Flashback Friday’s: The End Is Near

categories: Blogging, Flashback Friday's, Her

Hello there! I hope that you had a wonderful week! I know I did. I love that it is the holiday season. Do you know what I love almost as much as that? The end of a rough semester back in college. So read on to hear about what I have been up to this week!

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So the last two weekends I spent working, studying and spending time with family. I am tired. Emotionally, mentally, physically… tired. I feel like everything was “up in the air” but it is finally all coming together.

I am so glad that the work I do from home is fairly easy and it doesn’t happen very often. Since we had a deadline and wanted things completed in a timely manner I somehow fit work in between everything else I had going on. I am hoping all of this wildness will wrap up right before Christmas *crosses fingers*

As far as studying goes – I took my last final of the semester on Monday evening. I had 2 more days to do it but I just wanted to get it over with so I could close the semester out already. Even though I absolutely love school and learning – it is time for the semester to end so I can have some time to focus on reading for pleasure instead of to pass an exam.

Most of the time spent with family was going from store to store and mall to mall for Christmas shopping. I do not know how my body survived. It was extremely fun yet exhausting at the same time. My feet are crying for a massage and a pedicure. I think the Christmas shopping is complete so I can rest my feet.

In blog life news: I have been offered some sponsor and review post opportunities. It seems like they are all coming at once. It is really exciting and I can’t wait to share the products and brands that I am working with.

This season/chapter of my life is coming to and end – I can’t wait to see what is in store for me next.

I hope that you all had a wonderful week and enjoy your weekend. We are having a Star Wars marathon at our house for my Brother-In-Laws birthday. This should be epic. What is your favorite Star Wars Episode? I will let you know which one is my favorite after this weekend since I haven’t watched them all yet. Looking forward to fun times and a glass (or bottle) of wine.

p.s. I thought this Instagram Husband video was hilarious. I need to get me an Instagram Husband to take all my pictures for me 😉

Don’t forget we are on Facebook too 🙂

What do you have planned for your weekend? Let me know in the comments

Some of the links in this post may be affiliate links which means I will earn a small commission (at no additional cost to you) if you decide to purchase something featured here. This commission will be invested back into hertaintedlips.com as well as help me buy a cheap bottle of wine or some Starbucks. For more information please read our disclosure page.

09
Dec
2015

I’m a Featured Blogger on Blogelina!!

categories: Blogging, Her

Life has been really crazy lately. I have been super busy with work and school. The end of the semester is near and I have not been getting enough sleep lately. My body was like “enough already” last night and I fell asleep with my phone in my hand. HA!

Since I fell asleep earlier than usual my body also decided that I should wake up at 5:00am. Any other day I would go back to sleep, however, something inside of me said to stay awake. So I did. I decided to catch up on Twitter and to my surprise I found out that I was the Featured Blogger for this week at Blogelina! I absolutely loooooooove Tanya’s website and am so honored to be featured on Blogelina. Makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside. It made my heart smile and was just what I needed during this crazy time in my life.

Make sure you check out Tanya at Blogelina and if you are interested in becoming a Featured Blogger be sure to fill out this application.

I hope everyone is having a wonderful week and I wish you the best during this holiday season. If you’re a college student – best of luck on finals!

What’s one thing that made your heart smile this week? Let me know in the comments

Some of the links in this post may be affiliate links which means I will earn a small commission (at no additional cost to you) if you decide to purchase something featured here. This commission will be invested back into hertaintedlips.com as well as help me buy a cheap bottle of wine or some Starbucks. For more information please read our disclosure page.

07
Dec
2015

20% Off All Ads & Services

categories: Blogging

For this month only I am offering 20% off all ad space and services

20% off advertising sale

Make sure you use this code at checkout: 20LUV

Some of the links in this post may be affiliate links which means I will earn a small commission (at no additional cost to you) if you decide to purchase something featured here. This commission will be invested back into hertaintedlips.com as well as help me buy a cheap bottle of wine or some Starbucks. For more information please read our disclosure page.

29
Nov
2015

2015 Cyber Monday Deals For Bloggers

categories: Blogging, Shopping Deals

**This post includes affiliate links and I may receive a small commission if you choose to purchase one of the services listed above. For more information please visit my Disclosure page**

I hope that you all had a wonderful weekend and enjoyed the holiday. While everyone is doing some online Cyber Monday shopping I thought it would be fun to share some Cyber Monday deals for bloggers.

Hosting

HostGator: Check out this great deal! If you have been thinking about starting a blog take advantage of this deal! HostGator is offering 65% off all new Hosting plans and $5.99 .com & .net Domains
Coupon Code: CM2015

Bluehost: For November 30th the Cyber Monday special from Bluehost is blog hosting for just $2.95/month for 36 months. I don’t know when they will offer this deal again so check it out if you are serious about starting a blog and want to take advantage of an excellent price.

Strinkingly: If you want to create a FREE beautiful and professional looking website literally in minutes – personal, business, online resume and much more check out Strinkingly. Great for when you don’t have the money to pay for a domain and hosting just yet.

Social Media Management

Hootsuite: If you are looking for a great social media manager that allows you to schedule posts & publish across several social media sites. Sign up for a Free 30 Day Trial of HootSuite Pro. I really love their interface.

Postcron: Another great social media manager! Postcron is currently offering 1 FREE month of their Premium service.

More Cyber Monday Deals For Bloggers

Events & Courses

Finances Webinar: Check out “The Beauty of Being Financially Responsible!” FREE webinar hosted by The Finance Bar – not specifically aimed at Bloggers, however, if you do plan on turning your blog into a business (or using it for your business) I am sure this will be great for you to get prepared for business in 2016.

Blog Clarity: If you want to take some courses to take your blog to the next level, Melissa over at Blog Clarity is offering $10 off these two courses:

$10 off Content Brew Course: Full of information on how to create content for your blog, Twitter and Facebook accounts.

$10 off Media Kit Smash: Learn what a Media Kit is, why it is important and how to create one.

Photography eCourse: Selling Through Photos eCourse includes camera basics, terminology, lighting, styling, props, editing and so much more!

Instagram eCourse: Sign up for Hilary Rushford’s FREE course: 4 Steps to Grow Your Following & Make Money with Instagram

Online Personal Training:
Heather over at Fit Momma’s is offering a FREE 3 day trial of any Fit Mommas Personal Training Online Program. As I have mentioned before – being in shape can really help you in all aspects of your life, including your blog life.

eBooks

Amazon: Get your FREE 30-day trial of Kindle Unlimited. Now you can check out those blogging books you have been wanting to read on your Kindle, Tablet or PC.

Here are the ones on my list to read:

Blog Beautiful eBook: Get 40% off the Blog Beautiful eBook which is full of 50 Tips + Fixes to Make Your Blog Glow.
Code: cyberthanks

Organize Yourself Skinny eBook: Get the Organize Yourself Skinny eBook for just $9.97. Living a healthier life is essential for everyone including bloggers.

Theme’s, Services and Other Resources

Bluechic: Feminine WordPress Themes for women in business and bloggers. They are the lovely people that created the current theme that I am using here. Save 38% OFF all themes with.
Code: BCYAY38

Paradise Praises: Calendars, eBooks and gifts. They are currently offering 25% OFF everything.
Code: MONDAYLUV

Pinterest Review: Save 50% off a Pinterest account review from Premier Executive Media. Time to overhaul your Pinterest account and drive more traffic to your site in the new year!

SHOTBOX: Get a SHOTBOX for just $99 (Regular price $149) and take your photography skills to the next level. If I had my camera already I would totally invest in this. Great for bloggers, photographers, Instagram users and anyone that wants to get great shots of individual products.

Dropbox: If you need a place to store all of your files for your blog – for personal use or collaboration check out Dropbox. They are currently offering a FREE trial of Dropbox Business for 30 days which includes 5TB storage for 5 users, Unlimited file recovery and Admin controls for secure sharing and collaboration.

Fiverr: Claim a FREE gig on Fiverr. There are a lot of great services for bloggers available – advertising & marketing, SEO help, design & creatives and much more!

Adobe: Students & Teachers deal – Save 68% off on Creative Cloud

I also found other blogs that had lists of Black Friday & Cyber Monday Deals for Bloggers. You can check them out here:

+ Design Your Own Blog
+ Blog Ambitions
+ Wonder Forest
+ Blogger Tips Tricks
+ Narga

I hope you find something here that benefits you as a blogger and please share in the comments any Cyber Monday deals for bloggers that you know of.

Some of the links in this post may be affiliate links which means I will earn a small commission (at no additional cost to you) if you decide to purchase something featured here. This commission will be invested back into hertaintedlips.com as well as help me buy a cheap bottle of wine or some Starbucks. For more information please read our disclosure page.

14
Nov
2015

Update: My Blogging Goals

categories: Blogging, Her

Back in March 2015 I wrote a post about some of my blogging goals. A lot of things in my personal life have changed and some of the changes did result in me having to put my blogging goals to the side.

Now that I am working a part time job and going to school part time I have a little bit more of a set schedule, however, I still have more free time than I used to working at my old job. How I spend my time, however, is another thing.

Starting a new job after job hunting like a boss and going back to school; forced me to attempt to set a schedule for myself since I previously didn’t have much to worry about while I was not working. This slowed down my blogging significantly.

I decided since it has been a little over six months and I am trying to spend more time blogging and working on my blogging goals, I thought it would be a nice time to post an update about how I am doing with my blogging goals.

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Goal 1: Post More Frequently
Even though I was still working on posts and editing drafts, I did not reach my goal of posting 2-5 times a week – I was lucky to have even posted 2 posts a month. I am working on scheduling (see Goal 2) in blogging time so that I can get to that goal and I have some blog series that I am working on as well to help me in that process. I look forward to sharing what I am working on in the near future.

Goal 2: Organize/schedule my blogging tasks
I have been more organized and been spending more time working on drafts than I have in the past so I seem to have found a system that works in favor of the behind-the-scenes. I am working on a post about how I do that.

Goal 3: Organize my blog
I have cleaned up my blog a bit but I am still working on a new layout and trying to clear out the “clutter” from it so it is a bit more easy on the eyes.

Goal 4: Networking/Increase readership
Since I didn’t have any new content to read I have mostly been sharing my older more popular posts. I have been getting some nice feedback and new readers that were referred mostly from Twitter. I think once I post more I will get more readers. Wish me luck!

I will continue to work on the above goals and will check back in 6 months with how I am doing.

Do you have any similar blog goals? What are your current blog goals? If you have posted about it, please let me know in the comments as I would love to read it.

Some of the links in this post may be affiliate links which means I will earn a small commission (at no additional cost to you) if you decide to purchase something featured here. This commission will be invested back into hertaintedlips.com as well as help me buy a cheap bottle of wine or some Starbucks. For more information please read our disclosure page.

24
Apr
2015

Flashback Friday’s: Episode 10

categories: Blogging, Flashback Friday's, Music & Entertainment

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Hey there! Thank you for stopping in and reading today. Welcome to another episode of Flashback Friday’s where I share with y’all about what I had going on during my week. I can’t believe I actually made it to Episode 10 without skipping any Fridays. This has probably been the only thing that I have actually been pretty consistent with when it comes to blogging. *WOO HOO* I was hoping that I would have been more successful with NaBloPoMo Posts this month but things do not always go as planned. And that is quite alright. I have been working on some drafts lately so next month there should be more of a variety of posts for y’all to read.

During the weekend my niece slept over so. It is always wonderful to spend time with her – she is growing up so fast. She sang songs from her favorite movies/shows as well as got me to watch over 2 hours of My Little Pony Equestria Girls. I look forward to having kids one day but having a niece and nephew is such a wonderful experience and good practice sometimes too. I love them so much and want to spoil the heck out of them most of the time.

Now that I’m working again I don’t have time to binge watch Netflix on random days of the week, but I have been watching Daredevil and I am really enjoying it. We watch 2 or 3 episodes every couple of days and it just keeps getting better. I like all of the characters even though in general I can’t stand the actress that plays Karen (because she annoyed me so much in True Blood
) lol. Other than that I continue watching and look forward to the fight sequences. I don’t want it to end but once it does a have a gazillion shows on the DVR that need to be watched – I try my best to keep it under 87% but that never lasts very long. I will get to them eventually. Thanks to Google Chromecast we can watch Netflix on our awesome TV instead of a the small laptop screen.

One thing that I have been doing better this time around (when it comes to working) is bringing a home lunch. I used to spend so much of my hard earned money every week on lunches (and sometimes snacks or coffee.) I have been pretty good at remembering to make lunches (and actually remembering to bring them with me.) I do intend on spending a little time looking up some creative lunches on Pinterest so that I am not always eating the same boring thing everyday. Let me know what your favorite home lunches are.

Around the web
+ Sarah’s article 3 Life Changing Lessons I’ve Learned From Some of The Greatest Rejects of All Time has some lovely unknown facts about some of our favorite successful people such as J.K. Rowling (she got fired from her job from writing too much) and Hugh Jackman (he got fired from his job for talking too much.) It was a great read and an excellent reminder to just keep going.
+ For all you WordPress bloggers – you still have time to win a sexy Genesis #WordPress theme for your blog during Blog Ambitions WordPress theme week. **Enter to win now**

How was your week? Anything awesome happen?

Some of the links in this post may be affiliate links which means I will earn a small commission (at no additional cost to you) if you decide to purchase something featured here. This commission will be invested back into hertaintedlips.com as well as help me buy a cheap bottle of wine or some Starbucks. For more information please read our disclosure page.

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Category: Blogging

Flashback Friday’s: The End Is Near

What do you have planned for your weekend? Let me know in the comments

I’m a Featured Blogger on Blogelina!!

What’s one thing that made your heart smile this week? Let me know in the comments

20% Off All Ads & Services

Make sure you use this code at checkout: 20LUV

Update: My Blogging Goals

Flashback Friday’s: Episode 10

Category: Blogging

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