Hello there!

You may remember this message from September 2011....

Dear Lovely Readers,

We just wanted to let you know that we still love you. We're still here for you. We all just kind of ran out of things to say every week, so at the moment we're on a (hopefully) temporary hiatus.

Lin and I were barely blogging at all for a couple of months in there, and although Miri's blog has continued going strong, she has taken some periodic internet fasts to regroup. We don't know why we all suddenly ran out of blog steam (especially at the same time), but we kind of did. It may have had something to do with the number of blogs we were trying to maintain.

We've been working our way back up. I've been starting to post more regularly on my blog since summer ended. Miri's written several posts as part of an amazing philosophy series on her blog. Lin is blogging some and also making amazing Star Wars knit hats for her nephews. We're all still trying to live lovely lives, and we feel pretty confident that at some point in the near future, we'll start wanting to write about them again here.

In the mean time, if you'd like to submit any stories, we'd be happy to post them. Check us out on our blogs if you just miss the melodious flow of our musings.

Stay lovely.

Well, the time has finally come.  Our (not so) temporary hiatus is coming to an end.  We did all run out of steam, that is true, but when Megan posted on here a few months ago, the thought of maintaining this blog again started to stick with me.  I kept thinking of how wonderful it felt to spend time on posts and to read our guest posts and to just generally feel like we had created a little community.  I remembered how excited and inspired I felt when we started this blog and I started to feel that way again.  After casually mentioning this to Megan, I found out she felt the same way and we found out that Miri was also on board.  So here we are, at it again.

The most exciting part of this relaunch is that there will be some lovely changes. We have decided to add more contributors in an effort to liven things up and help keep our own ideas and posts fresh.  We will also be adding more features and broadening our horizons across other social media sites.  We hope you have missed us these past nineteen months (it seems so much longer), because now you won't be able to get rid of us.

Help a blogger out...

Just found out The Sleepy Time Gal was nominated as a favorite mom blogger on babble.com! Click over to babble and vote for Nicole (our fabulous guest poster from last week) and show her some support. She is number 79 (or was last time I checked) and on the second page of the list.

Good luck, Sleepy Time Gal!

A Makeover!

Ta-da!

We have been anxiously awaiting the now obvious changes to the blog and we hope you Lovely Readers like it as much as we do. The very talented Jeri of Jerilyn Design has worked hard to provide us with a new header, background and button that truly captures the feel of this blog...and still keeps our red balloons. I think we've become quite attached to those silly red balloons.

So, enjoy the new layout...how could you not? Everyone loves a good makeover.

Happy New Year

Don't worry, Lovely Readers! We haven't forgotten about you. The break has been nice (and necessary with traveling and holidays and such) but we will return on Monday with a giveaway!

Hope you all had a very merry Christmas and a happy and safe New Year!

A Short Vacation

Okay, lovely readers, we are going to take a short break so we can spend the holidays with our families, open presents, wear ridiculous sweaters, eat insane amounts of delicious food, etc. We hope you do the same.

Merry Christmas!

Friday Afternoon Blog Business

Blog business isn't the most fun thing in the world, but it is necessary.

Mostly, this time around, I'm trying to get a feel of what you, our lovely readers, want from us. Due to recent festivities and mid terms and such, our posting hasn't been quite up to par (read: regular). With Thanksgiving and Christmas and spending time with our respective families approaching, I can only assume things will become more hectic and we would very much like to avoid any major lapses in posting as well as posting only frivolous things. We have a few ideas to work with, but I thought it would be nice to ask for your input. Is there anything YOU want to see on this blog? Anything in particular you, lovely readers, want to read more about?

Another item of business: buttons. We just want some general feedback. There is a poll on the right sidebar just waiting for you to participate.

So, if there has been anything on your mind concerning this blog, now is the time to (constructively and politely) let us know about it.

P.S. Thank you for reading and commenting! This blogject would not be progressing at all without you and we love you for it!

Be Our Guest

Sorry to start the week off with a little blog business, but I think you will all enjoy this bit of information.

Remember our guest posts? Remember how much fun it is to hear from people other than Megan, Miri and me all the time? Remember how you are dying to write a post and submit it to this blog?

Well, my dear readers, don't be shy! We have heard from several people who want to write a guest post, but I also know there are many of you out there who don't want to invite themselves to the party (so to speak). Consider this your invitation. One of the most important things about this blog is hearing from everyone, all women, all ages. We want to read about your experiences. The possibilities are endless. Whatever you feel inspired to share, please do! Of course, there will be editing, but usually just grammar and spelling and such.

So here is the process. Whenever you feel so inspired, write a post in an email and send it to us (beinglovelyblog at gmail dot com). If you forget that email address, just look on our left hand side bar, it's there. Try to include a little bio (six-ish lines) so we know what type of information you would like to share about yourself and send us a picture. If one of us knows you and would have access to a photo and/or could write your bio then, by all means, trust us to take care of that part. Personally, I'm a control freak and pretty picky about my photos. If you don't have a particular topic you would like to write about, but would still like to contribute, please email us and let us know. If we need some input, we will contact you with a topic.

See how simple it is? Get writing, ladies! We can't wait to hear from you!