Pieces of my Puzzle 10-13-13

Happy Sunday!

 

I am going to try a little something different on my blog

 

Hopefully it will work out, and hopefully you will enjoy it.

 

So...last week I had the great privilege to attend my

first blog conference!

 

OMG!

 

How exciting is that?

 

Do you follow me on Instagram?

 

Did you see all the pictures I posted of me with

famous bloggers?

 

Or

 

Did you see the pictures I posted of the

cool dinner I attended hosted by Kitchen Aid?

 

NO?

 

Well, that is because I did not post

any such pictures!

 

Fooled ya!

 

I did not post any such pictures, because I got to

enjoy all that a blog conference, right from the

comfort of my couch, with my fleece jammie bottoms

my KC Royals t-shirt, and some times with

no bra on! (did I really just say that?).  Sorry, TMI?

 

Anyway, I attended

 

Online BlogCon or OBC !

 

OBC is an Online Blogger Conference hosted by the talented

Dorothy of Crazy for Crust and Ashton of Something Swanky.

 

Before I go into too much, I have to give a special thanks to

Melissa of Simply Sweets by Honeybee for telling me about the conference.

 

Also, a special thanks to Dorothy for letting me sign up at

the last possible minute!

 

So...OBC!

 

WOW!

 

The conference lasted 4 days, and each day, there were

multiple posts.  The conference was split up into

three Sections, I signed up for the "New Blogger" section.

 

Even though, I am technically NOT a new blogger, my blog is

slow, and small, and I was looking for ways to grow it.

 

So each day, I would receive 3 post in my mailbox

for me to read at my leisure.

 

What did I learn? 

Was it worth it?

Would I do it again?

 

A lot!

Yes!

Yes!

 

It was worth every penny and more, I would do it again

tomorrow if I could, and I learned so much.

 

While I will not go into specifics, as that information is for

paying conference attendees, I will tell you some of the topics that

were covered.

 

Photography

Social Media

Facebook Groups

Pinterest

Marketing

Networking

Blog Design

Link Parties

Blogger Burnout

and so much more!

 

 

So, all that being,

 

I introduce

 

Pieces of My Puzzle

 

Pieces of My Puzzle

will be a weekly post, that will give

you a little look in my life, what I have been up to,

what I have been reading and watching, what I love,

what I hate, Pinterest love, Facebook love

just a random rambling of stuff I want to share.

 

So...ready?

 

Ok...here we go!

 

Be prepared to be wowed or bored...whatever!

 

 

So  lets talk TV!

 

AMERICAN HORROR STORY!

 

This week, I watched my first ever episode!

 

WOW...just wow!

 

LOVED it!

 

Why did it take me so long to watch this show?

 

Well, because I am a big fat chicken, and not a

fan of horror movies.

 

But I must say, I was very surprised, the plot was

nice and easy to follow, the characters were

multi faceted, and there was not too much that made

me wet myself and have nightmares.

 

The People's Couch

 

Have you heard of this show?

 

It is on Bravo and airs Sunday nights.

 

The idea is that they put a camera in

people's houses, and record them

watching TV.  You get to hear their comments, see

their reactions, and have the piece of mind

knowing that others talk to their TV the way you do.

 

Watch it...it is crazy funny!

 

Ok...moving on to Books.

 

 

Collin has become completely addicted to books.

 

Sorry for the bad cell phone pic, but I had to snap this fast,

before he caught me.

 

This week

The House of Hades came out!

 

This is the fourth book in

Rick Riordan's "Hero's of Olympus" series.

 

Collin has had the release date marked on the

calendar for months, and when I came

home with it that day, he went right into it,

he read 4 chapters that night, then got up early

the next morning before school and read 2 more chapters.

 

While I have not read it yet, I am sure that it

will be just as good as the others.

 

So, what am I reading now?

 

I am reading another of Rick Riordan's books

The Red Pyramid.

 

This is the first book in the

Kane Chronicles Series.

 

I am loving it also, after reading so many of his books

on the Greek/Roman Gods, it is taken me awhile to

switch to the Egyptians Gods, but so far

I am loving it.

 

 

Food Obsession of the Week

 

Ok, let me just make an confession.

 

Hi, my name is Kim,

and I have odd eating habits.

 

I don't eat crazy exotic stuff, or search hidden restaurants.

 

I just become obsessed with ONE food item, and will want

to eat that, and nothing else, until I get sick of it.

 

This week

 

RAISEN BRAN CRUNCH!

 

Odd, yes, yummy, yes, still obsessed, YES!

 

What's been Baking?

 

Lemon Sheet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Baby Shower Cookies

Breast Cancer Awareness Cookies

 

 

So...there you go...a little different post

with me just talking...nothing special, but it

allows me a voice, that is not all about decorated cookies.

 

One thing that I learned at the conference, is that it is

MY BLOG

 

I can do what I want, have the freedom to try new thing, spread my

wings a little, throw caution to the wind, but most

importantly, just have fun.

 

When blogging stops being fun, I don't want to do it.

Honestly, it has stopped being fun, it has become a chore,

with a lot of work, and no reward or bowl of

Raisin Bran Crunch at the end.

 

So...time to have fun,

Maybe get my craft on, maybe to some Pinterest Tests,

maybe look for blog link parties, may try some

round up posts. Or, maybe, just keep doing what

I am doing...who knows....you will have to come back to see.

 

Until next time

 

 

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