Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Happy Halloween Wordless Wednesday

“On Wednesdays all over the internet, bloggers post a photograph with no words to explain it on their blog. Hence the ‘wordless’ title. The idea is that the photo itself says so much that it does not need any description."



Thursday, October 18, 2012

Taking the Frenzy out of Facebook

Lately, I have noticed several posts going around and around on Facebook about the "new way" to see all posts...  Never miss an update!  Well, I am here to tell you that Facebook has had this option since I can remember and I use it everyday!

A good friend of mine is new to Facebook (yeah, I know) and I wanted her to get the most of it without being turned off by the bombardment that can happen.  I wrote her a short tutorial on how to do it. That was when I got to thinking (uh-oh, right?) that some people may also need this tutorial ...  so in a nutshell here it is...  


  • From your personal page go to a business page..
  • Click "like" and a drop down menu will appear.
  •  UNCHECK show in feed (this keeps it off your personal page but don’t worry!  We will be making it visible soon!)
  • Click on add to interest lists.
  • Choose + new list..
  • Click Next when the new window pops up, then name your list whatever. Choose privacy... (I usually make all my business stuff public so peeps can go there if they want)...

That's it! Once it is made, you can find it near the bottom of your personal home on the left. I usually click the little pencil to edit it and add it to favorites, which will put it up near the top... Then do this every new page you like...  adding more and more! 

The reason I do this:
When I like a page, using my personal account, I leave a note that is something like Hello from @kkmaries and CRAFTfest!... by using @kkmaries, it will provide a link to KK’s face book page. Most folks return the like... and if they mean it, and hopefully they do, they do the same for you by sharing, liking etc. & it will increase your exposure on their pages. 

You can view all businesses in each category with one click. I like it for CRAFTfest so I can see who posts what and share, like, fave, etc. by putting all the business I like into the list “CRAFTfest businesses!
Try it sometime and let me know how it goes!

This is what it can look like when you are finished:


Saturday, October 13, 2012

A Chihuahua, Pajamas, and a Frozen Chicken


One of the first things I do most mornings is go out the back door to the garage, get something out of the freezer for dinner, and walk around to the front to come back in.   With the puppy in tow, we ventured out as usual this morning.  Grabbing the chicken from the freezer, we went out the garage door and pushed the “down door” button behind us.  Jasper played and jumped, chewing pine cones and sticks in the sunshine.
After just a few minutes, we went up the ramp to the house and my heart stopped. (Well, not really, I am trying to vamp up the drama here…) The front door was closed… OK… he never remembers to lock it when he goes to work.  That is almost never.  Not panicking we walked back down the ramp to the back of the house to use the side door to the garage.  He rarely locks that one either… until now.  We are officially locked out, holding a frozen chicken, wearing pajamas.
Fortunately for me, I wear lounge pants and a tank, instead of something a little more, er, girly.  The walk to the neighbors wasn’t THAT bad, and making calls was tolerable.  We waited in the sun for about 20 minutes before my mother-in-law rescued us.  So, that wasn’t too bad, either.
What really annoyed me was that he finally listened and locked the doors!  Men!

Thursday, October 11, 2012

Wordless Wednesday on Thursday! :)

“On Wednesdays all over the internet, bloggers post a photograph with no words to explain it on their blog. Hence the ‘wordless’ title. The idea is that the photo itself says so much that it does not need any description."



Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Wordless Wednesday

“On Wednesdays all over the internet, bloggers post a photograph with no words to explain it on their blog. Hence the ‘wordless’ title. The idea is that the photo itself says so much that it does not need any description."