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Stumble Tumble Tuesday

Welcome to Stumble Tumble Tuesday hosted by Acting Balanced, Sunshine and Sippy Cups and Wyoming Girl Turned Coastie Wife! The goal of this hop is to use Stumble Upon to help you promote your blog posts and get more traffic.

Even if you think you are stumbling correctly, please read this post on how to check and see if your stumble was successful. Some stumbles aren’t showing up, thanks!

To take part is simple.

  1. Add a link to a blog post that you would like people to stumble to the linky below. It *must* be a link to an actual post and NOT your main site. Please do not list giveaways.
  2. Stumble as many other posts as you care to, check to make sure that your stumble went through by clicking on the “Info” icon. Then leave a comment on their post saying, “I stumbled you, my post is _____(add link)”. The great thing about Stumble Upon is that it is fast and easy to do with the Stumble Upon toolbar. PLEASE DO NOT ADD YOUR LINK IF YOU AREN’T GOING TO STUMBLE ANY POSTS.
  3. Remember LINK TO AN ACTUAL POST, NOT YOUR MAIN SITE.
  4. PLEASE DON’T LIST ANY GIVEAWAYS.
  5. PLEASE ONLY ONE LINK PER BLOG.

Important: If you are the first person to Stumble a post, please take a minute and fill out the Stumble Upon review page. This is a one shot deal so if you don’t fill it out, that particular post will never get the same opportunity again.

Feel free to post about Stumble Tumble Tuesday on your blog and help us spread the word.

Have fun with it and let’s discover and stumble some posts!

The first person to “like” a post on StumbleUpon assigns it a category. If your post has not been discovered yet, please leave the category you would like, in your link to help the discoverer assign it correctly. Example: Strawberry Shortcake Recipe (food)

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Posted by on January 9, 2012 Filed Under: Blog Hops | No Comments

My Sunshine, and my Diamond in the Rain…

Diamonds in the Rain Quote

My Sunshine, and my Diamond in the Rain

A year ago, when I was planning this blog I wanted to create, I totally struggled with finding the right name. I went through sooo many, but nothing seemed seemed “right”. So I made a list of things that filled my days – which at the time were pretty crazy. I was a brand new, first time, totally unprepared mom. As I looked through that list, the words Sunshine and Sippy Cups popped out at me – This little girl had instantly become the total sunshine of my life.

Sparkles Make Me Smile

So – She is my sunshine. She is my motivation. She makes me smile when no one else can. This picture makes me think of her, and will hang in on her wall when she moves to her “Big Girl” room later this year. I have always said that Sparkle is my favorite color – and she is a little treasure that definitely sparkles!

Better than a diamond

It’s fitting that this site is named after her – She is the reason I started it. I was laid off while I was on maternity leave, and I had no idea what I’d do. I was a full time college student, with an infant, looking for a job in a terrible economy. So, I figured I’d jump into this new adventure on the web – I love sharing the “Busy Mom Solutions” that I’ve learned along the way, the things that have helped make my life easier. I hope that some of my posts have helped you too. And I love that doing this new job that I absolutely love allows me to stay home with her, and be here every day to watch her grow and change. I treasure those moments more than any diamond I could ever own.

Who takes away your rainy days and fills them with diamonds?

Linking up on Pretty on Pinterest on Sassy Mama in L.A. – Join us!

{This image can be found on my “Quotes I Love” board on Pinterest. Are you a Pinterest addict too? Leave me your link so I can follow you!}

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Posted by on January 4, 2012 Filed Under: Mommy Thoughts, Blog Hops | 2 Comments

Stumble Tumble Tuesday! – Link Up and Grow Your Blog with StumbleUpon!

Stumble Tumble Tuesday

Welcome to Stumble Tumble Tuesday hosted by Acting Balanced, Sunshine and Sippy Cups and Wyoming Girl Turned Coastie Wife! The goal of this hop is to use Stumble Upon to help you promote your blog posts and get more traffic.

Even if you think you are stumbling correctly, please read this post on how to check and see if your stumble was successful. Some stumbles aren’t showing up, thanks!

To take part is simple!

  1. Add a link to a blog post that you would like people to stumble to the linky below. It *must* be a link to an actual post and NOT your main site. Please do not list giveaways.
  2. Stumble as many other posts as you care to, check to make sure that your stumble went through by clicking on the “Info” icon. Then leave a comment on their post saying, “I stumbled you, my post is _____(add link)”. The great thing about Stumble Upon is that it is fast and easy to do with the Stumble Upon toolbar. PLEASE DO NOT ADD YOUR LINK IF YOU AREN’T GOING TO STUMBLE ANY POSTS.
  3. Remember LINK TO AN ACTUAL POST, NOT YOUR MAIN SITE.
  4. PLEASE DON’T LIST ANY GIVEAWAYS.
  5. PLEASE ONLY ONE LINK PER BLOG.

Important: If you are the first person to Stumble a post, please take a minute and fill out the Stumble Upon review page. This is a one shot deal so if you don’t fill it out, that particular post will never get the same opportunity again. It only takes a minute to do, and has a big impact!

Feel free to post about Stumble Tumble Tuesday on your blog and help us spread the word.

Have fun with it and let’s discover and stumble some posts!

The first person to “like” a post on StumbleUpon assigns it a category. If your post has not been discovered yet, please leave the category you would like, in your link to help the discoverer assign it correctly. Example: Strawberry Shortcake Recipe (food).

I LOVE StumbleUpon!

I loved this personally – it’s just a really fun way to find cool new pictures and pages, interesting articles, and content that’s totally relevant to YOU. It reminds me of Pandora radio… By giving pages thumbs up or down, you help StumbleUpon “get” you, so it can find more things that you’ll like. And as a blogger – I have seen a DRAMATIC increase in traffic since I’ve started using StumbleUpon for my site. If you have ANY questions at all, leave a comment here or on my Facebook page, and I’ll answer you asap!

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Posted by on January 3, 2012 Filed Under: Blogging Resources, Blog Hops | 4 Comments

Thirsty For Comments Blog Hop!! {Join the Fun!}

Thirsty For Comments Thursdays!!

I’ve joined in on a super fun new blog hop called Thirsty for Comments Thursdays. This is a really great way to meet some new bloggin’ buddies! And… I was featured this week, how cool is that, right? Problem is – I’m a jerk. I’ve been so overwhelmed-crazy-can’t-keep-up-busy the past couple of weeks, I totally forget to post and share this great hop with you guys too!

Better late than never, right?

So, even though this started on Thursday, I wanted to share it with you now! You can learn more and grab the button over on Acting Balanced – and then link up, visit some amazing sites, and leave some meaningful comments. We all love getting “real” comments, so take the time to really read some posts, and connect with some of the bloggers on the list.

This is a blog hop dedicated to giving good comment – please, when you are visiting, actually READ the post that is linked and make a thoughtful comment!
This is NOT a hop for “I’m here from the hop, follow me back” comments!

Link up your own SPECIFIC POST that you’d like comments on – remember – no giveaways!

The rules are simple –

  1. Link up a SPECIFIC POST (NOT just your blog URL) that you’d like to have more comments on – can be anything EXCEPT GIVEAWAYS and OTHER BLOG HOPS – they will be deleted
  2. Visit AT LEAST THREE other blogs and READ the posts and then comment thoughtfully on the post.

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Posted by on December 10, 2011 Filed Under: Blogging Resources, Blog Hops | No Comments
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