Link Party: The Weekend re-Treat! #13

How is is Thursday already?  This whole week has totally gone by and I haven't even barely noticed!

Wondering why?  Well, I've been working on something very exciting since last Friday!  We're getting ready to switch The Best Blog Recipes over to a hosted site!  YAY!  

But with all of the excitement and anticipation that I'm feeling it's also coming with lots & lots of computer work.  I've pretty much put all housework, laundry, linking up at link parties, all emails, errands, sleeping at night and basically my entire life on hold this week in order to focus my attention on getting everything set up.  I'm pretty sure that my family is ready for me to be done and get everything back in order, lol! 

So next week when you visit at the party I'll have all of the links for you to visit me, follow me and everything you'll need for the new site!  And we'll have double features next week in order to celebrate the big move!  

Now on to the PARTY!  

Here's how our party works!

#1 Each week I will be featuring a few of my favorite links and showcasing them on the following week’s link party post, so be sure to come back next weekend to see if you were a featured link! 

Also, by linking up you give The Best Blog Recipes permission to use your photos on our blog (round up posts, features, etc), Pinterest and Facebook pages.  All credit will be given to you with any photo used linked directly to your post. 

#2 Grab a button to put on your post, or somewhere else on your site.  A text link is fine too!

#3 Link up as many projects, recipes & DIY’s as you’d like…. But please don’t link any giveaways or Etsy Shops here.

#4 We’d love if you’d follow us on Facebook, GFC or via email so we can stay connected

#5 Show the others bloggers some love and check at least 2 other links while you were here today.  Let them know you saw their link on “The Weekend re-Treat” while you are there!

Link Party: The Weekend re-Treat #12

The Weekend re-Treat is going to be up and running a little early tonight :)  I've got some things to do later so I thought it would be fun just to start the party early.

This week we have more than 5 features.... we have 50 to be exact!  I spent the morning going through the past couple of weeks collecting as many chicken recipes as I could find and then I put them into one big post "50 Fabulous Chicken Dishes"!  Most of the links are from the The Weekend re-Treat weeks #7 - #11 with a few of my recipes mixed in ;)

You guys are pretty much awesome and have been cooking up some fabulous recipes in your kitchens!  

If you were featured on the 
"50 Fabulous Chicken Dishes"
 post please grab a button 

HERE to display on your blog!

Now on to the PARTY!  

Here's how our party works!

#1 Each week I will be featuring a few of my favorite links and showcasing them on the following week’s link party post, so be sure to come back next weekend to see if you were a featured link! 

Also, by linking up you give The Best Blog Recipes permission to use your photos on our blog (round up posts, features, etc), Pinterest and Facebook pages.  All credit will be given to you with any photo used linked directly to your post. 

#2 Grab a button to put on your post, or somewhere else on your site.  A text link is fine too!

#3 Link up as many projects, recipes & DIY’s as you’d like…. But please don’t link any giveaways or Etsy Shops here.

#4 We’d love if you’d follow us on Facebook, GFC or via email so we can stay connected

#5 Show the others bloggers some love and check out a few of their links.  Let them know you saw their link on “The Weekend re-Treat” while you are there!

And... I'd LOVE if you'd follow The Best Blog Recipes on 

Facebook while you were here today if you aren't already :)  

Message me on FB to let me know you are following from The Weekend re-Treat so that I can make sure that I'm following you back too! 

Other recipes that you might enjoy

while you're here today:

Texas Style Lasagna

Banana Pudding Cookies

w/ White Chocolate Chips

Chicken Mexican Casserole 

Link Party: The Weekend re-Treat! #11

Guess who spent the whole day relaxing, taking a nap and playing with the baby and my hubby who didn't work on his side job today.  I did!

I kind of feel like a bum and I'm lovin it!

Everyday it's all about recipe searching, cooking, cleaning the kitchen just so I can dirty it up again and cook another meal ;), having food photo sessions, laundry, playing with the baby, giving my teenager a hard time about doing her homework, blogging, face-booking, pinning, commenting, linking up to link partys... etc!  The list goes on and on.  I don't think I realized when I started blogging that it would be so time consuming.  It does bring me a lot of happiness but also distracts me sometimes from the other important things & people in my life.  What I'm trying to say is that I need to find a good balance in my life and taking the day off to spend it with my family was a step in the right direction :)

I bet you're sitting there shaking your head knowing exactly how I feel.

I stepped out of my comfort zone, broke every daily routine, didn't follow my normal schedule and didn't even look at my planner today.  Instead the hubby and I just sat on the floor and played with our 14 month old who loved every minute of it. So here's my challenge for each of you... think about the last time you really took the day off and gave your family 100% of your attention?  If you can't remember when that was then I challenge you to do it.  Give them 100% of you for the whole day. They'll be glad you did and so will you!


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Let's Get Social Sunday Link Party

Don't forget to link up to The Weekend re-Treat #10 while you are here today too! 

 CLICK HERE to be taken directly to the party so you can link up your 

                                    latest and greatest crafts, recipes, tutorial & DIY projects!  Guess what I'm doing today besides enjoying a nice relaxing Easter Sunday with my family....  I'm co-hosting an awesome Blog Hop with a few of my blogger friends called the "Let's Get Social Sunday Link Party"!   It's an awesome party that I've been linking up to for the past few months and I LOVE it!  It's helped grow my Facebook followers, as well as my Twitter and Pinterest followers too!   It's easy! Link up your blog's main page, your blogs Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest & Google + pages too!  Then have fun and click around and check out some blogs that you haven't visited before.     

Welcome to Let's Get Social Sunday!

This party is for bloggers who wish to make new friends and gain new followers. It is also an opportunity to link up all your social media sites to gain more followers for blogging opportunities and it increases traffic to all your sites.

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Link Party: The Weekend re-Treat #10

You guys are seriously awesome!

Each and every week The Weekend re-Treat continues to grow and have more links added!  So let me start this party by saying Thank You to each and every one of you that has participated by linking up your fun, yummy, creative and informative posts.  It's been so much fun for me to see what you guys link up each week. 

With the party growing so fast I've gotten a little behind in pinning your projects to my Pinterest boards but don't worry... I'll be visiting your blog soon to thank you and Pin your post while I'm there.  I hope that between this link party and my pinning that you are getting a little extra traffic to your site :)  

Now let's party and check out the Fabulous 5 Features from last weekends party....

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25 Easter Dessert Ideas Round-Up!

Thought you might enjoy a few Dessert Ideas for Easter Weekend.  

I've put together a list of yummy looking links that have been submitted to The Best Blog Recipes - The Weekend re-Treat over the past 9 weeks.

As always.... everyone is welcome to link up with us at The Weekend re-Treat Link Party that runs from Friday-Sunday every weekend! 

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Link Party: The Weekend re-Treat #9 --- with an AD SPACE GIVEAWAY

We have a lot of information on this week's Link Party so I've put together the Fabulous 5 Features a little bit differently than I normally do.  Aren't they cute and delicious looking?!?  I just love the posts that you guys link up!  So much fun to visit all of your blogs to see what you've been up to over the past week.

Please show these blogs some love and visit them and let them know that you saw their feature over at The Best Blog Recipes!

1. British Beer Battered Fish & Chips from {Love Foodies}
2. No Sew Pillow Cover Made From Napkins from {Restoration Beauty}
3. Paleo Mustard Glazed Chicken from {Joyful Healthy Eats}
4. The Perfect Rice Krispy Treat For You from {Mallow & Co}
5. Cream Cheese Marbled Carrot Bars from {Dessert Now, Dinner Later}

If you were featured please grab a button HERE to display on your blog! 

Now on to my exciting news....  I know that some of you have been noticing in my posts that I've been on an incredible weight loss journey and have lost 50 lbs so far!  It's amazing how different I feel and how much more I am enjoying my life, not only because I have more energy but I just feel happier from the inside out.  

That's why I've decided to become a Health Coach with the company that helped me to lose weight.  I couldn't have done so well on the program without the help of my personal coach and the best part for me is that my Health Coach was FREE TO ME and included with the cost of the program.

Visit my other blog site: Ready 2 Lose Weight for more info! 

I don't know about you guys?  Maybe it's easy for other people to lose weight but I needed something that was VERY structured and SUPER EASY and I didn't have a ton of money for a program.  I also didn't want to spend a lot of time thinking about what I needed to eat.  I just wanted to lose weight and FAST.  

Are you wondering why I'm bringing all of this up yet?  Well, I need YOUR help fellow bloggers.  I want to PAY IT FORWARD to other people that are struggling with their weight and feel like they haven't been able to accomplish their weight loss goals.  That's exactly where I was and I hated how I felt.  

So I'm asking all of you fantastic bloggers to help me get the word out that there is an easy program that can help with a FREE Health Coach included (you will get FREE AD SPACE, see info below) Want some proof?  Check out my before and after weight loss photos taken in the Fall of 2012 and again in the Spring of 2013....

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Link Party: The Weekend re-Treat {#8}

Guess what time it is.... It's time to P A R T Y!

It's Friday so that means it's time to link up your latest and greatest recipes, crafts & DIY projects!

I'm a little late getting this party going tonight so we're going to get right to the nitty gritty if you don't mind.

Here's our Fabulous 5 Features This week it's 6 Features because you guys are AWESOME bloggers and link up really great stuff.  


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Link Party: The Weekend re-Treat {#7}

You guys are so amazing!  Last week we ended up having 142 amazing recipe, craft & DIY link ups :)  It was so much fun to see all of the fun things you guys have been working on!

I have to tell you guys how hard it's getting to narrow it down to 5 Features each week.  I'm sitting here in awe at what you've created on your blogs.  It's fun for me to go through your posts and to read your stories.  I am so appreciative that you've taken the time to visit The Best Blog Recipes and submitted your links for me each week!

Now it's time to go and get your party on....


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Link Party: The Weekend re-Treat {#6}

You guys are awesome!  Last week we had 124 links submitted, oh yeah!  I get so excited when the link party is running.  I just love seeing everything that you guys have been up to for the past week!

With that said, I have only just begun to post all of your links to my Pinterest Link Party Recipe Board & Link Party Craft/DIY Board.  I've had a sick baby since last Thursday.  Yes, you read that right.  We have been in sick baby mode all week and now he has Croup.  What fun.  He has decided that he wants to help mommy "blog" and comes right over when I sit down to do a post.

I'll be working over the next few days to get both last weekends & this weekends links up to my boards so be on the lookout for those on Pinterest. 


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Link Party: The Weekend re-Treat! {#5}

It's that time again.  Time to come on over and get your party on!

I just love seeing what you guys have been up with all of your busy projects and cooking.  Each week
you guys amaze me with the awesome things you link up.  As I visit each one of your blogs to pin directly from your site your stories are really fun to read and I enjoy them very much!

Now what you've all been waiting for....
the FABULOUS 5 FEATURES from last weeks link party.

How to create an invitation in Pic Monkey DIY from Alderberry Hill

{I love this because I use Pic Monkey and I LOVE it! so I can't hardly wait to make my first invitation

 now that I've seen this tutorial)

Homemade Twix Bars from A Humble Bumble

(Since my daughter is allergic to peanuts and tree nuts she can't enjoy a lot of different candy bars so this is perfect!  

Now I can make my own Twix Bars at home that she can enjoy too!

Cheereful TV Hutch Redo from The Project Palace

(Can't even begin to tell you how much I want to paint my new to me OLD desk and I absolutely fell in love with this TV Hutch Redo when I saw it.  I can't wait for it to warm up outside so I can get started!)

Peanut Butter Blossoms from Jen's Favorite Cookies

(To everyone that saw my "Thumbprint Cookie Recipe FAIL" you'll understand why I loved these cookies!  

Can't wait to try them!)

 

Beef with Chilli from Annie's Noms

(Such a cute story about her boyfriend cooking this authentic Chinese Dish!  My family loves HOT and SPICY dishes and we have a slight addiction to Homemade Chinese Food right now.  Ok, it's HUGE.  We LOVE Chinese so I can't hardly wait to try this)

If you were featured this week be sure to grab a "Featured Button" before you leave today!

Here's how our party works:

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The Weekend re-Treat {#4} Link Party

I want to personally thank all of you who took the time to stop by last weekend and link up.  It was so much fun going through all of your links and checking out your fun blogs :)

It was a hard decision for me this week to narrow my Featured Links down to a manageable number.  You guys truly did link up some amazing recipes and crafts!

Here are the Fantastic 4  Fabulous 5 Features from last weeks link party 

(I just couldn't narrow it down I'm telling you)

Pie In A Jar from {Lemon Tree Dwelling}  

Double Chocolate Chunk Cookies from {Karen's Kitchen Stories}

Caramel Corn from {A Creative Cookie}

 I Heart Cheese Pies from {Viva la Vida} 

 Dollar Bill Heart Origami DIY from {Crafty Journal}

If you were featured this week be sure to grab a "Featured Button" before you leave today!

Here's how our party works:

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The Weekend re-Treat {#3} Link Party

Ok, I have a confession to make.   I had planned on staying up last night after the baby went to bed to get this link party ready and posted and I accidently fell asleep while I was putting him to bed... at 6:30pm.  Besides the baby who goes to bed at 6:30?  I don't!  Usually it's about 11 for me but I guess I was really tired and nobody woke me up to let me know that I never came back out to shut off the lights, make sure the doors were locked or most importantly BLOG.

But on the flip side I do feel very well and rested!

So I'm sorry that this party is getting off to a late start but let's still make it a GREAT one!  I was so excited last weekend to see all of the links that everyone posted!

Thank you so much for taking the time to come over and link up with me :)  You guys sure are awesome!

Now for the featured links from last week's party....

Herbed Roasted Pork Chops from 

{The Unsophisticated Kitchen} 

Super Bowls (Individual) 7 Layer Dip from 

{Smart School House}

Valentines Jars from 
{My House and Home}

Our simple Party Rules:

1) Follow The Best Blog Recipes on Facebook
2) You can also subscribe to "follow us via email" in the right sidebar to receive party updates and to find out if you were a featured link that week.
3) Spread the love... and the comments!  Be sure to check out a few of your fellow linkers and let them know you saw them at the link party this weekend :) 
4) Don't forget to add a grab button to your post, or somewhere on your site that links back to us so that others can join in the fun too! 
5) By linking up you grant The Best Blog Recipes permission to use your photos on our site, FB and Pinterest accounts.  All credit will be given directly back to you if used.  

Now go get your party on! 

  

Check out our updated "Link Parties" Tab

All bloggers who host link parties are invited to add their button to our updated Link Party Page! 

This has been quite a process today.  I've been working non-stop trying to figure out the best way to get all of your buttons on my link party page and I've finally figured out a GREAT way to do it.  

I've only been working on this since 7am this morning.... but who's keeping track?  

If you are a blog owner and host a link party we invite you to use the easy link system on our party page to upload your photo and URL so that everyone can easily find your link party.  

I've already converted my Monday list from straight text to buttons and I'll be working on the rest of my list over the next few days.  I'd love to hear what you guys think of the new link up system in the comments, hint hint ;) 

I look forward to checking out some new really great and awesome link parties in the very near future!

Thanks in advance for hosting your great parties!  I love to link up :) 
 
   

 

The Weekend re-Treat! {#1}

Oh my heck... I feel like I'm back in grade school waiting to get picked for the kickball team and worried that I'll be the last one remaining?

Anyone else ever have that feeling when they set out to do something new?

I'm just going to assume that you are nodding right now and that you know how I feel :)

Tonight I'm launching my very first link party... The Weekend re-Treat!  Yay! 
It officially opens at 1 am MST :)

I'm so excited and so nervous at the same time.  What happens if nobody show's up?  What if it's a complete and total dud?  I'm a big worry-wart when it comes to "what if's".

Ok, I'll stop now and just cross my fingers (and toes) and just get excited to see what everyone posts this weekend!

Here are the link details....

And don't forget to grab a button here!