Sweet Purple Tulips

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Archives for January 2018

February 2018 Stitch Fix Review

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Welcome to my February Stitch Fix Review!  I am posting this review a few days early because I am so excited to be featured on the Stitch Fix Blog today!  If you have found my blog from that post, welcome! Check out my other reviews and follow me on Facebook and Instagram if you want to know when a new review is posted.  Also, I will be part of a HUGE Stitch Fix giveaway that starts on Thursday so make sure you check back (or sign up for my email list so you can be alerted when it starts!). [Read more…]

Tile Coasters

Does your counter get overrun with cups? When my kids were small, we went through a lot of cups every day.   I would constantly remind my kids which cup they had and where to put them.  We would end up with cups all over the counter and nobody could remember which cup was theirs. After seeing a few ideas on Pinterest, I decided to make tile coasters for my family a few years ago.  Everyone in the family has a tile and placed it in a special spot in the kitchen.  We have had these tiles for over 5 years, and they work wonders keeping cups off the counter.  This is an easy craft that you can complete fairly quickly, and it will make a big difference in your kitchen (and save your sanity 🙂 ). [Read more…]

7 Tasks for a Clean Home: January

7 Tasks for Clean home January

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Can you believe that we are 3 weeks into January?  How are your New Years goals coming along? I smile each time I see that meme that says January is a trial month, and the year really begins in February.   🙂 [Read more…]

10k Blog Traffic Challenge

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There is so much to learn as a blogger.  One of the best resources that I have found is the monthly 10k Blog Traffic Challenge that is offered by Heather and Pete Reese of It’s a Lovely Life.  I mentioned how this challenge helped me in my post-How I increased my Instagram and Twitter followers.  I have participated in this Challenge every month since I started my blog in August 2017 and it has helped me learn how to grow my blog through social media and networking.

The 10k Blog Traffic Challenge is FREE for bloggers and runs for 10 days.  Bloggers can win prizes for participating, but you do need to have a self-hosted WordPress blog to win (learn more about why that is best on my Blog Resources Page).

The focus of the 10k challenge is to teach what tools help a blogger reach 10,000 page views in a month. Every day, they cover a blog topic (social media, email lists, etc) and give a short assignment. In the Facebook group, there is an assignment thread to participate on and a question thread to ask questions about the topic covered.  There is also a directory to connect with other bloggers by niche.

By participating every month and using what I have learned from this challenge, my blog has seen good growth over its first year.  In June 2018, I reached a goal of having a combined total of 10k followers between the four main social media (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Pinterest).  I love seeing my blog continue to grow and would love to have you join me in this monthly challenge.

The FREE June 10k challenge starts Monday (June 10th) so sign up today!

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January 2018 Stitch Fix Review

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Between our incredible Disney cruise the first week of December and getting ready for Christmas, I ended up taking a break from blogging during December.  I am so excited to finally get back to writing and I have so many great posts planned for January! Since it is the first of the month, I am kicking 2018 with my January Stitch Fix Review.  This box actually arrived the week before Christmas.  I thought about wrapping it and putting it under the tree, but it needed to be returned before Christmas Day. I usually peek at the app to see what I am getting, but I decided to be surprised when I opened this box for my Facebook video.  My kids were home for the week, so that made filming a video interesting. 🙂 [Read more…]

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