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.

Happy mail, creating & something to read

Today I got some gorgeous happy mail.

This

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how I love SJ & her gorgeous Little Musings.

and this

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(plus a couple of other colours) Look for some projects with it coming soon. How I love me glittery goodness.

I’ve been busy creating. Managed to get some paper scrapping done last weekend (no pictures yet – I didn’t take any photos). Some more digi pages.

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and invites and a banner for Miss K’s first birthday (which is next Wednesday!!!!)

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(Will share more about Miss K’s birthday later)

and finally something everyone, but especially men, should read.

January 2010 roundup

Hmm February is here already! 15 more days & my little baby is one!!

(The idea & questions for my round up come from Katie the Scrapbook Lady.)

 

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What books and/or magazines did I read this month? That’s What I’m talking about by Shane Crawford; Baby-led Weaning by Gill Rapley & Tracey Murkett

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 
Movies – Despicable Me

What fun things did I do with my family and/or friends? lots of BBQs. Out to the Star Bar with friends from Melbourne.

What gifts did I give and/or receive?
Gave – Band of Brothers DVD to Dad.
Received – a new Pandora charm from Miss K, clothes, orchids, stuff for kitchen, framed print of Miss K, an Xbox 360.

What special or unusual purchases did I make? Didn’t buy anything special this month.

What illnesses or health concerns did I have? I’ve been having lots of blood noses because of the weather changes.

What were my accomplishments this month? completing all the LYM logbook challenges for January.

What were my disappointments this month? Struggling to keep up with AJC

How did I do on my goals for the month? (Or any current short or long term goals) Managed to journal everyday. Have completed a full month for P365. Took HEAPS of photos. Haven’t had a day scrapping with Mum.

Anything else noteworthy to include? Mum still not 100% but the doctors are looking into it.

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Tasks to do

  1. Back up all digital pictures. Format memory cards. Sort all January photos into 2011 folder. Make a backup copy of the photos onto my desktop computer and EHD. Burn off 2010 DVD. DONE
  2. Backup any other documents or files as needed. DONE
  3. Backup my blogs. DONE
  4. Clean off my work area, empty my inbox, and clean up my computer files.  DONE

Goals for February
Journal every day. Note to self – Print out LYM 2011 logbook pages for February
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

Birthday goodness

So Friday I turned 33 21 18 ROFL.

Had an awesome day. Got up at 6am cause little Miss K decided I should be up & awake. Went to town and did a little shopping. Went out for lunch at Steve’s Grill with hubby, bub, my parents & the in laws.

If you live in Launceston, you should go to Steve’s Grill. I had a smoked salmon Caesar salad  – OMG it was YUM! Hubby had the king steak and couldn’t finish it but it was perfectly cooked. All the meals we had were super yum & super reasonably priced.

From there we went to Myer to pick up the Pixi Fotos we had done of bub. Gorgeous!

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Hehe how photogenic is she? This is one of my favourites. A model in the making, don’t u think?

After that I went to the docs – won’t bore u with the details but I’m fine Open-mouthed smile

Then home for tea – Honey chicken YUM

Bub gave me this

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hubby gave me this

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and I’m getting one of these (just waiting on it to come in) – the 250gb one not the 4gb one

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with this (& a few other games)

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so I can get all fit or something LOL

We had a BBQ on Saturday which was nice. I got a little sunburnt on the shoulders. Miss K had a ball in a paddling pool

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Today was lovely. Spent the day at home and just watched TV & surfed the net.

Oh yeah, the Scrapping Shoebox Contributors have been announced.

Well

the post a day idea has kinda fallen thu lol I thought it might but that is ok. I will, however make sure I post at least once a week – therefore will be taking part in post a week 2011.

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Been pretty busy lately. Have done a little digi scrapping. Another page for Log Your Memory

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no paper scrapping. I really want to get my 2010 JYC album finished.
Been busy working on The Scrapping Shoebox. Check the previous post for details of the contributor call. Working on an organising ‘challenge’ for the site. Um what else, enjoying summer, trying to organise my birthday (which is next week) and bub’s first birthday.

Anywho off to find some photos to print, I feel like doing some scrapping Smile

Things my child will never know

I found this article via one of the blogs I read & I thought “hmm this is so true”

Miss K will know about videos as her Dad has a small collection (including 2 copies of the original Star Wars – I swear every time a new version comes out we buy it … speaking of which, bring on September – all 6 Star Wars on Blu-ray *squee*)

I hope the author is wrong about books cause nothing beats holding a book in your hands – I can’t get into reading books on my laptop/phone (or kindle if I had one lol)

CDs – um, so I plan to get rid of my collection & make them all digital?? don’t think so. Heck I still own a heap of vinyl – I love the sound of music on vinyl.

Oh yeah the list isn’t about me lol