Busy Monday – week of February 24, 2013

February 24, 2013 by

Hope you all had a great week!  It’s been nose to the grindstone around Chez Charlene, but we accomplished a lot on a couple of different fronts and that’s a good feeling!   There were so many great posts linked this past week.  I loved the creative writing and imagination — adventure, humor, sweetness.  You are awesome!

Featured from last week:

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Featured links: Miz Helen’s Country Cottage Raspberry Sheet Cake,  The Thinking Closet Black Distressed Table,  Fiveoritethings: White Chocolate Wonderful Way Too Easy Peanut Butter Cookies,  Family Home and Life Peanut Butter and Jelly Game

Thanks  to everyone who took the time to respond to my questions last week!  I really appreciate your input and will continue to consider your ideas!  I am making a couple of changes effective next week.  1)  I’ve been posting Busy Monday about noon EST on Sundays.  From now on it will go up about 6 pm EST on Sunday.  That will fit my schedule better and help my “Sunday stress”.  Always thought it was hilarious that a party would go up the day before it’s namesake day — but found out it does make sense with different time zones, lead time in case the linky program doesn’t work or your own ditziness erases the whole post (oh yeah – done that!) and personal schedule so that the party is always there when the first linker comes looking on said day!  2) The party will end Wednesday night at midnight EST.    To help in choosing features, I ask that you include a link back to A Pinch of Joy if you would like to be featured.  

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Busy Monday – week of February 17

February 17, 2013 by

Today is the 50th Busy Monday.  (Well, 49th if we subtract the time we were on vacation and the pre-scheduled party didn’t go up.)  Almost a year’s worth of ideas that make life easier, better and more fun!  When I started this link party, I read somewhere that the blogger should not number the parties until they had been going for a year.  Gettin’ close!

Featured from last week!

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Feature links: Call Me PMc Famous Rocky Road Brownies, Learning and Growing the Piwi Way Encouraging Letter Writing,  Love Grows Wild Taffy Apple Pizza   Made in a Day Easy Purse Fix

Need YOUR input:  I am trying to figure out how to carve out more time to write posts.   We have redone the dining room, office, bathroom and now the living room fireplace – all documented with photos (fabulous ones, too!)  but not written.   We took two vacations last year, including a wonderful one to Hawaii and I would love to share.  Visiting links, reading and commenting, choosing the features, creating the post can take most of my blogging time for Saturday and Sunday – the two days I have uninterrupted to write  (because Wheels work schedule includes 12 hours those two days and when he’s home we’re working on the above!)  I’m experimenting during the month of February to see if I can figure out a way to write more – the reason I started A Pinch of Joy.  Visiting other blogs and meeting other bloggers are inspiration and motivation – the reeason I started Busy Monday. You come here to get noticed and I want to make that happen too! Oh, what to do. . . . I am going to keep experimenting.   Since I am in evaluating mode, any feedback you may have on anything related to Busy Monday– like the slide show for features, the paging Inlinkz – is  welcome in the comments or via email!   Please bear with me and the random changes – and if you have any great ideas on how to achieve balance let me know!  

Now let’s party:

If you also host a link party, please feel free to add it  to the linky in My Party Room.   If you are looking for new linky parties to share or find inspiration,  check out some of the great parties that have been linked.
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Thanks so much for sharing your talent and great ideas on Busy Monday each week!

  • Add a Busy Monday button somewhere on your blog or a text link in your post (required for a feature).  I’d love it if you would also follow A Pinch of Joy in some way.
  • Link directly to your post –  anything family friendly YOU created yourself and that you haven’t linked here before.  Please no link parties or sales pages (including Etsy).
  • Visit one or two other Busy Monday links and leave some goodness in the comment box – or pin if they have a pin button on the site. You’ll find the friendliest people party here!

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Busy Monday – week of February 10

February 10, 2013 by

Featured from last week:

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Featured links:  A Bright and Beautiful Life Homemade Ranch Dressing:    Crazy Little Projects Ruffled Tote Bag;   My Turn for Us Super Bowl Deviled Eggs;    Tip Garden Busy Bag Velcro Sticks

If you also host a link party, please feel free to add it  to the linky in My Party Room.   If you are looking for new linky parties to share or find inspiration,  check out some of the great parties that have been linked.

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Busy Monday – week of February 3

February 3, 2013 by

January highlights:


Featured this week! 

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You can find these awesome features here:  Call Me PMC Woodford Bourbon Cake, Carissa Miss Valentine Printable, With A Blast Valentine Smash Cake, Urbane Jane Nursery Reveal

This Week’s Party:

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Thanks so much for bringing your awesome talent  to share on Busy Monday!

  • Link directly to your post –  anything family friendly YOU created yourself and that you haven’t linked here before.  Please no link parties or ads.
  • Add a Busy Monday button somewhere on your blog or a text link to your post (required for a feature –  no link, no feature). I’d love it if you would also follow A Pinch of Joy in some way.
  • Visit one or two other Busy Monday links and leave some goodness in the comment box. You’ll find the friendliest people party here

If you also host a link party, please feel free to add it  to My Party Room (also found under the “Connecting” button at the top).

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Busy Monday – week of January 27

January 27, 2013 by

Hope everyone had a wonderful, productive week!  It was very busy around Chez Charlene this week.  I got a lot done and took lots of pics so I can share them later.  Can’t say you weren’t warned :-)

Featured from last week: 

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Featured links:  Jodie Fitz.com Strawberries and Tortilla Dippers;  Simply Creating Home, Basket of Hearts;  Just Dip It in Chocolate Cupcake and Candy Heart;  Pint Sized Treasures Family Friendly Games for Valentine’s Day

This week’s party:

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Busy Monday – week of January 20, 2012

January 20, 2013 by

Featured from last week:

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Featured Links:  Neverending Decorating Wine Cork Wreath, Chocolate, Chocolate and More Chocolate Overload Loaded Brownies, Family Home and Life Repurposed Ribbon Storage

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Busy Monday – week of January 13,2012

January 13, 2013 by

Hope you had a wonderful week as everything settles down for the winter schedule – whatever that may be for your family. There were so many wonderful links last week! I hope you found some new favorite ideas, recipes and more. Looking forward to what you all bring to the party this week!

Featured from last week:

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Thanks so much for bringing your awesome talent from all over the country – and yes, the world! – to share on Busy Monday! Just a gentle reminder for linking:

  • Link directly to your post –  anything YOU created yourself. family friendly and that you haven’t linked here before.  No link parties please but feel free to mention yours in the comments.
  • Add a Busy Monday button somewhere on your blog or a text link to your post (required for a feature –  no link, no feature). I’d love it if you would also follow A Pinch of Joy in some way.
    o Visit one or two other Busy Monday links and leave some goodness in the comment box. You’ll find the friendliest people party here! [Read more...]

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Busy Monday – Week of January 6, 2013

January 6, 2013 by

Hope everyone had a wonderful New Year’s celebration and is now ready to rock 2013!

Featured from last week:

Coconut Apple Caramel Cheesecake Bars – Hungry Little Girl

 And Who Says You Can’t created an upholstered stool from one of the chairs above

Spiced Polar Bears from Pint-Sized Treasures

This Week’s Party:

 

  • Thanks so much for bringing your awesome talent from all over the country – and yes, the world! – to share on Busy Monday! Just a gentle reminder for linking:
    • Link directly to your post –  anything YOU created yourself. family friendly and that you haven’t linked here before.  No link parties please but feel free to mention yours in the comments.
    • Add a Busy Monday button somewhere on your blog or a text link to your post (required for a feature –  no link, no feature). I’d love it if you would also follow A Pinch of Joy in some way.
      o Visit one or two other Busy Monday links and leave some goodness in the comment box. You’ll find the friendliest people party here!   [Read more...]

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Busy Monday – week of December 30

December 30, 2012 by

Featured from last week

Creme Burlee French Toast  - My Turn for Us

A little woodworking JOY – B&B Build a Life

Sugar or Salt Scrub – Family and Home Life

This Week’s Party:

  • Thanks so much for bringing your awesome talent from all over the country – and yes, the world! – to share on Busy Monday! Just a gentle reminder for linking:
    • Link directly to your post –  anything YOU created yourself. family friendly and that you haven’t linked here before.
    • Add a Busy Monday button somewhere on your blog or a text link to your post (required for a feature –  no link, no feature). I’d love it if you would also follow A Pinch of Joy in some way.
      o Visit one or two other Busy Monday links .and leave some goodness in the comment box. You’ll find the friendliest people party here! [Read more...]

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Busy Monday – week of December 23, 2012

December 23, 2012 by

Aloha!

We returned from vacation this past week!

Guess where we were  — as if aloha wasn’t a huge giveaway!  The Christmas tree above is in the lobby of the gorgeous Royal Hotel at Wakiki Beach in Honolulu.  And this was the scene from the other end of the lobby:

Not that we stayed there — just a beautiful stop on our sojourn.  Mostly we were on a ship with its own beautiful Christmas trees as we cruised from Los Angeles to Hawaii. There we went from one island to another and then cruised back to LA via Ensenada, Mexico. It was our first time in California, too; so we went a couple of days early to do the touristy thing. The cruise was a marvelous time spent with two of Wheels’ sisters and their misters – relaxing, and recharging! Back to reality with a head cold and a furnace that died the first night. But those are out of the way now, so let’s get down to Christmas and sharing A Pinch of Joy!

Busy Monday is open for your great ideas on all things food, living well, doing it yourself and having fun. My focus group of non-bloggers tell me they love going through the links each week and seeing the fabulous work that you all do. (Hint—leave a comment and let people know you appreciate them! Use a pseudonym or just your first name if you must – no one will stalk you and steal your firstborn! Honest!)

  • Thanks so much for bringing your awesome talent from all over the country – and yes, the world! – to share on Busy Monday! Just a gentle reminder for linking:
    • Link directly to your post – as many as you like of anything YOU created yourself and that you haven’t linked here before.
    • Add a Busy Monday button somewhere on your blog or a text link to your post (required for a feature –  no link, no feature). I’d love it if you would also follow A Pinch of Joy in some way.
    •  Visit one or two other Busy Monday links .and leave some goodness in the comment box. You’ll find the friendliest people party here!
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