Laura Baareman

My Musical Musings During July

By Laura Baareman August 4, 2011Music2 Comments

So, in the midst of all of our craziness, I still had some down time to relax with my favorite hobby, which is music. You might remember that Laura recorded me awhile back playing an original composition on the piano. I haven't fully recorded that one yet digitally, but it…

Laura Takes on the Pinterest Challenge!

By Laura Baareman August 4, 2011Crafts, Projects4 Comments

So when two of my favorite bloggers, Young House Love and Bower Power, teamed up to do the Pinterest Challenge this week, I couldn't help but participate! My Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/lbaareman/It all started when I saw this image on Pinterest from the Baby Blackbird Blog.I knew that I wanted to do…

What Did We Do in July? Marketing Conference & Bought a House!

By Laura Baareman August 3, 2011Fun Times, Weekend Recap

After a fun weekend with the fam in Atlanta, on Monday-Wednesday, I stayed in Atlanta to attend the Online Marketing Summit Conference at the Grand Hyatt in Buckhead. I learned a ton for my job and really enjoyed it! After long freezing cold days in the hotel (don't understand…

What Did We Do in July? Harry Potter 2 & Wedding Dress Shopping!

By Laura Baareman August 3, 2011Family, Fun Times, Weekend Recap

July 15-17th WeekendOn Thursday night, we decided to be wild and crazy and had our friends Michael and Angelyn over to wash part 1 of the Harry Potter finale. Then, on Friday, we joined the crowds and Part 2. I loved that movie and the whole series actually. It…

What Did We Do in July? Off to a Boring Start…

By Laura Baareman August 3, 2011Fun Times, Weekend Recap

So what did the Baaremans do in the month of July? Well, we certainly didn't blog! ha!Apparently I'm failing at this whole "Use the blog to keep my memories alive" thing. Plus, now that I'm 25, I'm losing brain cells rapidly and find it hard to remember things. But…

Black Powder and Meat: A Man’s Take on July 4

By Laura Baareman July 6, 2011Family, Fun Times, Holidays

Well, another holiday has come and gone, but with it's passing comes great memories and tales of great adventure. Laura and I both had a long weekend and she even took a half day the Friday before the long weekend, so we got to start our July escapades rather…

Week Recap: Jam-Packed Week & 100th Post!!!!!

By Laura Baareman June 21, 2011Weekend Recap1 Comment

I can't believe we did it! We made it to Post #100! I feel like we should celebrate or something! You know, I have really enjoyed this whole blogging thing. I thought that my writing juices were long since gone - left in my younger days of journaling. But…

Lake Weekend with Friends!

By Laura Baareman June 21, 2011Friends, Fun Times, Weekend Recap

Last weekend, we got to go to my parent's lake house and spend some good quality R&R with some of our best friends from college!!!! Thanks mom and dad! We had an absolute blast! Here's how it went down...We headed to the lake, which is about an hour and…

A Patriotic Mailbox Makeover

By Laura Baareman June 18, 2011House, Projects

So, it's been a pretty crazy couple of weeks in the Baareman household, which is pretty much par for the course I guess. But we still always have time for some easy improvements around the house and since the little flower bed around the mailbox in the front yard…

How to Make Your Blog Mobile Friendly!

By Laura Baareman June 9, 2011Blogging

In my marketing job, we have recently been talking a lot about "Mobile Marketing". Since more people access the web via their cell phones than ever, it is really important that you make your website easy to access via all different types of cell phones and mobile devices (aka…