Creating My Media Kit

Making a Media Kit has been on my blogger

to-do-list for a while. I finally made it happen!

Below is my list of what I wanted to include...

(in case you're in the same procrastination boat I was.)

I have heard a few other bloggers talk about how important a Media Kit is.

If you are open to working with brands and other bloggers...

you need to make it easy for them to 'GET YOU'!! (understand you and your blog!)

If they come to your blog and are looking for a media kit or more information...

and don't find it..they are more likely to pass you up

if they have to look for it themselves or have to e-mail you for it.

I have seen some samples of ones that were short..and some long.

I went with a longer one. I wanted all my info out there so they could get the

big picture and see I mean business if they want to collaborate!

I used photoshop to try and create a really appealing

media kit that has a similar style as my blog design.

I made a list of key points I knew

I needed to include in my Media Kit.

--Brief Bio and Description of my blog.

Who I am, what I write about and an Idea of my target audience

--Why I blog and quotes from readers Page

--Sponsorship/Collaboration Page

brands I've worked with in the past, sponsorship/collaboration options, rates/pricing info

--Why Advertise on my blog? Page

quotes from past  brands I've worked with and stats of why moms are taking over. ;)

--A Connect with me Page

all my social media information and some photos

--Popular Posts Page

list of popular posts and suggesting they search me on pinterest to see what readers are pinning. (I use pinterest a lot in promoting my blog!) 

Hope this list helps if you are working up your own Media Kit!

And remember just because you put yourself out there

for brands to contact..doesn't mean you have to work with them all.

Don't be afraid to be selective and choose what fits with your blog...

what you and your readers would be interested in! 

You can view/download my Media Kit HERE.

iPhone Dump - Get all up in our Business

Life is moving in super speed it seems...

A typical day seems to fill up without even trying!

We start off with a baby party all night.. Which leaves me in a morning coma so I put micah on the floor to giggle & wiggle around...which leads me to realize I need to vacuum and then I start cleaning our crazy house. (photo proof of the craziness below)

And while I'm cleaning I find the girls' hidden snacks from the day before which reminds me they need to eat something other than pretzel sticks.. go to make them something and realize how behind I am on the dishes...happy playing kids so start to clean it but am interrupted by a hungry 11 week old.. who I soon realize has pooped out of his outfit so I take it to put in the wash and there realize how much laundry I have so I put a load in....

And the busy day to day activities continue.

The typical mom cycle. haha. It's called survival mode.

Some days I have plans..and get things done..other days..I don't. :)

My husband has given me some much needed breaks though..

Yesterday I went completely solo to target and chick-fil-a...o ya.

And I met a new blog friend for lunch at Panera earlier this week.

Sweet Kacia from Coconut and Robot. So excited she jumped on board to help

me plan a Blogger Meet n' Greet for the Ohio Valley Area

Meal wise making up lots of Freezer Crock Pot Meals.

The Pulled Pork is for sure one of my favorites.

Made it for sandwiches for 2 meals.. and then tacos for a 3rd

(yes it's that good to eat 3 times ;)

Yesterday's Target Haul. 

I thought micah might appreciate sleeping on boy sheets.

Grabbed up another pack of swaddles for my sanity..

and spoiled myself on the planner that I had been eyeing for a while. It went on sale! ;)

Baby Giggles.
You're welcome.

A Favorite Recipe in our house.. Chicken Parm.

My girls love chicken.. I don't make this often but it's always a hit

and gives us sandwiches the next day! Sienna at this for breakfast once.. silly girl.

The photo to the right is before the mozzarella and sauce. yummy!

Ben and I (+micah) had a
hot date night to Giant Eagle.
It's a luxury grocery shopping together without kids.. I know you agree.

Sophie: "Look Mom I dressed up Micah like a pirate!"

Sorry little man.. so sorry.

CRAFT TIME- Did some Valentine's day DIY-ing this week!

Shared the photos of our little Photo Session Here!

My little bear. He is seriously getting cuter every day.
I love kissing his little chubby cheeks.

LITTLE MOMMIES- I keep finding sienna with my nursing cover.

Once I overheard her say "Monkey, wanna nurse?"

She also helps SO MUCH by pulling out all the wipes

and folding them nicely in a pile........

BABY BURRITO- This is how I'm getting him to
finally calm down at night and sleep in his crib.
It keeps him from those baby flailing moves while he sleeps.
He likes being snuggy. :)

Baby Date Night.

Earlier this week we went to our friends' house for dinner and a game night.

These two love birds......

Micah is ALL BOY. He passes gas every time I change him.
which is kinda scary.....
I have been pooped on more times than I would like to admit.
Our laundry pile is proof of that.
 Below is a happy baby proud of his latest diaper blow out.

And Here's proof of a messy house.

Keeping it real.

The girls said the cleaned it..I came to do the final touches. ;)

PARENTING 101- I might have used a Wendy's frosty

as bribery for my girls to get them to nap one day...

Parenting 101 awesomeness.

I also let them dress themselves that day.. little fashionistas.

BABY #3- This is how we change diapers in our house.

BABY PARTY- This is micah at midnight...........
Yep.

SISTERLY LOVE- Wrestling turned snuggle time.

I think Sophie won?

Hope you have a nice Sunday!
We are having some friends over to watch the Super Bowl.
Not a huge fan for either team..
for me it's all about the food, commercials and Beyonce. ;)
We are doing fondue at our party! Excited to see the girls try it for the first time...
Not so excited about the possible mess. ;)
Thanks for stopping by!

Valentine's Day - Our DIY Details

With Valentine's Day just around the corner..

I wanted to share some fun

and easy DIY Details that you can use to

decorate your home or a party!

Mini Powdered Sugar Donuts might have

been used as bribery for this photo shoot...

Here's a Summary of my DIY DETAILS.

I'll explain more on each throughout the post!

--Dollar Store Heart Doily Garland

--Dollar Store Heart Balloons

--'XO' Gold Spray Painted Letters

--2 IKEA Frames filled with Valentine's Day Themed Printables

--Thrift Store 'Donut Stand' Spray Painted Gold

--Gold Sparkly Heart Toppers

--Flower Crowns (Tutorial later this week!)

--Tulle Tutus

I found this cute little stand at good will one day..and knew it had potential!

I spray painted it gold (the metallic kind) and loaded it up with pretty little donuts!

The toppers were made from leftover gold sparkly card stock that I cut out with my heart craft punch(JoAnns) and taped to some candy sticks(JoAnns)

I made the GOLD 'XO' LETTERS using

Metallic Gold Spray Paint and Letters from JoAnns.

We used them on the table display but they could be cute as photo props!

I used a white IKEA storage box(from my office area) upside down

to give some height to my table. 

 I made up in Photoshop a couple VALENTINE'S DAY PRINTS

to put in frames as part of our Decorations!

The girls really loved this one with the cute little bumble bees. :)

You can get the Printable for yourself in my Etsy Shop.

I think they would be cute for your home decor but even for a valentine's day party!

Or printing up a bunch and framing as gifts... a fun little DIY you can use each year.

BE MINE PRINTABLE - $8 

   KEEP CALM and EAT CANDY PRINTABLE - $8

LOCATION: I took these photos in the corner of the Girls' Room...

moved their beds to the side. The Table and heart rugs are from IKEA.

OUTFITS: They are wearing basic white tops from Target...

and their Tulle Tutus I made them last year. (no sew SUPER easy.)

The girls were all about this super girly photo shoot.

It didn't take much convincing for them to participate

once I said tutus and donuts were involved...

DOILY HEART GARLAND

I grabbed 2 packs of heart doilies from the Dollar Store.

Took some Clothes pins I already had, painted one side with mod podge and dipped them in Gold Glitter from JoAnn's (bought big size and used coupon)

I used fishing line that I already had to string them up! For something even more sturdy you could use ribbon. We moved this garland to our mantle! :)

This is what happens when powdered sugar donuts are involved in photos...

Sugar high. ;) goofy girls.

Hope you found some inspiration in this post to make

your Valentine's Day extra special for your sweeties!

I am trying to help Sophia fulfill her new years resolution of "celebrate more"...

I thought that was a good resolution. ;)

I'll be sharing the Flower Crown Tutorial later this week!

or weekend...depending on life.

I seriously have been pooped/peed on every day this week

and our humongous laundry pile is proof of that.

Christmas!...in January?

It's almost February..and I'm finally getting around to blogging about our Christmas Morning!

I shared a video already with some iPhone photos here.

I feel like this yearly full post is more for me than my readers haha...

We love looking back at past Christmas Mornings. :)

Here's our 2010 Photo Re-cap and Video Greeting and

our 2011 Photos and Video Greeting. So fun seeing the kids growing up..

Christmas morning is so magical when they are little!!

I seriously was so excited for them to wake up I barely slept. :)

I've been getting lots of e-mails from readers who start off their e-mails with "You don't know me and this might be weird but I feel like I know you!" hehe. and I LOVE it. It's not weird at all I'm so happy to have this connection and community with you all through my blog!

I know that I love seeing how others celebrate in their home..

so I'm happy to share our morning with you....sleepy face and all. :)

Here's the video we shared on Christmas Night for our Family and Friends far away. :)

I put a qr code with our Christmas Cards for people to scan with

their iPhones and be taken directly to see the video!

Christmas Day was filled with lots of dress up dance parties and shows!

(We always grab up costumes after Halloween... major discounts!)

The guitar..one of sophie's favorite toys.. we found at a flea market near us. I think it was $1? The sound works and everything. We also got sienna's cash register from their for 50 cents??

Santa was proud of himself. ;)

I LOVE the photo below of me with sienna and micah.. 

And I love that sophie put on her hat before coming out to open presents.

She insisted she wear it!! The girls are wearing their Christmas Pajamas from Carters. Grabbed those up during the Black Friday Specials.

I'm wearing my comfy pajamas that I got at Target to put in my Hospital Bag when I had Micah.

We had a bounce house inside.... and the girls flipped over it!

Grandpa Bob gave this to them.

I loved the idea of them getting all their energy out in a confined space. ;)

Micah's first Christmas.. consisted of him getting snuggled by everyone.

lots of smoochies.

One of Sienna's favorite presents was a sit n' spin ben found on craigslist for $10.

Perfect gift for a child who doesn't stop moving! She can sit and move at the same time!

Ben got me the purple north face sweater that I'm wearing below.

so comfy and I love the color.

Bahahaha...

Micah's face sums up his feelings towards sienna at this moment....

Micah: "help.. me.."

We got the girls an iPad for their 'big' present.

We found one on craigslist..great condition. and then got the

iGuy case on ebay for 6 or 9 bucks. I blogged about our Favorite Kid Apps.

We had it loaded and ready to go on Christmas morning. they loved it!

 It was a great Christmas morning.. Ignore my sleepy face below..and find sienna in the background of that photo sneaking candy. that one is silent and sneaky. ;)

Ben surprised me by getting me something I had talked about wanting a long time ago..

Bamboo splash! (for drawing designs/graphics) AND an iPhone 5.

Plus some other fun little goodies. Husband did a great job this year!

Here we are at Christmas Eve Mass. :)

sophie was boycotting photos.. sienna was hamming it up.

If you missed our Christmas Card for this year I shared it HERE.. One of the photos we sent was a little manger scene..Sophie was Mary, Sienna was an "angel" and Micah was baby Jesus. I thought it turned out pretty cute. :) I need to blog the out takes though..They LOVED dressing up and posing..but halos were flying and Mary was having a melt down over how the angels hands were folded......haha. o yes.

Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas!

even if this post is coming in February.. :)

I'm 27!?

Yesterday I turned 27!

Pretty much since I turned 25 when my birthday rolls around I have to really think about how old I'm turning..?! I'll blame it this time on the newborn coma I'm still in. ;)

It was a fun day! Ben and I took the whole gang to Qdoba for lunch.

A favorite with kids because it's yummy and FAST.

and for some reason our kids are usually behaved there.

(We can NEVER take them to chili's without someone or all of them having a melt down. weird.)

After lunch I was given my crown from the girls...I think I pulled it off right ;)

Loved spending the day with these sweeties.

Soo...27 with 3 kids.

(4 year old, 2 year old and 8 week old)

Sometimes ben and I are like wait... we have THREE kids?? haha.

They are fun. But I seriously can't believe we have 3!!

I can't imagine life without them.

Once you see their face when they're born...

or hear their voice or see their personality come through..

in those moments you are like wow.. you are such an amazing little person!

I remember being a little girl talking about how I wanted to be a mommy..

and trying to picture my family.. doodling them.. and here they are! ;)

I feel so blessed. I love how silly and sweet they are!

 

Micah wanted to get in on the funny face making!

I always think of Shannon when I see a Pink Sky.

I think this was a special Happy Birthday from my angel.

It made me smile.

My cute kids.

Put one baby down and it's another one's turn. That's life right now.

I shuffle babies through my arms. ;)

The girls are playing well together lately... Sophie was using my tripod to take photos of sienna with her baby....or they run around playing super girls and come to me for a mission. It's a little exhausting thinking of a million different rescue situations. ;)

But... now that they are playing more together..they are 'fighting' more together.

I'm trying to block out future years of that and focus on the now haha.

My cute husband.

Celebrated our 5 year anniversary this past year!

Ended my birthday with Dinner with Ben and friends..

and some Cookie Cake.

My Favorite kind of cake. ;)

(Shirt from Old Navy. It was a polka dot kinda night!)

 

Thanks for all the birthday wishes

via instagram and facebook!!

Have a wonderful day.