Biannual Blogathon Bash winter 2013 edition sign up & goals

Hello to all!

                 At the moment, i'm a bit depressed, bad news and harsh winter can have this result. However i don't want to give up so easily and fate has seen that i could be motivated: this Week end is the winter edition of the biannual Blogathon bash created by Kathleen. I've learned a lot last year and i though it could be the  thing i need so  between  25 january ( 8am EST) - that means 2pm for me ( thant you for the countdown^^;;)- and 28 january 8 am EST i will try to work a minimum of 24h for the blog , not necessarily online job but still work.

You can still join to all info and sign up are Here. Don't hesitate it can be instructive AND fun.

Wrap up update: in total i spend around 31h working ( minus a few minutes) and as you can see i nearly completed all my goals but i also added a few tasks during the weekend like the creation of a page for the pictures of RAk i did. So i think i can say it has been a success

Like the first time i was really instructive and i've learned a lot in a fun way. It was a pleasure but if i want it to stay that way i need to better organise my time , i was afraid of not finishing everyting so i worked really late and in the end i'm more tired than before starting and for next time i need to take care of that.

 i haven't entered to win any prize either ( some where really good but i wasn't sure i would manage even if i won so i prefered to let the opportunity to those who really need them. )


My goals:

• Read one book and make the review
• Read a little more (no obligation to finish or do the review yet)
• Clean my desk
• Clean favorite listing
• Put some order in my books ( see which one qualify for the challenge and classify them so i know when to read them)
• Start an inventory of my shelves
• Clean the giveaway pages
• Create a page for the handmade gift/creation to help the selection
• Answer the comments
• Participate in one mini challenge ( i only put one because i need to see what they will be ^^;; i can't do everything so need to find one that i could manage and that is of interest for me) 2 done: back up and back up button ( thank you so much for this tips!) and the blogger notebook ( always useful for me)
• Enter a giveaway( want to but keep postponing it so this wk i need to enter before it closes)

Do you want to join? Leave your link and we could support each other.

Biannual Blogathon Bash Wrap Up post

Hi!

        The blogathon is finished for me after accumulating 34hours and 19min of working , crazy? oh yes and if i was better there are several things that would have taken less time but, being in the state i'm, i had to start again several times ( but i'm persistent and didn't want to give up). And i was a bit helped by the football fans that kept me from resting with all the noise they are making for nothing -_- ; ( seriously some still have  exams , some are unwell and need resting 5h-in the middle of the night- of illegal celebration that's too much>_<)
So before i go back resting like i well deserved it's time for a small wrap-up.

First of all thanks to all the host of mini challenge for the very informative posts and the help i really needed ( i must have seemed stupid and desesperate more than once^^;;).  Not everything was useful for me but i've learned a lot from you. Thank you Kathleen/Callista for this organisation and your time.

Now what were my goals: you can see them here.
What did i manage to do?

• Write the reviews i was late ( 3 of them)- check
• Create a Review Policy ( thank you again Stella for the help)
• Create a better design ( mini challenge) - see the images in the sidebar have been resized to fit *_*, an About page, improvement on contact page and some other changes that you don't see yet perhaps
• Create a google calendar- mini challenge- ( you don't see it but it will help the blog)
• Create a blog notebook - mini challenge- i'm really a paper girls so having everything in one files instead of several pages everywhere will help me to stay organised.
• Create a listing of the reviews done
• I've put some order in my books stack for the challenge - could still be improved but it's better
• Clean and complete the giveaway pages, challenges page
• I'm on Picket fence - you can click on the button in the left side bar ( under the challenges i'm participating)
•  how to create a photo collage- mini challenge
• I've learned about the no-follow links and how to do them - a big thank you Leila
• I've learned how to improve my writing and learned sme tips how to write a better book review ( 2mini challenge)
• I've learned some Html and used it to improve the blog( mini challenge) thanks for all your Help Aeryn Lynn, i know i wasn't a easy student and you really were kind and great
• Ok i've completed some other mini challenges like how to find help, learned what was SEO and how to apply it , etc but i'm really to tired to go on ^^;; sorry

Conclusion: It was really great but  i shouldn't do this kind of event when i'm so sick, yes there wasn't a minimum hours to attend but i don't like to give up. That's my nature and thus i'm worse than when i started. ( oki working when there was a lot of noises also helped to keep me calm but still).
There is a lot i didn't know and so much i still need to learn but i met wonderful people and that's the most important. Thank you for this wonderful experience

Good night ( for me it's 3am) and See you later !

Blogathon Bash start participation, goals and mini challenge to achieve

Hello to all,

                        Being new blogger or already and experimented one, there is always room to improve and because you aren't alone in this aventure there blog hop and event to help you discover news things and give you tips: The  biannual Blogathon bash is one of those event.

My health isn't great ( or not good at all would be more honest ) since end of May and the result is that my blog was as down as me lately, this is the reason i've decided to participate in this blogathon -like i told you 2days ago here- as well as the fact that i'm really bad in informatic so any help is good^^.  Now what i plan to achieve, which are my goals; here is a small list, there are things that need to be done on the computer and a few that don't need it  but are still part of the work for the blog, since the weather is really stormy and that the power went already down a few time , i prefer to plan both kind of goals so i don't start worrying i can't do anything.  I don't think i will manage everything since i'm still unwell but i will do my best.

• Do the reviews of the book i've read already ( 1-2-3)
• Read and Review one book by reena Jacobs
• Create a page with a list of the reviews done by authors
• Create a google Calendar ( mini challenge) done
• Post the link to my reviews in the challenge linky
• Put some order on the giveaways page ( clean it)
• Enter the contest i can in the mid summer eve giveaway blog hop
• Enter the contest i can in the favourite book giveaway hop
• Write a review policy.
• Fill a complain to the post ( for the stolen books and the taxs undues)
• Select the books i will need to the challenge i've entered and organise them.
• Create  a blogging notebook ( mini challenge) like this-see picture- model by Clarinda done

Perhaps i will change or and some goals, there are also some mini challenge i've asked some info for so it's a list of what i hope to do but life being what it is i will see the result at the end of this great event.

The blogathon bash is officially starting now to the 25 june at 8am EST ( europe 14h) and it's still possible to enter so if you have some time ( no need to try to saty up all the time, you choose when and how long you spent in it) give it a try there is nothing to loose and events some prizes to win! You can also follow the event to see the tips without entering the event

Good luck to all participants and happy reading to the others!!