Social Networking Explained

I didn’t write this, I actually saw it in an issue of Reader’s Digest today while waiting for a doctor’s appointment. I just had to share, though! It had me giggling since I do so much networking on social networking sites all day.

Social Networking Explained

Twitter- I am eating a #Donut

Facebook- I like Donuts

Foursquare- This is where I eat Donuts

Instagram- Here’s a vintage style photo of my donut

YouTube- Watch me eat a donut

LinkedIn- My skills include eating donuts

Pinterest- Here is a great Donut recipe

G+-Rate me on eating donuts

Mmmm... Donuts With Sprinkles
Photo via Flickr by Rob Boudon

Weekly Featured Blogger: A Jewel In the Making!

I have made some wonderful Bloggy friends and I want to feature one of them a week. This gives them a chance to be spot-lighted on my blog and gives my readers a chance to discover other blogs!

This week I am featuring, “A Jewel In the Making”

1) Why did you start blogging?
I started in 2008 as a way to have fun. Then life got in the way so I quit but in Dec 2011 I started up again researching and moving my blog to self-hosted wordpress and started posting my daily bible devotions. I wanted to use my blog to glorify God and share with others my faith, other topics that I’m passionate about and also use it as a way to supplement my family’s income with earnings from affiliates and advertizing and selling items in an eventual store front.

2) How did you come up with the name for your blog?
I am a born again Christian, saved by God’s grace. In the bible it talks about jewels especially about woman and rubies and pearls. I am not the perfect jewel because God is always working on me, becoming the woman He wants me to be worshiping Him. I wanted a name to reflect that. Hence A Jewel In The Making.

3) What is your blog about?
Right now I am only doing the daily devotions and some giveaways but very soon I want to blog about my biblical theology, homeschooling, health and diet, and becoming a Proverbs 31/Titus 2 woman.

4) What is one thing in your life you are most proud of?
For me being proud, means that I’m happy with all that I accomplished but without God I am nothing so I would just say that I’m happy about being a mother to my five kiddos. I may not be famous or money rich but I’m truly blessed with all that God has given or not given me and I wouldn’t change a thing.

5) Share a beauty tip with my readers.
Eating an all natural organic diet is truly the best thing you can do to really look beautiful. I changed my diet for internal problems and the outward changes have been wonderful too. I am not a model, not anywhere close but I truly feel beautiful when I’m eating the proper foods.

6) Tell me about your favorite food.
As mentioned above, I’m on a special diet so I can only have about 20 foods which is a really small amount compared to the variety that is out there. My favorite right now is called Chinese chicken- diced chicken mixed with honey, mustard, cinnamon, garlic powder, ancho chili pepper powder, cumin, onion powder and fresh lemon juice. Marinated for about an hour. Broiled in the oven. Served with whatever side. I also like having a “soda” every now and then, which is sparkling mineral water and Knudsen’s grape juice-since that is the only juice I can use right now-mixed and maybe ice in it.

7) What are you looking forward to?
Pregnancy. :) I love my kids and am starting to look forward to having another one when and if God decides to bless us.

8) If you could change something about yourself, what would it be?
I’m really trying to be more grace-filled toward my kiddos. I tend to be a little too harsh with them and I just feel like I’m not balancing the grace with the harshness after being so -let me just say-lazy with the discipline in the early years. So I really need to find a balance. Mothering tip: Start disciplining early and consistently.

Now go read A Jewel In the Making and “like” her on her facebook fan page! You can follow her on Twitter and add your to G+ as well! I am sure she would love it!

If you would like to be featured, please email me with the subject “weekly featured blogger” to borntimestwo@hotmail.com

Liebster Award Nominations!

I was nominated for a blog award named the Liester Award. It is an award that started in Germany to give smaller bloggers recognition for all their hard work. “Liebster” means “Beloved”.

You receive this award from a fellow Blogger that feels your blog is important and special to them.

If you receive this award, there are three rules.

1. You must award 3-5 other bloggers with the award. In this case, it is five. You must leave a comment on the blogs you nominate letting them know they have been nominated.

2. The bloggers awarded must have less than 200 followers.

3. You must thank the blogger that nominated you on your blog with a link to their blog.

Participation is completely voluntary and is not limited to any genre or writing for that matter. Basically, the blog can be about anything and simply has to be one that you feel is worthy and that you would like to give recognition to by passing it on.

I am completely flattered to have been nominated by Lin at Little Millerisms.

My nominations are

1. Give Oh Giveaway! (she is just over 200 followers, but I think that just happened recently and I love her blog!)

2. Mistique Uniques

3. Walking By Faith

4. What The Foo

5. Grandma’s Cookie Jar

Weekly Blog Featured blogger interview! This week: Parsimonious Pash!

I want to add a weekly feature to my blog. I have made some wonderful Bloggy friends and I want to feature one of them a week. This gives them a chance to be spot-lighted on my blog and gives my readers a chance to discover other blogs!

This week I am interviewing “Parsimonious Pash”

1) Why did you start blogging?

I started blogging because I wanted something to do. It was a way for me to start expressing myself. I found that it started to relieve tensions and helped me to relax. I was at first doing it for couponing, but have expanded.

2) How did you come up with the name for your blog?

It took a long time to come up with the name of the blog. I wasn’t happy with anything. I talked the idea out with my boyfriend. I was originally blogging about coupons so I wanted something about being frugal, but that word is overused in the blogging world so I picked parsimonious which means that and pash is my nick name thus I came up with ‘Parsimonious Pash’.

3) What is your blog about?

Well, as I said I used to only blog about coupons. Now it’s more just about me. I blog coupons, deals, about things I find important as well as product reviews and giveaways.

4) What is one thing in your life you are most proud of?
I think I am the proudest of the fact that I have managed to get through a lot of hard times and yet I am still here. I am also proud that I managed to keep things strong with my boyfriend through lots of hardships for us as well.


5) What is your dream vacation?

My dream vacation is overseas. I would love to go to Ireland and to Poland. I am not sure how I would fit them both into one trip, but that would make my day!

6) Tell me about your favorite food.
This is hard. Growing up I would say that it was potato and cheese perogi, but now I think it would be Kobe Tempre. I really hope I spelled that right. It is a Korean dish that is mad with a rice and ground beef stir fry and deep fried pork. To say the least it is delicious.


7) What are you looking forward to?

I am looking forward to graduating from College with a Bachelor’s in Health Care Administration real soon. I also am looking forward to starting a family in the upcoming years.


8) If you could change something about yourself, what would it be?

This is my least favorite question ever. Now that I have gotten that out of the way I am not sure what to say. I would love to be that strong woman who says that I like me the way I am, but I know that is not true. I believe that I would like it if I didn’t have my disability. I know many people who would look down at me for that, but it’s the truth. Life would be a lot easier and I would be able to do so much more.

No, go read Parsimonious Pash and “like” her fanpage! I am sure she would love it!

If you would like to be featured, please email me with the subject “weekly featured blogger” to borntimestwo@hotmail.com

Oh! So Pretty Giveaway hop!

Whether you call it getting dolled up, putting your face on, warpaint, or anything else, we all love it! It being makeup and beauty products!

How Was Your Day and Saved By Grace are co-hosting an awesome giveaway hop - “Oh! So pretty!”

The theme is beauty and we would like to invite all bloggers to join us!

This hop will run May 18-24th, 2012, and all prize packages will have a minimum value of $25!

By joining, you agree to the following:

1) Give us your link to your blog and CURRENT, often checked email address

2)Post a prize worth at LEAST $25 dollars sticking to the theme of “Oh! So Pretty!” (beauty + cosmetics type products) either sponsored or self-sponsored.

3) The html code will be emailed to you a couple days before the hop. You are agreeing to have your post up and running by 12 noon, EST on May 18th.

4) Promote the hop

This hop is free to sign up for but you are REQUIRED to provide a prize worth at least $25 dollars to participate.

We’re not requiring you to post the button or a blog post, either. But if you wanted to, we’d love ya forever!

Come join us!

Don’t forget to vote for me!

I am a part of Top Mommy Blogs :) My numbers are going up, but I need YOUR help to get to #1

Please, if you like my blog, click on the banner on the top of my page or at the bottom of this post and vote for me! I really appreciate any votes! You can even vote once a day. All you need to do is click on the banner!

Thanks again to my loyal readers!

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March Into Spring Blog Hop Giveaway!

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Welcome to the
March Into April Giveaway Hop
hosted by Planet Weidknecht and
All the bloggers participating in this hop are giving away prizes
worth at least $20 on their blogs. After you enter my giveaway,
be sure to hop around to all the blogs on the list below
to enter more awesome giveaways!
I will be giving away a package to get your feet ready for flip flop weather! It will include an Easy Feet exfoliator/scrubber, 2 Pure Ice Nail polishes and a Nail File


a Rafflecopter giveaway

Drop it like it’s Hot blog hop!

Welcome to Drop It Like It’s Hot Hop! This hop is hosted by Charisma Media Network

Drop It Like It's HOT Hop

Welcome to Drop It Like Its Hot, Hosted by Charisma Media Group. Don’t forget to look at Saved By Grace’s giveaways! One even ends TODAY! Let’s show some bloggy love!

Link up to our Drop It Like It’s Hot Hop! This hop is meant to help DROP our blog stats! Let’s flood each other’s blogs with love!

1. Add your blog link below.

2. Visit and open at least one page on each blog.

3. While you are there, follow via GFC/Linky Followers, Facebook, Twitter and Email!

4. Be sure to leave a comment so everyone can visit and follow you in return.

5. SHARE this hop on Facebook and Twitter, which in turn helps more bloggers find this hop and increase our followers!

Linky is open all week, so visit often.

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FREE blogger event! April 4th-11th!

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Sign up HERE!

Join me for this FREE blogging event!

The prize is provided by “The Ultimate Baby Shower.”

I am on Top Mommy Blogs!

I was very excited when I opened my email today and saw that I had been accepted to a website named, “Top Mommy Blogs”! The website works by a vote system. Since I am on it, I need YOUR vote! Click on the banner at the top of my blog or below to vote for me! I would really appreciate it!

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