Category Archives: Blogging

The Worst Blogger Ever

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The Worst Blogger Ever

As I’m sure you’ve noticed, if you have still been visiting, that I have been a terrible blogger as of lately.  I feel like I’ve been letting down my readers and my sponsors, and I feel like a complete failure for not keeping up.

I’m going to share something very personal here, which I usually don’t do, but I want you all to get to know me and understand me a bit better.  I suffer from depression, and it affects my entire life.  I am medicated, but I still suffer from intense mood swings and often feel like I am in over my head with everything I have going on in my life.  Read more... (388 words, 1 image, estimated 1:33 mins reading time)

Thanks, WordPress, For Being Stupid.

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So I had planned to do a Friday nail linkup showing off my Easter nail look using colors from Julep’s February box, and then tomorrow showing off my Easter outfit.  Guess it’s not happening. For some reason I can not upload my photos into WordPress.  I’m not sure what’s going on, but who does blog posts without pictures?!

Also, you will notice a huge decline in quality of the photos on my blog (if I’m ever able to post them), because I am again having problems connecting my good DSLR camera to the computer. I’ve tried two different cords and a cheap card reader, but the cords don’t work and the card reader is shitty.  Read more... (328 words, 1 image, estimated 1:19 mins reading time)

Tip Hero’s Spring Cleaning Giveaway Event Signups OPEN

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Bloggers, this post is for you!  As you may have noticed, I always participate in Tip Hero’s awesome giveaway events.  Now I’m sharing the opportunity with you, my fellow bloggers, to get in on this FREE event! Sign-ups are now open!  Read more... (132 words, 1 image, estimated 32 secs reading time)

  • Event is free to join with an announcement post. If you don’t wish to post the announcement, please send the $5 non-post fee to tiphero@gmail.com
  • You’ll receive 1 free link for participating (either Twitter or Pinterest)
  • Additional links (RSS/Email, Twitter and Pinterest) are available for $5 each
  • Sign-ups for this event end on April 8th

Please Forgive Us!

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We’re sorry!

As I’m sure you’ve noticed, I’ve pulled a major disappearing act on the blog.  I wish I had a great reason, like that I was on vacation in Cabo or in the middle of the Amazon with no internet connection, but sadly I have no good excuse.

Call it blog burnout, but I started spending more and more time away from the computer.  As a certified internet addict, I thought I may explode or something, but it actually felt good.  Really, really good.  The longer I spent away from the computer (no checking emails or anything!) the harder it was to think about logging on and facing my growing piles of emails and blog posts.  Read more... (195 words, 1 image, estimated 47 secs reading time)

Back Again Blog Update

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So you may have noticed the website was down for a day, but we are back up and running smoothly.  I also took a “mental health break” over the past few days, meaning I actually stepped away from the computer and spent some time with my family and some much needed time out of the house.

This winter has been a rough one.  Not so much in terms of weather, although all the snow does get to me.  It is more the fact of being a one-car household and the fact that I’m not currently driving. As anyone who’s been in this situation knows, the winters are long and brutal and I don’t get out of the house much because of it.  Read more... (376 words, 1 image, estimated 1:30 mins reading time)

Top 50 Mom Bloggers

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How cool is this?  I’ve been included in an infographic featuring the top 50 mommy bloggers!  I’m happy to be listed among many great blogs that I read often, and some others that I hope to get to know better.

Take a look – you’ll see some interesting stats on mom bloggers, as well as find some fun new blogs to read.  Can you find me in the list?
Top 50 Mommy Bloggers

An infographic by the team at CouponAudit

In case you didn’t find me, I’m number 33!  Have you read any of the other blogs on the list?

25 Ridiculous and Memorable Holiday Gifts

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Yay! Another infographic, only this one is interactive!  Perfect timing for the holidays, so have fun clicking through to see the 25 most ridiculous and memorable Christmas and holiday gifts.  Fun!

 

 
 

Have you ever received any of these gifts? How about given them? (Don’t worry, I won’t judge!)

Super Stylish Giveaway Linky 12/23

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Giveaway Linky

Welcome to the Super Stylish Giveaway Linky, my list of fashion & beauty giveaways from all over the blog world. Please link up your own fashion or beauty giveaways or any that you know of!

If you post a giveaway here, please grab my button (code below). The more people that know about this awesome list, the more people that will enter your giveaways.

If you’re here to win, feel free to grab my button as well, and I would love it if you shared using the sharing buttons below the post. The more people that know about the list, the more fun giveaways that will be added every day.  Read more... (126 words, 1 image, estimated 30 secs reading time)

Fun Tool for New Moms: Baby Growth Chart Widget

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This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of hzfweb. All opinions are 100% mine.

 

Whether they’re a blogger or not, every new mom is concerned about her baby’s growth.  Are they growing fast enough?  Are they tall enough?  Do they weigh enough?

At pediatrician visits, they take the baby’s height and weight and put it into a growth chart, which gets the baby’s growth percentile that shows us where our baby stands compared to others of his age and the national average.  New moms rely on these growth charts to check up on how their baby is growing.  We usually only get to see these every few months at well-baby visits, but now there is a way to generate a growth chart at anytime – right on your blog!  Read more... (394 words, 2 images, estimated 1:35 mins reading time)

Influenster Beauty Blogger VoxBox 2012

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Yay! I recently received the newest Influenster Box, the Beauty Blogger VoxBox Fall 2012.

What is Influenster?  Influenster is an exclusive online community where tastemakers and trendsetters (such as myself) come to share the latest and greatest news, places, products, and reviews with each other.  Influenster is a place for culture junkies to come together and share their unique opinions of products and experiences. Active members of Influenster get exclusive access to deals, promotions, and swag from brands that thrive off the input.

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