NO RULES Weekend Blog Party #48!

Oh Happy Day

Bloggy Friends!

I cannot believe that it's already nearing the weekend! And along with the  weekend comes my NO RULES Weekend Blog Party! I know I like to get the  party started early, but who doesn't right?!
Thanks to all of you for helping to make my NO RULES Weekend Blog Party  such a success!  Last week we had 133 entries!  Woohoo!!   So let's get down to business, and let the fun begin!

 This party is awesome because there are NO RULES!, meaning you 

can link up anything you like!  Blogs, Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, 

Instagram, G+, and Etsy shops!

 The party will run from now til 3AM US EST Monday :)

 If you follow me in any way GFC, G+, LF, Pinterest, FB, 

Twitter, Instagram etc. and would like a follow back, 

please leave me a quick comment and I WILL!! 

I truly appreciate all of the linkups and comments.  
I do my best to return all comments, but please bear with 

me as this takes quite a bit of time!  I just want to say 

thank you all for your kindness and participation every week :)

 If you'd like to display my blog button on 

your blog after linking up, you can grab my blog button.  

(To get the code just click on the "My Buttons" tab on the right sidebar :)

Wishing you all a lovely weekend!

Sincerely,

Paula

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The Girl Behind the Blog #5!

Oh boy, here we go again! It's time for my new blog series I call 

"The Girl Behind the Blog"!   What is all this about you ask?!!

Each Thursday morning, weather permitting, I will reveal things about myself that you can't see from reading my blog alone. What am I really like? What are my quirks? What do I love, and what do I hate?  Keep reading to find out, and come back every Thursday morning for a new reveal :)

Here goes!

Reveal #5!

Well, this photo says it all! I have absolutely NO sense of direction WHATSOEVER! 
It's really bad actually.  How I make it from here to there I really don't know.

I can be driving down the highway and something in my head tells me to 
take the next exit ~ and I do ~ even though that's not where I need to go.

I've been known to attempt to drive myself into Boston, and then to 
get so incredibly lost I pull over and cry.  Just a little though.

On two separate occasions I've gone into Manchester, NH (or as we call it 
ManchVegas) and gotten lost, and ended up at the airport.  
Then I can't figure out how to get out of the airport.

I've been known to become so lost I pull over, call home, 
and say "I have no idea where I am".  And then I'm told that I cannot 
be helped because they don't know where I am either!

For some reason I always forget to take the GPS with me, which would
obviously help me out of any of the above situations.  But if I do remember it, 
I may argue with the nice lady inside of it that I don't want to
go where she's telling me to go.

There! One more confession down!  

What will my reveal be next week? 

You just never know :)

Does anyone else have the same problem I do?
I know I can't be the only one! ;)

Looking Ahead:

Be sure to stop back later on today after 12PM US EST and link up with my NO RULES Weekend Blog Party! If you haven't linked up with me before this party is a great way to network and make new friends.  You can link up anything you like because there are NO RULES!  Come link up your blogs, G+ pages, FB pages, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, Etsy shops ...

Last week there were 133 entries!! I'd like to thank everyone who takes the time to stop by and link up with my party ~ it really means a lot to me, and I truly appreciate it :) 

Sincerely,

Paula

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Wordless Wednesday Blog Party with Linky!

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Just a little bit of inspiration for all you lovelies :)

Now it's your turn to show me what you've got, wordless or not! 

 Link up your WW photos below ~ I always return the Linky L♥VE! 

If you'd like to display my WW button on your blog, 

 just click on the "My Buttons" tab on my right side-bar :) 

Sincerely,

Paula

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Oh So Pinteresting!

Lately I've been pinning away like a crazy person!  I've become completely addicted to pinning from my phone whenever I have a free moment.  Such moments might be sitting in the car waiting for my daughter to get out of school, sitting in a waiting room for the many various appointment we have, or even right before I go to sleep, all snuggled up in my bed.

Since I've been on Pinterest so much I've been noticing many of my same pins being repinned.  This got me wondering, what are my top pins? 

So off to Pin League I went to check my stats, and I was pleasantly surprised to find that during the past month four out of my top 10 pins were things I had pinned from my own blog, which reaffirms that my own stuff doesn't suck lol.  

So, without further ado here are last months top pins from my own boards ~

  1) Disney Dole Whip

Find the recipe here ~ Our Little Family Adventure

2) Loaded Baked Potato Soup

Find the recipe here ~ Sincerely, Paula

3) Little Birdie Corsage

Photo Source ~ Sincerely, Paula

4) Motivational Quote

Photo Source ~ Planet Deafqueer

5) Jumbo Chocolate Chip Muffins

Find recipe here ~ Sincerely, Paula

6) Rainbow Cake

Photo Source ~ Sincerely, Paula

7) Orange Cream Cupcakes

Find recipe here ~ Pinkie for Pink

8) Fox Felt Doll Sewing Pattern

Find pattern here ~ Kitschy Digitals

9) Owl Goodie Bags

Photo source ~ Stamping with Erica

10) Pretty and Free Fonts

Fonts found here ~ Peter Loves Jane

Looking Ahead:

♥ If you participate in Wordless Wednesday be sure to stop back here this afternoon anytime after 12 PM US EST, and link up!   I love to see what you all have to share each week :)

♥  Thursday is my designated day of the week where I will reveal some things about myself that you may not know by just reading my blog alone, in my post titled "The Girl Behind the Blog".  Last week I shared my love of all things sweet :)

♥ And last but not least, if you love blog parties like I do, I also host a NO RULES Weekend Blog Party beginning Thursday afternoons.  This is a fun one, because you can share anything you like!  I want to shout out a GIANT THANK YOU to all of last week's participants! You help to make the party a huge success! 

♥ And in between I always have some other fun things to share!

Sincerely,

Paula

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Unique present idea with a review AND giveaway!

Recently I was approached by the company Datevitation for blog sponsorship, along with a review  and  giveaway!  Up until now I hadn't heard of Datevitation, and if you haven't either, you'll want to keep reading because, this is a really cool gift idea!

So what is Datevitation and what are they all about? They create coupon books which you can customize to make the perfect gift for any number of people.  You are able to choose from hundreds of romantic date ideas, activities you can do with your kids, or pretty much anyone in your life, to create the perfect book for you.  

You choose your cover design, and your own wording and dates for your coupons, although suggestions are given if you can't think of something clever :) Not only that, but the pictures and design of the books are super cute!  Just take a look at all these cool sample photos below!

When your coupon book arrives it will be in this 
pretty but simple envelope :)

For my review I was contemplating creating a book for Father's Day for either my Dad or my husband, or just something fun to give Autumn to use during the summer.  What did I choose? The fun coupon book for Autumn!

The only difficult part of the whole process is choosing what to put in your book ~ there are so many fun choices! The site is very easy to use, and they walk you through each step of the process.  In no time at all, your personalized book is ready to be printed.

Just in case you need a bit more convincing to check out this site, here are some cool facts (and a coupon code!) provided by Datevitation themselves.  

♥ Datevitation.com is the web's first online platform to create a custom love coupon Book. Unlike the pre-packaged love coupon books on the market, you pick the dates and can customize the text to your liking.  Once you are done customizing the text in your book, Datevitation will print it out and ship it to you.

♥ Our library contains over 350 date ideas ranging from skydiving to stargazing to steamy adult-only activities. We also have over 100 book cover options to suit any occasion.

♥ In addition to being the perfect romantic gift for your sweetie, Datevitation just launched its "boy" and "girl" characters with over 200 new activity illustrations specifically for kids and parents.  Just in time for Father’s Day!

♥ Books normally start at just $20 so it makes for a thoughtful yet economical gift.  But as a special treat for my followers, you can use the code  ‘PAULA’  for $10 off your purchase in May or June.  That means you can get your loved one a one-of-a-kind gift for Father’s day starting at just $10!  The order cut-off date for guaranteed delivery by Father’s Day is June 6 so make sure to get your order in before then!

♥ Datevitation is a family business run by the husband-wife team of Alex and Olga Karpman.  You can get to know them on the Datevitation blog, where they offer video guides to date ideas and romantic gestures.  You can even watch Alex propose to Olga in a video they posted on Youtube as a Save The Date, and now has over 1,000,000 views (you can view the video here)!  

Now here's your chance to win your very own 

customizable coupon book with a fabulous...

  Giveaway!

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*I was not financially compensated for this post. I received a sample for review purposes. 

The opinions are completely my own based on my experience.*

Looking Ahead:

♥ If you participate in Wordless Wednesday be sure to stop back here Tuesday afternoon anytime after 12 PM US EST, and link up!   I love to see what you all have to share each week :)

♥  Thursday is my designated day of the week where I will reveal some things about myself that you may not know by just reading my blog alone, in my post titled "The Girl Behind the Blog".  Last week I shared my love of all things sweet :)

♥ And last but not least, if you love blog parties like I do, I also host a NO RULES Weekend Blog Party beginning Thursday afternoons.  This is a fun one, because you can share anything you like!  I want to shout out a GIANT THANK YOU to all of last week's participants! You help to make the party a huge success! 

♥ And in between I always have some other fun things to share!

Wishing you all a lovely week!

Sincerely,

Paula

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