Showing posts with label blogging. Show all posts
Showing posts with label blogging. Show all posts

Monday, May 7, 2012

200

Hi, friends! And a special HELLO to all of you who have been directed over here to What's Mine Is Yours by Miss Maggie! Isn't she the best? Thanks for letting me be your sponsor, Maggie!! :)

 This is what I look like right now (ie. when I wake up), saying "hi" to all of you!

Well, it's been a little crazy in my world lately, which is why I missed Saturday Still and Sunday Thanks this week! Better luck next week, I guess!

As most of you know, I am finishing up my second year of graduate school, which means I am ALL DONE! I will graduate in two weeks!!! YAY! I finish up classes today and tomorrow, and I just have to finish two more papers! This is a HUGE accomplishment, and I am ready to be done! So, that's been consuming a lot of my time for the past few weeks.

Something else I am excited about is that this post is my 200th post! Geez! When I first started this blog, I didn't really know what I was doing and what I would write about. I guess I still really don't! But, I'm finding my way, and I think this 200th post got me thinking about what I really want my blog to be about. So, I'll be working on that these next few weeks and we'll see what comes of it. I thought, in honor of 200 posts, I would recap 20 of my favorite posts I've ever written. This is also a great way for all you visitors (who will hopefully decide to stick around for a while) to get to know me and What's Mine Is Yours. Enjoy!




















Monday, February 6, 2012

Liebster

What a fun surprise! I got a blog award today!!

Thank you, thank you, thank you to Maggie at Finding Myself. "Liebster" is a German (I happen to be 50% German) word that means "favorite" or "dearest", and the award is meant for up-and-coming bloggers with less then 200 followers. 
Rules:
*Thank your award presenter on your blog {check}
*Link back to the blogger who presented you with the award {check}
*Copy and paste the award to your blog {check}
*Present the Liebster Award to 5 blogs that have fewer then 200 followers that you think deserve to be recognized {see below}
*Let them know by leaving a comment on their blog {doing that right after I finish this post}


And the Liebster Award goes to:
Incredible Moments of that One Girl
The Magical Misadventures of Meghan
Bells Will Be Ringing
Good Girl Style
Passenger Seat Perspectives

I think this award is a really great idea for those of us who are not big-deal bloggers, but who still have a lot to share with the blogging community. I hope you enjoy my picks for the award!

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Tuesday Morning

My schedule has been so off lately that I feel a little bit like I've been living in a daze for the past few weeks. This is part of the reason that I haven't been keeping up with my blog. There is a lot I want to talk about--lots of good changes happening in my life right now that I'm excited about! So, to catch you up, here's a little list of updates:

1. I'm going to be an aunt in October (which you already knew)...to a nephew!! James and Meg found out a few weeks ago that Beansprout is, in fact, a little man! We are all so excited!
2. Codie, my roommate of the past year, moved out last weekend:( Don't worry, nothing bad happened, it is just the end of our lease and her new place was ready for her to move in. She moved while I was away at Pat's graduation, so it was really weird to come home to a half-empty house.
3. I have a new roommate moving in with me for the month of June. She is an intern at Albany Med, and needed a place to live for a month--works out perfectly for me! I pick her up at the airport next Tuesday.
4. James and I are officially moving into our new apartment on July 15th! I can't wait to move out of this building--while it's nice, I have incredibly loud neighbors--and into a place that is a little more grown-up. The new place is also really spacious--so much so that I will have a little crafting space all to myself on our enclosed back porch. I am really excited about this!
5. I have my internship for next year all squared away and I am ready to start in August. I have to do some extra training since it is an Americore placement (even though I'm not in Americore), and I have some extra hours I need to complete, but I get a nice stipend throughout the year and a $2500 educational award at the end of the year which I can apply directly to my student loans.
6. This may sound silly to you, but I found a comforter for our new bed at Target for $18! If you know me, you know I love bedding. I happened to have liked this particular comforter for a really long time and happened upon it on Target.com one day on clearance! $18 for a $100 comforter! I had to order it, as there were none in stock at our local store, but even with shipping and handling it was a little over $30. I planned on making a duvet cover for James and I to put on our new bed, but the point of that was to save money--by the time I would have purchased the fabric and supplies, it would have been about the same price. Lesson for me: check out Target.com every once in a while for great deals!
7. I am almost done working for the family I've been cleaning/babysitting for since the fall. They are nice people, but their house is disgusting and their kids are really rude. I am very happy to be done working for them soon!
8. I will be with the C's again this summer--four kiddos and me! Unfortunately, they are moving some time this summer--could be any time, as their house is already on the market. Fortunately, they agreed to pay me for the entire summer regardless of when they move--sweet deal, right? I am really lucky to have worked for them. They are really good people and fun kids (most of the time) to work with.

I think that's the extent of my updates for now. I am making it a goal to get back on track this week, blogging at least every other day. So look for more of me soon!

Friday, April 8, 2011

Housekeeping

First of all, my 7,000 Words page officially has its first post! Isn't that exciting? The pictures for this week are a little boring, but that's mostly because I had a pretty boring week. I think the week of 4.10.11 will be a bit more fun.

Secondly, I have a favor to ask. I started writing this blog sort of for me because I wanted to write again and have a place to share what's going on in my life after giving up facebook. But, I do like knowing who's reading it and what you think of it. So, if you're reading my blog, would you mind terribly becoming a follower? I know, it sounds sort of vain, but just like your number of facebook friends is sort of important, it is nice to see a strong number of followers on a blog. Right now I have three. And I thank each of you--you are not unnoticed! But, it would be great to know who else is out there reading this, and it will only help to direct my writing if I know my audience (that is to assume I have an audience). And while you're at it, leave a comment once in a while! Am I asking too much of you yet!?

And speaking of housekeeping, I'm going to get to bed so I can get up tomorrow to write a few papers, clean my house, and enjoy the beautiful weather we are expecting in the Capital Region this weekend!
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