Country Halloween

I'm linking up on the "Fall Follower Fest", so if you're new here please take some time and look around. Leave me a comment and I would LOVE to see your parts of the blogosphere! 

Why yes, I did make this costume! Basia (the Vampire) didn't want a tutu, she wanted to be a "Vampire Queen".

Winner! There has been a Winner!

Congrats, Megan! We will be emailing you... so watch out! ;-)

Thoughts on expanding... a little

Lately I have been praying for a "purpose". 

I know God isn't like a vending machine, so I'm okay with waiting for answers. 

Being diligent in praying hasn't been my strong suit. 

I'm VERY impatient. 

But lately, my impatience has been weighing on me. 

I've been getting attacked, and I'm attacking myself. 

My biggest weakness is not feeling "good enough" 

Here's my thought process: 

"I suck today, what's my deal?" 

--> (Me answering my own thoughts: "well you always suck, this isn't a surprise"

"Yea... but maybe if I just..."

---> "Just what? Just nothing. You will fail at anything you're trying to do." 

"ARRRRGGHH!"

I've been afraid to really harness my talents lately.

You see, I'm a perfectionist. (I KNOW SHOCKER RIGHT!) 

So when I think about pursuing a new idea, I will stop and think if I can't do it to my best ability-- then why do it at all? 

It's this crap that keeps me from really being a powerhouse at anything. 

I learn what I can about a lot of things and stay away from being "awesome" at one thing. 

I've been thinking about expanding my blog stuff to include some design stuff. 

Not like blog design-- because I just "wing it" in that department. 

But newsletter, advertisement, and button design. 

Here's an example of a newsletter I've done recently: 

Where I work, I design a lot of newspaper ads. But I know how to design just about any type of ad you can think of! Here's and example:

Do you think I'm thinking about pursuing something useless? What are your experiences with doubt and "taking the plunge" into expansion?

Any advice is welcome! 

Have you met Lyssa?

Lyssa just started her current blog not too long ago. She's an AMAZING writer! Right now she's documenting her way through the wedding planning process, along with more fun stuff. If you haven't checked her out yet, you should.

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Visit her Blog here

Update: Our Puppies!

Meet the 2 week old sweet little puppies.

SEO for YouTube--ARGH!

I'm not going to lie, I hate SEO. SEO= Search Engine Optimization. 

It can help/hinder any website or online venture. 

You have to be found and search engines are a way to find and be found by someone searching for your content. 

Here's a site that I just found via Google about SEO for YouTube videos. haha. 

http://dailyseotip.com/youtube-seo-%E2%80%93-how-to-optimize-youtube-videos-for-seo/786/

Considering YouTube and Google are basically the same entity-- you have to learn how to use this. 

What I got from this is do your research ahead of time. Go to google and research what your keywords/tags. See if you can narrow it down. Less competition=more hits. :D 

Do work, my friends. Do work. 

Guest Post: Sarah from "Life on Walnut Street".

Hi everyone! I'm Sarah and I blog over at Life on Walnut Street. 

Snapshot of my life - recent camera phone pictures!

I'm so excited to be able to guest post today over here on Kylee's blog (don't you just love her!?) Most of the time my blog is filled with everything from crafts, to cooking. I'm a graphic designer, so I showcase projects that I am currently working on, DIY projects...all kinds of stuff, really. Today I'd like to talk about Faith, more specifically Christian Faith and Halloween and since my guest post was scheduled for the last week in October I thought it was pretty stinkin' good timing. 


Now, before I start I realize I'm defiantly in the minority on this issue, BUT we are not big fans of Halloween here in the Yoder house. I love fall but not to crazy for Halloween...pumpkins but not jack o'lanterns, you get the idea! A few gross big reasons are that I don't much care for these: 

or these...

 or these... in my house at any time of the year, 

even all dressed up as Halloween decor!

Okay, so...(just)maybe that was a little dramatic, (my apologies for anyone with serious phobias) but hang with me. October 31st is pretty nationally known as Halloween. Would you be surprised to learn that Halloween is now the most celebrated holiday of the year in our public schools (since Christmas and Easter are now BIG no-no’s).  

BUT did you ALSO know that October 31st is the anniversary date of the day that Martin Luther nailed his famous 95 Thesis  to the church doors in Germany in 1517. I am a Christian, have been since I was a little girl and I worked in full time Christian Ministry... I'll be honest that until a few years ago I had no idea what date the Reformation began! 

Okay, so don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that you can't or shouldn't celebrate Halloween. I'm certainly not here to condemn if you do. I trick-or-treated as a kid and turned out okay (well, for the most part, okay!) What's my point to all this...Well, I'm glad you asked! It is simple. All American children know what day Halloween is celebrated on...but most (even the ones who attend Sunday School and Church) I'm sure have no idea what ELSE happened on this date in history. I just wanted to offer up a little something to really think about as we say goodbye to October and look, just around the corner, toward the Christmas Season...a little something to remind us of what is really important! 

If you are interested in more information about what it means to be a Christian you can look HERE or contact me at sarahlyoder@gmail.com

And for the record...most of my posts are not nearly this SERIOUS! I'd love for you to come by and visit me over at Life on Walnut Street sometime!

Thanks again to sweet Kylee for having me visit! 

Be Blessed, 

Sarah