End of the Month

I am super excited for how the first month of sponsorship's have gone. 

I have met more people by doing this and am super giddy to introduce you to them ;)

 

Leslie's image popped up at the beginning of the month,
so being my nosey self, I went and check her out...
best.etsy.store.eva.
I know exactly where my pillows are coming from when we move in a few short weeks!

Kristi from Lipsense has been raving about this,

and it's going nuts in my area...

It's all day lip wear, like ALL day.

Stays put form 4-18 hours and doesn't dry out,

top coat is hydrating.

Stella & Dot,

what more can I say??

The Ultimate Body Applicator,

not a lot of words for this except it's awesomeness in a box...

Live Well by Keri gives daily info covering health tips, and advice in all aspects of physical, spiritual and emotional wellness. She rocks.

period.

Great Lengths By Kimberly is rocking the hair world,

options on color, cut and beyond fabuuuulous extensions....heck yes.

Can't say enough thanks to you all for this month!!

I heart you guys! You have made my little blog what it has become.

I want to help you succeed at growing your

fan base,

readership,

business,

friendships,

facebook followers,

and whatever else you are looking for...

I'm not picky ;)

My Plan?

You can advertise whatever...again, not picky.

Your blog, Etsy Store, Facebook Page, Instagram, Website, Business,

whatever, I really don't care.

well...maybe,

nothing illegal, m'kay?

I will sell on a month to month basis, starting with a new month,

and highlight each and every sponsor, on one post, once a month.

Everyone's ad's are the same size, same price, and will rotate every time the page is refreshed.

We will play an 'everyone wins' game ;)

down to the nitty gritty:

My stats:

25,000-30,000 page views per month
(over 1,000 per day)

Followers Growing Daily:
590+GFC Followers
730+Instagram Followers
1000+ Email Subscribers
1740+Facebook Followers
2500+Pinterest, Tumblr, Twitter, Etc.


Being extremely active in social media (I also run several Facebook Pages)...I tend to hang out in lots of little places, quite often.

Facebook

Instagram

Pinterest

Twitter

Tumblr

LinkedIn

Etsy

Vine (search TwoThirty~FiveDesigns)

I post on a full range of topics
I link up weekly with others Bloggers, Facebook, etc.

I contribute my posts here: 

 

   

  

I run my sponsor spaces through passionfruitads, about the easiest thing a person can do.
You provide an image, a link and viola, it's automatically published!

Feel free to email me with any questions, use sponsorship as your subject.
twothirtyfivedesigns@gmail.com

PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE AS READERSHIP GROWS.

wear...

Digging the copper right now...
from the shoes, to the necklace, to the watch.
nomnomnom.

(shirt:TheBuckle, tanks:AmericanEagle, pants:CelebrityPink, shoes&blue bracelet:Target, sunnies:D&G, earrings:ChantillyLaceChandelier, necklace:Mesa, bracelet:LuxorLink, watch:Fossil)

 

Casual Friday Link Up

my six year old asked if she could borrow my shirt....

for some reason, I don't think her kindergarten posse will allow Nirvana.

but I am digging who she is becoming.

(nirvana shirt:F21, cardi:Target, leggings:Local Boutique (similar here) boots:Minnetonka, sunnies:D&G, earrings:Soiree Studs, necklace:On The Mark, bracelet:Bardot Spiral Bangle, Silver)

I'm behind on pinning, so bear with me....

I created a new Pinterest Board specially for this! So, whatever you link up, I will pin it on my board, leading you all to more traffic....yippee!

Click HERE to view the Casual Friday Link Up Board ;)

BIG thanks to ALL of you who linked up this past week! We had an amazing link up last week!!! Your sweet comments and awesome emails that you continue to send are absolutely amazing!! You sure know how to rock a girls world ;)

Now, onward with the rules for linking up, easy peasy:

1. Be a follower of the blog (there are lot's of ways, via GoogleFriendConnect,Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Email, etc., hey you can follow me on Pinterest too!)

2. Link to your specific post, not your main blog page, and any post goes, whatever makes you be you.

3. Please link back here so all of the casual business makes sense, I even have a rockin' button on the sidebar!

4. Check out others links! We all know we dig followers and comments on our post we work so hard on, it's just cool to play nice. And you never know what other awesome blogs you will find!

{I send out email reminders for this link up. I have had several ask lately for me to add them. Are you one of them? Would you like a reminder on Thursday Nite? Leave a comment below with your deets or drop me a line with you info at TwoThirtyFiveDesigns(at)Gmail(dot)com.}

If you have already requested one and still haven't gotten an email, hit me over the head and send one again! 

sometimes, it's just hard...

Haven't posted much about the fire recently....

it just gets hard sometimes.

there is a ton of emptiness, so to speak,

have a hard time finding the right words for it.

I'm a planner and I want to move on and think we have.

Drove by to check on the new place a while back and decided to drive by the old

just an empty nothing.

kind of describes me as of late.

There was one tiny ball buried in the mud that I grabbed for the six year old after she asked about it, 

last ditch effort to save some sort of something? anything?

I had to pull up the #aftermath post for something the other day.

I don't usually scroll through and look at my old post, but something stopped me and I did.

So much harder than what I thought....and it sucked.

Big time.

I don't want to make this any more of a downer than what it already is,

for anyone reading.

And I felt like I was doing just that.

But for some reason, I keep feeling compelled to do just that though.

To post about it.

The good, the bad and all.

It's healing....therapy in a way.

I have heard many bloggers say that, and it is so true here, even if no one is reading it.

So many I have reached out, that I would have never of met if this hadn't of happened,

that have been through this.

They have been one of my reasons to write about it.

Most have said it was good for them to read this, healing in a way.

My youngest goes to school with the cutest little boy. I have known his mom for several years now,

first as an acquaintance and as of late, a better friend.

She and her family have gone through two house fires.

Even though she says they were smaller, it's still devastating.

Recently she sent me this:

I read your post this am and I just want you to know that it was healing. I want you to know that you are healing by expressing all of this. I didn't and kept it shoved down so far that I'm still healing. I didn't lose everything, but I know some of your feelings. I must confess sometimes I can't or won't or don't read your posts to protect my own feelings, but when I do I read how strong you really are for just surviving. I don't know God's reason for your fire or my fires except to say it has brought us to our knees. It has brought me closer to God and I know it has you. I'm thankful to know you and I feel like it's part of God's reason for knowing each other. It must be! Stay strong my friend and keep writing and saying it ALL!

If this gets hard to read, please don't worry....no feelings will be hurt.

I get it, there are several I can't read because of how raw they get and make me feel.

I really should go back and read them...this is life.

And life and crap happens, but we must go on.

Maybe this is the underlying reason why we blog?

Sure we get bookoos of ideas from food to fashion to decor,

but maybe God knows that we need each other, and to connect in a way that we can't with others.

Maybe there is someone across the states that has gone through the same thing,

or maybe their little human is across the hall from yours and you never would have been on the same level with them hadn't you written about it...

Here's to you, my sweet friends...thanks for the love and support...and all of my randomness.

He sent you for a reason, I don't know where I would be without Him or you.

wear...

(cardi:Ann Taylor, tank,socks&hat:Target, leggings:F21, boots:DSW, earrings:Turquoise Soiree Studs, necklace:Tree of Life, necklace:Mesa, bracelet:Sparkly Bardot Spiral Bangle, stack of rings:Moraley Stackable Band Rings)

Hard Boiled

Last night I posted this

picture via instagram & facebook and had

quite a few questions on it.

So a post was created...

forgive the photos, taken from the iPhone...wasn't quite planning on a post

Another option for hardboiled eggs.

I despise making these for some reason. They should be really easy, but are a pain.

I've been reading about them a lot and since I have a 

little human who refuses to eat meat (we won't go there today),

I have been looking at other options.

I know they are packed with protein and he needs that,

or actually we all do. I had read about eating this

for breakfast, and then I had a flash back.

I am a regular stalker of LC....Lauren Conrad to be exact.

And don't lie to yourself, I know we all are. Even as far as watching old Laguna Beach & The Hills episodes?

pshhhhh....

maybe.

Anywho, she had posted forever ago about cooking eggs

in the oven. I'm not going to reinvent the wheel here, but it seemed pretty simple.

and it worked.

1. Place your eggs in a muffin tray to prevent them from rolling or cracking.
2. Bake them at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes. (I cooked mine at 350 for 30 minutes and they were perfect. However, depending on your oven, you may need to adjust the temperature down to 325.)
3. Remove from muffin pan using tongs or a spoon and place eggs into a large bowl of ice water with a pinch of salt. Let them soak for about 10 minutes or until they are cool. This makes the shell easier to peel and stops the egg from overcooking.

This method is mess free and incredibly simple. If you ask me, it's pretty much foolproof. One thing to note: When they bake in the oven, they will often develop small brown spots. I think it's from sitting in the pan and the heat.

They aren't the prettiest by any means, but they were simple and worked out fabulous for planning ahead.

Half were gone from little hands (and big) grabbing them off the plate, before I had even finished peeling them

Casual Friday Link Up

funny how you will notice something.... 

after you have taken pictures. 

Like how my entire outfit (almost), 

came from one place..... 

Yesterday's Valentine's wearings

dedicated to my instagram bud, tattoo momma....you, my friend, truly rock.

(sweater, sunnies, belt, blue bracelet, shoes:Target, skinnies:Big Star, earrings:Chantilly Lace, necklace:Tree of Life, right hand:cuff:Chantilly Lace Cuff, left hand:watch:Fossil, Christina Link Bracelet)

Be sure and check out my Facebook Page...

I reached over 1600 followers (yowza), so I am running a giveaway through tonight at 5p.m. central!

I have started something new every week with the link up's, and I am SO, SO far behind on pinning, so bear with me....

I created a new Pinterest Board specially for this! So, whatever you link up, I will pin it on my board, leading you all to more traffic....yippee!

Click HERE to view the Casual Friday Link Up Board ;)

BIG thanks to ALL of you who linked up this past week! We had an amazing link up last week!!! Your sweet comments and awesome emails that you continue to send are absolutely amazing!! You sure know how to rock a girls world ;)

Now, onward with the rules for linking up, easy peasy:

1. Be a follower of the blog (there are lot's of ways, via GoogleFriendConnect,Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Email, etc., hey you can follow me on Pinterest too!)

2. Link to your specific post, not your main blog page, and any post goes, whatever makes you be you.

3. Please link back here so all of the casual business makes sense, I even have a rockin' button on the sidebar!

4. Check out others links! We all know we dig followers and comments on our post we work so hard on, it's just cool to play nice. And you never know what other awesome blogs you will find!

{I send out email reminders for this link up. I have had several ask lately for me to add them. Are you one of them? Would you like a reminder on Thursday Nite? Leave a comment below with your deets or drop me a line with you info at TwoThirtyFiveDesigns(at)Gmail(dot)com.}