I Feel Pretty

I was wanting to make my blog more personal and attempting to do it myself. Not the best idea I ever had. I am so not patient or good at html code, photoshop, or anything else. I am slowly learning, but for what I wanted I needed someone with more experience than myself. Enter Tiffany at Sunglasses and Starbucks. She offers free blog design! You fill out a quick and easy form and from there she contacts you. I was in and out in just a few days! She took into account that I like things, simple,with a hint of girly/vintage. For me, she found the perfect balance. Tiffany was extremely easy to work with and had an open line of communication. I can't wait to creep around on her blog to see what else she designs! I feel so pretty with my new digs!

Who Doesn't Love Presents?

This was the first month that I participated in the fabulous Cara Box exchange hosted by Wifessionals. It is an amazing way to get to know fellow bloggers. If you haven't tried it, you def should. I got to know some amazeballs ladies! You are paired with two women, one of whom sends you a gift and the other you send a gift. Who doesn't like getting pretty things?

 

I was paired with Stayc over at Lacy and Crew, whom I sent a gift.  She is a wife, mother, student, and all around awesome person! She is super creative and has her shiz together in a way I wish I did! Stayc has the most cutest baby Oliver, he is so cute that even if you don't like babies you'd like him. No joke. Stayc blogs about life and everything it entails and is so positive it brightens your day.  You should go check her out and see what awesome shiz I got her :)

 

I was also paired with Brandi at Life with Collins.  Brandi is Mom to Collins, a beautiful 16 month old girl, lives in Alabama with her hubby, works as a nurse, and has a doggie named Turner. Like me, Brandi loves to thrift shop and upcycle furniture. Go check out her blog, where she has some awesome DIY projects and gives advice on being a momma.

 

Brandi sent me the most awesome gift ever.

gummi bears, which I had to hide from myself so I wouldn't eat them immediately

socks that will be perfect with boots this fall

purple zoya nail polish

the best measuring spoons and recipe cards for when I am attempting to make healthier recipes

 a notebook filled with sticky notes (it's like she knew I have a small obsession with them)

 a Bath and Body Works candle that makes you want to roll around in it

 

I have burned the candle in the kitchen everyday since getting it and The Mister keeps asking what good shit I was cooking. It also made him crave candy, but I wouldn't share my coveted stash of gummis for anything.  

Just Starting Out... Any Advice?

Not gonna lie, I thought it'd be fun and easy to start a blog. I mean you write about what you're doing. How hard is that? 

Well, it's harder than you think. I'm struggling with knowing how much is too much. Do you want to see me drinking my Cabernet straight from the bottle? Do you care what my peeps look like? (Hello, we're all b-e-a-u-tiful, duh!). Do you want to see me looking like a sweaty beast post-workout? I mean, I don't even want to see me that way. 

Also, in my head the f-bomb gets thrown A LOT. But, I gotta filter that shiz out so as not to offend any new friends I might make. And I want friends. Besides chronicling what is going on in my life, I wanted to meet new people and see what's up in their life. Fun, right?! I was totes already creepin on blogs, so why not make it official?

The other difficult part is the actual setting up a blog. I'm not very tech savvy (Hello, I still have a Nokia phone!) and trying to figure out how to make buttons and write html code is hard. That's why peeps ask to get paid to do this stuff. But, I'm broke. There ain't no way to pay in this girls budget. 

What was the hardest part for you when you first started? 

Anyone have any advice for a newbie? I would love to hear it!