Co-Hosting Tuesday Time Out Link Party

<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: small;"></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: x-large;">This week, I'm co-hosting the Tuesday Time Out Party with <a href="http://www.reasonstoskipthehousework.com/">Reasons To Skip The Housework</a>!  Feel free to link up here or there, the party will show up on both of our blogs!  </span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: x-large;">Have fun!</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: large;"><img src="http://i946.photobucket.com/albums/ad308/azparis3/timeout.jpg" /><br /><textarea cols="22" rows="4" style="text-align: center;"><a border="0" href="http://reasonstoskipthehousework.blogspot.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i946.photobucket.com/albums/ad308/azparis3/timeout.jpg" /></a>

Linky Followers And A Blog Hop

<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Many of you may have heard that Google Friend Connect is going away at the end of the month for those that are not on Blogger.  I saw this new way to follow last week, <a href="http://linkyfollowers.com/" target="_blank">Linky Followers</a>.  I wasn't going to join but then I thought of you.  Some of my followers may not be on Blogger or follow through Google Friend Connect and GFC may not be around for long for even the users on Blogger.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So, I have added <a href="http://linkyfollowers.com/" target="_blank">Linky Followers</a> to my sidebar so please follow me there as well.  This new tool is free.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifl-RuYwX45penSCA4xlVVdNSiQT-fVUkZI3oupuEK0qeNq-uus2HV59VbCVf0KsmQN-Gj4H_QdwGIMzyVWZXR7vOEUHF8ojEwAGQVbRIZTU0CCiLfXIfo4jtg6H0oM9779o8MRmH3gWk/s1600/LinkyFollowersLogo1-13.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="127" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifl-RuYwX45penSCA4xlVVdNSiQT-fVUkZI3oupuEK0qeNq-uus2HV59VbCVf0KsmQN-Gj4H_QdwGIMzyVWZXR7vOEUHF8ojEwAGQVbRIZTU0CCiLfXIfo4jtg6H0oM9779o8MRmH3gWk/s320/LinkyFollowersLogo1-13.png" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><br /><b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;">Remember, you can still follow me through GFC (for now), </span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://facebook.com/decoratingcents" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" target="_blank">Facebook</a></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;">, </span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/decoratingcents" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;">, and <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/wpUsf" target="_blank">Feedburner</a>.</span></b><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I've joined the Blog Hop at So Very Cheri.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIbAig7FOcOq08sFCN50ozpeTXRF9WvtEicLLyTlNzKkzfZrjBVFy2Q1XcnHzsGI7HqBIRbNSzLuDxKeVBmZG8ab0l_889M7yv98gi4wDMybGra5XcUkcQJO54jyPdDmC92vTxxCcx5iQ/s1600/LF-HOP4.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIbAig7FOcOq08sFCN50ozpeTXRF9WvtEicLLyTlNzKkzfZrjBVFy2Q1XcnHzsGI7HqBIRbNSzLuDxKeVBmZG8ab0l_889M7yv98gi4wDMybGra5XcUkcQJO54jyPdDmC92vTxxCcx5iQ/s320/LF-HOP4.png" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Want to join in?</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">RULES:</div><h3 style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> 1. You <span style="color: #fc54ab;"><b>MUST</b></span> have the <a href="http://linkyfollowers.com/">LINKY FOLLOWERS</a> tool on your site to participate.</h3><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #ec2762;"></span>{You can have both the LINKY FOLLOWERS & GFC on your site but you <b>must have the LINKY FOLLOWERS tool </b>to participate in this party hop.}</div><h3 style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> 2. You <span style="color: #fc54ab;">MUST</span> follow the person who has the party on their site as a thank you.</h3><h3 style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> 3. Just add your blog button to the LINKY PARTY below.</h3><h3 style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> 4.Then grab the BLOG HOP code</h3><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">You will find the code right under the Linky Party where it says <b>CLICK HERE TO ENTER</b>–</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">just under that it says: <span style="color: red;">WHAT IS A BLOG HOP? <b>GET THE CODE HERE </b></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;">Click on <b>GET THE CODE HERE</b> and enter it into a post on your site.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">You can grab the party button code in the<b> FOOTER </b>at </span><a href="http://itssoverycheri.com/">Its So Very Cheri</a></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">You can grab info from my post if it helps you with your post.</div><h3 style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> 5. Then you follow other bloggers–(as many as you want)<br />–leave each one of the blogs that you follow a comment letting them know you are following them and ask them to follow you back.</h3><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">If you want to add the BLOG HOP to your own site <i><b>you</b> will get lots of new followers</i>–<b>(<span style="color: #fc54ab;">see rule #2</span>)</b></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/316/0CB760E2AD1EF5DEC1BEB8DD6026223F.png" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent; border: 0pt none ! important;" /><br /><br /><script src="http://www.linkytools.com/thumbnail_linky_include.aspx?id=129870" type="text/javascript"></script>

Linky Followers And A Blog Hop

Many of you may have heard that Google Friend Connect is going away at the end of the month for those that are not on Blogger.  I saw this n...

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Meet Your Friends Party

<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I like meeting people and making new friends so I decided to host a Meet Your Friends Party.  This is a chance to get to know your fellow bloggers better and meet some people you may not have known before.  The party will go until February 4th at midnight.  Create a post about you and your blog and link it up here.  There is a button to attach to your post. </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Some questions to help you get started:</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;">Why did you start a blog?</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;">What is your blog about?</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What is your favorite thing about blogging?</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;">What do you do when you're not blogging?</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEOULzG794VKtZYQLI-pyiuXKHUUCDAWqAiBUQlAT05lcrr3QmtJCt2Ap_COcw76Fo80KvqmE2ZZ9AfpRu3SINZ130PoDlGtTg55P1WphgSgMeM6048BSCj4gdeJxn_yfRcfrmTnUznu0/s1600/blog+button+friends+party.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEOULzG794VKtZYQLI-pyiuXKHUUCDAWqAiBUQlAT05lcrr3QmtJCt2Ap_COcw76Fo80KvqmE2ZZ9AfpRu3SINZ130PoDlGtTg55P1WphgSgMeM6048BSCj4gdeJxn_yfRcfrmTnUznu0/s1600/blog+button+friends+party.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: right;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><textarea cols="13" id="code-source" name="code-source" rows="3"><center><a href="http://decoratingcents.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://i1225.photobucket.com/albums/ee391/andrea1911/blogbuttonfriendsparty-1.jpg"/></a></center>

Welcome to the party friends!