{"id":3612,"date":"2013-12-27T19:00:46","date_gmt":"2013-12-27T19:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/2013-in-review\/"},"modified":"2023-09-04T21:43:57","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T03:43:57","slug":"2013-in-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/2013-in-review\/","title":{"rendered":"2013 In Review&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-3610\" src=\"http:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/2013_socamom.jpg\" border=\"0\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/2013_socamom.jpg 400w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/2013_socamom-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/2013_socamom-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/2013_socamom-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>2013&#8230; Not sure where to start!<\/strong> I was looking at <a href=\"http:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/looking-back-looking-ahead-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">last year&#8217;s end of the year post<\/a>, and I figured I would just make a list of all the wonderful things that happened this year, and what&#8217;s to come for SocaMom.com. \u00a0I had no idea how extensive that list would be, but here goes!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>So the statistics for the site have shown really wonderful growth for the website. <\/strong>Over 150 blog posts have been published in 2013, and those have had over 60,000 views! Not bad for our little website, huh? Not bad at all, if I say so myself.\u00a0<span style=\"line-height: 1.3em;\">That 60,000 views does NOT include the now over 60,000 times that our over <a href=\"http:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/caribbean-book-club-join-us-for-a-live-chat-with-qthe-jumbiesq-author-tracey-baptiste\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">200 coloring and activity sheets have been downloaded<\/a>&#8230; 60,000 must be the magic number. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.3em;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/socamomdc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>? 1000 new followers since last year this time! <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/socamomdotcom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>? Not sure how many new likes we have, but our SocaMom community over there has over 1700 people &#8211; so that&#8217;s pretty great!<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.3em;\">I hosted a VeggieTales &#8220;Red Carpet&#8221; screening for several families willing to brave the snow.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.3em;\"><strong>One of my posts was <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blogher.com\/dear-racists-was-volkswagen-commercial-your-idea-or-what\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">featured on BlogHer.com<\/a>&#8230;. sweet!<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.3em;\">My son was asked to<a href=\"http:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/the-dodgemomchallenge-our-week-with-the-2013-dodge-grand-caravan-part-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> spend a week with his favorite vehicle, the Dodge Grand Caravan<\/a>. It was an amazing test drive! <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=s1OI2LODOMs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">See the video here<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.3em;\"><strong>My husband and I were <a href=\"http:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/can-you-hear-me-i-love-you-oprahs-lifeclass-with-dr-gary-chapman-author-of-the-five-love-languages\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">flown to Chicago to be featured on Oprah&#8217;s Life Class<\/a>. <\/strong>That still doesn&#8217;t even seem real.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.3em;\">I reviewed who knows how many movies this year. \u00a0I actually sat down and chatted face to face with <a href=\"http:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/opening-today-tyler-perry-presents-peeples\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Craig Robinson<\/a>! Unbelievable.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.3em;\">The kids and I were invited to check out <a href=\"http:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/adventure-theatre-presents-the-caribbean-themed-production-three-little-birds-based-on-the-book-by-cedella-marley\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a play based on Every Little Thing, Cedella Marley&#8217;s children&#8217;s book<\/a>, and we were able to meet her and Rohan Marley.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.3em;\"><strong>We instituted and celebrated the first Caribbean Parenting Month in April.<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/reasons-my-kid-is-sleeping-review-greg-pembroke-crying\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more about it here<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>I interviewed super Caribbean food blogger, author, and internet chef, <a href=\"http:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/profiles-in-caribbean-parenting-chris-de-la-rosa-of-caribbeanpotcom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chris De La Rosa of CaribbeanPot.com<\/a> in a well received two part blog post.<\/li>\n<li>I attended three blogging conferences &#8211; the <a href=\"http:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/homeschooling-resources-from-the-titus-21-conference\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Titus 2:1 Homeschooling conference<\/a> in Virginia, Blogging While Brown in New York, and BlogHer in Chicago.<\/li>\n<li><strong>I am part of the cast of a web talk show now!<\/strong> I am 1\/4 of the &#8220;StepSisters&#8221;. We talk about blogging, pop culture, and lots of other stuff. Check out our blog at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stepsistersblog.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">StepSistersBlog.com<\/a>, follow us on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/stepsistersblog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>, like us on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/stepsistersblog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>, and subscribe to our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/stepsistersblog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Youtube<\/a> channel.<\/li>\n<li><strong>I wrote my first children&#8217;s book,<a href=\"http:\/\/www.anancysfamilyreunion.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Anancy&#8217;s Family Reunion<\/a><\/strong>, and gave away 100 copies to families who attended<a href=\"http:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/photos-anancy-festival-2013-in-washington-dc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> the Anancy Festival that we sponsored and coordinated<\/a> in Washington, DC. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0989404110\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paperback and ebooks are available for sale on Amazon.com<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>I interviewed the winner of <a href=\"http:\/\/evaloves.com\/this\/index.php\/tv\/32-eva-loves-pbs-interview-with-candice-glover-2013-national-memorial-day-concert\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American Idol, Candice Glover at the National Memorial Day Concert<\/a> at the Capitol, and chatted with soca artists <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cbFpg5vTvUg&amp;feature=c4-overview-vl&amp;list=PLbWnuot4UOOKBoMXxNcCQD4BnX8M6vdKX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bunji Garlin<\/a>,<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XYsxytpXabA&amp;feature=c4-overview-vl&amp;list=PLbWnuot4UOOKBoMXxNcCQD4BnX8M6vdKX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Fay Ann Lyons<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2eB4c8eQkE4&amp;feature=c4-overview-vl&amp;list=PLbWnuot4UOOKBoMXxNcCQD4BnX8M6vdKX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tallpree<\/a>, Edwiin Yearwood, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8byewMycSFo&amp;feature=c4-overview-vl&amp;list=PLbWnuot4UOOKBoMXxNcCQD4BnX8M6vdKX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Skinny Fabulous<\/a> and<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=83gRkHEG7Eg&amp;list=PLbWnuot4UOOKBoMXxNcCQD4BnX8M6vdKX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Iwer George<\/a> at the <a href=\"http:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/labor-day-in-brooklyn-2013-caribbean-fever-irie-jamboree-music-festival-carnival-mania-night\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Labor Day Concert at the Barclays Center<\/a> in Brooklyn, NY!<\/li>\n<li>My <a href=\"http:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/expecting-mom-tami-chynn-graces-the-cover-of-the-anniversary-issue-of-b3-caribbean-magazine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">second article for b3 Caribbean Magazine<\/a> was published in the anniversary issue. <\/li>\n<li><strong>I covered immigration as a member of Bloggers Row for the<a href=\"http:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/socamomcom-covers-immigration-at-the-2013-congressional-black-caucus-annual-legislative-conference\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> 43rd annual legislative conference of the Congressional Black Caucus<\/a>.<\/strong> I live tweeted the sessions, and posted photos and information on our Facebook page.<\/li>\n<li><strong>I started the filming of my <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LZEyp1HURBI&amp;feature=c4-overview-vl&amp;list=PLbWnuot4UOOLMJeUB7YNeruUMRYS3kuj1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">upcoming documentary<\/a> on Caribbean parenting<\/strong> with a family\/work trip to St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Trinidad and Tobago, and ended the year with another family\/work trip to<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7ZGf8Q10k04&amp;feature=c4-overview-vl&amp;list=PLbWnuot4UOOLMJeUB7YNeruUMRYS3kuj1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Los Angeles, California and Pullman, Washingto<\/a>n.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>So how can I possibly top this year?<\/strong> I&#8217;m not really sure. What I do know is that I&#8217;ll be spending 2014 encouraging people to do more wining and less whining!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-3611\" src=\"http:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/winin_tee_socamom.jpg\" border=\"0\" width=\"400\" height=\"849\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/winin_tee_socamom.jpg 400w, https:\/\/socamom.com\/w\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/winin_tee_socamom-141x300.jpg 141w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Look out for these t-shirts and more in our store in 2014!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I was able to get all of this accomplished for the blog and the Socamom.com community with God&#8217;s grace, and the support of my husband, kids, family, friends, and fellow bloggers &#8211; and minimal whining&#8230; maximum wining! So what do we have in store for 2014? 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