BLOGGIESTA SIGN-UP POST….& STARTING LINE…

It’s time!  Bloggiesta has now started!  It is scheduled to go from Thursday, 9/21, and continue through 9/24.  Click on over to sign up.

Check out my list.  I will probably add a thing or two before we’re done.

I am almost finished, as you can tell.  But I may add a few other tasks.

• do two mini challenges – Creating a Discussion Post Strategy; and Gif Enhancements.- Done!
• change or fix one thing on your sidebar- Removed two items from sidebar – Done!
• add a page (about me, contact, policy, etc.)-Updated my About Me Page. Done!
• added Favorite Authors of 2017 Page:  Done!
• change one thing on your layout and/or look– Changed theme, header, & background – Done!
• comment on other Bloggiesta participants’ blogs -Ongoing visits
  
• change headers on other blogs;  see what I’ve done at Serendipity, Potpourri, and An Interior Journey – done!

 

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See you at the party!

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BLOGGIESTA SIGN-UP POST (AND STARTING LINE): SEPT. 15-18

 

 

 

Join us for Fall Bloggiesta, from September 15-18.

My list will start small and I’ll be adding to it as I go along.

 

•  do two mini challenges – Completed Pinterest Sharing Mini-Challenge; and Bullet Journaling, by The Overstuffed Bookcase.
•   change or fix one thing on your sidebar –  Eliminated two items from sidebar.
  
•   add a page (about me, contact, policy, etc) –Added a page – Excerpts from My Books
•   Added Pages for 2017 Bookshelves – Done!
•   change one thing on your layout and/or look – Changed header, background, and blog button – done!
•   Edited My Favorite Blogs Page – Done!  Edited that page on all six blogs.
•   comment on other Bloggiesta partipants blogs – Commented on 30 blogs, an ongoing process
  
•   Updated Favorite Authors Page
•   Updated Ratings Page:  Done!

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Here is a screenshot of the previous blog look.

 

 

 

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Here is the new header….I think this one will stick for a while.

 

 

 

 

 

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Here’s a glimpse of my Bullet Journaling effort:

 

 

 

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Check out my Pinterest Friendly Images Here. (Click!)

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Finally, I created a new header for my An Interior Journey blog.

 

 

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And, to top things off, I created a new blog header for Serendipity!

 

 

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I hope you all join in and have fun!

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IT’S TIME! MINI-BLOGGIESTA – JUNE 18-19

It’s time for another Mini-Bloggiesta!  Next weekend, June 18-19.

I won’t be doing any major overhauls, so here is my list.  I may add one or two more things. 

To Do:

•  do two mini challenges – How to Choose Which Bloggers to Follow (Date with a Book); and Blogroll Overhaul, by Bay State Reader’s Advisory (Laurie). Done!
• change or fix one thing on your sidebar – Removed one widget – Done!
•   add a page (about me, contact, policy, etc) – Added Author’s Blog Links on a separate page
• change one thing on your layout and/or look Changed Blog Header, Blog Button, Theme & Background – Done!
• Clean up any broken links: Went all the way back to 2013, moving forward, correcting and editing.  Whew! – Done!
  
• Update Favorite Authors Page for 2016 – Done!
•   comment on other Bloggiesta partipants blogs – an ongoing process!
•  Create new logo for Weekly Updates – Done!
•   participate in at least one Twitter chat
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Here’s my new Weekly Updates logo:

 

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MINI-BLOGGIESTA SIGN-UP (& STARTING GATE)

 

It’s time to do some blog changing…a la Bloggiesta!  January 16-17.

Since I have SIX blogs, down from eleven or more at one point, I alternate which ones to recreate.  This time, it’s this blog, of course, since we’re here chatting about it.

Let’s get started with a To-Do List (below), that will have additions before the time is up.

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❏  do two mini challenges – Done:  1) Bullet Journaling with Emily Reads; and Protect Your Privacy Online, from Truth, Beauty, Freedom, and Books.
❏  change or fix one thing on your sidebar – Done!  Removed and rearranged a few things on the sidebar.
❏  add a page (about me, contact, policy, etc) Done!  Added a separate page for reviewing, with policies and rating system as sub-pages; added a Favorite Authors page; Click the links for the new pages!
❏  change one thing on your layout and/or look Done – New header, background, new theme,  and blog button
❏  comment on other Bloggiesta partipants blogs – Have visited 14 sites already; ongoing.
❏  participate in at least one Twitter chat – finally!

*** Make some changes on other sites, like Rainy Days & Mondays, Serendipity, and An Interior Journey – Done!

 

 

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Are you joining our festival?  Come on by and leave your links!  I will cross things off as I finish them.  Olay!

And I couldn’t stop myself!  I already started….just a little bit.  My bad.

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STARTING GATE: BLOGGIESTA, OLE!

 

Good morning!  Here we are at the Starting Gate for Bloggiesta.  Ready, Set, Ole!

Here is my To-Do List Again:

 

  clean up labels/tags done!
  do two mini challenges – Writing a Negative Review – The Steadfast Reader;Organizing the TBR Stacks – Cover2Cover Blog
  change or fix one thing on your sidebar Rearranged sidebar and removed four items! done!
  add a page (about me, contact, policy, etc) Added a Favorite Books Page; updated my Favorite Blogs page- done!
  change one thing on your layout and/or look; create new blog button – DONE!
  comment on other Bloggiesta partipants blogs-Visited 40 sites!
  participate in at least one Twitter chat done!

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Additional stuff:

Changed the theme and layout of my Potpourri blog done!

Cleaned up the sidebar and categories on my Serendipity blog; changed header and background-DONE!

Cleaned up the sidebar at An Interior Journey-DONE!

 

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BLOGGIESTA TO-DO LIST: GET READY!

 

It’s time to sign up for Bloggiesta, coming next week, from September 18-21.

Since I have eleven blogs, I select one of them for the makeover at each event.  This blog is getting the works during this particular Bloggiesta.

Here’s a to-do list: (I will probably add some things as we go along).

 

clean up labels/tags done!
  do two mini challenges – Writing a Negative Review – The Steadfast Reader;Organizing the TBR Stacks – Cover2Cover Blog
  change or fix one thing on your sidebar Rearranged sidebar and removed four items! done!
  add a page (about me, contact, policy, etc) Added a Favorite Books Page; updated my Favorite Blogs page- done!
  change one thing on your layout and/or look; create new blog button – DONE!
  comment on other Bloggiesta partipants blogs done!  Visited 40 blogs!
  participate in at least one Twitter chat

 

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What are you planning?  I hope you’ll stop by and chat.

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