some things are still being debated in committee hearings as they try to find compromises between different interest groups. A few items may have been omitted from this summary; if you think I missed something important please email me at jillian@texasappleseed.…

Below is a long blog post about 10 things to do in the summer. If you are traveling this summer, try some of these fun activities! If it’s not on your bucket list already, check out Yellowstone National Park and see Old Faithful erupt If your name seems to pop regularly to the police report column for drug dealer charges there will more probability to land on you for charges of druganbu in Australia but one of most common criminal law offencies of this country especially after making several charges as drugs.…

Below is a long blog post about 10 things I learned from my first year of freelancing. Freedom to work on projects that challenge me and help people (like this article). Flexibility to spend time with loved ones when they need it most, like for holidays or special occasions. For example, last weekend was the last day of school in Finland so we had no plans at all but instead spent an amazing afternoon together playing board games!…

Below is a long blog post about 7th grade, which was written by my son. I wanted to share it with you because we had an amazing year together and he captured the essence of how I felt when I taught him in this piece: This school year has been very interesting. There were many things that happened during those months where I could have just walked away from everything but then decided not too; I think everyone knows what these are called.…

Below is a long blog post about 10 things to do with the kids this summer. I wrote it for MamaBear, but if you like my ideas and think they would help other moms too, please feel free to share them! It’s hard not to look at all those cute photos of little ones on Facebook lately…the smiling faces in sunny vacation spots or sitting around campfires. If your children aren’t old enough yet (or even if they are) you can still get out there into nature and enjoy some quality family time by taking advantage of these opportunities: Museum Day Live - September 28th For one day only, participating museums across North America will open their doors FREE of charge to anyone who presents an official Museum Day ticket during regular admission hours.…

Below is a long blog post about 10 things to know before you go on your first ever trip. This blog was written by the lovely people over at Travelocity, so we will do our best not to steal their thunder but rather share it with all of you! We have been traveling for quite some time now and even though this list may seem obvious to us, we thought that it could be useful to someone who has never traveled abroad or outside of his/her country!…