Blog-Working Wednesday!

Do you know what today is?!

It's the day we've all been waiting for! The first week of "Blogworking Wednesdays!" A couple of weeks ago, Eloping Stethoscope reached 100 followers. A poll was put up asking the readers if they would rather have a gift swap or a blog hop. It was almost unanimous that a blog hop was what everyone preferred!

Alright, so here's the deal. Depending on the popularity of the blog hop, it will be hosted weekly or monthly. This is a blog hop designed to promote meeting new bloggers and making new friends, which is obviously the best part of blogging.

These lovely ladies are the cohosts of the blog hop, so please go check out their blogs and follow them!Jazmine @ Life as a Young MomAlison @ Life of Two SokoolsKelly @ The Whimsical WifeyHannah @ Hurley Love
The rules are simple. 1. Add your homepage link to the link up list2. Be nice and spread the word! Grab the button and post it somewhere!3. Find and follow at least two other blogs. 4. Show some love to the hosts and follow them too!

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I can't wait to see all the bloggers and they're cute blogs!  I hope you come link up with us!
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To celebrate the very first blog hop that many of these blogs have hosted, Eloping Stethoscope is giving away a blog planner in pdf form to one lucky person that links up their blog today!

A customized blog planner, including a monthly page with goals section, as well as a giveaway tracker, a group giveaway for your blog tracker page, sponsor organizer, to do list page with note section and weekly planning page that includes a tracker for your guest posts on other blogs, stats tracker as well as a post tracker. Title page included for a total of 10 pages in a pdf file.

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Swapping & Pinteresting & Loving, oh my!

Do you have a blog?  Yes?!

Well, I would love to add more buttons to my button swap sidebar.  I want other people to find out about more of these great blogs in the blog-o-sphere!

If you want to swap, just let me know!  It's totally free.  I'd love to meet you (if we haven't already) and share some love.


Now, on to some Wednesday fun!

Making this Spinach & Artichoke dip very soon...

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Stitching your own handwriting - very cute for a card!

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A way to save your old favorite t-shirts.

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Chocolate covered Oreo cookie cake?! Yum!

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Watermelon-Strawberry Lemonade

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I want this necklace.  So cute!

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Oh, How Pinteresting Wednesday

If you follow me on Pinterest I'm terribly sorry for going pin-crazy this past week. 

Seriously.  I think I have found a million things that I want to do and, just like this picture says...

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Oh well.  

Here are some of my favorite pins so far!  Enjoy and share some of yours!

I LOVE this dress.  It's so cute and the color is fabulous.

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This became so true after graduating college.  I have read so many books!

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I think this may be one of my next projects.

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21 absolute worst things in the world.  All so true.

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Take me here, please.

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I want this for my future kids.  My husband also wants it for himself.

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Mod podge a bunch of pictures onto a foam board.  Yes!

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Oh, How Pinteresting #6

It's been awhile.  So let's do an Oh, How Pinteresting with Michelle!

I love this idea.  I wouldn't do it with a US outline, but definitely love this idea.

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Take a photo and cut out letters from the photo.

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Adult cupcakes :)

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Cute outfit!

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Definitely a summer outfit.  Soon!

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I would love to go to a hot spring in the winter.  Especially in Japan.

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Another "Japan" thing, Strawberry Shortcake "sushi"

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Midweek Confessions

It's been an accidental hiatus and to make things a little better, I'm going to linkup for some midweek confessions (even if it isn't an actual linkup because e, myself, and I are on a blog break).

~ I have a secret addiction to the Secret Life of the American Teenager.  Yup.  I really do.  I know it's an awful show (the acting is pretty bad sometimes), but I got sucked in and now I'm just too involved in the ridiculous drama to quit watching.  So, for about 45 minutes each week, I waste my time and watch the cheesy and addictive show.  My husband thinks I'm crazy.

~ I have finally finished changing around my blog (for awhile at least).  I'm pretty satisfied with the way that it turned out.  That's not cocky, right?

~  I have been putting off my application at a private school for about 2 weeks because of an essay I have to write for it.  Is that bad or what?  The essay is about my views on Christian education, how I plan to implement the Bible, and my relationship with Jesus.  I'm thinking too hard about this whole thing.

~ I haven't been crafty in a long time.  It's pretty sad.  That's going to change by the end of this week.

~ I haven't posted any pictures of our new place yet because it STILL has yet to be tidy and organized.

Oh, How Pinteresting Wednesday

Once again, I am soooo sorry about being a little flaky this week.  We don't have internet set up at our house yet and it's pretty sad.  Hopefully we'll have it tomorrow *fingers crossed*  Well, I'll be honest, it's making me get things done about twenty times faster than if I did have internet.

But still, I wish we had internet because my google reader says that I have 400 blog posts to catch up on.  YIKES!  I really need to catch up.  I miss hearing about my favorite people and their lives.  Sigh....

Anyways, I'm quickly going to post my Oh, How Pinteresting post with the oh-so-lovely Michelle!

This week I'm going to share with you a mix of...stuff.  Enjoy :)

I NEED this for my shower.  I could get so much thinking done!  and remember it!

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I like this minimalist movie poster.

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Oh Keanu Reeves.

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:)

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This is on my definite to-do list once we get a little more settled.

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I love these toms!  Super cute.

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Awesome artwork.  I would put this in my house.

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This is a great workout!  Burpees may be the death of me though..

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