Category: Blog Challenges

Blogging challenges and creative prompts designed to inspire reflection, participation, creativity, and connection within the blogging community.

Time for some bloggy housekeeping

Yup, it’s time for the Biannual Blogathon Bash again. I’m planning on a smaller list this time around as Miss K has soccer tomorrow & Miss A has been pretty unsettled the last week (4 teeth last weekend!) and wanting her mum all the time. Just realised I’ve been taking part in this since 2013.

So here is my June 2015 list…

  • take part in at least 1 Twitter party
  • do a couple of the mini challenges
  • tidy my blog emails
  • get reviews written & up
  • write and schedule some posts
  • check old posts for broken links & missing images

Mini challenges (will add as we go along)

  • Instagram prompts (1,2,3,4,5)

Binannual Blogathon Bash

Biannual Blogathon Bash

It’s nearly time for the Biannual Blogathon Bash again. It starts next Friday! This will be my fourth (or fifth?) time taking part and it’s a great way to get some blogging tasks you’ve been putting of done and learn some new things through the mini challenges.

You can read about what I’ve done in previous blogathons by checking out my posts.

What is the blogathon?

It’s a FREE online event held twice a year (January and June) giving bloggers a chance to “work on all their blogging to-dos and learn more about different aspects of blogging at the same time as many other bloggers. Basically a blogathon=blogging+marathon. Most participants dedicate a large chunk of time during the weekend event to work on their blogs but you can join in even if you can’t dedicate that much time.”

The blogathon is open to all bloggers – new/experienced, solo/group, for profit/not for profit, business bloggers, personal bloggers, those who have one blog, those who have multiple blogs, bloggers of ALL niches.

Sound interesting? Sign up here then join the Facebook group (make sure you have some mention of your blog in your facebook profile or PM Kathleen Garber letting her know you have requested to join the group and where you blog.

I’d love to see some more Aussies join up. Let me know if you do so I can come check out your blog/cheer you along during the blogathon 😀

My blogging journey

Today marks the last day in May and therefore the last post for Blog Every Day in May for 2015. I missed a few days this year  but oh well.

I started my first blog way back when before blogging was cool, pretty sure it was on yahoo, maybe a geocities site I can’t really remember. Then Blogger came out and I started Ramblings from the Goth in May 2005. It rambled along til 2006 which is when I started Nightwolf’s Den (originally on Blogger until I won a domain name & hosting package a couple of year’s back).

2006 also saw me start a blog documenting our wedding. After the wedding I went back to one blog again then in 2009 I started From the Wolf’s Den when we found out we were expecting our first child. This one is still going but I don’t update it as often as I’d like. It’s all pregnancy, baby and children.

2009 I also started a Christmas blog but decided 3 blogs was too much and ended up just adding all the Christmas stuff to this blog.

From 2010 onwards I’ve pretty much concentrated my blogging journey here with the occasional post over at From the Wolf’s Den. This little space on the net has continued to see and record so many things – the birth of 2 gorgeous girls, my various businesses, scrapbooking adventures, a blogging conference, mum getting sick, Frocktobers, Afternoon Teals, LOTS of house renovations, some great products to review and so much more.

I look forward to seeing what the future brings 😀

10 things that are in my head

(my attempt at a roughly buzzfeedish post)

In no particular order

1. Adam Goodes is a tool. don’t care if he is aboriginal or not, the man is a tool.

2. I so need more sleep. and chocolate.

3. Buzzfeed is slightly addictive

4. I love that miss K loves soccer

5. Miss A is growing way to frickin quick

6. I really should back up my photos

7. i need to clean up

8. a hot chocolate would be delish about now

9. I am really tired

10. should clean the table and do some scrapbooking when the girls go to bed tomorrow

Passion Projects

I have a few passion projects

1. Project Life/scrapbooking – documenting our stories for future generations

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2. photography – dunno why but I have loved playing with a camera since I was young and the first time I got to use dad’s Pentax SLR

3. cooking/my Thermomix/YIAH

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Speaking of YIAH, if you are interested in learning a bit more about it, sign up to my YIAH newsletter for some exciting news on June 1.

What are your passion projects?

A little catch up

Oops *blush* I kinda forgot to blog for a few days. Oh well – life happens hey 😉

Today I’m catching up with a few topics

1. My workspace.

Currently my laptop is set up on the dining room table. More room to spread out when I have paperwork everywhere. Plus side, I can use my laptop while I’m scrapping 😀

2. Role Models.

My mum. She has been thru so lots and is so strong.

3. Collaborate. hmm yeah well I missed this one

4. What’s in my bag?

Nappies, wipes, change of clothes for Miss A, lip gloss, deodorant, keys, wallet, some snacks from soccer yesterday.

5. Health living.

I’ll be back later today with a new recipe. It’s kinda healthy. Very yummy and a winter warmer. (ETA recipe is up here)

6. Wanderlust.

Where I’ve been – all the states in Australia except NT, New Zealand
Where I’d love to go – New Zealand again, Canada, Scotland, Stone Henge, Greece (namely Crete), Italy