Blog Redesign...

Hi friends!

Miss me yet??

Sorry I've been so blah about posting...I have lots to say but just don't feel like sitting down and putting mouse to screen.

But, I've decided that my blog is boring, old, and stuffy (in both design AND content, actually!) so I've made some design changes (obvi) and there will perhaps be some content redesign too.

(Don't worry, I'm not going toooooo far away from the norm. There will still be lots of random posts about me falling down, things Florida eats, and whatever crosses my little mind.)

I think I'm going to start featuring an item from my wardrobe that I've always loved and get some fresh ideas from you all on how best to wear it. It will be my own version of shopping, since I still don't have a real job that allows me the luxury of retail shopping. Le sigh...

I hope you all have been well - if you've been missing me, please follow me on Twitter...I'm much better at updating my tweets than I am this little corner of the interwebs.

Cheers,

100TH POST AND THANK YOU GIVEAWAY

Hi ya'll, remember me???

I've taken some time off from the bloggy world to lick my wounds, but I'm back and better than ever!

To say a huge thank you to everyone who commented and emailed about LOML, and to celebrate my 100th post, let's have a GIVEAWAY!!!

Because giving back is a fantastic thing!**

Erica from *jewelry without jewels* and I are teaming up to bring you THE accessory for the upcoming summer months - one of her fantastic necklaces!

These are the ones I've been blatantly telling hinting to Florida that I want for my birthday next month (get excited, ya'll!)

*toile*

*sadie*

So - without further ado, let the GIVEAWAY commence!

Here are the rules:

You have until May 31 at 11:59pm Eastern to enter the GIVEAWAY. Once we have a winner, Erica will pick out a *fabulous* summer necklace and it will be sent to the winner.

One Entry: Head over to *jewelry without jewels*, and pick out your favorite piece. Then, comment on this post about the ideal outfit to wear your favorite *jewelry without jewels* piece with (please include your email address!);

Two Entries: Comment as above and become a follower (or let me know if you are already a follower);

Three Entries: Comment as above, become a follower, and follow me on Twitter;

Four Entries: Comment as above, become a follower on both the blog and on Twitter, and Tweet this post;

Five Entries: Comment as above, become a follower on both the blog and Twitter, Tweet this post, and post about this giveaway on your blog;

and for all you truly dedicated friends out there

for a whopping TEN ENTRIES: do all the above AND head over to Erica's blog and send her some love on her recent engagement!! (but make sure you let me know!)

Thank you again for all the love and support this past 2 weeks - talking to you has really made this yucky time so much easier. You have made me feel so much better about myself - I've said it before and will say it again - I am truly blessed to have stumbled upon this fantastic community.

Cheers to the next 100 posts,

Sweet Bea


** Did you know that Erica donates 10% of all sales to VH1's Save the Music Foundation? How awesome is that?? As the product of music education in the schools, I know how important this critical learning is as part of a full, well-rounded education and experience.

Vote for Mitch!

That is all.

Cheers,

Sweet Bea

March Madness Blogger Bracket???

I know I just posted, but I had this thought and wanted a separate title.

Anyone out there in blogger land want to put together a March Madness bracket?

I'm thinking it would be free - so the winner gets bragging rights throughout the blogosphere.

Open to anyone and everyone in our fabulous bloggy networks.

I'm happy to do the leg work of getting everything set up (since I have some free time on my hands)

Shoot me a comment if you'd like to participate!

Cheers,

Sweet Bea

I'm a WINNER!

Sweet friends, I feel like such a horrible bloggy friend right now. ASC gave me a lovely award just after Valentine's Day, and I am just now putting it up onto my own blog - so incredibly rude of me! ASC I apologize a million times for this delay, and I truly appreciate the award :)

LOVE YA AWARD

Now, there are rules:

“These blogs are exceedingly charming. These kind bloggers aim to find and be friends. They are not interested in self-aggrandizement. Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut, even more friendships are propagated. Please give more attention to these writers. Deliver this award to eight bloggers who must choose eight more and include this cleverly-written text into the body of their award.”

The blogs I would like to recognize with this award are:

Katie at A Hokie and a Wahoo

Miss E at Miss E's Misadventures

Pink Pearls and Muddy Sneakers

Landlocked Mermaid

Daisy at Dugout Daisy

Wearing Mascara

Megan at Newly Wed, Newly Bred

Meg at The Many Adventures of Meg

I'm a WINNER!

YAY! My very first blog award! The Lemonade Award!

Talk about brightening up my day- thank you Freck!!

Freck is over at It's Five O'Clock Somewhere - if that title alone doesn't put you into a wonderful mood, especially during winter, her blog will.

I'm still surprised that people even read this little cyber-adventure of mine - it's been such a great experience!

This is what to do:

1. Thank the person who was so thoughtful for giving you this award by linking their blog to this post.

2. Put the logo on your blog or post.

3. Nominate 10 blogs which show great attitude/gratitude.

4. Link your nominees to your post.

5. Comment them to tell them about the award they've won.

What fun!

Here are my bloggy friends who always lighten my day:

Landlocked Mermaid

Megan from Newly Wed, Newly Bred

Lulu from Dirty Martini Diaries

Kate from Nautical by Nature

Jackie from Always a Northerner

You girls are all fabulous and I'm so happy to say that not only are you bloggy friends, but I have the pleasure of knowing you all in real life too!

And when I fret that life has given me lemons or I'm having a pity party for one, you all make me smile and put me back into my happy mood again :)

Cheers!

Sweet Bea

Giveaway Time!

Nope...still not mine. But I'm getting good ideas on how to host one when I hit 100 posts (or, at least, that's my goal!)

So, big big news! In case you haven't heard, the lovely Nina has a new site: According to Nina.

AND, in case that wasn't tempting enough, she's hosting a giveaway!

Not only is she giving away kitchen items (my weakness!) but they are GREEN!

But you should check it out because the new site it so pretty and in my FAVE colors - green and blue (in case you couldn't tell by looking at my blog! Doesn't her button over on the right look like it was just made for my site??)

Cheers,

Sweet Bea

PS - I've made some edits to my site too! I've joined Twitter (thanks to Wearing Mascara's advice) and added a CNN News Ticker on the right under Nina's button. Never hurts to be informed about what's going on in the world! :)

Guess where I was tonight??

Guess who I was with??

Some of the FABO DC bloggy ladies for our meetup!

In typical Bea fashion, I was dumb and didn't pay attention to the start time, so of course I showed up 45 minutes late...but *hopefully* no one held it against me! I will just blame it on the concussion! :D

The ladies were as lovely as could be (I mean, duh - they are part of our wonderful network!) and after dinner we headed out to Zola's for drinks. Bea drank water because of the pain meds, but it was just fine. I wouldn't have wanted to miss any of our conversations in a boozy haze!

Ladies - I can't wait to chat with you gals again!

Cheers,

Sweet Bea