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Let’s Bloggiesta!

September 20, 2013 By Jessica Filed Under: Events 19 Comments

It's Bloggiesta again! I don't know what I'd do without this event.  It's a weekend to fix up things on your blog with other bloggers and I love it. Here is my Bloggiesta to-do list: Regenerate thumbnails to be proportional Done. I couldn't wait until Bloggiesta to do it :) Add featured images to posts in all my ... Read More »

 Posted on: September 20, 2013 1:00 am By Jessica Filed Under: Events | Tagged With: Bloggiesta
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Bloggiesta Challenge: Digital Decluttering

September 19, 2013 By Jessica Filed Under: Events 30 Comments

Welcome to the digital decluttering mini-challenge for Bloggiesta. I hate clutter in real life, but for some reason I totally ignore all the useless, old junk I have stored on my computer.  I looked at my Downloads folder the other day and I saw this: There are 1029 files in my download folder! I'm sure I'm not the ... Read More »

 Posted on: September 19, 2013 11:39 pm By Jessica Filed Under: Events | Tagged With: Bloggiesta
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Bloggiesta Finish Line with the Dowager Countess

March 24, 2013 By Jessica Filed Under: Events 10 Comments

Dowager Countess

Well another Bloggiesta has come to an end. Last year, I had Captain Jack Sparrow take you on a tour of my new and improved blog.  But he's too drunk right now to be bothered.  So I asked around and no one seemed willing to come on a tour of what I accomplished this weekend ... Read More »

 Posted on: March 24, 2013 1:04 am By Jessica Filed Under: Events | Tagged With: Bloggiesta
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Bloggiesta 2013

March 21, 2013 By Jessica Filed Under: Events 19 Comments

I'm so jazzed for this year's Bloggiesta! I have been waiting all year for this.  I even jumped the gun and got a new design before it even started :) No worries - I still have a humungous list of things to do this weekend. Friday: I'm going to my first opera (OMG! I can't wait) ... Read More »

 Posted on: March 21, 2013 9:12 pm By Jessica Filed Under: Events | Tagged With: Bloggiesta
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Bloggiesta Part 2

September 28, 2012 By Jessica Filed Under: Events 22 Comments

Bloggiesta starts today!  Thank you to It's All About Books and There's A Book for hosting this event. Here's the list of things I want to get done this weekend. THE To-Do Update Goodreads shelves.  I want to go through all 30+ of my mailbox posts and update my shelves on Goodreads so I can keep track ... Read More »

 Posted on: September 28, 2012 7:59 am By Jessica Filed Under: Events | Tagged With: Bloggiesta
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