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Friday Flair Link Party /// Apple Edition

1 · Sep 13, 2012 · 52 Comments

It’s {almost} Friday… The weekend is almost here, so it must be time for Friday Flair!!

So… to say that life is a little crazy right now is a bit of an understatement. Here’s the scoop. My husband has been looking for a job for several months now after a bit of a job scare earlier this spring. He had a job opportunity come up that we thought was a bit of a long shot, but after some discussion we decided it would be good interview experience if nothing else. He had his first interview before we went to Hawaii and then they scheduled a second interview for when he returned. Still, we thought it was a long shot. Long story short… HE GOT THE JOB!! The crazy part it’s in Lincoln, Nebraska and we have to be there by October 1st. We basically have three weeks to find a home, pack up the house, style a wedding, withdraw the kids from school, manage the blog… what’s that you say? Yea, While packing up the home and family, I have a wedding that I’ve been working on for months now on September 28th. EEEEEEEK!

It will be fine. No stress at all. I can do anything right? With that said… I may need to take a little time to get life settled for the family. I have a few people who have offered to guest post for me and they are fabulous!! I am going to take a little break from Friday Flair, so after this week the next Friday Flair will be October 11th. Don’t forget me… I will be popping in as often as I can and I promise to come back with some aaaamazing creations for you once we get settled in Lincoln. I will be on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram if you want to follow the craziness of #whipperonthemove you’re more than welcome to join us for the ride. Better yet, bring a few boxes with ya when you come!

In the mean time, if you have a fabulous post that you would like to share, feel free to submit them to me here. I will select a couple as guest post while I am madly trying to pack the family up! You are all wonderful… I adore you all! Wish me luck… I think I may need it!

Now on to this weeks inspiration photo…

img source /// mini apple and cinnamon bundt cakes from sips and spoonfuls

September is all about the glorious apple to me. I love the apple harvest and all the goodies that come with it. This recipe from Sukaina from Sips and Spoonfuls looks divine and I can’t wait to give it a try this month.

Now who’s ready for the PARTY?

It’s Time for Friday Flair!!

How to take YOUR Blog to the Next Level with BlogFrog

0 · Sep 13, 2012 · 2 Comments

When I started WhipperBerry two years ago, I had no idea where this ride would take me. I was looking for a creative outlet, a way to push myself, to hone my skills and to hopefully in turn… meet some amazing people and inspire others.

Without question, the ride so far has been aaaaaamazing! I have met some wonderful people and have had the opportunity to do some incredible things. Looking back I realize that, even though I am generally working on content on my own, developing recipes, creating projects, taking pictures and writing posts… I haven't done this all on my own. I've had incredible blog partners like BlogFrog along the way!

Many bloggers start their blogs writing about something that they are passionate about. Somewhere along the way they realize that they would like to take their blog to the next level. They would like to build a stronger community and possibly start working with brands that make sense with their blog niche. How can they do that?

I I was lucky enough to meet Rustin one of the creators of Blogfrog along with several members of his crew at Blogher 2011 in San Diego and I am so glad that I did!

I was just a little tag-along with Jen from Tatertots & Jell-o who had been invited to a dinner with Blogfrog. The dinner was incredible… {No, not the food, just standard mexican fare…} I had the chance to get to know several of the Blogfrog crew and I kid you not, they have helped me take WhipperBerry to places I never even imagined when I first started. Here is a little video about Blog Frog…

What I love about BlogFrog is that they work really hard to create meaningful engagement with their audience. When they offer a campaign opportunity, there is no pressure for me to take the campaign, I can carefully select what is right for me and for YOU my readers.

I didn't start blogging to become another commercial… I started blogging to create a community and to share my creativity. However, blogging is hard work, it costs money. If you aren't a blogger you may not realize that to keep WhipperBerry running, I spend on average about $300 – $500 a month to keep my blog going. I have to pay for a company to host my blog and I have to purchase supplies for all my posts among other expenses. Blogging is not free by any means.

I appreciate that BlogFrog has created an amazing company that has helped me take my blog to the next level. I can accept a few campaigns here and there to help cover the costs of the blog and then I can focus on creating great content to share with you. I quite frankly think that… BLOGFROG ROCKS!!

As a part of the BlogFrog Influencer Circle, I have the chance to create meaningful, authentic content for brands I love. If you’re a blogger interested in new opportunities, join BlogFrog’s Influencer Circle and check out some of the top brands already working with BlogFrog.

If you’re a brand looking to work with online influencers, learn more about BlogFrog’s Brand Solutions here. Now, I’m curious. What do you love most about blogs and blogging?

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of BlogFrog. The opinions and text are all mine.

Odwalla Smoothies for Kids Goodness Grove

0 · Sep 12, 2012 · 1 Comment

If you are anything like me you are constantly looking for tasty, yet healthy food options for your kiddos. I know I am! Today I am thrilled to introduce you to a new site where we can share all kinds of tips and tricks with each other. The Odwalla Smoothies for Kids Goodness Grove is a fabulous community where we can share everything from recipes all the way up to great ways to help your family get active and everything in between.

I am so excited to be one of the Goodness Groves Ambassadors along with several other amazing bloggers… Like seriously amazing bloggers, covering all kinds of topics like; active living, creativity, education, play and recipes. I am covering topics about food and recipes. We will be discussion great ways to get that nutrition into your kiddos to help them have a successful day at school or at play. You can come on over to the Goodness Grove and ask questions and share ideas with everyone in the community.

My kiddos have fallen in love with the Odwalla Smoothies for Kids. My little guy who is 2 all the way up to Hales who is 15 love the smoothies. Here's Em getting a Odwalla Good Start to the day…

They taste great and I love that each smoothie contains 100% juice and counts as one serving of fruit. They are loaded with 50% of your daily vitamin C, they are gluten free with no added sugar. They are perfect to pack in lunches or to take on the go to make sure your little ones have energy to get through the day. You can find the Odwalla Smoothies for Kids in the refrigerated section of your local grocery store.

Come on over to the Goodness Grove and ask a question or share a tip to be entered to win a $1,000 shopping spree!! Who wouldn't love that?

You can also reply here with some of your fun tips for giving your kids a good start and be entered to win a $200 gift card. Official Sweepstakes Rules.

Odwalla has asked me to be a Good Mom ambassador through BlogFrog. I am being compensated for my participation in the program but all opinions expressed in the post are my own and not those of Odwalla or The Coca-Cola Company.

Friday Flair Features

0 · Sep 10, 2012 · 9 Comments

Well, happy Monday everyone! By the look of Friday Flair last week, you are all in a fall baking mood as well. So many scrumptious recipes were linked up along with some great fall projects. Here are a few that caught my eye.

pumpkin pancakes /// high heels and grills

fall monogram wreath /// two twenty one

apple pie cookies /// the farm girl

the wedding carnival /// your homebased mom

cookie dough fudge /// cleverly inspired

made to order lunch sacks /// moore minutes

salted caramel swiss meringue frosting /// shugary sweets

vasznak /// eletunk lapjai {she’s from Hungary}

double chocolate zucchini muffins /// the pinterest project

gourmet s’mores /// life is a party

patchwork headboard /// talking time to create

peanut butter cup cookies /// the diary of daves wife

painted drop cloth wrapped soaps /// live laugh rowe

apple spice cupcakes with salted caramel frosting /// heather’s french press

Aren’t they all so fun? I can’t wait to see what you guys are baking up for this week!

Eat Your Greens to Give Some Green

0 · Sep 7, 2012 · 2 Comments

With the 2012-2013 school year now in full swing we’ve all been thinking about how to give our kiddos healthy lunch options while at school. I have a SUPER exciting program to tell you about that I think is FABULOUS! Whole Foods Market has partnered with the organization Let’s Move Salad Bars to Schools to help our kiddos get the nutrition they need during the school day. This is a real labor of love for both organizations and this weekend they are looking for some help…

I remember back when I transitioned from elementary school to middle school {just a few years ago, mind you.} My middle school in Colorado, just that year had received a new salad bar. For the first time in my school career I had some lovely veggie options and I was in heaven. I’m naturally a veggie girl anyway, but for some reason eating a salad that I had the opportunity to create myself, at school, was in my 12 year old mind… pretty cool. The salad bar was the pride and joy of the lunch ladies as well. It sat prominently in the middle of the cafeteria and surprisingly enough I would say 75% of the 6th, 7th & 8th grade students ate from the salad bar.

As the years have gone by and I am a Mother rather than a student, it has saddened me to see the quality of food that is being served in the schools at times. I wish my girls had a good healthy salad bar that they could turn to at lunch help give them the healthy nutrition they need to power through the rest of the day. Sometimes it’s hard to pack fresh foods from home, because they just don’t travel well. As a nation we can see that our kiddos are paying the price for this.

Whole Foods and Let’s Move Salad Bars to Schools have stepped up to help remedy this situation with their Eat Your Greens to Give Some Green day at Whole Foods locations in Southern California, Hawaii, Arizona & Las Vegas. For every pound of food sold in the Whole Foods salad and hot bars on Sunday, September 9th they will donate $1 to the Whole Kids Foundation to fund salad bar grants for schools all over the area!

If you live here in Las Vegas, Southern California, Arizona or Hawaii head on over to Whole Foods this Sunday to help raise money so our kiddos to have some healthy, natural options during their school day. Together we can make this happen!

This is a sponsored post for Whole Foods Market

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