Zoo time!

San Diego Zoo…. and I want it noted that Selena is the one smashing BabyT’s face into the MASK!!!

It didn’t matter what animal we showed BabyT she wanted to read the description and look at the bushes.

So I thought I would do a quick up date on my “back the truck up in the driveaway ‘win’.”  I decided to start 2012 at least a little less stress. December 31, 2011 I sent Christy at Sweet Posh Baby an email telling her I give up. I am not going to try and get the rest of my win. I wished her and her family well. I’m done.
Why?
Wellllllll…. from the beginning I knew something fishy was up.  I was reading emails on July 28 see the story below… I was over the moooon excited!! Now I enter a LOT of giveaways I know you only have a certain amount of days to claim your win… well this was A HUGE win I wasn’t takin’ any chances! I immediately responded on Facebook.  WOOO HOOO!  Christy’s response was “did you get an email from me?”  Ummm no … other than the blog update I get from you when you update your blog.  Then nothing.  No emails.  No nothing.  So I waited a few weeks.  Nothing.  Several items have personalization so I would think I would be contacted via email first?  Then I started writing to Christy.  Nothing.  So I posted on her Facebook page and that entry was deleted.  Ummmmm not so excited anymore. So I asked fellow bloggers what they would do.  Everyone said “start writing to the companies”.  So I picked a few and started writing.  The companies were AMAZING!!  (I wrote thank you blog posts with their products as a thank you).  A few exceptions the lullaby people said they would contact Christy and then get back to me.  I never heard back from them.  The WubbaNub representative basically called me a liar and if I had won they would have sent it to me.  (ohhhh okay maybe I worded that email wrong?!) Each company had no idea I had won. They all acknowledged being a part of the giveaway but had never been given the winners information. They were WONDERFUL to me!!  Some said they would contact Christy……. who…… NOW all of a sudden now writes to me (in September The GIVEAWAY ended in APRIL) asking me where I was on my wins. What have I received to date.  I sent a list.  As a matter of fact I sent a weekly update. I figured AWESOME my wins will start coming in!!  WOO HOO!!  Excited all over again.  Righhhhhhhttttt!!  NOT!!  So January 10, 2012 I give up.  I’m done stressing about it.  Hopefully whoever get’s the goodies enjoys them!!
For the record Christy never even acknowledged the last email either.

I’m Dusting Off Old Posts So Google Notices Me Again

You know that awkward moment when you run into someone you used to talk to every day and they clearly don’t remember your name? That’s basically my relationship with Google right now. So I’m fixing it. 🧹

Lately, I’ve been wandering through my older blog posts like a librarian with a red pen, updating headlines, polishing keywords, and gently reminding Google that yes, I’m still here and still weirdly productive. Updating old posts for SEO is like changing the batteries in your smoke detector. Nothing flashy, but suddenly everything works better.

I’m tightening things up, adding clearer headings, improving readability, and sprinkling in relevant links where they actually make sense. Not keyword soup. Not robotic nonsense. Just good content wearing better shoes.

Speaking of links, if you’re curious why this matters, Google itself has a surprisingly helpful guide on how search works. It’s worth a peek if you like knowing how the internet’s brain ticks.

And while you’re clicking around, this is also me casually pointing you to an internal post or two that needed a glow-up anyway. Old posts deserve love. And traffic. Mostly traffic.

Oh, and if you spot mentions of my monthly $50 Your Way giveaway, that’s not an accident. You’ll find that happy little temptation living in the sidebar. PayPal, Venmo, or gift card. Your choice. Every month. 🎉

So if things look a bit fresher around here, that’s me courting Google with better SEO and a side of charm. Wish me luck. And maybe click something while you’re here.