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October 17th, 2011

Links Galore

by Holly Dodson
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So today I’m going to join in on the fun of the 7×7 award that is circling which is supposed to highlight some of my past blog posts. I hope you’ll enjoy the links I’ve included! :)

 
Most Beautiful: I think I have to choose Behind the Mask

Most Helpful: I’d say my Using Analytics – An Overview was a pretty helpful post.  Lots of diagrams and general awesomesauce.

Most Popular: Well, the post with the most pageviews (according to my Google Stats) is Frazzled Mom Brain.  That kinda makes me giggle.  The next most popular, aside from contest posts, is from the Query Letter Blogfest that Alicia, Erinn, Pam, Quita, and I hosted together.  You can read the query I used for Happily Never After there.  :)

Most Controversial: Have I ever written a controversial post?  Maybe Adverbs count.

Most Successful: Define successful.  lol  This is HARD!  Maybe my Outlining Your Novel Part 1 and Part 2 series of posts.

Most Underrated: Blerg, I don’t know.  I really like this post, Sometimes it Doesn’t, which was very sincere and has an important message.

Most Prideworthy:  I’m really proud of my post, This is for YOU.  It stands true to this day, and I hope you all know that writing this blog is about so much more than splattering my randomness on the internet.

Whew!  That was tough, but that’s a pretty cool compilation of blog posts (many of which I had forgotten about).  Thank you, Miss Cole for sharing the meme with me!

Now I expect you all to go complete this meme as well, because I want to know what kind of awesome posts I’ve missed on your blogs!  ;)

September 9th, 2011

Ten Things About Me

by Holly Dodson

I’ve been tagged by the lovely Miss Cole to share with you all ten things about myself!  Aren’t you excited?  I know you are.  She also gave me an award, which I am going to share with the people I tag.  So, thank you very much and enjoy!

I really like this award, it matches my blog! ;)   Thanks, Miss Cole!

On with the show…

10 Things You Didn’t Already Know About Me:  (How’s that for a title?  Ha.)

  1. I can’t stand peanut butter.
  2. My favorite thing to do when I get stressed out is to get my hair cut.  Short.
  3. I frame Super Spawn’s “art” and hang it in my office.  
  4. I found a book from when I was seven years old the other day — Boxcar Children.  I had written all sorts of notes in the blank pages in the back.
  5. When I was in elementary school, my best friend and I would have sleepovers so we could read together.
  6. I’m scared of tall bridges.
  7. I have a texture issue — and Super Spawn loves to use it against me to make me gag.  He thinks it’s funny.
  8. I really like lists, and although you may already know that, I just feel the need to share the fact that I’m loving this list.  Super fun listmakeage.
  9. My new WIP is now a good bit over the 10k words mark.
  10. I only need glasses for reading.

There you have it!

Now, I think I’ll tag…

Meredith, Lindy, Ghenet, and Kirsten!

Have a great weekend, guys!

July 28th, 2011

Again With the Mommy Thing, Plus a Blog Award

by Holly Dodson

Sorry, but I’m bursting with Mommy pride this week.  Just look at this cuteness!!

We don’t start lessons for at least another week, and I don’t know how I’ll contain him until then.  lol  He’s so enthusiastic about the violin — and he’s so, so careful and thoughtful with it.  It’s quite the cutest thing I’ve ever seen.  (Although, my folder and notebook of revision stuff beside him isn’t so cute.  Heh.)

This was the first time I let him hold the violin and the bow together.  :)   If you’re wondering…that’s a 1/10 violin.  They actually come even smaller!  It’s crazyness.

Okay, I’m done being THAT mom now.  I promise not to bombard you with pictures again any time soon.  Or, well, until he starts lessons or something.  Hehe.

On the writing side of things — I was given an award by Brit over at Pages and Stardust!  Thank you, Brit!

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I’m supposed to pass it on to five other bloggers with less than 200 followers, so here we go:  (It’s always so hard to pick just a few.  I feel like I’m cheating you guys out.)
Erinn
Alicia
Sarah
Meredith
and last, but most definitely not least Yahog Chi!

August 14th, 2010

Saturday Surprise!

by Holly Dodson

An answer to my truths and lies!

  1. I have the biggest sweet tooth ever. - LIE! I very rarely eat sweets believe it or not.
  2. My favorite type of food is Italian. – LIE! Mexican food, baby!
  3. I cannot stand going to the beach…the sand sticks to you and creepy crawlies in the water…yuck! – LIE! I freaking love the beach…and swimming in the ocean!
  4. I have inspirational sayings plastered across my office walls. – TRUTH!
  5. I do nothing by a schedule — wing it all! – LIE! A big fat lie. I plan everything, and drive my sister crazy with it.
  6. I do not, in fact, have an itinerary already set for my trip to HP world. – LIE! I do. Glenna totally nailed me on this one.
  7. Super Spawn is actually an evil genius in disguise as a 3 year old.- LIE! Apart from his likeness to Stewie, I fully expect Super Spawn to save the world some day.

So, I’d like to pass my “Creative Blogger” award on to these lovely bloggers:

Erinn
Susan
Alicia

August 13th, 2010

I’d like to thank the Academy…

by Holly Dodson

And LTM for my blog award! hehe

6 Lies and a Truth:

  1. I have the biggest sweet tooth ever.
  2. My favorite type of food is Italian.
  3. I cannot stand going to the beach…the sand sticks to you and creepy crawlies in the water…yuck!
  4. I have inspirational sayings plastered across my office walls.
  5. I do nothing by a schedule — wing it all!
  6. I do not, in fact, have an itinerary already set for my trip to HP world.
  7. Super Spawn is actually an evil genius in disguise as a 3 year old.

LOL Okay, that was hard! So, which one do you think is the truth? Can you figure it out?

And OMG you guys! I hit 50 followers last night!! Yay me! (and a couple more !!!!!!!! for good measure).

Now, I’m going to spend the weekend plotting and planning. On Monday I will have the official rules (and PRIZES!) posted for my Birthday/Follower contest bonanza!!!!!!!! (That needs an echo to sound as cool as it did in my head)

Aren’t you excited about Monday now? I know I am!!

June 18th, 2010

Friday Fun – Blog Award!

by Holly Dodson

The super awesome Blue Lipstick Samurai gave me a blog award!


The rules:

1. Thank and link back to the person who gave you this award.
2. Share 7 things about yourself.
3. Pass the award along to 15 bloggers who you have recently discovered and who you think are fantastic for whatever reason! (In no particular order…)
4. Contact the bloggers you’ve picked and let them know about the award.

7 Things About Me:

  1. I CANNOT WAIT to go to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Orlando. It is, conveniently, only 4 hours away.
  2. Super Spawn is turning 3 TOMORROW! OMG how did that happen?!
  3. I’m a habitual email checker, even when I’m not expecting anything.
  4. Oh, I cannot stand Thomas the train. I’ve seen every. single. episode. five. hundred. times.
  5. I prefer Pepsi over coke.
  6. My favorite food – hot wings!!
  7. Annnnd Super Spawn just spit in his bowl of popcorn — gross. (Well, while I’m writing this he is even though it won’t post until tomorrow.)

15 bloggers I think are full of awesome:

  1. Pam and Marquita
  2. Sarah Enni
  3. KO
  4. Erinn
  5. Creepy Query Girl
  6. Kate Hart
  7. Abby Stevens
  8. Susan Dennard
  9. The Alliterative Allomorph
  10. Renae
  11. Leila Austin
  12. Jen
  13. Michelle Schusterman
  14. Emilia Plater
  15. Elana Johnson

And a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my big guy who turns 3 tomorrow!!