Friday, May 06, 2011

Discovering a little bit of joy everyday

Congratulations to Marley on the release of the FIFTH (can you believe it?) book in her Ghost Huntress series. The Discovery is available now so make sure you get yourself a copy! You also have a chance to win an autographed copy along with many other great prizes just by commenting below.
I have the bad habit of going straight to Yahoo! the minute I turn on my computer every day. It took me a while to realize how all this instant access to news was affecting my mood. While not all bad, I would say at least seventy-five percent isn't exactly cheerful fodder for my day. I decided that I needed some websites to visit each day that would make me happy. I've discovered two that I love.



The first is called Jim's Pancakes. It isn't updated daily but is definitely worth waiting for. This creative dad spends his mornings making the most awesome pancake creations for his adorable children. It makes me insanely happy when Jim posts his brilliant new flapjack art! See for yourself at http://www.jimspancakes.com/.


My second favorite website is http://www.whenparentstext.com/. This site has some absolute gems that make my sides hurt from laughing so hard. My mom has not ventured into texting yet and I can only imagine what her texts would look like if she did. Some of them are also really sweet. Enjoy.


Don't forget Marley is giving away several great prizes like a signed copy of her new book, two beautiful bracelets, a dousing pendulum, and an incense burner. All you have to do is comment on each blog post this week. Tell me what website always makes you smile.


xo,

Stephanie

11 comments:

TinaFerraro said...

This will come as no surprise, but I like websites that offer up pictures of cute animals, especially cats! Like icanhascheezburger.com!

1110cg said...

I love jimspancakes too marley. I found the site when it started cause my grandmother knows the guy.

Marley Gibson said...

LOLcats is a favorite, too, Tina! And Steph...I'm with you on Yahoo being depressing. I get my "news" from their headlines. But I have to say, on a day where tornadoes were ripping through the south, Yahoo's lead story was "Tori Spelling tweets, 'I'm pregnant!'" Really? That was the most imporant story?

Kari said...

My friends have a blog where they post silly stuff that they have found on the internet. It's a good way to just sit around and laugh for a while. And I get to see different kinds of humor between all of my friends

Heather Davis said...

Funny, Steph!! Love the pancakes site, especially. Have you guys been to CuteOverload.com? That has tons of animals. :)

Congrats again on the release, Marley!

Steph said...

I love tumblr. There's all of this interesting stuff that makes me laugh, smile, cry, etc. I just love it. Also, visiting my favorite authors' blogs everyday and finding something new always makes me happy. Always. :)

Aaliyah Schmitt said...

I would have to say adoptasoldier.com I love reading the sweet stories about the soldiers who have no one are connected with a loving caring person or family. Its especially heart warming to me seeing as how I am married to a soldier. But you already knew that! LOL *Aaliyah*

donnas said...

Its totally Lolcats. Thats where I go when I want a quick pick me up. I really try to limit my news time. Its always depressing.

elaing8 said...

I have this soap opera message board I go to and have made really great friends there. They always make me laugh.We barely talk about the show anymore.
elaing8(at)netscape(dot)net

Llehn said...

I love Maggie Stiefvater's blog. It's always entertaining and funny,

sunnynikki said...

I love when parents text too, it is one of my favorites when I'm bored or need a laugh.