Looking To Earn An Income Blogging?

Blogelina is a wealth of information! I took the 4 week course with her quite a while ago for $5...plus it included a whole year of site hosting at Go Daddy!  It's a great way to learn from the pro, in an interactive format, on what you should and should not be doing to earn an income from blogging.

If you aren't interested in a 4 week course?  She now offers a
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Some Things I'm Doing Here

I am very excited to have the opportunity to start doing book reviews.  I absolutely love reading!  I just finished an awesome book that I really had a hard time putting down.  Not to be a tease or anything, but my review will be posted to Luxury Reading.  I will definitely let you know when the review is posted.

Other then that, I'm always looking to expand what I am doing - especially if it can add a little income for us.  Although, I don't want to do too much and have the site look like a walking advertisement.  I'm trying out different things and then I'll just weed out those things that are not working.

So far I've been most impressed with Blogelina - not only with her 4 week online course for a mere $5...but with the associated affiliate program!  Oh, I also keep forgetting to mention that with the $5 fee see also gives you a free one year hosting on Go Daddy. 

Adgitize has worked fairly well too.  That also generates regular traffic to your site too which is nice!

Lastly, Social Spark - not only is it a great program for getting sponsored posts, but it now has a wonderful Affiliate program!

I am involved in other affiliate programs...but none that haven't really done anything yet.  I will keep you posted though on what I find is working or not working.  If there are Affiliate programs you are associated with that work well for you - I'd love to hear about them!

Love to all! ♥

Sleeping Arrangement Failed - Check

Our oldest daughter (Megan) has been begging to sleep with her brother and sister. So, tomorrow being a day that Megan is off school (don't remember why)...and since Megan asked again, we agreed.

It was not really an experiment we felt joy in experiencing since we knew in the end it would fail. But sometimes you just need to try it out to just get it off your list. One of those things we won't have a child begging for a while. Actually Megan said not until they are 20!

It started off with Megan in their room. She was in a sleeping bag on the floor. Anna, being the one to delay bed for as long as possible, decided this was going to be the night to come out of the room at least 4 times. Three times to use the potty and once because her blanket fell off while trying to blow her nose.

Anna then decided to move on the floor next to Megan. Well, of course Ethan wanted to sleep on the floor with them as well. It was clear this wasn't going to work...at least not in their room.

Next, Megan decided that they should all move into her room since she has a trundle bed. Megan and Anna were on the top bed, while Ethan had the bottom. Two times Megan tried to lay with Anna, but Anna wouldn't stop talking. Go figure. :-) So switch - Ethan with Megan and Anna on the bottom. Anna then decided to start playing with Megan' pillow. That was the end.

At that point, I had Anna and Ethan move back in their room and Megan sleep in her room. I felt bad for Ethan though since he actually did fall asleep and did REALLY good! Anna was NOT happy about going back to her room, but she got over it.

So Megan said she is done asking...until they're 20. Heaven forbid she really wants to share a room with them at that age!

So in the midst of all this, I was sent some information on signing up for some on-line paid surveys. Of course you get asked to then join all these additional programs. Not knowing what I was doing I think I really over did it!

One of the programs I signed up for is call InboxDollars. Apparently they were featured on Good Morning America. This program has a $30 payout. You earn $5 for signing up and then you earn additional money through surveys, games, shopping, coupons, tasks, special offers, videos and referrals.

You should check it out...it's free to join. :-)

I'm pooped and going to bed...so I can read.

Goodnight everyone. ♥

Valentine's Day Is Around The Corner

I can't believe January is almost over and Valentine's day is almost upon us!  Have you started thinking of something special you would like for that day?  Well, if you are all about jewelry - you may want to check out the Valentine's Day Sale at Allurez.com. Up to 55% off!. I don't really go too many places these days - but I love rings!

Allurez Jewelers is located in NYC, and provides a large assortment of high quality fine jewelry, designer jewelry, engagement rings, bridal jewelry, and certified diamonds. They carry a full line of rings, earrings, bracelets, necklaces, pendants, and much more. They also carry men’s jewelry such as cufflinks, wedding bands, pendants, and other high quality items. They offer an easy return policy, free insured shipping, and 100% satisfaction guarantee.


There is a beautiful Oval Amethyst and Diamond ring in 14 kt white gold.  What's neat with the website is if you hover over the item - it will give you all the details.

So, tell me if you've started making plans for Valentine's Day.  Do you celebrate?  And if so, do you go somewhere special?  Or do stay home and do something special there - like a special dinner for two?  Or, do you feel it's just another "Hallmark" holiday?

For us, we used to celebrate it pre-kids.  Now it just seems to come and go before we realize it.  The smaller of the yearly holiday's we do celebrate are Mother's Day and Father's Day.  Of course, it's not to say I wouldn't except any one of the items of jewelry at Allurez!

Also, let me know what item of jewelry is your favorite!

Great Deals At Hanna Andersson

I have been a part of the LinkShare Referral Program for several months now. Part of this program, which I love, involves being able to partner up with various advertisers they have.  One of their advertisers that I wanted to partner with is Hanna Andersson - Quality, Swedish-Inspired Clothing for Kids & Babies.  I absolutely love that store, so I was very excited when they approved my blog to place their Ads on.

I have purchased plenty of cloths at Hanna Andersson for our children and have always been VERY impressed not only with the quality of the product, but with the length of wear.  It is a Swedish company using soft cotton knits - so the material is wonderful against skin of newborns and adults.  I especially love the pajama's for the kids, they are a Christmas Eve gift every year for the kids!

The way they size their cloths enables kids to get longer wear time.  Their sizing is very different from that of the traditional US sizing - it is in Swedish sizes.  For instance, an 80 cm is 10-24 mos. and a 90 cm is 2-3 1/2 yrs - so you definitely get more wear out of the cloths.

Well, Spring has arrived at Hanna! The pre-season Spring Breaks Sale is going on now through February 27th. Customers can save on quality new spring styles for kids and babies.

Cute Pajama's:



A Large Assortment of Sweaters:



And, if you are gearing up for the Summer - there is plenty of swimwear to choose from:





All swim shirts have a rash guard tee which offers UPF 50+ protection. They are fast-drying nylon/spandex blend. UPF is the Ultraviolet Protection Factor; a UPF of 50 only lets 1/50th of the UV radiation through to the skin.

If you have not shopped at Hanna Andersson...you really need to check them out!

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