Resolutions in Motion GFC HOP

Hi everyone, and welcome to the Resolutions In Motion GFC Hop! Link up your blog below, hop around and check out some new blogs, and cheer our participants on with their resolutions!

Our lovely co-hosts won their spots, so make sure to visit them and follow, as well as our four hostesses!

This GFC hop is for anyone and everyone, and as a special surprise this week, I'm giving away a February featured ad space on my blog (Shaping Up To Be A Mom), and a pair of earrings of your choice from Cents of Style! This giveaway is open to everyone!

Cents of Style 

(Coupon Code "0512" for 10% off!)

Now on to the hop!

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Follow your hosts:  Shaping Up To Be A Mom Covered In Grace (RSS or email) Ramblings of a Southern Belle Craftbotic
Follow your co-hosts: Big Apple Mami VodkaSprinkles Whispering Sweet Nothings A Little Bit of Everything in Bmore Singledou[b]t the Anna Delores blog

 
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Link & Mingle Week 11

HAPPY NOVEMBER!   WOOOOH, Its November?   What happened to 2012? 
I hope you are all having a great Thursday!
Thanks to everyone who has checked in after Hurricane Sandy!  All is well!  Keep our city and surrounding states in your prayers
Now get to linking up!

The long of it is, the "Link and Mingle: Sisters in Blogging Social Media Linkup". The short is, the "Link & Mingle". Call it what you wish. :)

Meet our weekly hosts!

Shaylee Ann | Mother {at} Heart

Kim | Singledou[b]t
Kendra | Adventures of Brad & Kendra
Courtney | Thoughts From the Birdhouse
Britt | Yellow Umbrella

and for this week's co-host, we have
Katherine | Irish Italian Blessings

Thank you, ladies!

The "rules" are thus:
visit/follow/like as many links as you can,

link up to as many social media sites that apply to you (please link up only links that apply - blog posts and other links that do not apply will be removed),

share, tweet, and blog about this link party if you so wish,

grab the button {below},

and have fun meeting new people!

Links are connected to each header, to show you just what you should link up. :)

We would love it if you followed all of your hosts and co-hosts, but that's not mandatory. Just have fun! :)

If you would be interested in co-hosting this party periodically, send an email to {shaylee.motheratheart@gmail.com}.

Want to have this blog hop on your site? Click the URL at the bottom of each linkup to get the code. Tweet #link&mingle if you post the hop!

Alright, ladies! Button-up, link-up, and meet-up! :)

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Thank you for linking up!

Come back next Thursday for another round of the Link & Mingle!

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Link & Mingle WEEK 10

Good Day My Friends!  
Its Thursday and that means its time to get our socializing on!  
There are so many ways to get connected.   Link Up! Meet Up! ENJOY!

The long of it is, the "Link and Mingle: Sisters in Blogging Social Media Linkup". The short is, the "Link & Mingle". Call it what you wish. :)

Meet our weekly hosts!

Shaylee Ann | Mother {at} Heart

Kim | Singledou[b]t
Kendra | Adventures of Brad & Kendra
Courtney | Thoughts From the Birdhouse
Britt | Yellow Umbrella

and for this week's co-host, we have
Bea | Beauty, fashion and daily living in Geneva

Thank you, ladies!

The "rules" are thus:
visit/follow/like as many links as you can,

link up to as many social media sites that apply to you (please link up only links that apply - blog posts and other links that do not apply will be removed),

share, tweet, and blog about this link party if you so wish,

grab the button {below},

and have fun meeting new people!

Links are connected to each header, to show you just what you should link up. :)

We would love it if you followed all of your hosts and co-hosts, but that's not mandatory. Just have fun! :)

If you would be interested in co-hosting this party periodically, send an email to {shaylee.motheratheart@gmail.com}.

Want to have this blog hop on your site? Click the URL at the bottom of each linkup to get the code. Tweet #link&mingle if you post the hop!

Alright, ladies! Button-up, link-up, and meet-up! :)

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Thank you for linking up!

Come back next Thursday for another round of the Link & Mingle!

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Link & Mingle: Week 6

Hello Friends!  Its Thursday and that means its LINK &  MINGLE DAY!  Have you wanted to get to know some new blogs, find some new people to follow on twitter or even some new shops to explore? Then this is your place! 

Tell your friends! 

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Also, don't forget to visit yesterday's post.  Carrie from Frugal Foodie Mama is sharing her DIY MENU BOARD!  She's got a giveaway to go with it! 

Thanks for stopping by! Enjoy the mingling.

The long of it is, the "Link and Mingle: Sisters in Blogging Social Media Linkup". The short is, the "Link & Mingle". Call it what you wish. :)

Meet our weekly hosts!

Shaylee Ann | Mother {at} Heart

Kim | Singledou[b]t
Kendra | Adventures of Brad & Kendra
Courtney | Thoughts From the Birdhouse
Britt | Yellow Umbrella
Courtney | Baxtron{Life}
April | Dimples and Delights

and for this week's co-host, we have
Joanna | Jo Finds Joy

Thank you, ladies!

The "rules" are thus:
visit/follow/like as many links as you can.
Link up to as many social media sites that apply to you (please link up only links that apply - blog posts and other links that do not apply will be removed)

Share, tweet, and blog about this link party if you so wish
Grab the button {below}

And have fun meeting new people!

Links are connected to each header, to show you just what you should link up. :)

We would love it if you followed all of your hosts and co-hosts, but that's not mandatory. Just have fun! :)

If you would be interested in co-hosting this party periodically, send an email to {shaylee.motheratheart@gmail.com}.

Want to have this blog hop on your site? Click the URL at the bottom of each linkup to get the code. Tweet #link&mingle if you post the hop!

Alright, ladies! Button-up, link-up, and meet-up! :)

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Thank you for linking up!

Come back next Thursday for another round of the Link & Mingle!

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Blog Angels October 2012 Series

HAPPY FRIDAY MY FRIENDS

You might have heard the name 'Blog Angels' popping up all over your social media over the last few months and wondered, what ARE they talking about?

Blog Angels is run by Rosie at Craftbotic. Every two months 100 bloggers get the opportunity to help each other out, build friendships and community in the Blogosphere.

The principle is easy. By signing up to be a Blog Angel you are promising to help another blogger for a whole month.  The least you need to do is comment twice a week on their blog, but the possibilities to do more is endless.

In the first two rounds of Blog Angels we had people commenting, guest-posting, giving social media shout outs, new blog design features and warm words of encouragement. Some people swapped addresses and sent little packages. The choices are endless.

So what's the catch? Well, it's all done in secret. For this round, things are changing slightly. Here are all of the details:

1. Sign up is on 15th September. The form you fill in can be found at Rosie's, but also on these sites:

A Little Piece of Me

The Houtz House Party

Lipgloss and Crayons

White Lights on Wednesdays

 2. The form is slightly more detailed to help with the matching process. It still takes less than 5 minutes to complete though.

3. The project will start on 1st October and will be secret for the first two weeks. This will allow you to get to know your blogger, build up a relationship and start to act to help them. You would need to as a minimum comment twice a week on their blog.

4. After two weeks you link up a 'reveal' post at Craftbotic on 15th October.

5. You can then communicate with your blogger and give them more specific help, build friendships and develop your role. This is the newest part of the project and came out of a long conversation with the angel regulars.

6. On the 31st October you write a 'reflection' post reviewing your experience of Blog Angels and what you achieved with your Blog Angel.

It's pretty simple. These small steps will help you to be part of growing community of bloggers who care.

On a serious note, there is always a 'drop off' of Blog Angels. Those folks who get busy and disappear. Apart from being incredibly uncool, it is completely unnecessary. Please make sure you have time to help out in October BEFORE signing up. If life gets crazy you just need to email and let Rosie know. Orphaned bloggers can then be reassigned.  In Blog Angels the only thing you are guaranteed is the opportunity to help some-one else.

What an amazing opportunity that is! The first 100 people to sign-up before 25th September will be taking part. We all hope that it will include you!

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Instagram Blog Hop

Welcome to week eighteen of our Instagram Blog Hop! New to the party? The Instagram Blog Hop is a place for you to link up your Instagram account and find FUN, new Instagram friends!

Here are the RULES:

1. Follow your HOSTS on Instagram: 

Ashlyn | @loveeashlyn of Let It Be Beautiful 

Emily | @mrsmeshhh of The Pink Elephant 

Kimberly | @anightowlblog of A Night Owl

2. Follow your CO-HOSTS on Instagram:

Kim | @kimpossible76 of Singledou[b]t

You can find Kim here: 

Instagram :: Blog :: Etsy :: Facebook :: Twitter :: Pinterest

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Jade | @justplainjade of An Organized Mess

You can find Jade here: 

Instagram :: Blog :: Facebook :: Twitter :: Pinterest

3. Check out and follow a couple fellow IGers. 

Tell folks you follow that you found them through the Hop!

4. Spread the word! 

Share the Hop on Twitter or Facebook when you link up! Grab a button for your sidebar!

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5. Link up your profile from any Instagram web interfaces like these listed here: 

Followgram | Ink361 | Webstagram | Gramfeed | Extragram 

Just log in with your Instagram account, grab your profile URL and enter it in the linky below.

Want to co-host an Instagram Blog Hop? 

Email Kimberly and she’ll get you on the calendar!

Now, on to the HOP! 

Remember, please link up your INSTAGRAM account, not your blog.

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