May’s Diamond Candle Giveaway (OR PayPal!)

April was another great turn out for the Diamond Candle Giveaway. Sooooooooooo I’m doin’ it again. I truly thank you for stopping by; I feel incredibly blessed!! Thank you! THANK YOU! Thank YOU!! I will continue to giveaway one Diamond Candle a month; until you are bored with this giveaway or until I find something equally as fun to giveaway! Your choice a Diamond Candle or $25 PayPal! The PayPal part of this Diamond Candle Giveaway is open World Wide. The candle will have to be a USA winner. April’s Winner is: You’ll have to wait until I’ve had my morning coffee to pull a winner. If you are new here; This is a single blog giveaway, I am paying for this giveaway out of my pocket sooooo…… all of the entries are about me. Me, me, oh and did I mention……… ME! If you have been following Peanut Butter and Whine for a while you can breeze through these entries because most are the same month after month!! Or do a couple every visit! You know… when you come back to tweet and vote for me!! Maybe click a link or two….. y’all know I am so very subtle with my hints!! I also add entries throughout the month so check back often for extra entries! The giveaway is my way of thanking you for coming back! Clicking links, checking out my sponsors is a way to thank ME for the giveaways. The more pages you click the better my numbers, the more giveaways I can afford to hold on my own. It’s a WIN WIN!! If you aren’t familiar with Diamond Candles…… not only do these candles smell divine… each candle holds a ring worth $10 to $5000!! Please share a picture of your ring, if you choose the candle! I need some fresh pictures!! Off ya go!! Good LUCK my little Peanuts!!

Let’s Refresh This Really OLD Post Shall We?

ESPECIALLY, since this giveaway is WAY over! Updating my blog’s SEO now ranks right up there with cleaning behind the fridge. Necessary. Honorable. Mildly traumatizing. 7865 posts to go through. The Head Peanut is NOT amused. What started as a “quick refresh” turned into a full-blown excavation. I opened a five-year-old post and found:

• Half the images missing.
• Links leading to businesses that now exist only in legend.
• A font choice clearly made during a caffeine-fueled identity crisis.

Welcome to the glamorous life. Somewhere in the depths of my site lives The Ghost of PBnWhine Past. It floats through old posts, deleting photos like a Victorian librarian with a vendetta. “Oh, you needed those step-by-step craft photos?” Gone. “That beautifully staged product review?” Into the abyss. Now the tutorials read like this: Step 1: Do the thing Step 2: [image missing] Step 3: Just believe in yourself Extremely helpful. Gold star content. And the links? Nothing builds character like clicking a reference and landing on: Error 404: This business has retired to Florida. Apparently half the brands I worked with have closed, rebranded, or reemerged as something called “Crypto Spoon AI Wellness Collective.” Time is a fever dream. So here I am, playing archaeologist with Wi-Fi. Replacing images. Fixing links. Adding keywords. Gently whispering to Google, “Notice me. I bring snacks.” It’s not glamorous, but it makes the blog faster, cleaner, and easier to find. Which means more crafts, more reviews, more giveaways — and fewer digital tumbleweeds. Speaking of treasures… While you’re visiting, check the sidebar for the current giveaway: 👉 https://peanutbutterandwhine.com Because nothing complements freshly polished SEO like free stuff. And if you love a good find, Freebie Flow is basically a treasure chest of freebies and seriously discounted goodies. Use code PBNWhine10OFF for 10% off: 👉 https://freebieflow.com Also, if you’re not using Rakuten yet, what are we even doing? Getting paid to shop feels delightfully rebellious — like dessert first, but fiscally responsible: 👉 https://www.rakuten.com So if you catch me muttering at my laptop, swatting invisible ghosts with a broom made of metadata, don’t worry. I’m not spiraling. I’m optimizing. Which, in blogger terms, means battling digital poltergeists, resurrecting broken links, and shamelessly courting search engines with fresh content. Completely normal.