Week 1

It’s already been one week on the Channel 10 Half-Year Challenge. I got on the scale this morning, weighing 1.5 pounds less! YEA ME!! It was surprising since in this last week we’ve had a family BBQ celebrating DH & my birthdays. The Del Mar Fair trip and really can you go to the Del Mar Fair and not have a cinnamon roll or (HEY! I said OR and not AND!) the caramel apple tower. Anyway, a pound and half makes me HAPPY! Tonight after work I walked at the mall…. okay so it’s really called window shopping (but I like for you to think I’m just always exercising! Like a MACHINE!!) I drooled on the new Blackberry 8330 . Didn’t buy the very cute strappy red heels. AND didn’t even go near the food court. So see?? That’s exercising not shopping! Now I’m going to try to work on the push-up thing. Tyler at WellStrong Fitness said 20 reps and 2 sets. I can’t do even ONE! I’m going to try those everyday till I can do at least 2! I did move up to a bigger water bottle. Now I’m drinking at least 2 (but usually 3) bottles of 24 ounces of water. This is what I call PROGRESS!! Updating my blog’s SEO has officially entered the same category as cleaning behind the refrigerator. Necessary. Noble. Slightly horrifying. 🧹✨ Because nothing says “fun afternoon” like opening a five year old post and discovering half the images have vanished, three links lead to businesses that now exist only in memory, and somewhere deep in the code lives a font choice I definitely made during a caffeine spiral. Welcome to my glamorous life. Recently, I decided it was time to “freshen things up.” You know, a light polish. A little dusting. Instead, I uncovered what I can only describe as The Ghost of PBnWhine Past. This sneaky little phantom floats through my blog at night deleting pictures like a Victorian librarian with a grudge. “Oh, you liked that step by step craft tutorial with helpful photos?” Poof. Gone. “That product review with beautifully staged shots?” Vanished into the ether. Now posts look like: Step 1: Do the thing Step 2: [image missing] Step 3: Trust me Very helpful. Ten out of ten. No notes. And don’t get me started on the links. Nothing keeps you humble like clicking a reference and landing on: Error 404: This business has retired to Florida. Apparently half the companies I worked with have closed, rebranded, or transformed into something called “Crypto Spoon AI Wellness Collective.” Time is wild. So here I am, updating old posts like an archaeologist with Wi-Fi. Replacing images. Fixing links. Adding keywords. Whispering sweet nothings to Google like, “Please notice me. I have snacks.” It’s not glamorous work, but it does make the blog faster, prettier, and easier to find. Which means more crafts, more reviews, more giveaways, and fewer digital tumbleweeds rolling through the pages. Speaking of goodies… While you’re visiting, check the sidebar for the current giveaway at 👉 https://peanutbutterandwhine.com Because nothing pairs better with freshly polished SEO than free stuff. And since we’re sharing treasures… have you tried Freebie Flow yet? It’s basically a treasure chest of random freebies and wildly discounted finds. Use code PBNWhine10OFF for 10% off: 👉 https://freebieflow.com Also, please tell me you’re using Rakuten. Getting paid to shop feels delightfully rebellious, like cookies before dinner but financially responsible: 👉 https://www.rakuten.com So if you see me muttering at my laptop and chasing imaginary ghosts with a broom made of metadata, just know I’m not losing it. I’m “optimizing.” Which is blogger for: battling invisible spirits, resurrecting broken links, and bribing search engines with fresh content. Totally normal behavior. 😄