feedburner switch

I'm still pretty new to blogging, but love finding new tips and tricks. I've always seen the little FeedBurner buttons on other people sites and thought they were so cool, but was always too scared to implement it on my own blog. Until today.

I found this great tutorial of how to set up FeedBurner at Mama Blogga, and she made it look so easy I just had to give it a try! If you haven't set it up on your blog, I highly recommend checking out her tutorial.

So dear, lovely feed followers - yes all two of you - could you please, pretty please go update your feed url to make sure you don't miss a thing!? You can click on the little orange RSS link on the side. But to make it even easier on you, I'll add it below as well! I know this is annoying, but hopefully it will eliminate problems in the future. While I was at it, I also created the option to subscribe to posts via email as well. So if that is easier for you, by all means, sign up!

Happy Tuesday!

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d-list blog party!

Since I'm still pretty new the the blogging community I'm always looking for ways to find new blogs to follow and meet new bloggers. I just discovered D-Listed Mom Blogs and am loving the concept. Unlike many other blogger communities, there's now vote competition here. D-Listed Mom Blogs is a support site where everyone can be listed, and they feature five blogs each day - at random so everyone has a chance! I've already found a couple great new blogs to follow! This week she's hosting a "blog hop" so all the members can mingle and get to know each other. I highly recommend checking it out if you haven't yet!

So now a little bit about me. Some of you have been around for a while and know me well, so I apologize if this is old news. But some of you are still fairly new to my blog, and some are probably stopping by for the first time. So here's a cheat sheet for catching up.

I'm a 20-something Christian from the Midwest. Marketing specialist by day, blogger by night. I have been 'family' blogging since 2008, but just recently decided to venture into the 'public' realm of blogging.

I have been married for two and a half years to my best friend, and we absolutely adore being married! We love living life together, traveling, spontaneous planning, sleeping in on Saturdays … You get the picture – we’re fully enjoying being in our mid-twenties and not being responsible for anyone other than ourselves.

Then a few months ago we asked the question, “Do we or do we not end our perfectly, self-centered lives by adding a sweet bundle of joy to the mix?” You can read the rest of that story here.

Well, needless to say the answer to that question was "Yes!" And after only two months, I was so excited to post this wordless wednesday, and give this explanation. I'm blogging about the whole adventure, and hoping to find a few friends along the way, as I wait for my Thanksgiving baby!

Every Tuesday I post a weekly update to document my pregnancy. In between I post about special moments and feelings that I never want to forget!

In order to be completely transparent, I have decided to keep my blog anonymous for the time being. To understand why I made this choice, check out this post.

Thanks for stopping by! Leave a comment and I'll be sure to come check out the party going on at your blog as well! 

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it's a blog party!

Welcome to the Ultimate Blog Party hosted by 5 Minutes for Mom and thank you for visiting Blogging: the new Pink! This is my first year participating and I am so excited to meet a few new faces around the blogsphere! If you haven't already joined in you should!

I'm a 20-something from the Midwest, marketing specialist by day, blogger by night. I have been 'family' blogging since 2008, but just recently decided to start this blog, where I can share my perspective on blogging, home life, faith, marriage and trying to get pregnant.

I have been married for two and a half years to my best friend, and we absolutely adore being married! We love living life together, traveling, spontaneous planning, sleeping in on Saturdays … You get the picture – we’re fully enjoying being in our mid-twenties and not being responsible for anyone other than ourselves.

Then a few months ago we asked the question, “Do we or do we not end our perfectly, self-centered lives by adding a sweet bundle of joy to the mix?” You can read the rest of that story here.

Well, needless to say the answer to that question was "Yes!" And after only two months, I was so excited to post this Wordless Wednesday, and give this explanation. I'm blogging about the whole adventure, and hoping to find a few friends along the way, as I wait for my Thanksgiving baby!

In order to be completely transparent, I have decided to keep my blog anonymous for the time being. To understand why I made this choice, check out this post.

So leave a comment and tell me your favorite Etsy store (I am hoping to start an Etsyroll with all of my favorite Etsy stores), or just say Hi and tell me a bit about your blog so I can stop by and meet you

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There are so many cool prizes to win at this year's Ultimate Blog Party. If I should be so lucky to win I'd love one of these:

1) USC 17 –  $200 Apple Gift certificate from CmomGo

2) USC 27 – A $50 gift card to The Recessionista Shop from Recessionista

3) USC 3 – A $50.00 Target Gift Card from Peggy Gorman
 -OR-
USC 15 – $50 Target gift card from Haley Quarles of Love, Life, Family…and then some

4) 105 – Get Fit Pack: Jillian Michaels's 30 Day Shred, Yoga Meltdown, The Biggest Loser Last Chance Workout, plus an aluminum water bottle from Green Mom Wannabe

5) USC 8 – $55 E-Gift Card for Amazon.com from Kelly’s Lucky You
-OR-
USC 37 – $50 gift card to Amazon.com from Shasher’s Life

If my top picks are already chosen by other fabulous women, I'd also love 20, 72, 23, 67 or USC 25.

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anonymous blogger

When hubs and I decided to start trying for a baby I was so SO excited. I just wanted to tell the world! But that's not what you do. You don't tell the world. You keep it private. And that makes sense.

But I was just bursting. I had so many questions, but no one to ask. So I'd go online to search. Then I'd come across good ideas, and want to share them with someone! Or I'd want someone's advice on something I read.

Thus the impetus to start this blog. I wanted a safe place that I could share my thoughts on trying to conceive, and hopefully get some ideas back.

But like I said, trying to get pregnant is a private thing. That's why it's hard to find other pre-pregnancy bloggers! (If you know any, please share!) Anyway, that is why I decided to keep my identity anonymous.

Perhaps once I am pregnant (and to the point it is safe to share), I will make my identity known. But I'll cross that bridge when I come to it.

In the mean time, I hope you can get over the fact that you don't know who I am - and can come with me on this journey. :)

Sincerely,
The Pink Blogger

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