I'll give it a try, but I'm really not the most organized person in the world. Some days I feel like a whirling dirvish.

I'd say the most important thing I do is keep an eye glued to Fox, and my ear glued to the various news outlets on the radio while zipping around doing my "mom's taxi service" thing. Now that I have a car with satellite radio, I can really go nuts. I also keep an eye on our boards, because even with my obsession with the news, I miss important things that other folks have picked up on.

When I see or hear something that sets my blood to boil, I'll usually send an e-mail to each of my senators & to my congressman (just google the word "contact" and the reps name). Cut and paste is a great feature & saves a lot of time. If I have the time, I'll also send the e-mail to the members of whatever committee might be working on a bill. Of course, I'll often send "love letters" to the white house, along with Nancy and Harry.

If it's a really important, hot topic (like shoving through health care by next Thursday), I'll also call - I have my reps' numbers on my cell phone.

If it's something that doesn't appear to be passed right away, I'll drop some post cards in the mail from time to time with simple messages like "Our family says no to public option." (Buy the pre-stamped cards from the post office and have a stack on hand.)

When the Blue Dog Dems were the hot ticket, I called their offices (someone forwarded me a list of their names & numbers, which was posted on the Denver 9-12 site - ain't networking grand?!), and I spent a couple of hours over the weekend leaving messages (free cell phone minutes).

I work part-time, get the kids off to work & school, kiss the husband and walk the puppy, and try to get to church every Sunday. What else do I do? Pretty much what I've outlined above. I don't expect everyone to spend so much time on this endeavor, but every little bit counts. I like to refer to it as "needling" our reps, to constantly remind them of where we stand and what we expect of them. - So it's family, faith and freedom (or working hard to preserve it) for me, unless or until we get this country turned back around in the right direction.

-From Wendy A., after being asked to chronicle how she manages to get so much done for the cause. Read the thread HERE.