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Chit-Chat, Some Kind of Onederful & My Tools (Freebies 4U2)


Well, I decided to take a few pics of my set up in my office. The office is the smallest room in the house, but it's where I spend the majority of my time. Right at the moment, I am in front of my screen and my husband is watching netflix on the floor...about to fall asleep. He graduated from waiting for me out in the living room, to waiting for me on the floor of my office...poor guy, but he doesn't like going to bed without me. I know...I'm horrible!! (but horribly focused).
Here is my Wacom tablet...and YES, I am a LEFTY!!! My pen has various attachments that I switch out depending on what I am drawing.



These pics are not great, but I am taking these photos with my ipad people! I need a great camera app, but I haven't found one as of yet. If you know of one, please let me know -; That weird glowing thing is not a UFO or ghost, it's a glowing ant farm!! They have been hard at work.

My shelves. One is for our HVAC company records and one is for my stuff, but both are filled with teaching memorabilia. The pic below is me right now. Yes, I am in my cute ASU Victoria Secret jammies (no sexy at all...hehehehe) and as you can tell, I had a little trouble taking a pic of myself  with the ipad...it is heavy and quite awkward! Me at 12 midnight....the circles begin to form...LOL!! Sorry to scare you tonight bloggy  friends!!!



ANT FARM UPDATE:


Totally TUBE-ular!!! This is without the glow...pretty cool, huh? I find myself staring and marveling at these little guys!!




OKAY, something totally awesome...HERE are some of my Bloggy Facts and stats


On January 22nd, 2012

On my blog  I had 11 (yes ELEVEN) followers and 1, 358 visits!

On TPT I had 19 fans 

TODAY... about two months later, I am almost at 500 followers on my blog and 375 followers on my TPT store!! Thank you sooo much for all of your support and love!!!!!!!

Barbara over at Grade Onederful put me on the map and she now has a new blog called, Ruby Slippers. She is doing custom blog designs...and is really so wonderful. 
You just must check her out and follow her new blog!!!






Absolutely love her!!



My stats are sooo exciting and I have teamed up with my sister-in-law, Artemis, who has the cutest Etsy store to offer a really awesome giveaway when I reach 500 followers, which may be really soon!!! This is going to be extra exciting and her stuff makes such great personalized gifts...perfect for a colleague or teacher (-;


Another cool techy thing...
Have you noticed the red ribbon at the top of each post, the large rewards ribbon, and the tab that says, badges at the bottom left of my blog????


Have you? Have you???




You must sign up...it's FREE & really fun, especially if we all participate in what is called, PUNCHtab. It allows followers to earn points for visiting, liking, commenting and more! The points can be cashed in for coupons to places like Starbucks and Barnes N Nobles!! The badges tab allows your followers to compete to earn special badges and awards for visiting your blog...sooooo cool!!




I have also added code that allows visitors to change the size of the text within the post. Ever been to a blog and thee text size is teeny??? Well, with this, you can give your readers the option of changing the text size!!


Here is the link and directions for how to add this to your blog:


http://www.spiceupyourblog.com/2012/02/add-stylish-jquery-text-resize-buttons.html 




Last, but not least, I have some fun freebies for you!!


These are a couple of fun word images I made to use on a blog post one day...cute.








And here is a special one for all of you for following.....

YOU ROCK!!!!
I made this for a friend, but it is too cute to keep hidden in my external hard drive - all alone!!




Okay, these last two....bare with me here


I know  that Columbus Day is long gone; however, I know teachers & I know if you are anything like me, you would already be planning for next year...LOL! I made these to add into a calendar I had posted for my classroom and they are super cute! I will only keep these up for 24 hours...so get them now. I will be putting these into a collection for holiday events & calendar clip art....oooo...sounds delicious doesn't it??!!






Thank you for following and reading about my craziness!!



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18 comments:

  1. yay! that is great! I need to get blogging more, and then maybe my followers will increase!!

    love your blog Michelle!

    Kelli

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    1. A couple of tips that I did when I first started really getting people to my blog was to:

      1. Always offer freebies that people can use
      2. Always click the like and google plus button on your own bog posts
      3. Pinterest...Pinterest...Pinterest
      4. Communicate with other bloggers and build some great relationships! Everyone has a skill and we can all use each other's skills

      5. Have fun!

      Michelle

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    2. I too am loving your blog. Thank you for these tips. I started a blog and have been wondering how to get people to come follow me.

      Michelle
      http://owlsareahoot.blogspot.com/

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  2. Love it girl! I wish you lived closer so I could see how you do it all... I am still so new to this blogging world, but obsessed... I have so many questions about what to do and how to do, yet no one to ask... I have googled it and youtubed it, but nothing... I love your ants and was really wondering what that light was! I am so glad you told us! :)

    Keep up the great work!
    Tara

    harpleysuperstars.blogspot.com

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    1. I would love it if I could have a girly day where a bunch of you came over and I could give you a little lesson!! I absolutely love digital art & I love sharing my skills...because you never know if you might possess this skill if you never try...hehehe!

      Ask me anything...anytime & I will be more than happy to help you in any way that I can!!

      Email: 3amteacher@gmail.com

      Michelle
      The 3AM Teacher

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  3. Hi Michelle! Thanks so much for the awesome shout out. I'm so happy I was able to help you out at the start, but it's all YOU! Your amazing talent, enthusiasm, and generosity keeps people coming back. Have a super day and I hope you reach 500 soon:)

    Barbara
    Grade ONEderful

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    1. Girl, you are truly incredible!! I love all the various skills you possess & your jogging blog is making me sick...hahaha..I used to jog 5 mile a day...and that was when I was overweight (go figure). Now that I am no longer overweight (well, not skinny...just normal) I hardly ever exercise!! I wish you lived closer and put together a jogging group...when I jigged, I jogged with my best friend from New Zealand who live two houses down from me in California...we had sooo much fun!! You need to post more motivating pics...hahaha!!

      Let me know if you ever need anything for your new designs...I would LOVE to lend a helping hand!!

      Michelle

      The 3AM Teacher

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    2. Figglesticks....I REALLY need to start checking my grammar and spelling BEFORE I click the publish button...Yikes...so sorry.

      Michelle

      The 3AM Teacher

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  4. Thanks for all your advice! I'm new to the blogging world with lots of questions as well so your advice is much appreciated but I have already got some great tutorials from you ~ THANKS!

    ✰Amber
    Sparkles , Smiles, and Student Teaching

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  5. Thanks for the advice in your post. Just from stubbling onto your blog from Pintrest I would have thought you had been doing this for years. I just started blogging and could use a little help. I will email my questions to you later.

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  6. I really want to turn that rock into a stamp..."this work is rockin'!" lol...wonder where I could do that....oh- can I?? (with your TOU)

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  7. I just bought a tablet and can't wait for it to arrive!

    2B Honey Bunch
    The Best Endings

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  8. Michelle you really are UNREAL!!! I remember when we first connected in January and you were hoping to get 20 followers...and TAKE A LOOK AT YOU NOW!!! All of your hard word and dedication has paid off. And hot-daaaaang you are so talented! *CONGRATS*

    Lou

    Pencils with Pizzazz

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    1. You are soo true!! I was so excited to get 20 followers too...hahaha.. I still get excited!!

      Michelle

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  9. Okay, I've added Punch Tab to my blog! It looks like fun! I made my reward a $10 TPT gift card. The ONLY problem is that the tab is red and my template is red. I tried to fix the color according to the help desk code, but it didn't work. Oh well! Come get some points! Thanks for the idea! =)

    Emily @ Second Grade Silliness 

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    1. Yeah!! Thank you for participating, but I think you outdid my reward...hahahaha...I'm gonna have to upscale...

      I am going to head over and sign on your right now..yippee!!!

      I think not a lot of people really get what this is because their site is a little more complicated to maneuver.

      The 3AM Teacher


      Michelle

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    2. I found it to be really easy! To get my tab on the top, I went to 'Installation' under loyalty program and #1 says How do you want to show rewards? I chose 'top right' then installed on my blog. Easy peasy.

      Here's what I need...I need blogger to email me when there is a reply to one of my comments. I almost forgot to come here and check back to see if you replied. I'm glad you commented on my blog so I'd remember. =)

      Let's see how many more people get on board for this thing! I'm going to post your blog on my facebook so you can get those last 7 followers!

      Emily @ Second Grade Silliness 

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  10. I just wanted to reach out and say hi! Thanks for using PunchTab to power your loyalty program. (We see you've even inspired friends to add PunchTab!)

    We're always interesting in feedback and we're here to help. Email anytime, feedback@punchtab.com or find us on Twitter @PunchTab

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