May Blogging Challenge

I've mentioned this before, and I know I'm not alone - once you get out of the habit of blogging, finding your rhythm again is HARD! 

But I'm committed to blogging.  After all, some of my very best friends live in the computer.  :-)

When I saw April's blogging challenge for the month of May - I knew I had to jump in and play along.  I hope to get my bloggy mojo back, and make a few new friends along the way!

I've mentioned this before, and I know I'm not alone - once you get out of the habit of blogging, finding your rhythm again is HARD! 

But I'm committed to blogging.  After all, some of my very best friends live in the computer.  :-)

When I saw April's blogging challenge for the month of May - I knew I had to jump in and play along.  I hope to get my bloggy mojo back, and make a few new friends along the way!

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Want To Be A Guest Blogger?

Calling all awesome bloggers!  Yes, YOU!

I'm on the search for a few people that might be interested in guest blogging.  Nope...I'm not going on vacation, so you don't need to fill a specific date span.

Have a new product my readers should try?  A new workout to share?  Want to swing by and babble for a bit?

The whole gig is open....  One time only; a series over a month or two.  You tell me!

Calling all awesome bloggers!  Yes, YOU!

I'm on the search for a few people that might be interested in guest blogging.  Nope...I'm not going on vacation, so you don't need to fill a specific date span.

Have a new product my readers should try?  A new workout to share?  Want to swing by and babble for a bit?

The whole gig is open....  One time only; a series over a month or two.  You tell me!

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A Call For Help

You all know that I tend to keep my posts as cheery as possible.  And trust me, especially at the holidays...it's my goal to make people smile. Today's post is not light and fluffy.  In fact, I need to share a horrifying story and ask for help.

I'm not a "dog blog", but I love my fur-kids with abandon.  I take great joy in reading the blogs of Puddles, Frankie, and other talented pups.

Early Friday morning, Sandra and her Pittie Pack suffered a horrible tragedy.  Sandra, lost her house to a devastating fire. If that itself wasn't bad enough...she lost five of her seven sweet, sweet pitties to the fire.  She was able to get all the humans out, and two of the pups (Bella & Brinks) out, but Coco Chanel, Guerro, Shelby, Tiger & Lucky were hiding under beds and in closets.

I've added the "Chip In" widget to the top right of my blog, and you can also donate here.

I can't imagine the depth of loss that Sandra and her family are currently experiencing.  So I ask you to please hug your pups extra tight, and consider donating a little something to Sandra to help her rebuild her life.

Much love,

You all know that I tend to keep my posts as cheery as possible.  And trust me, especially at the holidays...it's my goal to make people smile. Today's post is not light and fluffy.  In fact, I need to share a horrifying story and ask for help.

I'm not a "dog blog", but I love my fur-kids with abandon.  I take great joy in reading the blogs of Puddles, Frankie, and other talented pups.

Early Friday morning, Sandra and her Pittie Pack suffered a horrible tragedy.  Sandra, lost her house to a devastating fire. If that itself wasn't bad enough...she lost five of her seven sweet, sweet pitties to the fire.  She was able to get all the humans out, and two of the pups (Bella & Brinks) out, but Coco Chanel, Guerro, Shelby, Tiger & Lucky were hiding under beds and in closets.

I've added the "Chip In" widget to the top right of my blog, and you can also donate here.

I can't imagine the depth of loss that Sandra and her family are currently experiencing.  So I ask you to please hug your pups extra tight, and consider donating a little something to Sandra to help her rebuild her life.

Much love,

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Review/Giveaway Opportunity

• This event is Free to you. Open to US only.


• If you are to review and giveaway a product sponsored by Diamond Candles Company, you’ll need to include in your giveaway the sponsor’s Facebook and Twitter mentions, and a couple of keywords within your review.

• If you are to participate in this campaign, Blog about this event on your blog, linking it to my post here.

• Then, fill out this Form with information about your blog.

• Once you’re approved by the Diamond Candles Company, I’ll ask you to confirm your mailing address for mailing products to you for review and giveaway on your blog (FYI: Diamond Candles does all mailing to the winners for giveaway.)

That’s it.

The lovely Nikki Darlin' pointed me Cut Them Coupons, where she originally found the review/giveaway campaign.

• This event is Free to you. Open to US only.


• If you are to review and giveaway a product sponsored by Diamond Candles Company, you’ll need to include in your giveaway the sponsor’s Facebook and Twitter mentions, and a couple of keywords within your review.

• If you are to participate in this campaign, Blog about this event on your blog, linking it to my post here.

• Then, fill out this Form with information about your blog.

• Once you’re approved by the Diamond Candles Company, I’ll ask you to confirm your mailing address for mailing products to you for review and giveaway on your blog (FYI: Diamond Candles does all mailing to the winners for giveaway.)

That’s it.

The lovely Nikki Darlin' pointed me Cut Them Coupons, where she originally found the review/giveaway campaign.

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Follower Fest

Erin at Moore To Love linked up with Follower Fest today...and I thought to myself "Hey, I'd really like to meet new people!", so I'm going to link up too!




I guess I should tell you a little about myself, huh?  Well, my name is Cole.  Short for Nicole...but, I prefer Cole.

I grew up in two towns south of Boston.  I lived the first 8 years of my life in the birthplace of Tollhouse cookies.  Then my parents bought my grandparent's house.  Anyway....I bought a house last year in the first town.  You shall hear of it referred to as "the money pit" from time to time.  It's a freakin' disaster, but it's MINE!!!

After seven and a half years at a large healthcare company, I left in June.  I guess you could say that I'm at a career cross-roads.  And I'm totally OK with that.  Most of the time....  :-)

While you're here, you'll get to see my weekly blog hop (Tuesdays At The Table), my fur-kids (miniature dachshunds - Meadow & Beckett), whole lots of crafts and other randomness...and a giveaways from time to time.

Meadow

Beckett

Leave me a comment so I can come visit you too!!

Erin at Moore To Love linked up with Follower Fest today...and I thought to myself "Hey, I'd really like to meet new people!", so I'm going to link up too!




I guess I should tell you a little about myself, huh?  Well, my name is Cole.  Short for Nicole...but, I prefer Cole.

I grew up in two towns south of Boston.  I lived the first 8 years of my life in the birthplace of Tollhouse cookies.  Then my parents bought my grandparent's house.  Anyway....I bought a house last year in the first town.  You shall hear of it referred to as "the money pit" from time to time.  It's a freakin' disaster, but it's MINE!!!

After seven and a half years at a large healthcare company, I left in June.  I guess you could say that I'm at a career cross-roads.  And I'm totally OK with that.  Most of the time....  :-)

While you're here, you'll get to see my weekly blog hop (Tuesdays At The Table), my fur-kids (miniature dachshunds - Meadow & Beckett), whole lots of crafts and other randomness...and a giveaways from time to time.

Meadow

Beckett

Leave me a comment so I can come visit you too!!

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Bloggy Updates

I'm going to be doing some bloggy housekeeping over the weekend/early next week.  If you could do me a quick favor - I'd appreciate it!!

Just let me know if your button should be in my "favorite blogs" section!!  That's all.  :-)  Oh, if you feel so inclined - I've put my first poll up too.  A vote on what I should knit and list on Etsy next would be awesome.

A more substantive post tomorrow.  Or not.  Maybe Beckett will continue his "notes from the crate" series. :-)

I'm going to be doing some bloggy housekeeping over the weekend/early next week.  If you could do me a quick favor - I'd appreciate it!!

Just let me know if your button should be in my "favorite blogs" section!!  That's all.  :-)  Oh, if you feel so inclined - I've put my first poll up too.  A vote on what I should knit and list on Etsy next would be awesome.

A more substantive post tomorrow.  Or not.  Maybe Beckett will continue his "notes from the crate" series. :-)

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Tangled... & A Prayer Request

Last week was an extremely frustrating week for me.  (More on that later...maybe.)  To alleviate some of my pent up energy, anxiety, whatever - I decided to "craft it out".  It's kinda like retail therapy, but requires a better attention span and is much cheaper (usually).

So I chose a new sock pattern, my set of size 2 double pointed needles, a new hank of yarn from Knit Picks and dove in.  Not so fast, that hank of yarn told me!  It started pretty like this....

....and I ended up spending quite a bit of time like this....

I've conquered that hank of yarn and hopefully I'll be able to show off my new socks soon.  :-)

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Now, I need to ask those that are so inclined to spare a few minutes to pray.  My dear, sweet friend Tiffany has been going through a rough time lately.  She has asked me to share that Dru's (her hubby) grandmother had a hemorrhagic stroke last Thursday.  She is still in a coma.  The family is rallying by her side - but some difficult decisions will need to be made soon.

I'm sure that she would also appreciate any messages of support that you could share on her two blogs - Munchkin Memoirs & Memoirs of A Munchkin Mommy.

Last week was an extremely frustrating week for me.  (More on that later...maybe.)  To alleviate some of my pent up energy, anxiety, whatever - I decided to "craft it out".  It's kinda like retail therapy, but requires a better attention span and is much cheaper (usually).

So I chose a new sock pattern, my set of size 2 double pointed needles, a new hank of yarn from Knit Picks and dove in.  Not so fast, that hank of yarn told me!  It started pretty like this....

....and I ended up spending quite a bit of time like this....

I've conquered that hank of yarn and hopefully I'll be able to show off my new socks soon.  :-)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Now, I need to ask those that are so inclined to spare a few minutes to pray.  My dear, sweet friend Tiffany has been going through a rough time lately.  She has asked me to share that Dru's (her hubby) grandmother had a hemorrhagic stroke last Thursday.  She is still in a coma.  The family is rallying by her side - but some difficult decisions will need to be made soon.

I'm sure that she would also appreciate any messages of support that you could share on her two blogs - Munchkin Memoirs & Memoirs of A Munchkin Mommy.

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Award Time!

The fabulous Kathie has tagged me with two awards.  I'm so lucky that she so sweet, even though I missed her birthday earlier this week!  Stop on by and wish her a happy belated birthday.  :-)

To accept the "Scoop of Daily Chaos" award I need to tag some eight awesome bloggers and answer the following questions.

What is your signature color?
Hmm... My favorite colors are pink and green, but the the largest percentage of my clothes are black. I dislike oranges and purples.

What is your most embarrasing moment?
Oh, I do embarrasing things like walk into walls every.single.day. however, my single most embarrasing moment was caught on film.  The summer I turned 16 - I did a two and a half week tour of England, Scotland and Wales with my grandma, mom, brother and one of my cousins.  During this tour, we went to the Scottish Tattoo - and absolutely AMAZING festival of music and dancing and some historical stuff.  Well...you know what lines are like at the bathrooms of events.  I HAD to pee and used the men's room (in my defense - I was FAR from the only lady doing that) - and my lovely mom decided that she should capture the moment for posterity...or blackmail.  Yeah, definitely blackmail. :-)

Would you ever get anything pierced other than your ears. If so, what?
Um...no.  Just my ears, thanks!!

Are you a social butterfly or a homebody?
A little of both.  I really enjoy going out and having fun with my friends.  Just not to clubs, and most bars.  (What? I'm shy...) At the same time, a night on the couch with my pups, the DVR, a glass of wine and my knitting is my idea of a good time.  I'm easily entertained.

Are you done having babies or do you want more?
Done?!?!  I haven't even started.  But I want to find a good guy and get married first. Good guys are hard to find, ladies!

Are you loyal to your hairstylist or do you try every salon in town?
I love, love, loved my hairstylist and went to him for over a decade.  But, Ed decided to retire about 3 months ago.  I've gone to one of his collegues once and she did a good job...but I'm still exploring my options before I commit to a new stylist.

How many times have you moved in your life?
Including moving in and out for college - 4 times.

If you could plan your vacation with just you and your love where would it be?

Um...no "love".  See the "baby" question for further explanation.  :-)  However... I have a good list of places I'd like to visit: Alaska, Hawaii, Cuba (I know, I'm weird!), Aruba, Egypt, Italy, Thailand and Spain.

For the "Versatile Blogger" award I need to link back and thank the blogger that tagged me (THANK YOU again, Kathie!) tell you all 7 things about myself and tag 15 wonderful bloggers.

1. I'm a shutter-bug.  I LOVE taking pictures.
2. I'm am WAY into FrontierVille on FaceBook.
3. There are stacks of books that surround me, but I can't keep myself from buying more books.
4. I hate that I have insomnia...but I'm so much more productive because of it. I get soooo much done while others are sleeping.
5. My work BFF makes me laugh so hard I wheeze and/or cry at least 3 times a week.
6. Lately, I've realized that "dog people" and "cat people" are generally nicer to those around them than "non-animal people".  I think it has to do with patience and empathy.
7. I really dislike being the center of attention.


I tag the following fabulous ladies for both (Yes, I compromised between the need for 8 & 15 blogs.  Sorry!):

Jane @ Moonflowers, Mojitos and Me
Kirstren @ Lady Kirstren
Andrea @ My Chihuahua Bites
Mrs. Jones @ A Real Life Wife
Tiffany @ Munchkin Memoirs
Sara @ Unwrap Life
Sara @ This Beautiful Thing
Janet @ Stuff I Think About
Julie @ Three Against One
Lorenza @ El Diario de Lorenza
Tillie @ A Nuttier Life
Jennifer @ Crazy Shenanigans

The fabulous Kathie has tagged me with two awards.  I'm so lucky that she so sweet, even though I missed her birthday earlier this week!  Stop on by and wish her a happy belated birthday.  :-)

To accept the "Scoop of Daily Chaos" award I need to tag some eight awesome bloggers and answer the following questions.

What is your signature color?
Hmm... My favorite colors are pink and green, but the the largest percentage of my clothes are black. I dislike oranges and purples.

What is your most embarrasing moment?
Oh, I do embarrasing things like walk into walls every.single.day. however, my single most embarrasing moment was caught on film.  The summer I turned 16 - I did a two and a half week tour of England, Scotland and Wales with my grandma, mom, brother and one of my cousins.  During this tour, we went to the Scottish Tattoo - and absolutely AMAZING festival of music and dancing and some historical stuff.  Well...you know what lines are like at the bathrooms of events.  I HAD to pee and used the men's room (in my defense - I was FAR from the only lady doing that) - and my lovely mom decided that she should capture the moment for posterity...or blackmail.  Yeah, definitely blackmail. :-)

Would you ever get anything pierced other than your ears. If so, what?
Um...no.  Just my ears, thanks!!

Are you a social butterfly or a homebody?
A little of both.  I really enjoy going out and having fun with my friends.  Just not to clubs, and most bars.  (What? I'm shy...) At the same time, a night on the couch with my pups, the DVR, a glass of wine and my knitting is my idea of a good time.  I'm easily entertained.

Are you done having babies or do you want more?
Done?!?!  I haven't even started.  But I want to find a good guy and get married first. Good guys are hard to find, ladies!

Are you loyal to your hairstylist or do you try every salon in town?
I love, love, loved my hairstylist and went to him for over a decade.  But, Ed decided to retire about 3 months ago.  I've gone to one of his collegues once and she did a good job...but I'm still exploring my options before I commit to a new stylist.

How many times have you moved in your life?
Including moving in and out for college - 4 times.

If you could plan your vacation with just you and your love where would it be?

Um...no "love".  See the "baby" question for further explanation.  :-)  However... I have a good list of places I'd like to visit: Alaska, Hawaii, Cuba (I know, I'm weird!), Aruba, Egypt, Italy, Thailand and Spain.

For the "Versatile Blogger" award I need to link back and thank the blogger that tagged me (THANK YOU again, Kathie!) tell you all 7 things about myself and tag 15 wonderful bloggers.

1. I'm a shutter-bug.  I LOVE taking pictures.
2. I'm am WAY into FrontierVille on FaceBook.
3. There are stacks of books that surround me, but I can't keep myself from buying more books.
4. I hate that I have insomnia...but I'm so much more productive because of it. I get soooo much done while others are sleeping.
5. My work BFF makes me laugh so hard I wheeze and/or cry at least 3 times a week.
6. Lately, I've realized that "dog people" and "cat people" are generally nicer to those around them than "non-animal people".  I think it has to do with patience and empathy.
7. I really dislike being the center of attention.


I tag the following fabulous ladies for both (Yes, I compromised between the need for 8 & 15 blogs.  Sorry!):

Jane @ Moonflowers, Mojitos and Me
Kirstren @ Lady Kirstren
Andrea @ My Chihuahua Bites
Mrs. Jones @ A Real Life Wife
Tiffany @ Munchkin Memoirs
Sara @ Unwrap Life
Sara @ This Beautiful Thing
Janet @ Stuff I Think About
Julie @ Three Against One
Lorenza @ El Diario de Lorenza
Tillie @ A Nuttier Life
Jennifer @ Crazy Shenanigans

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Sending My Prayers To Cohen...

What: Moment of Silence for Cohen and Loving Support to Megan & Brent


When: Thursday July 1st from midnight to 11:59 pm.

How: Bloggers participating will post the Cohen banner (above) or simply post Cohen’s name in large letters on their blog.

Why: July 1st Megan and Brent will be holding Cohen’s memorial service. The moment of silence is an opportunity for Megan’s blog followers to show their love and support to her during this difficult time. Linking up will give Megan a chance to see just what an impact her son had on those around him.

Participating bloggers can Link Up on today at Send Love To Cohen.

P.S. ((MWAH)) to Sara whos post I "borrowed" as my starting point. 

What: Moment of Silence for Cohen and Loving Support to Megan & Brent


When: Thursday July 1st from midnight to 11:59 pm.

How: Bloggers participating will post the Cohen banner (above) or simply post Cohen’s name in large letters on their blog.

Why: July 1st Megan and Brent will be holding Cohen’s memorial service. The moment of silence is an opportunity for Megan’s blog followers to show their love and support to her during this difficult time. Linking up will give Megan a chance to see just what an impact her son had on those around him.

Participating bloggers can Link Up on today at Send Love To Cohen.

P.S. ((MWAH)) to Sara whos post I "borrowed" as my starting point. 

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