Okay, I know some of you are taking a double look at this
post…nope it’s not déjà vu! To all my
readers out there, it’s just that my good blogging friend Joi over at “The Rx
Fitness Lady” is hosting her “7 Day Mini Blog Challenge Party” all this week and today’s challenge is either a “Monday
Blog Commercial“ or “Confessions of a Blogger”. Since I.don’t.do.confessions.to.anyone.but.Jesus(bahaha),
then I’ll do a
blog commercial. I know I’m cheating(a little bit), BUT Joi…you’re the one who’s so adamant about recycling, so I thought to myself…”hmmm self”, “why not recycle this post,”, lol! I’m assuming that my BLOG video would suffice(seeing as if it was just introduced last week)…right Joi?! Hahaha! So here’s my post from last Wednesday introducing my new blog design and my new video. I get to kill two birds with one stone…HA! Btw Joi…I gave him the text AND the final approval(so technically I did contribute, lol). To everyone who’s already seen it, go see it again…you know that song is catchy! Read on….well, look AND read on!
blog commercial. I know I’m cheating(a little bit), BUT Joi…you’re the one who’s so adamant about recycling, so I thought to myself…”hmmm self”, “why not recycle this post,”, lol! I’m assuming that my BLOG video would suffice(seeing as if it was just introduced last week)…right Joi?! Hahaha! So here’s my post from last Wednesday introducing my new blog design and my new video. I get to kill two birds with one stone…HA! Btw Joi…I gave him the text AND the final approval(so technically I did contribute, lol). To everyone who’s already seen it, go see it again…you know that song is catchy! Read on….well, look AND read on!
Whoop whoop! Yes, things have definitely changed around here
at “Prowess and Pearls”, wouldn’t you say? I told you guys I had a surprise for
you this week…so tell me what you think? Who, you ask do I owe accolades to for
this lovely design, none other than the lovely Tricia Nae over at "Tricia Nae Designs"! How did I find her? Well the lovely Heather over at “Notes From the Nelsens” had a giveaway for a free blog makeover and yep, you guessed it…yours
truly won! So thank you Heather for the great opportunity! You guys should go
over and show Heather some love(her design was
created by Tricia as well)! Back to Tricia! When I tell you I’m a difficult
client, I’m not lying. I can be a pain when it comes to detail about.EVERY.little.thing! I know I got on her nerves(she never said I did, but I know I did), lol! Hey, I got on my own nerves! Anywho, I wanted to go clean and simple and I think she captured that, don't you? If you want professional service, as well as someone who “gets it" AND on top of that, goes above and beyond the call of duty...then Tricia is your gal! I told her what I wanted and we tweaked a few
things and viola…here’s the final product! She's awesome to work with you guys...a real sweetheart! Make sure to visit her site by following the link above.
I realized over the past several months I’ve been featuring my family, but I failed to say anything about our oldest son(who’s the middle child like his dad and I). You all know about that “middle child” syndrome right!? Anyway…do you all see that lovely video on my sidebar? Yep, that one right there on the side...well my handsome son Joel did that. He’s a beast with commercials, producing and videos AND he's an awesome singer/songwriter as well y’all…A BEAST I tell ya! :-) I told him what I was looking for and he delivered! So let’s recap…a BIG thanks to Tricia Nae, Heather and Joel for making my blog design come true! SN...you may want to adjust your volume...don't want to startle you with the music. :-D
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| The BEAST! :-) |
Ooops, I was so busy talking about MY DYW, I guess I need to say something about “Doing YOU WELL
Wednesday” huh?! You all know what to do…link up your favorite blog post(s),
let us know how you’re “doing well” this week, visit some blogs in the link-up
and show them some love and encouragement. Don’t forget to let them know you’re
dropping by from “DYWW”. If you follow me, be sure to let me know in your comment. Before you leave make sure to peruse the blog for all my new updates(including my pages under the header). Did you
notice the POLL on the sidebar? I’ll be posting a new one every Monday…make sure
to leave your vote! Be on the lookout for some new things I'll be adding to my blog in the future as well! Until next week…I call you blessed!! PS....be sure to join us on Friday for "Michell's Weekly Pearl".
*It would be remiss of me to not mention anything about 9/11. In honor of all those who lost their lives and the families they left behind...you will never be forgotten!*
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Beautiful redesign Michell! The video is not showing on my iPad but I'll take a peek in the a.m. I know you are super proud of that handsome young man. I actully saw the poll, fabulous addition. Congrats on winning! She did a superb job, I'll check out the site.
ReplyDeleteI'm DYWW, getting geared up for the party next week!
Hey Joi...thank you girl! Yes, I(we) are so proud of him! OH YES, I'm mentally preparing myself for your party next week, lol!! Thanks so much for linking up...have a lovely evening/morning...well shucks DAY! Lol!
DeleteWell congrats on the new design, Ms. Michell! I let out a little squeal (okay, a big squeal) of delight when I saw it. Brava, lady! I'm doing me well by cranking out three posts this week and working on my first video. Pray for me!
ReplyDeleteHahaha...too funny Alison! IKR...it's TOTALLY different, thank you!! Do the thing Ms. Lady...three post AND a video?! Indeed, you are "DYW"! Haha...I will! :-)
Deletenew design is really nice..thanks for the party...
ReplyDeleteThank you Amila!! You're so welcome...THANK YOU for stopping by and linking up! Have a lovely rest of your week!
DeleteI love this new design, Michell! Congrats on winning AND rocking a beautiful, chic look! The Beast is so handsome. Look out ladies! I took your poll, and also want to say thanks for hosting.
ReplyDeleteThis week I'm dmw by increasing my exercise. Hope I stick to it!
XOXO,
Meredith
Hey Meredith...thank you!! YES, that's THE LOOK I was going for, whew...somebody sees it, lol!! Hahaha, I'll let the beast know! ;-) Great, I'll be doing one every week and possibly do a blog post about the results the following week. You are so welcome...thanks for linking up!! You'll do it girl, I know you will..."the little engine that could", lol!! :-)
DeleteMichell, I love the new design! Very clean and simple. It's so nice to change things up once in a while. It's beautiful. :) Thank you for always hosting such a lovely link up!
ReplyDeleteStephanie
Thanks so much Stephanie! Yes it is! It's amazing to look back and see how my blog has evolved over the past year!! Aww...you're welcome and THANK YOU for always dropping by and linking up my friend!!
DeleteLove the new simple & clean, yet eloquent design friend! Congrats on winning and coming up with the perfect page! And....nice looking middle son you have there! :) Glad to hear you are DYW; I am hanging in there DYW with my daughter's wedding which is in two weeks!
ReplyDeleteBlessings and bunches of hugs!
Denise
Aww...thanks my friend, the look I was going for!! Thanks, I'll be sure to let him know!:) Awww, how sweet...congrats! A daughter's wedding is sooo different from a son's wedding, lol! Kudos to you MOB for keeping it together as you come down the stretch! Blessings and hugs back at ya lady! (((())))
DeleteI love the new design. It looks great.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Donnna! Have a great rest of your evening!
DeleteI like your new design, Michelle. Your blog is always happy! You have a beautiful son- he looks healthy and happy and for this reason you must pat yourself on the back. Thanks for the post! :)
ReplyDeleteNot sure why, but my computer is acting wacky.:)
ReplyDeleteAww...thanks Lisa!!Haha...yes he is quite happy AND healthy...THANK God!! You're welcome...have a great rest of your evening!
DeleteThese computers sometimes...ugh! I'm glad it decided to work for you! ;)
Hey Lisa! Could you leave your blog address? I tried to visit your blog, but there's not a link to do so. Thanks so much!
DeleteCongratulations on your new design Michell! Your blog looks great. I am glad that I am able to link up again. Thanks for hosting and best wishes to you and your lovely family.
ReplyDeleteHey there Judy...thank you!! So glad you're able to join us!! You're welcome...thank you for linking up! Have a blessed evening my friend!
DeleteI like the new look. Have a blessed week, my friend!
ReplyDeleteThank you Trinity!! Have a blessed week as well my friend and thanks for linking up!;)
DeleteLooove the new look!! I'm so glad you love it too!! Isn't Tricia Nae the best?! You were sweet to give me a shout-out. You did not need to do that! Hope you have a great rest of the week Michell!! Oh and don't forget my Pampered Chef giveaway runs through Sunday! There will be four winners- and with your luck, you'll probably be one of them! ;)
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Hey Heather...thanks to you!!I do, I LOVE it! Yes, Tricia is the BEST! Yes, I did...I must give credit where credit is due! I sure won't forget...haha, I'm keeping my fingers crossed!! Thanks again Heather...may you have a great rest of your week as well my friend!
DeleteYour new design looks great!
ReplyDeleteThank you Gaye...have a great evening!!
DeleteHi Michell. Thanks for the party! I love the new look, great job! You're son is very handsome and I'm sure your proud of him.
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Heather
MySweetMission.net
Thanks so much Heather!! Haha, with everyone telling him he's so handsome...he just may get the "big head", lol! But I'll be sure to tell him! Yes, we are so proud of him. Not only is he gifted, but he's a sweetheart as well! ;) Thanks for linking up...have an awesome evening!
DeleteI love your new design!! It's beautiful! And your son is very handsome. I will be back in a bit to come visit some of the others who have linked up. I hope you come by and link up for Three Word Wednesday!! Bless you.
ReplyDeleteHey there Beth...thank you! I will be sure to let him know, lol! Sounds great! I did and what a beautiful post you wrote my friend! Have a blessed evening!
DeleteI love the new design. Very crispy and pretty! I'm trying to link up, but the linky seems to have disappeared for the moment. I will check back soon!
ReplyDeleteHey Jen!! Thank you!!;-) I see that you got connected...great! Thanks for linking up!! Have a wonderful evening my friend!
DeleteLove, love the new look Michell! I'm a middle child myself we can get lost in the shuffle. He is a handsome young man.
ReplyDeleteHi Wanda! Thank you!! Yes we do get lost sometimes, lol! Thank you...I'll have to let him know!! Thanks for stopping by and linking up...have a blessed evening my friend!
DeleteMichell, it's so pretty around here... congrats!! And what a nice looking young man :)
ReplyDeleteHappy Wednesday!
Thanks so much Jenn! I'll be sure to let him know! And a "Happy Wednesday" to you as well...thanks for linking up!!:-)
DeleteI love the design! It really lightens things up! And I'm a middle child too so I empathize with your son. Glad he got some blog love :D
ReplyDeleteThanks Bekah!! IKR...much easier on the eyes, wouldn't you say, lol! Yes, my husband and I are middle children also. We "middles" have to stick together don't we Bekah, lol! Thanks for linking up, have a good one!
DeleteGreat new design, Michell. I noticed right away that something was different. I linked up two posts this week to commemorate 9/11 and to announce a giveaway. I'm reflecting on this past year and looking forward to a new one tomorrow (my birthday). I'm doing well this Wednesday!
ReplyDeleteHey Kimberly...thank you ma'am! ;-)!! Awesome, I love giveaways...and I WILL get over there to link up to your "Sapphire Blog Challenge"...I promise, lol! I'll have to feature you and Joi's blog challenge on next week's "DYWW". Yaayyy...it's your BIRTHDAY!! Now that's "DYW" for sure! Thanks so much for stopping by and linking up Kimberly! Enjoy your special day lady! ;-)
DeleteLOVE LOVE LOVE the new look Michell!!! YAY for you for winning such a great deal!! It sure paid off... Woohoo!!!
ReplyDeleteHey Chris!! THANK YOU!!! Hahaha...yes it did pay off didn't it!! Thanks for linking up lady...have a wonderful rest of your week!!
DeleteWhat Whaat! I totally forgot about the surprise until I clicked over. I was like Whaaat? LOVE it!!! Nice, clean refreshing!! Love it! I can't see the video..it says google needs permission.. booo google..gotta figure it out. I'm sure it's awesome. Can't wait to see it. Gonna check out Tricia also. I'm doing me well this week by learning to say no. I had a few opportunities to practice thus far...I forgot how good it feels sometimes. Enjoy Lady!
ReplyDeleteHahaha Hope! You.are.a.trip...thanks lady!! AND THANK YOU for letting me know...you saved the day girl! AHEM to all my other friends who didn't say anything, LOL! It's fixed now(thanks to you) for the whole world to see! Haha! Doesn't it feel good to say NO?! Good for you!! Thanks for linking up darlin'...have a good one!!
DeleteYou are too funny Michell. Glad you recycled because I'm just now seeing the video. Ooops!!! I love it. Love the song too. And it DOES feel good to say NO!
DeleteI figured I'd just reply to your reply since it's the same post.LOLOL. I don't blame you because I'm cheating on a post this week too.
Michell, the blog is absolutely gorgeous! I love it! What a handsome young many your son is! Thank you, for being such an inspiration to me and to all of us. I check-in with our blog, even when I don't leave a comment. I can count on you to lift and inspire! That's the Holy Spirit, at work in you! Well, I am on vacation from my Etsy shop and I am enjoying every minute. I am able to breathe and create new designs, without filling orders. I'm allowing the flow of new ideas and re-energizing my creativity. Take care and many blessings to you and yours! Cynthia
ReplyDeleteTHANK YOU Cynthia for your sweet and encouraging words !! And that's the Holy Spirit at work in YOU!! ;-) Thanks for be a blessing my friend! Kudos to you for a much needed vacay!! Can't wait to see your new creations...your work is beautiful and I can see that they're God-inspired! Thanks for linking up...many blessings to yours as well! :-)
DeleteVery nice design! And you are right; the video ROCKS!
ReplyDeleteMy link-up is a picture from Mammoth Cave (here in Kentucky). A couple of times, I did not think I would make it. Several times my knees buckled underneath me...and it's entirely possible I bent some of the metal railing pulling myself up the inclines! (j/k) So, quick, urgent prayer time and God kept putting one of my feet in front of the other. I know it was Him because my feet could not move on their own.
Awww...thank YOU LuAnn!! Lol and wow, that sounds exciting! Can't wait to see the pictures...you do have pictures, don't you? Lol! Thanks so much for stopping by and linking up...have a wonderful rest of your week!
DeleteLovely design! Thanks for hosting & God bless!
ReplyDeleteThank you Laurie!! You're welcome...thank YOU for linking up! Have a blessed evening!!
ReplyDeleteNice new look.
ReplyDeleteThanks Denise!! Have a wonderful weekend!
DeleteI really love this design, nice and fresh! Also, as a middle child, I know all about the middle child syndrome. :-) It's not all in our heads, it's real!
ReplyDeleteHey Kalley, thanks so much! Hahaha...NO it's NOT all in our heads!! :-) Thanks for stopping by and linking up...have a lovely weekend!
DeleteHI Michell! Love the new look! Pink and brown are so fashionable :) Aren't you blessed to have such a talented, loving son? So glad you can reap the benefits of raising him so well.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the bloghop too!
Ceil
Hi Ceil! Thanks so much!! Yes, we are truly blessed to have him as a son! Amen, the harvest of raising them in the Word has been tremendous! Thanks so much for your kind words and thanks for linking up! Have a blessed weekend!
DeleteABSOLUTELY LOVE YOUR NEW LOOK HERE! So pretty!!! Have a great weekend!!!
ReplyDeleteAWW...THANK YOU ASH!! You do the same hon! Love ya! xoxo
DeleteLove the new design! I'm kind of late for the party, so I think I'll try to join in next week!!
ReplyDeleteHey Michelle! Thank you...no problem at all ma'am! Thanks for stopping by!
DeleteYour blog is beautiful, Michell. This is my first visit; I'm linking up with Joi for the #MBC this week. So I don't know what your blog looked like before, but it looks great now! Your commercial was so upbeat and inspiring - looking forward to visiting again!
ReplyDeleteHi Dana! Thanks so much for stopping by and thank you for the compliment! Let's just say the only thing that didn't change, are the "Prowess and Pearls" fonts, lol! Looking forward to getting to know you! Have a good one!
DeleteLove the video - yours is the second video I'm seeing after Joi and you two have me ready to run around the block. I wasn't feeling all that energetic. Love your energy and that line "I got on my own nerves" - I say that ALL the time.
ReplyDeleteThank you Kenya!! Haha too funny...great, that's the effect I wanted it to have, lol! Yes...IKR! People lie to me all the time and say I don't...I'm sure they're just being polite, lol! Thanks for stopping by...have a wonderful weekend!!
DeleteBeautiful blog revamp! I love the colors. Very smart to recycle. Always work smarter, not harder :) I am happy to have found you at #MBC. I will be back to join your party, too.
ReplyDeletexoxo
Carica
Hi Carica!! Thank you...pink is by far one of my favorite colors! ;) Yes indeed ma'am...I like that(work smarter, not harder)! So glad you found me too, looking forward to getting to know you!
DeleteHello. I love the colors! I didn't see the before, but your redesign is very nice. Great commercial. I'm inspired to give it a stab the next go around. I'm sure Joi will be doing this again.
ReplyDeleteHey Veronica! Thank you so much! Yes, you can rest assured she will be! Leave it up to Joi to force us out of our comfort zones, lol! Thanks for stopping by...have a lovely weekend! ;-)
DeleteI love the commercial and the new look of your blog! That background on the video is super cute and the song choice is perfect for the theme of your blog! I was JUST LIKE YOU when it came to the design of my blog. I was very picky and emailing my designer about every little thing! I know I just got on her poor nerves! Stopping in from Joi's party!
ReplyDeleteHaha! You too! I think I have a total of over 60 emails to her...IKR! Can.you.say.overkill! Lol! Visited your blog and it's very nice. It's all worth it in the end though, isn't it! Oh well, what is it that someone thinks we're crazy, as long as we get what we want in the end, lol! Thank you so much for the compliment and thanks for stopping by...have a lovely weekend!
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