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Thursday, March 18th, 2010

The blogs listed below are sorted into a Google Reader folder that is one of the first I check when I set aside time in my day to do some blog browsing. They all happen to be women and they come from a variety of backgrounds. All of them have a certain something, whether they interact with me frequently here on That Wife or write posts that frequently get me thinking or clicking through to comment, and I look forward to seeing a bolded number indicating an unread post next to their name each time I check my Favorites folder.

The Bastows

Blue-Eyed Bride

Educating Evelyn

Elizabeth Anne Designs Living

Everyday Reading

Frugal Wife = Healthy Life

I Am Style-Ish

Just One Week

Kelli Nicole Photography

Livin’ The Simple Life

Love & Photographs

Lovely Morning

Lynn Lost in Love

Make Mine A Mojito

My Life In Transition

Orange and Barrel

Peach and Pearl

Playing House

Project Subrosa

Sarah Hearts Aaron

Sherbert Blossom

simple life love

The Bobby Pin

The Domestic Empress

These Little Moments

Must Learn To Write Faster

Friday, March 5th, 2010

A Formspring question (still sitting in my inbox, yet to be answered) prompted me to start tracking how I was spending my time. Actually it’s due to several questions, all along the vein of “I just don’t understand why you can’t graduate/do this/that/the other, you just sit at home all day”. Good question(s). Why do I go to sleep each night feeling like I haven’t accomplished anything that day? I’ve been tracking everything I do for 9 days now (everything except bathroom visits, just go ahead and assume something like once an hour), and I’m still not ready to stop because I’m as of yet still not sure where it all goes. I’ll be posting a nice breakdown at the end of my experiment (when will it end?) as I think it’s rather fascinating to realize how much time goes into showering/dressing, cleaning, blogging, talking to my husband, sleeping, etc.

The downside for my little blog? I feel less motivated to post because I’m embarrassed how much time I devote to That Wife! I’m definitely feeling more motivated to get some advertising put together, as I probably wouldn’t feel so guilty if I could make a bit of money on the side. Regular posting should resume soon though, as I have entirely too many posts I want to write to stay away for long. Midwife visits! Baby shower plans (and a registry)! Why TH is a rockstar husband to his pregnant wife! Plans for my mom to fly down for the birth! Adventures in the kitchen! An excess of exclamation points can’t even begin to describe how ready I am to share this with all of you.

I’m just going to have to figure out how to crank these posts of mine out a little bit faster.

Favorite Things Giveaway Week

Friday, February 19th, 2010

Remember this photo?

And remember how over 100 of you took the time to register and vote for me, leaving me $500 richer than I was before? As in, I WON!

Next week, I’m going to share some of that bounty with you guys, in the form of a giveaway I’ve deemed “Favorite Things Giveaway Week”. I’m no Oprah, but there are some things I’ve discovered that make my life just a little bit sweeter, and I’ve chosen 13 different things to share with 13 lucky readers. Each weekday next week two or three posts will go up each day featuring a different little something I love having in my life. All you have to do is comment and answer the question posed in the post to enter! Each giveaway will only be open until 11:59 pm on the night the post goes up, so you’ll need to keep checking in throughout the week to make sure you don’t miss out on anything! All of the winners will be announced in one big post on Saturday, February 27th.

Favorite Things Giveaway Week starts on Monday, February 22nd!

Redheaded Actress Winner

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

136 entries later we have a winner…

If you end up purchasing anything from The Redheaded Actress shop because you discovered Kate’s shop on That Wife, please mention my name. Feedback like that means more giveaways from me in the future!

Help Haiti Winner

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

Thanks to the ladies who donated a little bit extra after I posted about donating in exchange for a chance to own the bicycle print. It made me feel really good to think I might have inspired just a little bit more help with a post on my blog.

Jessica (no blog for me to link to) was a first time commenter and is also the winner. Guess it was a good time to come out of hiding and comment eh?

If you still haven’t donated to help in Haiti yet I urge you to do some research and pick a charity you feel comfortable giving to. The news reports are so sad. They really need our help!

I hope you have a nice spot to place this print Jessica, I’m sure it’s going to look great in your home.

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