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When you find the person you are going to marry, there is a sense of excitement and happiness. You feel as though you found your match, the person who completes you, and nothing else matters as long as you are together. You found someone who loves you as you are, and whom you can’t imagine […]
Having a wordpress site allows a great deal of functionality on a site, especially with so many great wordpress plugins that expand what a site can do. I’ve discovered some great plugins that have helped my site traffic grow, my ad revenues increase, and also allow me to stop spambots from attacking. I love these […]
I use nrelate and I love it! I also use WP-Ban and it has come in useful MANY times.
That nRelate one is new to me — I’ll have to check it out!
Thanks! I love getting feedback on plugins.
Love nrelate and WP-Ban and Ad injection!
Thank you! I have noticed the GASP plugin on other blogs and have been wondering what is was!
You are one smart cookie! I’m going to add WP-ban!
Oh I am so happy to hear about Adsense Injection – I like being able to have the option of putting them in old posts only!
I don’t use any of these but they all sound great! Off to check them out, thanks!
Thanks. I don’t use any of these 🙁 Will have to check them out.
Great suggestions! I hosted a bloggy playdate last night and we were discussing pedophiles on the internet – I’m just slightly paranoid now.
These are some great suggestions. I discovered G.A.S.P a few weeks ago and love it!
Sounds like great plugins. i’m hoping to switch to WordPress soon and will come back to read more.
thanks!
Thank for your sharing. I will try about what you describe to get more traffics to my blog. I hope to get success.
Thanks for the info !
that nrelate is quite good !
thanks for the sharing.
i’ve installed nrelate to my blog…
wait for the result…
thanks again.
Great post. I use nRelate as well and really like it. It allows new readers to find older posts of interest.
I’m going to check out adsense injector. Looks like a great solution to my ad issues.
For spam, I use Akismet. It does a great job. I’ve never had a spam comment post to my site. If it’s not sure it cues it for moderation. All four posts held for moderation were spam so it does a really good job.
This is a great article. I constently search for the best plugin I can use on our blog/site – it’s nice to gain a perspective from a real blogger and not those networking / internet marketing sites. Thanks!
Fans of Dora the Explorer will be happy to hear about a great collection of new releases from Nickelodeon this month, starting with: Dora the Explorer: It’s Haircut Day! features four Dora the Explorer episodes, including Dora’s Hair Raising Adventures, Happy Birthday Super Babies, Baby Winky Goes Home, and Dora’s Pegaso Adventure. Join Dora and […]
My kids love Dora the Explorer!! Heck, did you see how much on my WW post? LMBO.. But ya, they do really love her!
We love Nick Jr here! Can’t wait to check out these new shows with my boys!
Want to wake up beautiful? Night time happens to be the best time to get beautiful. Your body is resting, no one is looking, and you don’t have to do any work. Here are five tips to maxing out those sleeping hours and getting your Beauty Sleep: 1. Lay your pretty head on a satin […]
Being old with wrinkles isn’t exactly pretty either. Chuckle.
Great tips, Penelope! I didn’t know that about the satin pillowcase. I definitely don’t need wrinkles, so I’ll have to pick one up.
Great tips! I love my satin pillowcase, minus all the static. Toothpaste is my perfect zit cream:)
I’ve been trying to sleep on my back for ages now but for some reason, it just doesn’t work. Any tips on training ourselves to sleep that way? I will lay there for an hour wide awake, and then as soon as I turn on my side, it’s lights out. So bizarre.
I’m currently sleeping on my son’s pillow pet, its so soft lol
Every time I turn over onto my stomach, I think of wrinkles, but it’s just so comfortable!
you forgot, drink plenty of water. I wake up with the driest lips when I haven’t hydrated properly the night before.
LOVE these beauty tips. I already do some of them 😉
Oh, the only one I do is the dry hands and feet. I’ll have to try some of the others. Although I’m quite adverse to teeth whitening, I’m not completely convinced that it doesn’t ruin your tooth enamel.
I already sleep on my back, yay!! And I had NO idea about the satin pillowcase. Sounds perfectly delightful though, especially in the hot summer months!
Love these tips, sleeping on my back isn’t so comfy, but lately I have found when I do I actually feel more rested… funny how that works! I usually have FOUR of us in a queen size bed so … I don’t get sleep let alone beauty sleep most nights!
I don’t have a satin pillow. I’ve never tried that. I remember when my parents had satin sheets and I used to slide all over the place LOL. Maybe the pillow is easier.
Great tips! I need to learn how to get comfortable with sleeping on my back since I have my sleeping on my side for ages.
Oops…I meant been instead of my.
Ugh – I desperately need to take that advice on the feet. Mine are just terrible!
These are all great tips for putting the beauty back in “beauty sleep”! I like to also use essential oils as part of my routine. They are great for helping you sleep, especially oils like Lavender oil. You can also use them as part of your skin care regime, choosing ones specifically for your skin type. Thanks for sharing! 🙂
Great tips!
Great tips!
Great tips!
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! I should try both.
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Sounds like I need to invest in some satin!
Great beauty tips!! My grandma used to have a satin pillow and I loved it!
Sounds interesting but I would not whiten my teeth. that stuff scares me.
These are great tips. My granny used to sleep on a satin pillow 🙂 I guess I need to get me one.
Well, I have the satin pillowcases goining on, but can’t stay on my back to sleep.
I’ve really been trying to sleep on my back more and it’s taking a lot of work to force myself to do it. But I try!
I do try to sleep on my back.
Getting a satin pillowcase! Maybe my hair won’t be such a knotted up mess in the mornings.
I have tried satin before. The material seems to make my head hot. I do need to do something with my hands and feet. I will give your idea a try.
hmm.. never thought about sleeping on your back as being a deterrent for wrinkles! I’m a side sleeper so I think I’ll try switching it up if I remember.
There’s no way I can sleep on my back so I’ll have to invest in a satin pillowcase. 🙂
Do you have any brand recommendations on the feet socks or hand gloves … the ones that you can wear at night to help soften your skin?
I suppose I should get a satin pillow, since my satin pillow case comes right off my pillow. It slips off by halfway through the night…. guess I’m a restless sleeper.
For feet I use a plain cotton pair of socks, but for hands I’ve actually used latex (non powdered) gloves to really make the lotion absorb deeply and get super smooth hands. I don’t know a foot version of those gloves 🙂
A nice soft and comfy pillow really helps me to sleep good!! I think I need to give myself a pedicure 🙂
This post brought to you by FRESCHETTA®. All opinions are 100% mine. We love pizza, and we love Freschetta, but sometimes I’m home alone and don’t want to make myself a whole pie. I also don’t want to drive to the pizzeria if I have a lot to do. Now I don’t have to, because […]
Looks yummy! I love black olives and always get them on my pizza.
Oh that is genius!! Love Freschetta too!
Very Good website. I like the pizza.
Hm… Good for when you are the only one in the family that is crazy for pizza too!
I haven’t tried these yet but I like seeing those big chunks of vegetables.
I’d love to try these!
I like simple solutions like that for when my daughter needs to eat dinner quickly or on her own! Pepperoni and/or Cheese is always a good fit for her – she likes mushrooms on her pizza too!
actually i have never seen the by the slice option! i ll look for it!
trisha
Oh I love pizza -I really would like to try the vegetable medley thanks
It looks like pretty delicious pizza and I love how you can make just one slice so quickly.
This sounds perfect for my family. Especially for my husband to take to work. He gets so busy and can’t always eat a meal so this will be good for his breaks.
I love Freschetta Pizza! These would be perfect to bring into work!
I’d like to see them offer a few simpler varieties. I tried this too and thought it was tasty.
Argh. I always seem to make it by on Monday. Think the Lord is trying to tell me something?
Wow, it was kinda hard reading this weeks.
I definitely need to change a few things 🙁
Great post Penelope! Is it because girls are so intent on getting to that wedding that they lose sight of why they wanted to be married in the first place? I do worry about these things as I see the relationships that are crumbling after that perfect wedding day and I hope to remind myself that a wedding is not the end, but just the beginning.
This is a wonderful idea! It is so easy to change into just one.
Wow, that is definitely something to think about – and so incredibly true how things change!!
Great post – I think we all need to be a Bride again for our husbands.
LOVE this!!! I think I am still his bride, but yes, MANY times just the wife! I really need to work on this and what a fun way to do it 🙂
What a wonderful assignment! When I realized the I was the problem in my marriage, and started looking at what I was doing instead of harping on what HE was doing, life got easier. I also realized I wasn’t ENJOYING my marriage. I changed. (and still am) Hubby? Not so much, and it really doesn’t matter. What is that verse that says a man would rather live in a shack than in a fancy house with a groucy wife? True, so true! God bless you in your journey!
oh my goodness Penelope – God laid this tip on my heart the day I married my husband! (i’m gonna try and not write a book here, but I have to share!)
My mom was in a very bad marriage (mostly her fault for marrying that guy). Needless to say I had to be SURE I knew why I was marrying Josh. I wrote down all the reasons and continued to go to them every time I got frustrated. It really has helped! And I heard someone say that the reason you married him can become one of your biggest annoyances about him – well I am going to work super hard to make sure that does not happen.
One of the most widely used phrases I say to Josh is, “That’s why I married you!” I am not kidding! It is such a great thing to remind yourself, wonderful advice this week Penelope!
that is really something to think about.
thanks for this great idea! thanks for this thought-provoking post.
I also thank you for your lovely comments.
I love your blog. It’s really awesome!!
Penelope, I’ve been married to my husband Alex for nearly 22 years. We still show each other the same courtesies we did when dating. He still opens car doors for me, and I still cover him with an afghan if he’s napping. Perhaps the romance part is not as “red hot” as it was when it was all new, but the everyday love is even more important. He loves to eat and I love to cook. He loves his job and I love the lifestyle we can afford. I think you really hit on some important points in this article! Very nicely done.
This entire site is wonderful!
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