The Versatile Blogger Award!

Jul 21, 2012 | 4 comments

Huge shout out to Momma Sylvia of Homeschooling Through Triumphs, Trials and Tragedies. I found her blog through BlogHer’s monthly NaBloPoMo two weeks ago, and have been enraptured with her daily posts ever since. She’s honest about her family and what they go through on a daily basis, just as her Blog Name implies.

She nominated me for the Versatile Blogger Award! The rules are for me to (a) list seven random facts about myself and (b) nominate 15 other blogs.

Well, 15 is a pretty huge number, so I’m not sure I’ll have that many to nominate, but here’s my seven random facts:

  1. I’m a huge popcorn addict.
  2. We have five cats but the oldest, Lizzie Cat, is definitely MINE. She loves to be wherever I am, and recently has started crying when I leave home.
  3. I’ve always wanted to be a writer; and while being unemployed doesn’t pay the bills, it does allow time to work on some great projects!
  4. I just recently started liking New England Clam Chowder.
  5. I often feel I was born in the wrong era. I would’ve been a great friend to Laura Ingalls or John-Boy Walton.
  6. I’m only 2% Italian, but that’s the part I cling to most. I decorate, cook, and speak Italian… more than any other part of my ethnicity.
  7. I name my kitchen appliances and other inanimate objects. But mostly kitchen appliances so I can say, “Let’s have dinner with Isabella tonight” or “Lola’s bringing the drinks”. I don’t know if that makes me sad, lonely, or creative… but I still do it.

And now for my nominations:

Ann of Doodles and Jots
Jenn of …so this is love…
Ariel of FromMyHeart2Urs
Larissa of Papa Is a Preacher
Winnie of Winnie’s Inky Fingers
Maggie of From Maggie’s Farm

Not quite 15, but it’s a great start. Who would you nominate?

And Frankly, My Dear… that’s all she wrote!

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My Baby Blog is Growing Up!

Jul 20, 2012 | 3 comments

I’ve been working diligently on bringing you a better blog: one that’s on par with others that lead the Blogosphere. And it’s paying off.

I recently received notice of my first blog sponsor! I’d tell you here, but I want it to be a surprise. I’ll be featuring a giveaway within the next few days.

I now have a PR/GIVEAWAY page. That may not mean much to you, but I spent hours researching the proper terminology and documentation that explains what I do on Frankly, My Dear…

This week has also brought about some in-depth conversations regarding a Creative Resume. I’ll soon be set up with LinkedIn.com and making even more business connections!

I look forward to seeing where these new steps will lead.

You may also like: Blogging is a Job and Readers Are a Raise.

And Frankly, My Dear… that’s all she wrote!

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My Daughter Is Not a Blogger

Jul 19, 2012 | 1 comment

While watching ROYAL PAINS on the TV tonight, I asked Dot what I should write about on the Blog for tomorrow (which is this post you’re currently reading).

Here are her contributions:

*Interior Decorating: Sometimes it’s warm. Sometimes it’s cold. It feels like Starbucks.
*Marijuana. It’s illegal.
*Tissues. They can be used to wipe tears and blow noses. Multi-taskers.
*Applesauce. It’s like cottage cheese but fruity. Because it’s lumpy but tasty.
*Facebook. How young teenagers like to post about how they are married to each other. And girls. Like when girls say “they’re married” but they’re not.
*Kindle Fire: Mothers steal them.
*Lizzie Cat likes to sit on Dot’s stuff. Like the Kindle, iPhone, and dishes. Anything important.
*Why must tissue boxes be designed?

And then she just started rambling.

Needless to say… this post is so not a real post.

And Frankly, My Dear… that’s all she wrote!

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