If you’ve ever thought of starting a blog or if you have a blog that you’d like to make even better, you’ll want to check out this giveaway over at The University of Better Blogging.  Enter to win a FREE seat in one of their interactive Blogging E-Courses (normally $19.95) AND a FREE copy of the e-book, How to Blog More Productively ($5.95).
They’re also giving away a copy of the book. Blogging for Bliss, this week.
Check out all the details on these giveaways for bloggers here!

You may have noticed that posting has slowed down a bit here at The Domestic Contessa. 
I wanted to let you know that this slow-down is a bit intentional on my part.  I am working through my expectations and plans for this blog and so have been trying to take a step back and re-assess things. 
I have a lot on my plate right now and am trying to determine the best use of my time.  Doing this requires time – which has to come from somewhere!
I LOVE blogging and writing here at …

If you’re a blogger who is looking for help in growing your blog, you’ll want to head over the My Blog’s Mentor and check out the new Blog Mentor Community!  Not only will the community include a forum where you can post information about your blog and get feedback from fellow bloggers, but you can also participate in the Blog Mentor University program and take actual steps toward making your blog a better place.
The University program will include daily tasks assigned to help with blog design, increasing traffic, monetizing, organizing, …

I was thinking this week about what a spoiled wife I am… Each morning, before he leaves for work, my hubby makes me a couple of fried eggs (while he makes his own) and a mug of coffee (he’s the only one who can make mine just right).  A lot of the time, after having been up with a few times throughout the night with our Baby Girl, I’m not even out of bed by the time he heads out the door.  But, when I do get up, my breakfast …

Take a few minutes to head over to My Blog’s Mentor, a brand new blog targeted at small bloggers wanting to improve their blogs and take them to the next level!  Whether you’re looking to learn more about blog design, organization, creating content, monetizing, getting more traffic… or you just want some tips to make blogging a little easier, you’ll want to follow My Blog’s Mentor!
I started the blog following the Savvy Blogging Twitter party I mentioned earlier this week.  There seemed to be a commonly-held  interest in finding easily accessible (and …

This week, Bubba had a couple of days where he was really not feeling well. I think it’s been his teeth bothering him as he appears to be cutting a couple of i-teeth. Poor guy – I feel so bad for him. He didn’t want to eat, didn’t want to play – and he looked so miserable.
So, we took a day off of everything else… to do nothing but sit on the couch and cuddle as much as possible (aka. as much has our Baby Girl would let us). We …

Thanks so much to Savvy Blogging for the great twitter party tonight!  It was so good to see that I’m not the only blogger who struggles at times with learning the ropes!
It sounded like a lot of bloggers were interested in doing blog ad exchanges - my reason for setting up this linky is to accomodate that!
So, link up below – and while you’re at it, why not take a few minutes to click on some of the other links and leave some encouraging words for your fellow bloggers? 
We all know …

And the winner of the (3) $25 Restuarant.com gift cards as chosen by Random.org is…
Cheryl of Milo Creations
Thank you so much to everyone who participated in this giveaway!  It was a lot of fun to hear about all your favorite restaurants – some I myself love and some I hadn’t heard of!
Be sure to check back tomorrow as my 15-Minute Tackle giveaway begins!
Enter for a chance to win a $25 VISA gift card!

Welcome to the very first edition of the weekly 15-Minute Tackle!  Each Tuesday, I’ll be posting about my plan for a daily 15-minute tackle and will open up the floor for a link up of your ideas, as well!
I’m really excited about starting this habit in my own life and look forward to hearing the ideas that others have, too!
This week, my tackle is to spend 15 minutes each day writing thank you notes.  I haven’t even started on our Christmas thank yous and have a few other misc. thank …

 
It sounds a little weird that my finer thing for the week involves ice cream when our temps haven’t been above freezing lately…  But I’m really excited about my new ice cream maker!  You need a little history to understand:
For weeks after our son was born, he was labeled colicky.  He screamed for about 20 hours of the day and slept only for about 15 minutes at a time and that only when he was being held.  As a brand new mommy, those weeks were an absolute nightmare for me.  I …