New Poll

I know I have not posted in awhile but I have some great ideas coming for my blog and other things. One of those ideas being an Etsy store. So, you may notice a new poll to the right of this post. Please answer it and given any additional ideas on this post in the comment section.

Thanks!
Steph

March of Dimes

It's been awhile since I last wrote, but I wanted to write about a very special event I am doing. I will be participating in the March of Dimes with my sister and family. On December 26, 2010, my niece was born prematurely and passed away. We are doing this walk in her memory. If anyone would like to know more about the March of Dimes, please visit their website. If you would like to donate to my goal, please visit my page... http://www.marchforbabies.org/chaffins

Thank you so much!

Steph

I've Been Slacking

Wow... It has been awhile since I have last posted. I promised myself when I first started this blog that I would never be the person that went months without posting. Well... here I am. I don't really have an excuse for not posting, besides being busy and a little lazy. So, if anyone is still reading, I promise I will be back within the next couple days to write a real post! Who knows, I might be back later tonight if I get bored in studio.

Steph

Suggestions

I need a couple suggestions from my readers! I am looking for a way to make a little extra money while I am back in school for the fall semester. My school work is very demanding so I won't have a ton of free time. Does anyone have any suggestions?

I am currently thinking about setting up a shop on etsy.com and selling some of the jewelry and other items I make. My only problem is, I don't know if it is worth it. Has anyone sold stuff on Etsy before? Is it hard to get people to start noticing your items? I feel like this might be my best option but i don't want to spend money buying materials and then not be able to sell anything. So, any suggestions or tips from Etsy users is greatly appreciated!!!

If you have any other suggestions, please feel free to comment!

Thanks,
Steph

Lately

Lately, I have been so busy working that I feel like I have had no time to do anything else! I am currently working on some new projects that I can't wait to share once they are completed!

My first big project is redoing my bedroom. I call it "Operation No More Blue Walls". When I was about 12, I decided I wanted to paint my walls bright blue, but now that I am older, they are definitely not my style! So, I am completely redecorating! I will be sharing before and after pictures once everything is cleaned and painted!

I have also been working on some smaller projects. I made some new jewelry and will be posting some quick easy tutorials once I have time to sit down and write them! I am also making some decorations to go with my new room so those will also be posted once I have some free time!

Until next time,
Steph

Google+

So, a couple of days ago, I got a Google+ invite and I was super excited. I could not wait to try out the new website. But, Google+ kept saying it was over capacity every time I actually tried to join. After, a lot of trying, I was FINALLY able to register! I was so excited that I started screaming. (My mom thought I had gone crazy) So far, I love the site. The only real downfall I see right now is that I don't have a lot of friends on it, so it is a little boring. I am sure that will be better once more people are invited. I am still trying to figure the whole thing out, but once I figure out how to use some of the cool features, I will definitely fill you all in!

However, if you are dying to try it out for yourself, leave your email in a comment and I will send you an invite! Google+ only allows invites to be sent out at certain times. Right now, invites are closed. As soon as invites open back up, I will send out as many invites as I can, so be sure to leave your email in a comment. Invites sometimes can take a little bit to show up in your inbox. They, also, can take a little bit to actually work. This is Google's way to keep growth slow.


UPDATE: I will be sending the invites to my followers first and then to other people who leave comments. So please follow to receive your invite sooner. I will try to send invites to every person that leaves a comment but there is no guarantee. You never know when Google will turn invites back off. If invites do get turned off and not everyone got an invite, I will send out the rest when invites reopen.

Have a great weekend!
Steph

Busy Week!

Wow... I have had a busy week of working! Since I am on break from school, I have been working to earn money for the school year.

Today, my guilty pleasure started... Big Brother!!! Does anybody else watch Big Brother? If so, we will have to discuss everything that happens over the season! I don't know why the show is so addicting! Maybe it's all the backstabbing and drama! ;)

So far, this whole blogging thing has surprised me. I love getting on and checking how many views I have each day and I can honestly say I am starting to get addicted! Seeing that I have had views from other countries is amazing to me. So, if you are from another country and are reading this, please feel free to comment and introduce yourself! I also am completely shocked that I have actually been getting comments! Thanks everyone for taking time out of your day to read my blog and I promise to check out everyone's blogs and comment when I get some time off!

Be Back Soon!
Steph