Photo Dump:: One Month

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Hello 2014!

Happy New Year!

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I'm kicking off 2014 in my new role as mom and am just settling into a new routine.  I've been thinking about what I want this little space on the internet to look like as I move forward, and honestly, I still haven't quite figured it out.  Finding time to update the blog is my biggest struggle, but I hope to make documenting my family's life a priority this year.  I'm getting worse with keeping track of papers and photos, so this blog seems to be a great solution to jot down these memories that are fleeting by so fast! "Savoring the Sweet Stuff" will not be short on baby pictures, that is for certain!  Here's a list (yeah, I can't help it) of some ideas I hope to write about this year.

1. Monthly Baby Updates. Wipe the shocked look off of your face.... ;)  I've committed to taking a weekly photo of the new man (thank goodness he was born on a Saturday, I don't think I could manage a week day photo!), and I think a monthly update for the first year should be feasible.

2. Family Events, Travels and Holidays.  Hopefully I'll actually take pictures of this kind of thing this year!

3. Exercise/Fitness Goals.  I'm planning a separate post for my 2014 resolutions, but basically, I want to RUN!

4. Monthly "What I'm Loving Lately" Posts.  For all the material things that I feel the need to blab about.

5. New Closet Additions. I think it'd be fun to see what all I add to my wardrobe over the year... could be scary, but maybe I'll be more aware of what I already have and what I really need if I'm documenting it publicly!  

Here's to a happy, healthy and FUN 2014! Wishing all of you the happiest of New Year's!

-m

Polyvore.

Hope everyone is staying warm on this snowy day!  One of the biggest perks about being a teacher is the snow days. I think I'll spend my day in my fuzzy socks, drinking coffee, playing on pinterest :)

Per request of Jenny over at Just Jenny Lynne, here's a little blurb about the fashion boards I've created from time to time.  

Let me start by saying, I don't have Photoshop.  And, I probably won't have Photoshop for a very long time. One, because my computer is on the brinks anyways and Photoshop would kill it fo sho.  Two, because I don't know how to use it very well.  Three, because I don't take many quality photos... YET (I'm working on it, Ash ;)). And finally, because it's a heckofalotta cash.

That being said, I've tried to come up with other ways to put together "boards".  The "in the bag" posts are all done on Photovisi, a free, easy-to-use site for making photo collages.  The fashion boards I've done have been made on Polyvore. Not as classy as Photoshop, but gets the job done.

Once you have an account (it's free!) on Polyvore, you can create a collage by dragging photos from their site onto your board.  They have TONS of products, shoes, jewelry, clothes, patterns, backgrounds, furniture, graphics, etc.  However, I wish there was a feature that allowed you to upload your own images (maybe there is?!), because they don't always have exactly what I'm looking for.  When you've finished your collage, called a set), and saved it on your account, you can post it to your blog pretty easily.

There is a feature that works with blogger that will post your set directly to your blog, however, I like to use the html code so that I can schedule the post and include multiple sets in one post.  When you're ready to post, click on the set, then click on Blogger.

 This window will pop up.  I always choose the blank square on the right.  I think the others just add more info about the products in your set.

From there, you can either post directly to your blog by clicking "post to blogger", or you can grab the html code at the bottom and post on your own.

 In order to post the code you have to click on HTML on the page where you create your post and simply paste it in.

Now, a request for you Miss Jenny Lynne, how do you make a Facebook Page for your blog? :)
-m

Favi-what?

It's no secret that I'm not so tech-savvy.  Cue pictures from Pinterest and Instagram... Therefore, I have to boast a little to share that I created my own Favicon!  A what, you ask?  See that cute little cupcake in the URL?  It was actually quite easy, so you should go ahead and try it yourself.  I used this free website, colored boxes into whatever design you'd like, then downloaded it and added it in the layout section of blogger.

Big things happening here, people.

Hope to be back soon with more genius words.  Until then, have a good one!
-m

100.

What?! That can't be right. This is my 100th post.  Thanks to anyone who reads my rantings, babbling and other random thoughts.  I love keeping up with friends and other strangers I don't know via the inter-web, and it's fun to have my little spot here, too.

Speaking of blog stalking, if you're not currently using Google Reader's "Next" button feature, it's worth your time (oh, about 3 minutes) to read this post and install it in your bookmarks bar.  Basically, it makes clicking through blogs practically as easy as blinking an eye. You don't have to have your own blog to install it, just a google account.  The button on your bookmarks bar takes you to the most recent post in the list of blogs for which you are subscribed. (You can also install a "subscribe" button that is equally awesome).

Enjoy!
-m