Painter Mommy

Dawn is the author of PainterMommy.com. She is also the mother of 4 small children (ages 6,4,2, and 6 months). She runs 3 small businesses: Surfaces with Paint, DPK Graphic Design, DPK Virtual Assistant Services. She enjoys spending time with her children as well as writing, reading, and exploring the internet. If you would like to contact Dawn, please feel free to send her an email at Dawn@PainterMommy.com.

My Most Popular Blog Post is Getting 12,000 Hits per Month!

By Painter Mommy on August 29, 2010

I was totally shocked when I recently checked out my visitor stats on Google Analytics. I went from getting just a few thousand visits per month to now more than 14,000 visits per month. I am really not one who blogs “professionally”. I did originally start my blog to go in that direction, but my [...]

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My New Found Love for Facebook

By Painter Mommy on August 23, 2010

My love affair with Social Media and Social Networking started a little over 3 years ago. It all started with MySpace and then Blogging, Twitter, Ning groups, and finally Facebook. I put most of time into Twitter because it has been a wonderful means of connecting for both personal and business. I call it “Relational [...]

Posted in Facebook, Social Media / Networking, Twitter | Tagged Facebook, fans, favorite social network, followers, friends, i love facebook, i love twitter, social media, social networking, twitter | 2 Responses

Dishwasher for Dummies

By Painter Mommy on August 8, 2010

We had a dishwasher growing up and it was always my job to unload it after they got washed. And just like any chore I hated it after several years of having to do it all the time. My mom was always in charge of FILLING the dishwasher. She had this WAY that she did [...]

Posted in Everyday Life, Kitchen | Tagged dishwasher do's and dont's, dishwasher for dummies, dishwasher tips, how to fill a dishwasher, how to use a dishwasher, wash dishes by hand | 3 Responses

Plugged In Parenting – How to Balance It All

By Painter Mommy on July 31, 2010

A few months ago I watched a clip on the Today Show about Plugged In Parenting. I tried to find it online, but couldn’t, but I thought this would be a great topic to discuss. This picture says it all. Everyone in the family is using some kind of electronic device (all except the baby [...]

Posted in Parenting | Tagged are you a plugged in parent, creating balance in your home, electronic age, importance of family communication, kids and tv, plugged in kids, plugged in parenting, setting limits with tv and video games, unplugged mealtimes | 3 Responses

Kirby Vacuums – Not a Fan of Their Sales Approach

By Painter Mommy on July 23, 2010

How many of you have had your doorbell ring and had a person offer you a free carpet cleaning? How many of you got suckered into it, not realizing that there was a HUGE CATCH attached to the whole thing? Well, yesterday around lunchtime my doorbell rang. The funny thing is that I was still [...]