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Free stuff and Funnies

 

The fabulously blingly chicbud winner is Ali. Because the first entry never wins anything, until now. Congrats, Darlin'.

   

The winner of the Build-a-bear giftcard is Beth. She would use the giftcard for foster kids in Phoenix. Can't beat that. ;)

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Wanna giggle?

I laughed too hard at that one. I published it over at Blissful LOL, too. Remember to visit Blissful LOL everyday for some clean, yet seriously funny stuff. That is rare online, huh?

Have a wonderful weekend!

Love you, Alli

ps- I am *not* announcing anything about BlissDom09 yet, but clear your calenders for Feb. 6-8 now. {winks} I'm lining up the most amazing women right. now. :)

Beautiful Headers Are Here!

Look at these beautiful headers that my talented friends have sent in-

from Tsh at SimpleMom

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From Jen at CTT- Musings of a Mom of 3

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From Julie at How I see the world

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From Carrie at Koehmstedt

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From Amy at Living Locurto

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From Amy at Living Locurto

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From Amy at Living Locurto

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From Amy at Living Locurto

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From Cathy at Simply Happy Designs

From Dory at Can't remember diddly

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If you want your chance to win a custom piece, please send your header in! I will post more designs as soon as they arrive. They are all beautiful and I am so honored to show off these great graphics!

The winner will receive a custom made photo necklace from yours truly.

Please go visit all these wonderful women at their online homes. I will post the finalists next Tuesday for voting. Good luck and thank you!

Love, Alli

Evolution of a Mommy Blogger

 

I suck as a writer. Funny that my job is based on the written word sent out to the world. I stumbled upon my career accidentally. Blissfully Domestic is such a massive success thanks to the staff, the editors and the wonderful writers. My job is simply to provide the platform for them to shine. I am honored to be at the helm.

I've told you before that my personal blog seemed to be stuck, I wasn't happy with what I gave you everyday. I promised more. More Alli. More information. More. You deserve more.

I hear from my close friends online that when others learn they know me personally, they get quizzed. "What is she really like?" I hear this all. the. time. I want to become more available to you.

Claire, of Sharp Wit Designs is redesigning the site, thanks to Green & Clean Mom. I hope to relaunch at the beginning of November. I have big plans. I want to share with you my life, my interests, and my expertise. I know a little something about blogging and social media. I will soon start sharing what I have learned with you, but be warned, I really do suck as a writer. My thoughts will be shared like I have always written Fussypants- quirky and unconventional. ;) I will break up the personal blog entries and the more informative entries into separate feeds, in addition to the one main feed. This way you can subscribe only to the topics that interest you. Sound fun?

Every online expert gives the same advice, "Make your site a niche site. Do not cover too many topics. Stay on message. Have a focus." I need my own niche, I need to go off the rails for a bit. I think it will be very fun.

Tomorrow at 10 pm CST is the deadline to submit a header for the new site redesign. I will display them all Tuesday morning and we will pick our favorites then.

Love you immensely, Alli

PS- All this week I will be preparing to host my first conference here in Nashville. I will supply tons of info during the week and way too many photos of the weekend next week. ;)

Voting, Funnies & a Tease

Online Surveys & Market Research

Last week the Lovely Andria of Andria & Co. won!

Gertrude showed up extra early for "Grannies Gone Wild".

For once this weeks SNL was great. I wanted to share the Bailout Skit. T hink NBC pulled it. Anybody have a link? I think it hit way too close to home. I bet NBC caved.

Anyhoo, I loved this digital short. It is zany, odd and brilliant.

And, I love the combination of fail blog & cows. ;)

see more pwn and owned pictures

Tomorrow I will announce some very cool changes here at Fussypants. I will also announce my latest contest and jewelry giveaway! See ya then!

Love, Alli

Name that Inappropriate Photo

There is just so much wrong here! Have fun with this one. So go Name that Inappropriate photo!

Love, Alli

**Quick Housekeeping Note**

I have a confession to make. I have not mailed out winning earrings for the contest in two months {cowers}. I think about it, I feel awful, I say, "I'll do it tomorrow." So now I'm in a hole. Halp!!

If you won a Name tht Photo contest please, please email me so I can apologize profusely and mail them A.S.A.P. {blush}

Fight the Frump- Baby fat & blogging butt!

I have a problem. Not the mold (hey, we move home this weekend!), not my ongoing war with the laundry pile, this is serious. I have a problem. It is a double whammy of trouble- baby fat & blogging butt.

That is right. I have left over baby fat from having bebe #5 in May, combined with a bad case of blogger butt. Apparently me wishing the pounds away is not working. Ignoring the problem seems not to be paying off.

During the day I try to eat healthily, but then the evenings... Yeah, you know where this is going... hubs pulls out the chips, the boys eat Hershey's kisses and I pour that lovely glass of red wine. My problem with wine isn't the calories, it is that after I have a glass, I'm all happy go lucky & the world is fabulous. I do not care that those chips & chocolate are bad for me.

So, it's up to you, I need to drop some serious poundage. Tell me how you do it? I need your tips, tricks and secrets.

Do not tell me to join a gym & here is why- the baby gets sick from nursery & they never have childcare for school age kids during the day. Plus, I can't drop any coin on a membership right now.

Also, can you not suggest eating less & exercising more? That is really boring and I won't do it. I know, I live with me.

Share your thoughts. Do you have weight troubles, too? How do you manage it. What do you recommend eating? And OK, just for the funny factor, what do you recommend doing for exercise with the 5 boys in tow?

Seriously, do you think attendees of the BlissDom conference will mind if I confiscate their cameras just to make sure no shots of my behind are accidentally in the background? Oh, won't work? Bummer.

Love you, Alli

PS. I send out evites today to pick the lucky 75 women who will get to attend the BlissDom conference! Email me if you would love an evite.

If you are Fighting the Frump with me, please leave your link in the comments! Sorry for my lack of Mr. Linky. It's on my list of things to fix! {grrrrrr} xoxo, A.