Well hello my little jelly bean sweethearts! Are you loving that today is the best day of the week? Yup: Friday! Whoop. Whoop! I had a good week, plenty of sunshine, loving my latest read {Joyland by Stephen King, so GOOD} and just enjoying life. Now, that was my “real life”. My blog life was stressful… from launching a new design to guest posts, linkups and more… my little blogging brain is just a bit frazzled. Alas. It happens to the best of us right?
I have been drinking ALOT of coffee this week. But yes, this is my Friday selfie… hello!
But then, the blogging community gives me back what I put in and so much more! From supportive comments and tweets yesterday {feeling slighting homesick} to wishing me well for my One Year Blogging Anniversary, you guys are great. And I am for sure feeling the l-o-v-e. One highlight of my week was receiving a lovely care package all the way from Australia as part of the SnailMail Collective, from Jen at Red Parka. And let me tell you, I loved it. You see, Jen is an artist specializing in prints of animals…and her sweet care package included a wonderful set of magnets and a lovely postcard!
I love the bright colors. I love the sweet animals and these make me smile so much! A little love all the way from Australia! How awesome is that? {Sign ups for Augusts’s Snail Mail Collective are now open! Join in by going here.}
Let me share with you a few of my faves from the week…
Bonnie is celebrating Love Week, with 8 guest bloggers all with the simple prompt of “Love”. Guys, these posts are amazing and I am honored to be included with such an amazing group of bloggers. **Amazing.**
Ericka wrote about the concept of home, and what it means to come home. This is always an interesting topic for me, especially as an expat.
Mallory shares her first week in Japan. Holy adventure batman!
Have you been to Morocco? I haven’t…but Rachel took us there with awesome vacation videos! Love this idea! {Maybe do a video on our next adventure? Take you all with us?}
Betsy muses about having a home away from home… sharing lovely English countryside views.
Casey shares the truth about traveling alone, internationally without her partner in crime. {Love this post!}
And here are a few snapshots too…
1. Freddy likes to stare down ducks.
2. A lovely church at one of my bus stops.
3. My latest read… Halfway through = So good!
4. Stunning Chester Cathedral
5. Puppy smooches and me pulling a face = never gets old!
Now, let’s kick off my August blog anniversary with TWO different promo codes! 50% Big Ben (1 month spot) use code: BIGBEN40 or 50% off Chester Cathedral use code: CHESTER13. {These codes are limited to only x3, so if you are interested hop bunnies… go get your spot!} In case you missed it, I am celebrating my 1 year blogging anniversary all month with promo codes “hidden” in different spots. For more details, check it out here.
I am not really sure what this weekend has in store, but I am hoping I get a little sleep and relaxation mixed with just a bit of adventure and fun. Remember, I have my post tomorrow about my biggest mistakes I’ve made when I have sponsored blogs. Pour yourself some coffee, and come on back for that weekend read.
Whatever you do enjoy the first weekend in August!
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Belinda
Greetings and welcome to my little corner of the blogging world. My name is Belinda and I am a newly married lady who moved from Seattle to Northern Wales. Why? To be with the love of life Neal. My blog is my attempt of making sense of my new life as a wife and an expat.