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Wishing for a White Christmas?
Last year, we had a white Christmas…
This year, not so much!
It feels like October here!
However, if you blog on WordPress.com, you can have a white Christmas
Here’s how:
1. Go to your dashboard
2. Click on Settings
3. Select General
4. Scroll to the bottom
5. Check ” Show falling snow on my blog until January 4th”
6. Enjoy the snow falling on your blog, even if its not in your yard!
Happiness Day is TODAY!
Today was very frustrating to me.
I won’t go into many details.
All I will say is this: People should be more thankful!
No matter your situation, there is always something to be thankful for.
It saddens me to see that this is the world my son will grow up in.
In light of this, I have decided to start a new project.
I want to make a difference and make the world a happier place!
Enter: BEAUTIFUL IMPERFECTION: life is perfect, even when its not!
As I’m sure you have read before, Beautiful Imperfection is my mommy blog.
Its kind of cute too (I’m proud of it)
Here, I am going to start a challenge. A challenge to be a positive inspiration to people.
To encourage others to be happier.
To encourage others to look around them and see what they have to be thankful for.
I will share with you when the details are complete.
Now for some fun!
I have decided to follow in an old family tradition with NighLon.
In my family, my family left the Christmas Tree up until January 2, every year.
This was to bring something good from the old year into the new year.
Following in this tradition, I am going to keep the blog kit giveaway going until January 3rd.
Just follow the requirements HERE by January 3rd, and you will receive a free custom blog kit!
On to the
Today, I am featuring The Sweet Life.
I literally just ran across this blog and had to postpone the other blogs I had lined up.
She goes so well with today’s post.
Steph is inspiring!
Her blog is so happy.
I love her bucket list.
Of course, I love lists, and she has a lot of them.
In fact; she shared one today, and I am going to pass it along!
I was 8, my dad’s friend told me.
10. How do you decorate your Christmas tree?
With very special ornaments. They all have a story.
12. Can you ice skate?
I am entirely too clumsy for that! I like to watch people ice skate though!
14. What’s the most important thing about the holidays for you?
Being surrounded by those I love, teaching my son the real reason for Christmas, and helping others.
15. What is your favorite holiday dessert?
RED VELVET CAKE
16. What is your favorite holiday tradition?
Special coffee and everyone cooking together.
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus and A Christmas Story
21. Saddest Christmas song?
Christmas Shoes
Christmas Present from NighLon
I can’t believe it…
Christmas is almost here!
Of course, I feel like a kid!
I have a special Christmas gift for you.
A free blog kit, created by yours truly.
Merry Christmas and enjoy!
Kit includes:
This kit will work for blogger and wordpress.
just click on what you want and to download.
Have fun, and if you need any help customizing, just comment or go here
Coming soon: several more blog kits, facebook tutorial, and exciting news!
Merry Christmas
Fabulously Geeky Giveaway at Flutterhappy
I hope you guys all remember me mentioning one of my favorite blogs: FLUTTERHAPPY.
She made my inbox happy once again today.
I wasn’t feeling like the internet loved me very much today, and then I checked my email.
Arvee is at it again, giving away this fabulous camera bag from Izzoshop.
Meet the Molly Bag
source: flutterhappy
source: flutterhappy
As much as I want to win this bag, I am sharing the opportunity with my readers.
Besides, her blog is too good to pass up once again!
Just go to FLUTTERHAPPY for details on entering.
Be sure to let her know I sent you!
Merry Christmas and Good Luck!
Talk to Santa & Do Something Nice
source: gmail
Although I occasionally get irritated and threaten to delete it, I absolutely love GMAIL.
I love all the amazing things you can do with it to stay organized (more on that in another post).
I love the pretty backgrounds and the simplicity of it, while still being able to do just about anything from Gmail.
Most of all, I love all the new labs and other projects consistently released.
Its always nice to see companies doing cute Christmas things with kids, like Google/ Gmail does.
Last year, people all over the U.S. recieved special phone calls from Santa Claus.
This year, we can all talk to Santa ourselves!
Just call his Google Voice Number: 855-34-SANTA and leave him a message.
Of course, he is very busy and cannot personally return the messages, but he has a special surprise lined up this year.
Also, this year, you can have Santa send a personalized greeting to a loved one!
Just go to sendacallfromsanta.com and fill out the form.
Just be sure to do it just before you would like the message received!
Not only can you send these to children, but also adults. There are plenty of funny responses to fill in.
I will be sending these to my son, husband, inlaws, grandparents, cousins, niece, nephews, brother, mother…
and probably everyone else I can think of!
This is going to be so much fun, and I will probably be in trouble by the time Christmas is over!
On to the
Today’s blog is Em Jay & ME: THE KIND-HEARTED-BLOGGER-CAMPAIGN
Here, Jo-Annie encourages bloggers, as a community to band together and stop bullying.
When I think of bullying, I automatically think of elementary school bullies stealing lunch money.
However, in my short stint as a blogger, I have had my eyes opened to the bullying that happens in the blogosphere.
I won’t go into any details, because I choose to be better than that, but I have experienced it here.
I however, believe that the world would be happier and we would all be much more successful if we would work together, rather than against each other. Not only that, but why sink to that level. Other people are just going to look negatively at those who are mean.
Enter the Kind Hearted Blogger Campaign. Jo-Annie encourages us to sign the pledge and place a badge on your site.
She promises to link to whomever places the badge on their site.
I encourage all of my readers to go here and sign the pledge.
Its a simple way to do something good.
After all, It is Christmas!
Merry Christmas
I want in Triberr & Another Gift for You!
I discovered something today.
It may just be the best thing since Twitter!
source: Triberr
I had heard of triberr.com before, but really hadn’t given it much thought.
(enter the gets distracted by shiny things side of me)
Earlier today, I was playing on Klout, and ended up on triberr.com.
I have no idea how I got there, just that a lot of clicks were involved!
I start looking into it, and I am totally dumbfounded. It seems absolutely amazing.
Basically, it is a community where bloggers support and encourage eachother.
Triberr in their own words:
“Triberr is a blogging community that solves the number one problem that bloggers have. We do that by allowing small and medium size bloggers to come together and let them tap into each other’s audiences automagically.”
Amazing, right!
Why didn’t I think of this?
OH yeah, I’m distracted by shiny things.
Anyway. I try to sign up and guess what….
I have to have an invite code!
So to sum up this post:
If anyone has an invite for me, please feel free to share!
Here is a Christmas frame for you!
Just right click and save. If you enjoy or need help inserting the pictures, feel free to leave a comment.
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I have skipped the blog of the day for a few days because I have something special lined up!
Enjoy and Merry Christmas!
My New Adventure & Getting Organized
I know, I got behind again.
Organizing is not my thing lately, but we will get to that later!
First, I have some really exciting news.
created by Angie
Angie at Mystic Made made this beautiful pixel email signature for me!
Oh, how I love Christmas.
I adore these little works of art, so as a gift to myself I am going to learn how to do them.
I have joined a mentor site, set up a blog so showcase my lessons on, and I am so excited!
Lucky for you guys, there are gifts all around today.
Here is a scrap page I put together from the lovely work of Aimee at Girlboheme.com.
Just insert your own picture and enjoy!
layout by nighlon; graphics by girlbohem.com
Just click on the image, it will take you to the download.
On to the
Organize With Sandy has become one of my favorite blogs.
Like I said before, organizing has not been my thing lately.
Its hard to believe that I was at one time the most organized person I know.
The sad part is, I have no clue what happened.
On to Sandy. She is wonderful. She is talented. She is a geek. She is organized.
What could be better? When I read her blog, I often think…
“Oh yeah, she is genius… I want to be her when I finally grow up!”
Not only will you find ways of organizing; stories about being a mom and a wife; and definitely some motivation!
Hop on over to Organize With Sandy, Just let her know I sent you!
Merry Christmas
Day 2: I love Elves & A Modern Day Hippie
I know, I’m still behind, but I promise to catch up!
On to day 2 of NighLon’s
I am a total commercial junkie.
I mean, I could watch commercials instead of actual TV.
Every year, I have a favorite Christmas commercial;
If you know me, you can probably guess which one it is!
source: TMobile
I love these little pink and silver guys!
I am not really a fan of TMobile commercials in general,
but what’s not to love about shiny elves?
I just love them, I could dress up like one!
On to the
My friend Jennifer has a fabulous blog!
Its Lifestyles of a Modern Day Hippie
She writes about her adventures of being a NATURAL MOMMY
To make it even better, her little boy is just ADORABLE!
What you will find there:
Crafts
Recipes
Photos from her little man in our home town
Tips for natural parenting
her thoughts on all things mommy and baby.
I can’t wait to make her homemade vanilla extract!
I have the honor of helping her with her design process; and I have to say that I have thoroughly enjoyed it!
Hop on over there and show her some love, but don’t forget to tell her that I sent you!
Have a Merry Christmas
NighLon 