And it’s a wrap, folks! After a week of productivity and fun, we are done for now. Bloggiesta, goodbye!
Here’s what I managed to accomplish. I have crossed out the completed tasks…and as you can see, it was a great week. And here is my Best Blogging Advice.
My List:
❏ write two reviews: First Review: 1) What I Remember Most, by Cathy Lamb; Second Review: 2) Someone Is Watching, by Joy Fielding. Done!
❏ clean up sidebars in one or two of my other blogs; cleaned up sidebar in Creative Journey; cleaned up sidebar on An Interior Journey.
❏ add a page (about me, contact, policy, etc) – Page added under My Books, with Online Links – Added an About Me page. Done!
❏ clean up labels/tags done!
❏ do two mini challenges; participated in Simplify Blogging Mini-Challenge; Pin Author Interviews Challenge.
❏ change or fix one thing on my sidebar done!
❏ deleted some of my older pages, and combined them into one – combined older bookshelves into one: 2010-2013; TWEAKED the Chat Room pages; edited the main page for Bookshelves 2010-2013
❏ change one thing on my layout and/or look – Header, Background done!
❏ comment on other Bloggiesta partipants’ blogs-have commented on 20 blogs so far
Revised the Chat Page on my blog Creative Journey;
Created new header at Creative Journey
Revised the Author Pages at An Interior Journey
Changed header on An Interior Journey; Changed header and background on Potpourri
Make a new Blog Button Done!
Clean up media library – Oops! I didn’t realize that by deleting the images from the library, they would disappear from the posts! My bad. So some of my posts are missing their images…and because I went a little crazy, it will take too much time to put them all back. Why did I think this was a good idea? Epic fail!
Spent several hours fixing the blog posts, inserting some images, and deleting the “numbers” that appeared in place of the images.
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Here is a screen shot of the pre-bloggiesta layout
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Reblogged this on Ms M's Bookshelf and commented:
All of us from time to time need to spend a little time sprucing up our blog appearance, so this sounds like a good way to encourage that activity. Sign up or just make your own rules. Either way will probably pay off for you in the long run. Enjoy my Sunday reblog!
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Thanks, Ms. M….and I’m glad that you enjoyed the post.
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Good luck with your list and I hope you’re able to get everything done 🙂
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Thanks, Brianna, good luck to you, too!
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You got everything done! You totally rocked Bloggiesta! *\o/*
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Thanks for visiting again, Briana….and congrats to you, too!
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Good luck and I hope you check out more blogs just need to find the time to write what reviews need written and take that time and get all up to date. Have fun and Good luck on your list
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Thanks, Lindsay, I love the opportunity to work on the blogs…and visit everyone else!
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Eleven blogs!!! I find it hard enough to keep up with just two
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Thanks, Karen, and I don’t work on all of them every week.
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Good luck on your list!
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Thanks, gorelenore….hope you have fun, and accomplish your goals.
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I have a hard time managing two blogs, so incredibly impressed that you have eleven! Think I’m going to get a jump on my goals too, as I’ve already added several new tasks to my list! Since it’s a full week this time, think I’ll do some tasks for my neglected personal blog as well. Thanks for the inspiration! 🙂
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I am finding that there was a lot that I needed to update or fix on some of my other blogs, so I don’t know that I’m managing them all that well, Terri…LOL.
I am enjoying fixing things, however. Hope you have fun with your goals.
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Lots of luck with your list! I hope you have a great week 🙂
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Thanks, Reanna…I hope you do, too, and that you have fun!
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It looks like you’ve gotten a head start on several things. Great work! Have fun this week!
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Yes, I have been working on several of my blogs, and I got in over my head…LOL. Thanks for stopping by, Julie.
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Dear Laurel,
I remember you mentioning previously that you use each event as a chance to focus on a different blog. This one looks lovely – and my, the event hasn’t even officially started and look at all you’ve accomplished!
I’ve posted my goals (which I’ll be updating now that the mini challenges are live) at The Book Nook #5 at Create With Joy. Look forward to seeing you in our book community. Have a wonderful and productive week!
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Thanks, Create with Joy….I definitely do work on different blogs each time. This time I have expanded a little, due to the week, and have spent time on a few other sites as well. Have fun!
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I’m hoping all those cross outs are because you decided not to do those things, but I bet you’ve already got all that accomplished. That’s quite a long list.
Happy Bloggiesta!
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Yes, I crossed out the completed tasks…but I cheated, and started doing some things last week, and spent quite a bit of time during the weekend. Thanks for stopping by, Elizabeth.
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Great list! And, you’ve already got so much done! Woohoo!
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Thanks, Joy…I started early…LOL. Glad you could stop by!
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11 blogs!! My head is reeling.
I have 3, although my family history one gets very little attention these days.
I thionk this is the first timne I’ve been to this one – I like the wallpaper – elegant & not too fussy.
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Thanks, Brona….I love making the blogs over, and I fuss over a few of them every week. Glad you could stop by!
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Hi Laurel. I wanted to stop by and check out your list. Oh my gosh, you have an amazing number of blogs! That’s really impressive. This is such a great time to work on all of them then. It looks like you have been crazy at work already, if the strike outs and “done!”s are anything to go by. 🙂 I like the new layout.
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Thanks, Amber, it is a fun time for me to really work on some of my blogs, primarily this one this time. Enjoy the party, and I’m glad you like the layout. And yes, the strike-outs are “dones.”
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You’re welcome. I figured they were. 🙂 I hope you get everything done.
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I think I might, Amber!
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Hi, Laurel! I’m so impressed that you maintain eleven blogs, and I’m impressed with all the progress you’ve made on your list. Have a great week!
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Thanks, Monica…for me, this is fun…LOL. Glad you could stop by, and have a great week!
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I’m totally impressed! You’ve accomplished almost everything and it’s only Monday. Well done! Now I have to go checkout your other blogs because I am totally amazed that you can manage that many!
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Thanks, Elle, and I got a head start by doing some things last week….glad you could stop by, and enjoy your week.
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Eleven blogs! Wow!! I’m impressed 🙂
Great idea on taking a before and after pic. Good luck on completing everything on your list, you’re almost there 🙂
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Thanks, Kassiah…I have noticed other people taking shots of the “before;” and I can do it now that I have an iPhone…LOL. Glad you could stop by.
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You’re almost done, amazing!
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Thanks, Gaby, and yes, I did get a head start, as I knew some of these tasks would take time. Glad you could stop by…have fun!
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Your new header, I love it! Congratulations on completing your list 😀
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Thanks, Gaby!
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Best of luck 🙂
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Thanks, Madvanthi…..
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I knew you had a lot of blogs, but I had no idea that you have eleven! Wow. Wow.
Have a great Bloggiesta!
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At one point, I had twenty…LOL. Glad I reduced that number! I combined a few of them. And yes, that is a hefty number, but I focus primarily on my top five: An Interior Journey, Curl up and Read, Serendipity, Rainy Days and Mondays, and Potpourri.
Thanks for stopping by, Deb. Enjoy the week!
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Woohooo Congrats on meeting your goals. That’s amazing. I know I won’t be getting two of mine done. Mainly because there’s not enough time to do the one, and the other one was to attend all chats and I had to miss tonight’s.
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Thanks, Kristin…I felt very productive! Have fun….
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I think you got the greatest percentage completed of any blog I’ve visited.
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Thanks, Elizabeth, I had the most fun ever! There was lots of time to do everything I wanted to do…and more.
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Great job on accomplishing everything you did! That’s so awesome and must feel great!
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Thanks, Jennie…I hope to someday learn how to do the more complicated blogger things…but until then, I am happy with what I accomplished.
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Woohoo! Congrats! You got a lot done this week. I still need to work on my header but that will be a while until I get a smaller one up and running.
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Thanks, Kristin, and I’ll be watching for your new header…LOL. I love seeing how others design their blogs.
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Looks like you had a great Bloggiesta! Impressed that you manage so many blogs, as I have trouble with just two. I need your organization skills! 🙂
Terri @ Alexia’s Books and Such…
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Ah, thanks, Terri…you are sweet to say so. I primarily work on five of the eleven…the others are like “desserts.” LOL
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Oh Laurel that is sooo annoying I don’t know why it doesn’t put up a prompt to let people know that if you delete it that it’ll delete it in your posts too. I’m sure I’ve done this before, most pictures now I download to my computer, then put it up on my blog through that, and I can delete it off my computer straight away and it doesn’t affect my blog posts, because the pic itself was uploaded to the post, not just it’s url.
However, having said that you did fantastic on your goals, well done and see you at the next Bloggiesta on September…I’m already excited and can’t wait.
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Thanks, Angelica, and that’s a great idea about deleting after uploading from the computer. Enjoy your week….and I’m glad you could stop by.
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