Cara Mandart’s Blog
Don’t you hate when people say they are sorry in that sarcastic voice, just to end the conversation? Do you have a hard time apologizing? I’m stubborn (I prefer to call it principled) , and well, thats for the therapist to sort out. What got me thinking about this was a YouTube clip. Eric Griffin, [...]
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How does my favorite Hot Fuzz clip relate to back surgery & saving puppies? Watch and read on… Recently, I dropped of the face of the earth. Let me rephrase that. I dropped off the face of Google-Earth. After the epidural procedure that I blogged about last summer, I had a Spinal Fusion surgery on [...]
I used to be afraid of needles.Years ago there was a blood drive at Prudential Relocation , where I worked. So I signed up. It wasn’t so bad! In time, I had a baby, two back surgeries, foot tendon injections and a foot surgery. Desensitizing complete. Today I received a lower back epidural spinal injection [...]
What to know what Social Media professionals REALLY do for a living? The answer: Justify. Justify that time spent posting and measuring social conversation DOES lead to sales. Justify dollars spent to pay a consultant like me. Justify that social media is not a race, and that the slow lane is better. Justify that there [...]
Does it bother you when you see too much detailed personal banter between friends on Facebook? I’ve seen people post pics of their scars, surgery stitches, details about illnesses, declarations of undying love, even passive aggressive hatred. There is a point when it’s just too much- but then I think, if I was with the [...]
My son is saving my life. Needing his mom at home is the best thing to happen to my near social media burnout. So let’s take a break from my commentary on the world of posers vs authenticity and make spaghetti sauce! Recently my family watched Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution together. It was so powerful [...]
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Danger! Social Media will make you hearing impaired. Parents, you will no longer be able to register the words “Mom, Mom, Mom!” or “Dad, Dad, Dad!” in your hearing range. Before I explain how, let me ask you a question. Does your family feel in competition with your other friends Jon Blackberry, Sally IPhone, Mac [...]
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6:00pm: I put dinner in the oven. 6:05: Sit at kitchen island with laptop, Logged into Facebook. Hear that sucking sound? 9:00pm: Jolted by smoke alarm blaring. I hear, “Mommy! Mommy!” My dirty faced kid is starving, homework still not done, husband threatening to pack his bags. Promise to try harder tomorrow.
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