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Taking a break
from blogging.
Family stuff has come up (I have created a blog post about it – I may or may not share) & I will be taking a bit of a break from blogging for a couple of days. I’ll be checking my email but I imagine that will probably be all I do online.
Don’t worry I am fine, another family member, not so much. But at this stage I won’t share details. Just know I will be back – hopefully Sunday. If not, Monday 
Pandora Jewellery
This week I’m going to look at the Pandora app. Yup there is an app for the Pandora jewellery.
Site: http://www.pandora.net/welcome
About: Browse all the collections, beads, charms, etc. View your wish list and add and remove from it.
Get it through iTunes
Cost: Free
What I think: Love that I can browse through all the Pandora collections.
I like: the ability to add to a wish list and send the wish list to people (get for gift ideas to send to the other half). I also like being able to see what charms I already own while out and about. Also the Find store section is great.
What I’d like to see: the build a bracelet feature from the website
What I don’t like: the search isn’t the best. I’d like a wider variety of search options. For example, I wanted to add a new bead I received as a gift but had to scroll through all the silver beads to find the one I wanted. No just typing in the bead name or description (in this case a fish).
Catching Up pt 2
So I’m slowly catching up on 31 Days to be a better blogger.
I now have an Editorial Calender (something I had already done on one of my two business blogs) and a heap of post organised for the next couple of months. Lots of exciting goodness awaits, can’t wait to share it all with you.
I’ve updated some of the pages of my blog. I have a new About page, my Scrapbook resume is more up-to-date and I’ve added a few more links to Pages I Love (go check them out, I’ll wait til you come back 
) Just a quick note on Pages I Love – it’s kinda like my blogroll but a mix of websites & blogs. I have too many to list in the sidebar & it could get kinda messy lol
I’m going to be adding a poll later today (maybe tomorrow – it all depends on Miss K). I want to here from YOU, my readers as to what you would like to see me blog about.
Catching up
Ok so I have fallen a tad behind with the 31 days to a better blogger. Things got a bit busy here *sigh* don’t they always lol
Day 4 of building a better blog was to look at a top blog in our niche. Since my niche is both mummy blogger & scrap blogger, I ended up looking at two bloggers.
The scrap blogger – Katie the Scrapbook Lady
The mummy blogger – MagnetoBoldToo!
Day 6 was some reading. I do have to share a couple of the links cause I think they are great reading for all bloggers.
How to get traffic for your blog
10 Reasons Readers Don’t Leave Comments
I’ll be back a little later with some more catching up
February 2011 Roundup
(Did anyone else notice last month I put January 2010? No. Neither did I til today LOL)
(The idea & questions for my round up come from Katie the Scrapbook Lady.)
What books and/or magazines did I read this month? Nothing for myself. Lots of books for Miss K.
What movies, television shows, plays, etc. did I watch this month?
TV – Law & Order, Bones, NCIS, Holmes Inspection, Glee, Time Team, Spartacus Gods of the arena , Mythbusters, Moonlight
Movies – Dragonlance
What fun things did I do with my family and/or friends? Birthday dinner for Miss K with my parents & the inlaws. Birthday party for Miss K
What gifts did I give and/or receive?
Gave – clothes and some toys to Miss K.
Received – a box of choccies.
What special or unusual purchases did I make? Spent lots on Miss K.
What illnesses or health concerns did I have? None.
What were my accomplishments this month? Organising two parties.
What were my disappointments this month? Struggling to keep up with AJC & LYM logbook challenges
How did I do on my goals for the month? (Or any current short or long term goals) Journaled everyday; took heaps of photos; got a couple of days scrapping with mum.
Anything else noteworthy to include? Mum still not 100% but the doctors are looking into it.
Tasks to do
- Back up all digital pictures. Format memory cards. Sort all February photos into 2011 folder. Make a backup copy of the photos onto my desktop computer and EHD. Burn off 2010 DVD. DONE
- Backup any other documents or files as needed. DONE
- Backup my blogs. DONE
- Clean off my work area, empty my inbox, and clean up my computer files. DONE
Goals for March
Journal every day. Note to self – Print out LYM 2011 logbook pages for March
Take more photos
Finish off Journal Your Christmas album
Try to get at least one day with mum scrapping
Work more on my art journal
Work out a plan for what type of classes I want to take this year .
As of 1 March I am aiming to
- Start Flylady again. Will do each Babystep for 7 days before moving on to the next.
- Move Miss K into her own room. I want our room back lol
- Drink more water. Exercise more. Use Spark People.
Kids and TV
This blog post over at Three Little Princesses made me chuckle.
But it is true. The first time Miss K saw Dorothy she bawled until I changed the channel, same with In the Night Garden. We also said we’d never have anything Wiggles or Hi-5 in our house. Well we’re doing pretty good with Hi-5 but the Wiggles, not so much. Fortunately not on TV yet. And then there is Dora the Explorer, don’t get me started on that one. Miss K really hasn’t shown any interest.
She does, however enjoy Star Wars, Star Trek, AFL and will sit and watch The History Channel with her dad.
What do your kids enjoy? What do they hate?
Some of my favourite …
Since joining Aussie Mummy Bloggers I’ve found some great new blogs. I thought I’d use my post today to share with you a few of my favourites (in no particular order).
- Lori @ Random Ramblings of a SAHM I found Lori’s blog when Miss K was about 6 months & I love her style of writing. She’s going thru a really tough a really tough time atm but I for one am glad she is blogging about it all cause it is a topic that isn’t discussed enough. If u read this Lori *huge hugs* from a semi anonymous reader. U have more strength than u know & u r an inspiration.
- Kelley @ Magneto Bold Too. Kelley is just AWESOME. I’ve been a reader of her blog for AGES. She rocks the Parties of Awesome, and some gorgeous shoes.
- Toni @ Chick Chat. Toni & I ‘knew’ each other a few years ago on a scrapbooking forum so it’s nice to ‘catch up’ again.
- Liz @ lizosaurus. Just found her but she loves cats. Enough said. Cats rule!
- Jodie @ Muddled Up Mumma. Another recent find but a great read.
- Kate @ Picklebums. I ‘know’ Kate from the digi-scrapping world. Love reading her blog
hmm I could go on. But I will stop there 
(honestly I got side-tracked reading blogs again LOL)
Do you have a favourite Mummy blogger? Link me up so I can add to my ever growing blog list
Miss K. Turns one
(or the story of two parties and a car accident)
Wednesday was Miss K’s first birthday. We decided to have 2 parties for her – one with us and the grandparents and another for family and a couple of friends.
The first party was on the Wednesday, which turned out to be a rather eventful day. We went to town to pick up the last of the presents, decorations for Saturday and a few other bits and pieces. Pretty uneventful. Coming home and we get sideswiped by a truck, pushing us into the gutter. Fortunately it was not on the side Miss K was on, we were all fine and it was minor damage to the car (we’ll b getting a door replaced).
Onto more happier things – the first party.
The menu included prawn cocktails and garlic bread, then roast lamb and roast veggies, then creme caramel and caramel oranges for dessert. We had drinks & cake after that.
Butter cake with pink butter cream frosting (yummo) Want the recipe? You can grab it at Taste.com.au
Miss K was spoiled with lots of new clothes and some new toys.
Fast forward to Saturday… and it was pouring with rain… all day! But we had a great day. We got to Mum & Dad’s bout 10ish and set up all the decorations & finished cooking food.
How good does that spread of food look? I can tell you it was yummo and there was hardly any left.
Miss K got even more spoiled with heaps of clothes and some new toys.
Chocolate cake with chocolate or vanilla cupcakes (both with butter cream frosting)
We got home bout 7ish and Miss K flaked it about 8. Poor little mite was stuffed but had a great day. Now to start planning for her 2nd birthday (not really LOL)
Building a better blog – Day 1
So I mentioned yesterday I had signed up for the Aussie Mummy Bloggers 31 days to build a better blog group & today is Day 1. And I’m struggling already.
Our first task was to write an elevator pitch – selling ourselves & our blog. What our blog is about? Who’s the audience?
The idea is to have a short and sharp piece that you can say about yourself when the opportunity arises…The goal is both to communicate what you do and entice the person receiving your pitch to want to know more….Knowing what your blog is about helps you in developing every aspect of it. (Thanks Louisa)
Writing the tagline for the blog was easy – Love, Life, Parenting and Scrapping. Sums up what this blog is all about really. Expanding that I found a bit harder but here is what I came up with
Why Nightwolf’s Den, and what’s it all about? Well my online alias has always been Nightwolf & I see this little corner of the web as my Den and it’s all about Love, Life, Parenting and Scrapbooking.
My blog originally started as a way to share one of the loves of my life – crafting (specifically scrapbooking), then it grew to include snippets of my mundane life. Around June 2009, the Den expanded and as we prepared to welcome Miss K, the wolflet, it became a bit of a mummy-to-be blog. Now it’s a bit of everything.
So that’s what you’ll find here Love, Life, Parenting & Scrapbooking.
Not sure if I’m happy with this so I’m throwing it open to suggestions. I do have an About Me page but it really needs freshening up so I’ think I’ll combine the two somehow. Something to think bout I guess.