Yep, it is Friday again! YAY! Time to link up your current giveaways.
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Fabulous Freebie Friday #18
The Linky Followers Blog Hop #2
GOOGLE FRIEND CONNECT
will be discontinued on Feb 29 for any one that is not with blogspot, and rumor has it that it is being completely phased out for everyone soon
BUT
There is a NEW awesome tool–Linky Followers
It has so many amazing features (that GFC never had). If you have not signed up you should. (And you can have GFC and Linky together). You will LOVE the new features!!! I’m digging’ ’em 🙂
In honor of the new Linky Follower craze, Cheri from It’s So Very Cheri is hosting a LINKY FOLLOWER PARTY HOP.
Here are the RULES:
If you see that your link has been deleted you need to add the LINKY FOLLOWER tool to your site and then come back over and re-enter your link
{You can have both the LINKY FOLLOWERS & GFC on your site but you must have the LINKY FOLLOWERS toolto participate in this party hop.}
2. You MUST follow the person who has the party on their site as a thank you.
3. Just add your blog button to the LINKY PARTY below.
4.Then grab the BLOG HOP code
5. Then you follow other bloggers–(as many as you want)
You will find the code right under the Linky Party where it says CLICK HERE TO ENTER–just under that it says: WHAT IS A BLOG HOP? GET THE CODE HERE. Click on GET THE CODE HERE and enter it into a post on your site. You can grab info from my post if it helps you with your post.
–leave each one of the blogs that you follow a comment letting them know you are following them and ask them to follow you back.
If you want to add the BLOG HOP to your own site you will get lots of new followers–(see rule #2)
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A Slightly Lower Kitchen Plate
Do you remember the cake stand I made and re-purposed to store all of my kitchen soaps? Here it is in all of its loveliness
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WTCW #40
Whew! This week is flying by and I’m all thrown off since we had the holiday on Monday. Let’s talk about some yummy food though to help us get through hump day!
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| [BevCooks], [Cheeky Kitchen], [Reluctant Entertainer], [Taste and Tell] |
Sunday: Doesn’t this beef and lentil curry look delicious?! I can’t wait to give it a try.
Monday: Veggie night and we’re doing veggie pot pie soup. It is a great way to combine my soup “addiction” with meatless Monday.
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Let’s Stop the Fire
When we last left off on our basement renovation, our wood had just been delivered and we had moved everything out of the basement.
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Pinterest Projects: Dipped Wine Glasses
I was cruising around Pinterest the other day and stumbled across a great project that I knew I had to try: chalkboard paint dipped wine glasses.
We do a bunch of entertaining and so this would really be great for keeping everyone’s wine glasses straight. I used to have some of those little charms but they always get lost or broken. This seems like a perfect alternative as we always have chalk around.
First, I grabbed one of the wine glasses from our caterer’s box set.
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Worklife – Thoughts from the Office (no, not the tv office)
I am going through a transition at work where we are adding new team members to our very small working group. It has been pretty interesting because these new team members are from a different company than my own. It got me to thinking a lot about how people choose the company they work for. Of course, the industry does a ton of research, including conducting employee surveys, to come up with the optimal mix of items to offer new employees.
Each and every company out there is different in what they find most important to offer their employees. Here are some of the things I look for when evaluating a company though.
Benefits
Is the benefit package a strong one? Does it include insurance from reputable companies?
Stability
Has the company been around a long time? Has it experienced success recently? Does it appear able to weather hard economic times?
Work/Life Balance
We all struggle to find balance between work and play. Companies that strive to help with that are high on my list!
Advancement Opportunities
Typically, smaller companies are going to be harder to advance within because there is so much need for higher grade employees. Larger companies may have more advancement opportunities BUT those could be harder to actually secure.
Ok, so now you know what I think is important in a company. Tell me your thoughts in the comments. Is high pay with less stability more your thing? Or do you prefer lots of stability in exchange for a less pay or benefits? Or, are you one of those lucky few that work for the stellar companies that offer it all?
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Picking Plums
Have you visited Pick Your Plum? If not, you should right now…and then return each and every day.
Pick Your Plum is a daily flash sale site that sells craft supplies. Each day, they feature a limited amount of one item at a huge discount. I’ve been doing a lot of shopping there recently.
Want to see some of my loot?
Cute stuff, huh? I am excited to get started using them items in some new projects.
Got any ideas on what I should do with them? Have you bought anything from the “Plum” recently?
P.S. If you ever want to know what the daily deal is over at Pick Your Plum, just look for this in my sidebar
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Celebrating the Death of GFC with a Blog Hop
Google Friend Connect (GFC) is going away for all non-blogger sites on March 1, 2012! Now, I am technically a blogger hosted blog so at first glance, it doesn’t really seem to affect all of you lovely followers of Just Us Four.
But, there are rumors swirling that GFC for Blogger is short lived as well. Even though, I am not sure this will happen, it seems like good sense to plan for the worst!
So, I bring you Linky Followers…and a blog hop!
Cheri from It’s So Very Cheri started this blog hop so we can all try to keep our awesome GFC followers!
Here’s what she said…
Many of you have probably already heard that GOOGLE Friend Connect will go away on Feb 29 for any one that is not with blogspot, but rumor has it that it is being completely phased out for everyone soon.
There is good news
There is a NEW awesome tool–Linky Followers
It has so many amazing features (that GFC never had). If you have not signed up you should. (yes you can have both.) I love the new tool so much and want everyone to enjoy all the new features.
…and did I tell you its super easy and FREE!
What better way to celebrate a fun new blogging tool than to have a party so break out your poodle skirt and saddle back shoes cuz’ we’re having a LINKY FOLLOWER PARTY HOP~
RULES:
1. you MUST have the LINKY FOLLOWERS tool on your site to participate. {You can have both the LINKY FOLLOWERS & GFC on your site but you must have the LINKY FOLLOWERS to participate in this party hop.}
2. You MUST follow the person who has the party on their site as a thank you.
3.Just add your blog button to the LINKY PARTY below.
4.Then grab the BLOG HOP code
1. you MUST have the LINKY FOLLOWERS tool on your site to participate. {You can have both the LINKY FOLLOWERS & GFC on your site but you must have the LINKY FOLLOWERS to participate in this party hop.}
2. You MUST follow the person who has the party on their site as a thank you.
3.Just add your blog button to the LINKY PARTY below.
4.Then grab the BLOG HOP code
You will find the code right under the Linky Party where it says CLICK HERE TO ENTER– just under that it says: WHAT IS A BLOG HOP? GET THE CODE HERE.Click on “GET THE CODE HERE” and enter it into a post on your site.
You can grab the party button code in the FOOTER at Its So Very Cheri. You can grab info from my post if it helps you with your post.
© 2012 Just Us Four. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
What to Cook Wednesday (WTCW) #39
It is Wednesday again! Isn’t it amazing how quickly a week goes by? I hope you have your paper and pencil {or maybe Pin It button*} ready to because we are about to get into another What to Cook Wednesday!
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| [Pioneer Woman], [Framed Cooks], [Cheeky Kitchen], [Recipe Girl] |
Sunday: I love hearty meals that remind me of Sunday dinner at home. Spicy stewed beef with creamy cheddar grits is a great example of just such a dish.
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