Sunday, February 26, 2012

Make a Friend Monday...

Welcome to the Make a Friend Monday blog hop, I hope everyone had a great weekend! Monday is usually a day filled with things that are not much fun, so why not take a short break and get to know a new blogger?

The rules are simple, stop by the featured bloggers site and say hi, the check out as many of the other blogs as you like, let them know you found them here. Just grab the hop button for your blog or post from the bottom of this post or the sidebar. Link up and have fun meeting new folks.

MAKE A FRIEND MONDAY

It’s Just Life
Today I would like to introduce you to Beth Ann Brown Chiles from It's Just Life.  I met her not too long ago through another blogger and I have enjoyed reading her blog very much.  One of the bonuses to reading her is that she does Comments for a Cause, which means she donates money to charity for each real comment left on her posts. What that means for you is you get a great read and if you leave a nice comment you are in part helping a worthwhile cause.  The charities change every month, this month the money raised goes to The Crisis Intervention Services in Mason City, Iowa.  Personally I can tell you that when you read her blog you are getting a glimpse into her life, one that makes you feel like you have known her since childhood, its warm, heartwarming, fun and, well...It's Just Life!
Tell us a little about yourself and your blog or blogsI have one blog called It's Just Life--Finding the Extraordinary in the Ordinary. I originally started my blog in 2008 when we were contemplating a move to Australia for a job change for the hubby. It was a great way to keep the family and friends back home up to date with what was going on with us and share a little bit of the things that we were seeing. Then I got hooked. I have always loved to write and even if my audience is small I really love to read comments on my posts. My blog is about my life, travels, family, and anything else that happens my way. I do a Teapot Tuesday post weekly where I feature one of my teapots from my massive collection! I also do a Comments for A Cause where for every legitimate (and we all know about those spammy ones!) comment that is made I donate 50 cents to a charity. The charities are all different and it has been a great way to meet people associated with those charities!

What do you consider your greatest personal achievement?  Without a doubt it is raising our two sons! I always wanted to be a Mommy and was blessed to be able to do that twice!!! I was doubly blessed that I was able to be a stay at home mom for most of their years at home. I would not change a thing. They have grown up to be amazing and wonderful young men who have made their parents proud. I could not think of a greater thing than to be able to say that I had a part in that.

Where is your favorite place to hang out on the Internet?  That is a good question!!! I find myself on Pinterest and Etsy an awful lot these days.....

If you could meet one person dead or alive, who would that be?  I think it would have to be Mother Teresa. What a life she led and what I could learn from her!!! I think it would be amazing to be able to sit down with her for just an hour and hold her hands as she told me about her life.

If you could have any job you wanted, what would it be? Maybe a chocolate taster????? Sounds good about now!

Favorite movie or TV show? Hands down favorite television show of all time is Friday Night Lights. It was a real show with real characters . And Tim Riggins wasn't too hard on the eyes after all.

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Living on Less with the Coupon Queen

 


15 comments:

  1. Mother Teresa! Now, that's a good one :) I've always thought I'd like to meet Gandhi, but just think of spending an afternoon with BOTH! I'm glad to be able to get to know Beth Anne a little better, so thank you for this great post. And, I hope to get to know you better in the future, too!

    (Psst! I need Bernie's address. I have The Rubber Stamp Shop's address, but I seem to have accidentally deleted her home address. I have a long letter I need to send her! Could you please email it to me at: ohmiss14 at yahoo dot com ? THANKS!)

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    1. Alicia Bernie will love hearing from you! Thanks for stopping over to check out the hop, hope you are having a wonderful start to the week. :)

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  2. Michele---thank you SO much for featuring me today. That along with your wonderful post over at Bernie's has started my Monday off with a huge smile on my face. Thank you thank you thank you, my friend!

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    1. It was a pleasure to feature you today, you were fun to interview, I love the chocolate taster, it does sound good!! Glad you liked the guest post as well. You are so welcome, but like I said, don't take out your crown for this, you will just end up cleaning it and putting it back. ;)

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  3. Thanks so much for stopping by and taking time to comment, so I'd know you had been. I hopped over here and discovered your Monday blog hop. I really liked it, so I joined right in :) Now I'm off to meet some new friends...Have a great Monday!

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    1. Awww shucks, thanks for stopping Kathy, I sure don't deserve it, I have been so bad about commenting over at your place. I have been reading but lurking, I appoligize. Glad you like the hop and stopped by to join in. I am STILL smelling bread through my speakers though!!! ;)

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  4. Nice interview. I enjoyed reading it, even though I follow Beth's blog and enjoy her posts regularly.

    Thanks.

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    1. I love reading Beth Ann's blog, its fun to get a little peek into her life, I think I am a little nosey. I love her brushes with fame, those are my favorites. Hope you are having a great week so far. Thanks for stopping by!

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  5. Nice interview. :) I find myself spending more time on Etsy of late....I found this wonderful Tardis Key necklace. *sigh* My Doctor Who kick.

    Happy Monday, all.

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    1. I have a few friends with shops on Esty so I try to aviod it, when I am there my internet A.D.D. kickes into overdrive and I find sooooooo many things. I will go to look at a friends new cards and end up buying somthing like a table cloth. lol Have a great week and thank you so much for stopping by today!

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  6. Oh, Beth Ann, I love that you make donations for each comment. That is a fabulous ides. I can't afford to do that right now, but I think your doing it is amazing. How fun to learn more about you! Have a great day!
    Hugs,
    Kathy

    (For some reason, I'm not able to comment using my Wordpress account, but my blog is:
    http://www.reinventingtheeventhorizon.wordpress.com)

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  7. Kathy thanks for stopping by, I have no idea why Blogger won't play nice with your Wordpress, I am so sorry about that! I stopped by your blog and was hit in the face with the "Don't run, You'll Make Dust" post, I read that and could hear my own grandmother plain as day in my head. I am going to go read that right now. Thanks for stopping by, hope you stop back later today or next Monday to see if you can link up. Have a nice week!

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  8. I love Beth Ann - so cool to see her featured and learn more about her!

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  9. Great interview! What a fun way to learn more about you. I look forward to reading more of your blog!

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  10. I love the concept of your blog. I'm off to check it out right now!

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I love to read your comments, but due to spamming I have had to turn on the word verification again. Sorry for the extra step.