Showing posts with label Blogging. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Blogging. Show all posts

Monday, December 16, 2013

Printable Gift Tags



A little different twist on the Gift Guide today.  While what I am sharing today isn't a exactly a gift, it is very helpful to have while wrapping them!  

Recently, I connected with a lovely gal named Lisa.  She is the author and creative inspiration behind Lisa M Griffin, A Creative Progress.  She has some amazing illustrations displayed on her portfolio website.  She has illustrated some great children's books.  Be sure to check them out.  You can even purchase some from her blog!

What I am really excited to share with you today is a page of her fabulous printable gift tags!


Aren't they adorable!  My favorite is the panda and the penguin head is a close second.  I think I may use a lot of these for the Beanie Babies this year.


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Tuesday, December 10, 2013

My Secret Santa Is...

About a month ago, a few bloggy friends decided to start a Secret Santa between the 7 of us.  Someone drew names and sent us the information for the gal-pal we were to send out gifts to.

When I received the package in the mail, I was confused {because as I had sent mine out late, she had sent hers out early}.  I thought to myself, "Self, who are we expecting a package from?  From BzzAgent?  From Smiley360?  From Influenster?"  No, wasn't expecting anything from them.  "Could it be the book I'm waiting to review?"  No, that came through email {which is a bummer because it takes me so much longer to read those}.

I tore open the package and pulled the contents out.  WHAT?!?  It's something with my Second Husband in/on it?!?  Had he found out that I am going to marry him and sent me an early wedding present?  Who knows me SO well that they knew anything from my Second Husband could make me smile for a week?  JANINE did!  Man I HEART this woman!  Check out how well my Secret Santa knows me!



So now that you know what I received, check out Sara to see what I sent her!  Also, stop by these great ladies to see what their Secret Santa sent them!



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Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Welcome to My Blog-O-Versary! **GIVEAWAY

BlogOVersary

Can you believe I've been blogging for a year?  It seems like just yesterday I picked up my pen and paper computer and started to write for you {and me}.  Thank you SO much for helping me make a successful blog.  As a thank you to YOU, please use promo code THANKYOU and get 75% off The Hubs {in post} or The Big One {200x200} ads if you purchase it in August 2013 {extra entries into the giveaway if you purchase a paid ad space :)}.

Now, on to the fun part!  Here are the fab-o ad spaces you can win:



450 x 100 the Hubs Package {in post} from Dawn's Disaster**200 x 200 Adult Frog from Mommy Blog Hoppers**250 x 250 Intriguing Confessions from Confessions of a Mommyaholic**228 x 90 Craft Supply Lover's from Sew Much Crafting**253 x253 Ad & Guest Post from Closet Intellectual**250 x 250 PB & Honey Sponsor from PB & Honey**200 x 200 The Big One from A Geek in Glasses**200 x 100 Medium Ad from The Life of a Not So Ordinary Wife**350 x 300 Big & Beautiful from Anyonita Nibbles**250 x 250 Top Spot from Forgetful Momma**150 x 150 Giggle Ad & Guest Post from The I Laughed


450 x 100 the Hubs Package {in post} from Dawn's Disaster**200 x 200 Adult Frog from Mommy Blog Hoppers**200 x 200 Spot Plus {2 months!} from Crafty Spices**300 x 300 Cabana Club from A Peek Into My Paradise**200 x 200 Large Ad from Not in Jersey**150 x 150 Affordable Spot from Squishable Baby**200 x 200 Large Ad from Pretty Little Inspirations**200 x 200 Gold Mine {2 months!} from Nugget on a Budget**200 x 100 Small Ad {4 months!} from Girl Booklet**300 x 150 Gold Ad from Serenity You**200 x 200 The Care Package from Jo My Gosh!**600 x 100 Front and Center from Sweet Silver Lining


450 x 100 the Hubs Package {in post} from Dawn's Disaster**200 x 200 Adult Frog from Mommy Blog Hoppers**200 x 200 Let's Have a Glass of Wine from Musings of a Mama**200 x 200 Super Fabulous Blogs from The Wandering Brain**300 x 300 Epic Sponsor from Epic Mommy Adventures**600 x 75 The Whole Enchilada from Mom's Test Kitchen**200 x 200 Flower Child Sponsor from Modern Hippie Momma**150 x 150 Reagan's Sponsor from Raising Reagan**600 x 100 The Jackpot from Nugget on a Budget**200 x 200 Full Ad from Handling With Grace**300 x 300 Platinum Ad from Serenity You**300 x 100 Mama's Spot from Juggling Act Mama**200 x 200 Cinderella Ad from Storybook Reality

On to the fun stuff!  Enter to win one or all three prize packs.  You can only win one BUT there are six chances to win something.  In each prize widget you can win the prize pack or a month of the Big One on Dawn's Disaster.  Winners will be notified by the email attached to the Rafflecopter entries, so be sure to check it!

Enter away and GOOD LUCK!
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Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Week 8 of 20 Tuesdays and Answers to a Tag


Kera, my co-hort for Super Sunday Sync, tagged me in this Old School Blogging Game.  You can see her answers HERE.  Alright, wish me luck!


~Five things I have a passion for:
  *The Beanie Babies
  *The Hubs
  *Godiva Truffles {especially Key Lime and Raspberry Dark Chocolate}
  *Blogging
  *Organizing stuff; really anything except gross stuff



~Five things I would like to do before I die:
  *Meet Justin Timberlake
  *Go back to Vienna
  *Get another tattoo {I would like one of A1's name in Korean on my back}
  *Be out of debt {HA!  That'll never happen}
  *See the Beanie Babies graduate from college

~Five things I say a lot:
  *Moo-Moo, Binky {Ms Middle and Little Baby's nicknames, respectively}
  *Noonie {what we call a pacifier}
  *GO ASK DADDY!
  *Go away, I'm blogging.
  *Seriously?

~Five books and/or magazines I have read lately:
  *US Weekly
  *Safe Haven, Nicholas Sparks
  *Texan's Honor, Kate Welsh
  *Virgin Voyage, fellow blogger: Jaimee Ellis
  *Pete the Cat, Eric Litwin

~Five favorite movies:
  *We just did this in Five Among Friends, so I'm going to send you to that post

~Five places I would love to travel:
  *Vienna, Austria
  *To visit my extended family more often
  *Australlia {no city in particular, although Sydney would be nice}
  *To a blogging conference {help me go to the one in Minneapolis by sponsoring me HERE}
  *My island I'm going to buy/escape to

~Five people I hope play this Old School Blogging Game:
  *Jaime @ Mom's Test Kitchen
  *Tabetha @ The Closet Intellectual
  *Natasha @ Serenity You
  *Desirae @ Not So Ugly Duckling
  *Janine @ Confessions of a Mommyaholic




My most recent trip to the beach was:
Over the 4th of July, with Kate!  I don't even remember the name of the beach, and I've been there a few times.  It is in Wisconsin.  Very nice beach.  It's at a smaller state park and was great for my scared Beanie Babies.  They are not very good swimmers, so they didn't want to go too far out.  The water stays shallow for quite awhile.  It gets to about 5 feet deep maybe 10 yards or so out.  The Big One was trying to be brave and go out without a life jacket on.  She would go about to her stomach and say that was far enough.  That was fine by me.  UNTIL she got brave and started to venture a little further out {and by a little further I mean too darned far out for someone who can't swim}.  

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Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Day 2 of my 30 Day Blog Challenge

Day 2: Describe 3 legitimate fears you have and describe how they became fears.

1)  Spiders. I have no idea how they became a fear of mine, but I cannot stand them. I actually made my at-the-time 3 year old kill one in the bathroom because I was too scared. I called her in from playing with her toys, told her to get a tissue and smash the black thing crawling on the wall. Poor little thing did it… 

2)  Clowns. Have you ever seen the movie Clown House? Well, if you have, the opening scene, where they are playing poker, one clown cheats and the other literally rips the cheating clowns jaw off…need I explain more? ICK!

3)   People touching my feet. Gross. It actually grosses me out SO much that I fear my children will touch them all day long. I flinch when someone brushes against my feet. I shudder when someone THINKS about touching my feet.

Tuesday, August 7, 2012

30 Day Blog Challenge...Jumping on the Train

Well, it seems the new trend is to do the 30 Day Blog Challenge.  So, from my cousin, Kate, I'm here to start my challenge.

Day 1:  List 10 Random Facts About Yourself

1)  My favorite food is cheese and I am lactose intolerant.  Yes, this makes for a not-so-pleasant time after eating the cheese, but most of the time, it's worth it.  Take last night for example; we had stuffed baked potatoes.  I had vegetables, chicken (cherry flavored, way good), cheese and ranch dressing on mine.  While I was adding the scrumptious, finely shredded, sharp cheddar cheese in two layers--one under the vegetables and one over--I thought to myself, you should stop.  Well, I didn't and boy was that a kick @** stuffed potato!  I think the second layer of cheese is really what did it, but I'm going to blame the peas :)

2)  There is a mole on my face that keeps growing, and I'm fairly sure the part that is colored keeps moving.  I think it used to be a beauty mark, right smack on my face, but for awhile now, I think it started to grow.  I have asked a few medical professionals about it and they all say, "if you want us to biopsy it, we can, but cancer doesn't usually grown there."  Seriously?!?  There's a place cancer USUALLY grows?  Please, tell me more.  I would like to have this place looked at not and every time I go to the doctor's office, just to see if this magical place has procured cancer...Well, I have decided that it isn't growing enough to warrant the pain of a biopsy, but if it did, I could guarantee, cancer COULD grow there.

3)  Purple USED to be my favorite color, but I think I'm partial to blue now.  Everyone gets me purple for Christmas and my birthday and any other occasion that they are buying something for me, so I think I'm just "purpled out".  I still really like the color, after all, it was one of my wedding colors.

4)  I would like to marry Justin Timberlake, Matt Bomer and Stephanie March.  Yes, all of them, and yes, my husband knows.  The are commonly known to my closest of friends as my 2nd husband (Justin Timberlake), my 3rd husband (Matt Bomer) and the gal I would have an affair with (take a guess as to which one).

5)  Twitter is something I don't think I'll ever learn.  Not that I want to send a statement or anything, it just doesn't make sense to me.  I fb all the time, have a phone to text with and email people.  I hardly have enough to say on fb, why do I need to tweet I have no life?

6)  On one hand it's extremely funny that my kids can't say Band-Aid, on the other hand, it's quite annoying.  Bam-baid isn't a word and both halves of the hyphen came up as spelled wrong.

7)  Measuring the dry ingredients is for dummies.  Only a handful of recipes are staples for my family.  I have about four totally memorized.  Any other, I need to look up.  Even then, they always turn out different, because I don't measure the dry ingredients...well, like if it said 4 cups of flour, I'd measure out the 4 cups and most or more would make it into the bowl.

8)  Starting each number with a different word was the hardest personal task I've done in a long time.  I didn't want to start each number out with "I".  There just isn't that much fun or interesting about me.

9)  This is harder than I thought it would be.  I thought this would be a piece of cake, after all, I know myself better than anyone else...right?

10)  I have 3.5 kids.  3.5 you ask?  Yes, 3.5.  I birthed 4 children, the first, I placed for adoption, hence the .5 kid.