My Writing Portfolio

I write a lot, so I’ve created this page to list and link to my non-EvinOK writing work. As a child, I loved clanking away on my grandpa’s vintage Underwood typewriter and writing short stories, snow day newsletters, or recipe booklets. When I was studying for my bachelor’s degree, I thrived in the environment of the campus newspaper, CHC Voices. I was editor for three semesters before stepping down to focus on my senior thesis. While editor-in-chief, I increased advertising revenue and built strong ties with our talented newspaper staff. I also interned for Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) for a semester creating their internal biweekly newsletter, CHOP Talk. Each summer and the summer after graduation, I interned at National 4-H Council on their catalogue team. The department focused on creating an annual book of all the juried books and learning supplies for the 4-H communities in the United States. It was a fun undertaking and I learned so much. I could go on, but it is more of the same – writing for populations, whether internal staff/students or a national organization, to strengthen the connections and knowledge base in a way that helps us work together to better serve our communities.

Once I knew I was moving to Ireland, I began blogging about the experience. That blog still exists, but I also carried over my then-weekly newspaper cooking column into blog form as Cooking Peas & Qs then EvinOK.

When EvinOK won the Best Personal Arts & Crafts Blog in Ireland (2014), I realized this wasn’t just a silly hobby and began working for Teamwork.com in Cork helping them bring their blog from aimless to a positive force in the marketing and business community. The 70-some Teamwork.com posts written over the course of 17 months when I led their blog led up to its winning Best Corporate Marketing & Communications Blog in Ireland (2016, two weeks after I gave birth to my second child). After that, I focused on customer-use case studies (a team of two of us created over 30 in six months before I left the role). Most of the posts I penned have since been deleted or the bylines changed, but I listed them below anyway because I’m very proud of my ideas, research, and work on each one. Even if I don’t have those posts to refer to or with my name on the byline, I have within me the skills, expertise, and ability to write many many more posts going forward. That right there is all that matters.

2017 Best Corporate Marketing Award Teamwork.com

I have written and published over 800 posts for EvinOK since March 2011. This blog has won Best Personal Craft Blog in Ireland twice (2014, 2017) and was awarded Bronze in 2018. I also self-published books with my independent publishing company and managed production and publishing for other books. All this while parenting my children.

Gold Award for Best Personal Arts & Crafts Blog in Ireland 2017 | EvinOKGold Winner – V by Very Blog Awards Ireland 2017 – Non-commercial Arts & Crafts

Food & Crafts

…and most of the posts in this blog.

Travel & Life as an Immigrant

Collaboration & Productivity

Because these were posted on my then-employer’s website, many are not longer up there as content strategies evolve over time, but you can get an idea of the topics I’ve researched and written about successfully. It was in the role as head of content that we entered (and won) the best corporate marketing blog in Ireland for 2016.

  • Unparalleled Collaboration in a Fast-Paced Environment  | Teamwork.com Blog
  • Fundamentals of the Complete 15-Minute Break | Teamwork.com Blog
  • Establishing Findability in the Age of SEO Obsession | Teamwork.com Blog
  • 4 Ways to Gain Momentum and Trust as a Team | Teamwork.com Blog
  • Make Shrewd Decisions in 3 Powerful Steps | Teamwork.com Blog
  • The Secrets of Pre-Vacation Productivity | Teamwork.com Blog
  • Important & Urgent – How to Focus on Things That Matter | Teamwork.com Blog
  • Schedule Your Day With the Pomodoro Technique | Teamwork.com Blog
  • 4 Tips to Keep Your Team Motivated on Long-Term Projects | Teamwork.com Blog
  • Surviving and Succeeding at Conference Events | Teamwork.com Blog
  • The Benefits of an Office Library | Teamwork.com Blog
  • 10 Ways to Strengthen Your Team Relationships | Teamwork.com Blog
  • 7 Unexpected Ways to Use Your Dry Erase Board | Teamwork.com Blog
  • 9 Ways to Thank Your Team for Being Awesome | Teamwork.com Blog
  • Advice and Perspective from Top Women Leaders in Education | Teamwork.com Blog
  • How to Build THE Best Customer Support Team | Teamwork.com Blog
  • Strive for the Gold: Persevere like an Olympian | Teamwork.com Blog
  • Chasing Work Life Balance | Teamwork.com Blog
  • How Multitasking is Killing Your Brain | Teamwork.com Blog
  • How Plants Can Make Your Office Healthier | Teamwork.com Blog
  • Learning from the Dabbawalas: How Your Team Can Accomplish a One in 16 Million Chance of Error | Teamwork.com Blog
  • How Your Team Can Accomplish a One in 16 Million Chance of Error | Teamwork.com Blog
  • Leadership Lessons Learned from Game of Thrones | Teamwork.com Blog
  • Why Collaboration NFL-Style Makes You a True Team Player | Teamwork.com Blog
  • Fundamentals of the Complete 15-Minute Break | Teamwork.com Blog
  • Important & Urgent – How to Focus on Things That Matter | Teamwork.com Blog
  • 3 Reasons to Offer Free Food at Work | Teamwork.com Blog
  • How Santa Collaborates with His Elves for Team Success | Teamwork.com Blog
  • Work Smarter, Not Harder | Teamwork.com Blog
  • Surviving and Succeeding at Conference Events | Teamwork.com Blog
  • Surviving and Succeeding at the Web Summit | Teamwork.com Blog
  • What Makes Successful Bosses So Remarkable | Teamwork.com Blog
  • 3 Things to Begin a Productive Work Day | Teamwork.com Blog
  • The Best Business Videos to Inform and Inspire | Teamwork.com Blog
  • Purposeful Team Building Activities | Teamwork.com Blog
  • Stop, Collaborate, and Listen | Teamwork.com Blog
  • 5 Ways to Overcome Fear of Public Speaking | Teamwork.com Blog
  • Biggest Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make | Teamwork.com Blog
  • Why Office Murals are On the Rise | Teamwork.com Blog
  • The 3 Secrets to Building a Winning Team | Teamwork.com Blog
  • Give Useful Feedback with The Sandwich Technique | Teamwork.com Blog
  • Marketing Industry Leaders Share Advice & Perspective | Teamwork.com Blog
  • Advice and Perspective from Top Women Leaders in Education | Teamwork.com Blog
  • The Art of Listening | Teamwork.com Blog
  • Customer Support and Social Media | Teamwork.com Blog
  • 3 Elements of Strong Customer Support | Teamwork.com Blog
  • Customer Support in the Age of Technology | Teamwork.com Blog
  • 3 Simple Tips to Avoid Landing in the Soup Online | Teamwork.com Blog
  • How to Get the Most from Your Customer Support Experience | Teamwork.com Blog
  • The Teamwork.com Customer Support Tool Kit | Teamwork.com Blog
  • Book Review: Inbound Marketing | Teamwork.com Blog
  • Establishing Findability in the Age of SEO Obsession | Teamwork.com Blog
  • Customer Support Lessons Learned from Micah Solomon | Teamwork.com Blog

Press & Publications

Sometimes, I’m in the newspaper or media for my writing or a book I’ve published. Here are a few links to recent articles by or about me:

Like Magazine September 2015 Like Magazine 2015 Instafoodies Chestnut Hill College Spring 2015 magazine Chestnut Hill College Spring 2015 magazine Do you know how many weird looks you get when taking a #selfie with a newspaper on Pana? But it's my #byline, so it isn't weird! #irishexaminer #lacemaking

The dos and don'ts of buying for baby

Off to the These Islands book launch at @knitmidleton See you there! #booklaunch #selfie #TheseIslands

Green room selfie We made the newspaper for looking so fab at the Cork Marketing Ball.

IKEA Live Magazine April 2015

Valentine's Day Family Breakfast on WayfairCoUk

Valentine's Day Family Breakfast on WayfairCoUk

Knit this stunning frontier shawl from new craft book, These Islands via Irish Country Living

I Heart My City: Evin’s Cork on National Geographic Travel Blog

Trying to get a taste of Thanksgiving in Ireland via the Irish Examiner

Trying to get a taste of Thanksgiving in Ireland via the Irish Examiner In the paper and on the telly the same week? Crazy! Now back to my regularly-scheduled life. This photos is from the Irish Examiner.

The online reviewers who can make you, or break you via The Times The online reviewers who can make you, or break you in The Times

Daytripper in The Cork News

Good Things on Irish Girlie Knits Designs

2013: A Year in Review on Knitter's Review

A few favourite Irish cookbooks of 2014 via BiblioCook

Packing For A Long Flight With A Toddler by Evin O'Keeffe via Zulily

Bake, Knit and Sew written about on Restaurants and Food in Cork by CorkBilly

Let's put the 'International' into Cork Airport via Cork Independent

2010 Pink Auction mentioned in The Ballincollig Parishioner