As I was fixing up my blog yesterday, I managed to mangle something so badly that my whole blog fell to pieces. LOL. A lesson to you my friends, never ever work on your live blog. That being said, this mishmash of a background will be here until I repair the other one and get it up and running! I just wanted to make sure it was easy for you all to read the posts that go up here.

Periodically I run swaps through this blog! If you’re curious to what a swap is, or how to participate, this is the page for you! To see current swaps, check the link directly below this in the navbar above. ********** The Basics: WHAT EXACTLY IS A SWAP? A swap consists of a group of people who sign up to send packages to one another. The specific details will change, but the main guidelines will always stay the same. Give a package, get a package! That’s the way it works! THEME REQUIREMENTS: Each swap will have its own separate theme, which…

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING WINNERS! Winner of In The Belly of Jonah Wendy Hines  *** Winner of The Absolute Value of -1 Jami Slack *** Winner of a signed Shadow Hills Poster Travis Pearson *** Winner of The Healing Spell CiNdY *** Winner of The Seers of Light Ebooks Twimom101 *** Winner of a signed copy of Freeze Frame Tore923 Emails are going out shortly! Winners have 48 hours to respond before a new winner is chosen. Thanks for entering!

With all the movies that they’ve remade lately I keep wondering why no one tackles Poltergeist yet. Then again, even though this movie is circa 1982 it ROCKS! Even the cheesy effects still make my spine tingle. So maybe big bad Hollywood is afraid to tackle this movie. Mess with something people love, cult classic and all that, and you are in deep water if you don’t do it right. I’ve seen this movie coming up on…..40 times now? It still scares the proverbial shite out of me. This house, is clean. The BF and I have been frequenting the Dollar…

Did she just make a Blue’s Clues joke? Oh yeah. I totally did. *** I’m in the mood to create! One of my goals this year was to promote my blog design more, and I honestly cannot deny that it makes me extremely happy to make those blogs out there sparkle. *JAZZ HANDS*  So in honor of this goal I give you a… SALE! From today (1/6/11) until next Friday (1/14/11) the “Just The Basics” package is only $20. That’s right, you can get a brand new banner and grab button for your blog, for only $20! If you are in…

Today was my first day back to work…. After having six weeks off (yes six weeks) I knew it was going to be a crazy hard transition. Oh how I underestimated it. Let me preface this by saying that I work after school, so I only work 4 hours a day. However when you get kiddos who have been in school for 7 hours already, are hyped up from their first day of school and missing break, and are not prepared….you get eaten alive. My back hurts, my arms hurt. I’m pretty sure my brain is mush. So no epic…

CHANGE. It’s one of those words that gets tossed around a lot. People use it to describe everything from politics to their pant size, thinking about things that should change. You know what I’ve realized? Change takes motivation, change takes willpower, long story short, change is ridiculously hard sometimes. If you read my post on Thursday, you probably know that I don’t like the word “resolutions”. That word screams commitment, which is great! If you’re really committed to doing the things you set. However, for me, that word holds a lot more responsibility than I’m willing to take. See if I don’t complete…

Yes, I call them goals. There is something about the word resolution that drives me nuts. Maybe it’s just too much for me to handle? not sure, but I do know that the word goals makes me feel comfy cozy and confident! 1. Read on my own time. I see people with the goal to “read more”. Well you know what? I’d love to say that. However how will I know if I have time to read more? Why beat myself up for not having time. Instead I WILL say that I want to read whenever the need strikes me…

Do you ever have one of those days where you’re just sitting there, staring at the screen, wondering what on Earth could possibly be interesting enough to post on your blog that day? Yeah I’m having one of those days. As the year winds down, and I finally find my time management niche, sometimes I just feel….a bit lost. I’ve known for a long time that I thrive on stress. It’s true! The more things I have to do and keep myself busy, the more I feel productive. How about all of you out there? I have promised myself one…