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February, the month of unpredictable winter weather here in the Lone Star State. The month that really confirms that Texas suffers from ‘Bipolar Weather Disorder'; we can go from pretty spring days to days of icy coating or several inches of snow overnight in East Texas …
… thus a bright springy desktop calendar to get us through to March, when spring will be on the near horizon! The quote came from a Google search for “nature quotes” — considering how often I use the phrase to describe national parks and other nature related things/sights, I thought it was a perfect fit.
My Monday ’round up’ of life updates or random things, posts from the last week/month, and stuff around the web I feel is worthy of sharing is back after a six week break. Rather than calling it “Monday Monday!!”, I’m trying to come up with a better (aka less generic) title. Anyone have a suggestion by chance?
So what’s on the agenda for the week ahead?
1) Go through my external drives I keep stored elsewhere for past travel images for upcoming posts.
#photographerproblems. I have several drives that I store away from my workstation since they’re full/older. I need to pull a couple of them this week and start searching for images for destination and microadventure guides.
2) Finish up my bookkeeping for 2014.
Yes, I’m slacking on this. There’s some transactions I need to search my email and update the spreadsheet for my bookkeeper to do my taxes later this month.
3) Catch up on emails. Then purge the inbox of all the crap I haven’t deleted already.
I’m horrible at responding (in a timely manner) to emails that require more than a few word response. Goal is to make sure that I’ve responded to everything this week that needs a response. As for the deleting of the emails in the inbox, well I clear out anything that’s a temptation, move emails that need a response to a ‘reply to asap’ folder, and anything I don’t have time to read but think I’ll read later and most likely haven’t … well I need to clear those out or file ‘em in another folder if I may need to reference them at a future date.
Last month’s posts worth a second read (or a first read if you’re new here) …
Its Possible Your Blog Images Aren’t Showing Up | Quick Start Guide to Adobe Lightroom | RB Dream Destinations: Salzburg, Austria | Deep, Steep, and Narrow | RB Budgeting: Setting Monetary Goals | RB Roadtripping: 10 Steps to Vehicle Readiness | My Thoughts on the Evolution of Blogging | 7 Things You MUST Do In Ludington, Michigan (guest post by Jamie of Ink + Adventure) | From Oslo to Copenhagen with Van (guest post by Van of Snow in Tromso)
Around the web …
Kodachrome Photos of the Grand Canyon via Conde Nast Traveler
10 Instagram Travel Accounts to Follow via Peter Greenberg
The Top 10 SkyMall Products We Never Needed via ABC News
Purse Organization: 7 Tips for a Lighter Load via Hey, Let’s Make Stuff
Every time I read about this HONY story about Vidal and Mott Hall Bridges Academy, I tear up over the power of photography and social media put to work for good. PS … there’s still time to donate to the Indiegogo campaign!
And while I’m sharing feel-good tearjerker stories, the Cincinnati Bengals player who was kept on the practice squad so he’d have insurance to cover his daughter’s cancer battle has written a book for kids fighting cancer.
Linking up with Melyssa for Weekly Wishes
BONUS!
I’m excited to announce that it’s time for another one of the
infamous
famous ad space giveaways again! This giveaway is always a lot of fun, but this time it’s even more fun because instead of one winner taking all the spots, we are going to have SEVENTEEN winners! That’s right, 17 of you lucky ladies are going to walk away from this giveaway with a free ad spot. That means your odds of winning are much, much, higher than on most giveaways. Here’s the list of ad spots up for grabs (unless otherwise noted, each of these spots is for one month).
That’s a pretty significant list of spots, amiright?! It’s a bunch of bloggers who are AWESOME to sponsor, and I guarantee you’ll see a jump in your stats from joining with them! Here are the ladies providing these prizes.
All the Joys//Atlanta Area Moms Blog//HappyPrettyBlog//Hey Kerri Blog
Hey Sabrina Faith//How to Make a Life//Keeping Up with Ashley and Cody//Love the Here and Now
Re-Solve//Route Bliss//Sage//Seriously, Sarah?
Southern Hope//Treats and Travels//Wife Mommy Me//The So-Called Homemaker
Now here are the rules:
-ALL entries will be verified. Although we are saving you some time by not asking for your usernames for the Bloglovin’ and Instagram, your entries must be verified before you can officially be designated a winner.
-When visiting a Facebook page through the widget, you must follow that page for the entry to count.
-When notified of your winning entry, you must claim your prize (and if necessary, verify the entry) within 24 hours or we will choose a new winner.
-Giveaway open to everyone everywhere!
Good luck!!
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