I love corgi puppies!

It's been awhile.

I've been away for awhile because of certain circumstances and random things going on in my life. I'm back though, and ready to blog.
I am looking for moderators for my subreddit /r/blogtraffic. If you would like to become a mod and help promote, or if you have any suggestions, feel free to comment here or on this post in the subreddit.
I am also debating on making a "Blogs of the week" section on the sidebar, and also here on my blog itself. Any suggestions on how to go about doing this would also be very helpful.

DAT ASS!

I love playoff hockey!

The Red Wings are my favorite team and they play tonight. Playoff hockey is so intense.
I find myself watching every playoff game with every team whenever possible.
Some people prefer other sports such as soccer, and that's fine. But hockey is the toughest and fastest sport there is.
Any other hockey fans out there? Let me know who your favorite team is in the comments.

I'm getting into photography.

I've noticed I've been taking a lot more pictures lately. I will be posting a lot of them within the next few weeks. I got a really neat Canon camera from goodwill for cheap, it usually goes for around 250$ but I got it for 10. I love thrift stores.

Look at this corgi puppy.

LOOK AT IT!

If that's not the cutest animal you've ever seen then you're a liar.
I'm going to get a corgi puppy of my own soon.

Using an old cutting board

I just tried this one out and it works wonders! Tired of your bottles falling over in the fridge or being wobbly? Put an old cutting board under them!
It's amazing how much more stable things are on the shelf. Now my water bottles aren't falling over anymore.

I'm finding that I love twitter more and more everyday.

I no longer have a Facebook. It's twitter all the way for me(and a bit of google+). Facebook is just too filled with annoying "memes" and "share if you love Jesus" posts and I couldn't take it anymore. Twitter is where it's at. Comment with your Twitter ID if you want a follow! The comments are set to approve so just let me know if you don't want me to post it on here publicly.

It appears that thrift stores in southern Michigan aren't a good place to get great deals.

Well I'm living in southern Michigan now and the deals just don't appear to be here. I've been to several salvation army stores and Goodwill stores and I've found nothing of real value.
The Goodwill stores here appear to only have new stuff that couldn't be sold in other stores. What happened to the good old stuff?
Anyways, good luck to you other thrift store hunters out there. I'm going to be looking into finding small towns in the area and checking out their thrift stores.

Can't find a lint roller?

Many times I find myself covered in cat hair. While cats are cute and cuddly, the hair is a nuisance and no matter how much you try to brush them they still leave a trace.
No lint roller handy? No problem! Just use tape.
That's right, tape. I like to use clear tape you can find at the post office used for closing boxes. Just wrap a piece around your hand sticky side up and let it roll your hand as you brush your clothes.

It's been awhile!

Hello fellow bloggers! I've been moving around for the past few months and I'm finally settled in. I've got more thrift store finds, thoughts, and of course I'm going to be working on making our subreddit better!
We've got 52 readers at the moment, and while I know that's not a lot I would like to see us expand!
Comment on this post for any suggestions(here or on reddit) and I'll listen to every single one. I'm also looking to add moderators so message me if you're interested!
More posts to come a little later today!

A few new rules and options for /r/blogtraffic.

I've been thinking of ideas and new rules for /r/blogtraffic for the last couple of days and here are some of my ideas:

A new rule will be that you can submit a specific post from your blog once every week. This helps you stay relevant and hopefully captures the interests of other bloggers.

Another new rule is that you must be subscribed to /r/blogtraffic in order to post your blog here.

A new option is that you may post a link to your blog in any comment you have on the subreddit as long as you give relevant and quality feedback to OP's post. Saying things like "cool blog" then putting your link is not allowed. Saying things like "I really like your post on photography in 2012, but I think you should make your archive more visible so more people can see the previous posts" then posting a link to your blog is an example of what you should do.


If you have any other suggestions then let me know in the comments on this post or on reddit.
Thank you!

I started a new subreddit called /r/blogtraffic.

I started a new subreddit called /r/blogtraffic and it's for anyone and everyone to share their blogs with the world. The point of /r/blogtraffic is to gain readers and possibly find people with similar interests in blogging on the topics you like or things you're interested in.

The only rules so far are
1. Tag NSFW posts appropriately.
2. No posts that are specifically for selling things.

Other than that, go ahead and post your blog and see how many people are interested!

Leave comments below if you have any questions or concerns.

How I feel when it's cold in the south.

I'm from Michigan and most of the people I've talked to in the south think 45 degrees is "cold."

Anyways, I'm about to go to some thrift stores to hopefully get great deals on old things. Wish me luck!

This is why I hate fortune cookies...

This is NOT a fortune. And where do they get their "lucky" numbers from? I can do that too! Your lucky numbers are 34, 23, 45, 86, 26. I did that by closing my eyes, pushing my entire hand on the number part of my keyboard, then separating every two digits by commas. Go ahead. Use them to play the lottery if you want. See if you win...
(But seriously, if you win then kick me a few grand.)

Thrift store finds today!

I went out and about to different thrift stores today and I scored a copy of Pokemon Stadium 2 for around 2 dollars and a Gameboy Color for around 6 dollars.

Both working and fully functional. They both have a bit of wear and tear(scratches and stuff of that nature) but overall working and perfect for the price I paid.
On Pokemon Stadium 2 there appears to be the previous owner's pokemon so I don't have to worry about tracking down the thing that lets me import pokemon from the gameboy game.
Overall a great day.

Everyone knows the corner pieces on brownies are the best!

If you're like me and many others and you love the corner pieces of brownies, give this a shot:

That's right! A cupcake cooking tray. It makes awesome brownies all day long and there's no longer any arguments over who gets the corner pieces. It also makes it so you can use frosting on one if you want without frosting every piece. I prefer

Speaking of Christmas trees..

Here's a little thing I learned about Christmas tree lights: they ALWAYS get tangled. Here's something to remember to do when you go to put them away this year.
Wrap the lights around a piece of cardboard or styrofoam and push the plug into it to keep in in place.

See? No more problem next year. Simple yet effective.

Next year when you go to set up your tree or go to decorate outside you'll cut your time in half this way. I've found that it also helps prevent light bulbs from breaking or popping out. Be sure to put each bundle into a separate grocery store bag, too. That way there's no risk even if it starts to unravel on it's own.
What are some other neat tricks to help keep holiday decorations organized? Let me know in the comments if you want!

I just got 3 90 count bags of pizza rolls...

That's 270 crust wrapped cheese, meat, and sauce filled delicious pizza rolls.

I'm somewhat worried about my health now, or at least what it's going to be after I finish all these.

I think I'm going to do what I've never heard of anyone doing before: use pizza rolls as an ingredient in some recipe. Like a pizza roll salad, or a pizza roll chili. Or maybe I'll come up with a way to glaze them in ranch flavoring before cooking.

I've already discovered a ton of ramen recipes that don't sound good but turn out really tasty. Chocolate ramen is one of them. Noodles and chocolate shouldn't go together that well.

Any suggestions on what to add to pizza rolls to make a crazy recipe? Let me know in the comments section below!

Finally put up a Christmas tree!

It's not the best looking tree in the world, but it's good enough!

I don't even do the whole "gifts" thing anymore, I just really like the look of christmas lights on a christmas tree. Reminds me of my childhood I guess.

The one thing I miss a lot is the smell of a tree. Does anyone know of any good pine air fresheners that smell like the real deal?

Let me know in the comments if you do!