Everyday Baby Steps

Remember the tagline contest I won for Blissfully Domestic?  Well, they've unveiled the tagline along with a whole new look for the site!   The tagline I wrote is - "Your Life. Your Bliss."  Go check it out at the newly revamped Blissfully Domestic.  What do you think?  Be sure to take a look through all the great channels for some great information on all kinds of subjects, including home, style, health, marriage, and photography.  Don't forget to leave a comment if you love what you read!

I had something exciting happen to me over the weekend.  I won a contest.  You all know I LOVE contests.  This one was a contest by Allison Worthington, also known as Mrs. Fussypants.  See her link down there on my blog roll?  I love her.  She's also the editor of Blissfully Domestic, the online lifestyle magazine I contribute to.

Alli put out a tweet on Twitter last week asking people to submit their idea for a new Blissfully Domestic tagline.  The prize?  A piece of jewelry from her boutique, Fussypants Designs.  When you see this jewelry, you'll understand why I started brainstorming.

I don't consider myself a very creative person, but a cute tagline idea did come to me, so I decided to tweet it to Fussy.  I didn't give it another thought until yesterday morning when I received a message from her saying, "morning. You won the BD tagline contest. Email me your address, OK? I haz bling 4 u!"  Ooh, bling!  I was ecstatic.

Then I realized that I wasn't happy simply because of the prize itself (although I do love beautiful jewelry, don't get me wrong), but because of the other gift Alli gave to me - validation that my ideas are good.  You may remember that I left my previous job as a college adviser due to a negative work atmosphere, with people who really brought me down.  I spent a long time in that working environment, feeling like my ideas didn't matter and wouldn't be received favorably.  I allowed my self-esteem to plummet.

Since leaving my job, I've worked very hard to get back to my former self.  Starting this blog has helped me more than I can express.  Receiving a nod from Alli and the Blissfully Domestic editors that my tagline was the best submission for the magazine means the world to me and helps me to remember that I am a smart and savvy woman with some great ideas.   Thank you so much for choosing my entry and helping me to regain my sense of who I am.

** I will not divulge the tagline yet, as I'm not sure what Alli and the Blissfully Domestic editorial staff have planned for its unveiling.

Today's the day - the official launch day of the NEW Blissfully Domestic site!  I'm sorry that I'm just getting around to posting about it, but I had some trouble viewing the site due to ISP issues and was afraid that you all might have problems with it as well.  I'm hoping that all is well now and that it's safe to make the big announcement.  I was certainly bummed when I tried ALL DAY to check out the new site and wasn't able to.  I didn't want the same thing to happen to anyone else.  But it's up and running on my ISP, and from what I'm told some are just slower than others, so give it a try and go explore the new site for yourself.

But wait!  Don't go just yet.  Don't you want to hear about the very cool giveaway I have to celebrate the launch?  Betcha can guess what it will be.  You all know I love makeup and that I'm an Independent Beauty Consultant for Mary Kay, so I've pulled something nice from my inventory to offer one of you lucky readers. How'd you like a nice, black mascara and a beautiful charcoal grey eyeliner to make your eyes pop for fall?  Mary Kay's Ultimate Mascara is by far the best I've ever used, and Mary Kay Eyeliner in Steely is a fabulously different color that will make your eyes stand out without looking garish, very sophisticated.

To be eligible to win, just head on over to Blissfully Domestic, where you'll find tons of great articles on all aspects of our lives, and find at least one article that interests you.  Then come on back here and leave a comment about it.  Easy.  Comments must be received by Friday, September 12th at 12:00 EST. Remember, comment by the 12th at 12:00 to win!