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Ornament Swap!
This holiday season I participated in Micaela’s Ornament Swap, where you send an ornament to a blogger and get one back in return. I had the privilege to swap an ornament and receive one from Amanda at Project Simple Life. She gave me a sweet package of a holiday mix CD (currently playing in my car!), a peace ornament from an Etsy, and an adorable card.
In her note, she wrote:
“Here’s hoping your holiday season & 2012 is filled with peace. That is why I chose this ornament for you & Jeff, to be reminded of the peace you have through Christ, every time you look at the tree.”
I think I’ve found another blogging kindred spirit! What a sweet, thoughtful gift to receive in the mail. :) Thank you Amanda for the wonderful gifts and special thanks to Micaela for organizing the swap!
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Sparkle Swap
A few weeks ago I signed up to participate in Kaileen Elise’s Sparkle Swap. The challenge was to send a blogger four unique gifts – a bit of sparkle, a treat that soothes, something sweet, and a surprise. I received my gift the other day from Micaela at Dolce Vita. Here is the adorable package I received:
Something sweet. The whole box was something sweet, but she gave me yummy Biscoff cookies. Her note said, “As a fellow coffee lover, these are my most favorite to go with my morning coffee.”
A bit of sparkle. Pretty glittery nail polish!
A treat that soothes. “There is nothing like a scarf to keep you warm. I chose this one for you because it was both floral & feminine.”
A surprise. “I picked this ornament at a local craft fair because this year you’ll be celebrating your first Christmas as married people (last Christmas was mine & my husband’s first!) which is pretty special. I’m an ornaments girl–in fact I host a yearly ornament exchange on my blog. To me, they’re a hanging memory and when I saw the two birds together, I had to get it for your first Christmas together.”
Isn’t she the sweetest?! All of these gifts were so thoughtful and personal to my tastes. She even sent me a card with a Pride and Prejudice quote on it. I think we’re soul sisters. :) Thank you SO much Micaela for all these wonderful gifts. And now I have an awesome new blog to follow!
You’re probably wondering — how did she know you liked birds, feminine scarves, and coffee?! Well, that would be because of the fabulous Kaileen for putting all of this together. Thank you so much, Kaileen for all of the hard work behind this project! It was a wonderful surprise to receive in the mail.
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Aw, shucks!
Last night My Pretty Pennies was featured on Bundle!!!! Check out the article… I’m turning bright red just thinking about the nice things they wrote about me!
If any visitors are coming here from Bundle today, welcome! Feel free to browse around my humble little site. :) Keep in mind, however, I’m no personal finance expert (Exhibit A, B, C), this site is merely a way to log my journey to financial freedom.
For those who have never been to Bundle, I suggest checking it out. It has info on spending habits based on different criteria, but it’s presented in a fun, not-boring format (ever the challenge when you talk about money!).
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Last DC Weekend Plans & Blogging Happy Hour
Happy Friday! Anyone doing anything fun this weekend? I’m determined to enjoy the few days left in such an amazing city, so my plans may include visiting a new museum, saying farewell to Eastern Market, and venturing to Tiffany & Co. to look at pretty debt-free items.
Last night I had the opportunity to attend the DC Blogger Happy Hour held at The Front Page in Dupont Circle. It is always awkward and awesome to meet bloggers in the person. These people know stuff about me my close friends don’t even know. (Ahem—my bank account balance!) Those present included: Mrs. Micah, Bucksome Boomer, Me in Millions, Brian Scheur from My Next Buck, Shawanda from You Have More than You Think, and Debt Hater. I was most excited to meet Bucksome Boomer and Me in Millions–two bloggers who are so sweet and down to earth. It befuddles me sometimes how cool the PF blogging community is… although I’m sure anyone who overheard our conversation last night probably thought we were a weird nerdy bunch. ;)
Hope everyone has a great weekend!
(photo credit)
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Public Service Announcement
In case you see some old posts that are not complete or seem to just “end” unexpectedly… I’m aware of that and will fix asap! Some of my posts just couldn’t handle the switch from wordpress.com to wordpress.org and therefore only part shows up. My goal is to have this fixed by the weekend.
Thanks again for your patience. If you see anything else off, do not hesitate to contact me. Have a great Wednesday! :)
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The New & Improved My Pretty Pennies!
Welcome to the new My Pretty Pennies! The site is actually not that different because we figured out that my wordpress.com site could transfer to this one, so not all is lost. Whew! A huge shout out to Mrs. Micah for taking care of everything. To anyone who needs some blog help in the future, I definitely recommend using her services. She is awesome.
- Address & RSS Feed. The new address is http://myprettypennies.com and the feed is http://feeds.feedburner.com/prettypennies. While the old site and RSS feed will still work, if you still want to receive notifications, I recommend subscribing to the new one to ensure it works and delete the old subscription. I promise not to change it up on you guys again.
- The Design. The essence of the site is the same, but I added a few little design features to keep a minimalist look with pops of color from photos and links.
- Linked Within. This feature shows old related posts at the end of each current post. I find it’s a nice way to navigate around the site and visit old posts without digging too hard. I’m curious to see if anyone likes or dislikes this feature.
- TweetMeme. If you like a post, tweet about it on Twitter.
- Archive Page. Click on the Archive Page where all posts are separated by month, listing the name, date and comment number for post.
- Contact Form. You can now email directly from the site through the contact form. Yay!
- About Page. I updated my About page. You’ll have to click to see some photos of what I look like… ;)
- Advertising. I have a section now for all advertisements and sponsorships. I promise not to clutter up the site, but I do have some available space if anyone is interested in advertising on My Pretty Pennies. Contact me for an updated rate card.
That’s it! There are a few posts that didn’t transfer all the way, but it is a work-in-progress and I appreciate your patience! Feedback and suggestions welcome. :) Yay! One more of my yearly goals crossed off!
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