welcome to my lair

i try most days to get a blog entry out there.  of course that doesn't always work.  each day i can't help but go over and over in my head what i want to blog about.  i try really hard not to hope for new followers but everyday i open my dashboard and think... "please oh please let someone care about what i type."

so today i decided to blog a thank you.  so thank you my friendly followers.  even if you don't read me everyday i appreciate the following.

since i didn't post my etsy favorites yesterday here they are today...

1. Mia Beads

2. little brown bird

3. Sophie Isobel Designs

4. Sweet Pea Totes

until next time...

monica

my own voice

i have always admired those around me that could speak and make the world shut-up and listen.  many times i feel as if my own voice is drowned out by those.  i have realized the only person drowning out that voice is myself.  i should write and just be glad that i am able.  i should not look for a huge following and just be glad i have a few. 

i have recently started following a new blog that i think is brilliant.  her name is marta and she has started a blogging workshop.  she completely gets me!  everyday i wake up, brew my morning cup-o-joe, and get all gitty because i can't wait to read the newest entry.  i feel like she is talking to me and trying to help me be the best blogger i can be.  another great thing about marta's workshop is that it teaches you how to blog for business.  i don't mean adsense.  i mean your own business.  like i am totally dreaming about my future etsy shop.  she is giving me the courage to not just dream it but make it a reality. 

i should be a walking billboard for marta.  go me!

until next time...

monica

does this template make my butt look big?

i don't know about everyone else out there in the blogging community but i am having the hardest time finding a blog template that conveys my personal style.  this one isn't bad but its not me either.  i have adobe photoshop and i thought, "hmph...i'll just make my own".  does anyone know how difficult that is?  i mean, i'm sure its not hard to those of you that actually know what an html and a css are but for little ol' me its very scary.  so i jetted over to Amazon and ordered a book.  now this book may not teach me how to biuld my own template but i really like the author.  i'm guessing the book teaches you everything else about blogging. 

authored by: Tara Frey

she also has a blog and i am loving it.  its called tara frey {typing out loud} . 

i'm going to have to google some tutorials on this template making business. 

until next time...

monica