Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Social Media Tips

A recent pin on Pinterest had this written beneath it:

"Pin now, look later"

Sorry, friends! This is *not* how Pinterest is supposed to work.

There are amazingly crafty people in the world with amazing ideas and they should receive credit for those ideas! So PLEASE! Look NOW, pin now!

It is so simple and quick to verify a pin. If it opens to an actual website (blog or site) with directions, etc, (not just pictures), then you're good to go! Pin away. If it opens to a tumbler, a single picture (or blog) without giving credit to the creator then just stop and don't repin it.

I admit, there are times I get so excited about pins I see on Pinterest that I forget to verify (we aren't perfect!) but I do my best to be very mindful of everything I pin.

So be kind and give credit where credit is due!

Look now, Pin now! and.be.happy!

Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Swagbucks

I have recently joined Swagbucks. I've been reading about it on the various blogs I follow and curious as ever I decided to sign up!

The basic idea is to earn "swagbucks" by completing surveys, watching videos, searching via their search bar, etc, etc. By doing so you can then redeem your swagbucks for items in the Swag store for things like giftcards, baby products, lots of digital items, etc.

I have yet to redeem my swagbucks because I'm saving my bucks for something special! If you want sign up, please send me your email so I can invite you and then earn matching bucks! You can in turn do the same with your friends!

Sunday, July 8, 2012

InstaLife

I have to give credit to my sister, Bethany, for this idea of showcasing your week/life through pictures (mostly from Instagram). But ever since her first post doing it I haven't been able to get it out of my head. So here goes! My week via Instagram:














1. Dumpster diving with my brothers was very exciting and fruitful! Six beautiful pallets for my little DIY heart!

2. My giveaway win from Papercuts by Dmytro and Iuliia hosted by Created by Laurie

3. My youngest brothers came to visit for the week. Last Sunday we went to Copper River Grill and they downed "Bigfoot's Mother-in-law". Spank even finished all of his fries! But Micah did eat TWO tomatoes and he HATES tomatoes!

4. Micah got Facebook! Finally! :)

5. In the midst of dumpster diving Spank found his dream car!

6. and 7. Adam trying to tie a cherry stem into a knot in his mouth. It took him a while but he finally did it!


Saturday, July 7, 2012

Favorite Pinterest Ideas

For the Home:

Lately, I've been obsessed with pallets, crates, old/vintage wood, etc. And to further my obsession there is Pinterest with soo many amazing things you can do with old crates or pallets. I'm seriously in love with each of the following ideas:



















Friday, July 6, 2012

First 5K Run!

Wednesday I completed my first ever 5k! My time was 45.38 and that includes a bit of walking in there but I don't care! I am so pleased with myself and with my body. Four months ago I would have never dreamed I'd be able to run so much.

I started the Couch to 5K program with my friend, Katie, from church in preparation of the Color Run (coming up at the end of this month!) a couple months ago. We started off barely able to run 45 seconds! But we pushed on and look at us now! We finished.

My goal is to push harder and to build up my strength to that I can finish the Color Run with better time. I am a competitive person by nature so I want more. I want to be faster. I want to be stronger.

*picture taken by Adam on Katie's phone! :)

Home Tips

Do you love the taste of fresh cilantro or parsley? I sure do! But if I don't use the whole bunch within a week it tends to go bad. Ever had that happen? Well, never worry about that again!

After washing your cilantro and patting it dry, split into 3 or 4 smaller bunches, and then put in freezer bags. Freeze until needed. Your cilantro or parsley will be a snap to chop and it will taste as fresh as ever!


Thursday, July 5, 2012

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