Links. Got to love them. My Daily Links are up and you know what, let’s have a free for all. Want me to link to you? All you have to do is comment here and I’ll put you up. Oh and link back to me. That’s pretty easy right? Link exchanges are fun.

Instructions?

01. Link to me.
02. Comment here with your site.
03. I link to you.

Easy as pie. (Seriously, what is it with that saying? Pie is not easy.)

I guess you could say this is my way of celebrating Halloween. We did get some trick or treaters, my favorite being the kid dressed up as a box of Puffs Kleenex. It was pretty elaborate, though I have no idea what would possess a kid to dress up as tissues. It had to be his mother’s idea. He probably just wanted to be a box, she thought it was boring. Thus Puffs Kleenex.

Anyway, free WordPress themes! I finished my first three and they’re up for personal use only, guys, nothing more. No commercial use. Please leave the credits in tact (you can move it, but I want to be able to find my link back here fairly easily). That’s really all. If you like these, let me know, and I’ll start making more. Want a personalized one? Commission me! If I get any interest, I’ll post some commission rates and we’ll go from there.

Purple Prose A very purple 3 column theme with some flowery brushes and pretty curls. A true reflection of the idea behind Purple Prose – also known as horribly written cliche fiction. Live Demo | Download

Evening Stars A 3 column theme featuring the night sky as the main source of inspiration. Sea grass, stars, and a cool color palette make up the serene feelings behind this theme. Live Demo | Download

If you have any problems with any of the designs, or need to ask some other question, feel free to contact me through comment here or email. I’ll try and help out in any way I can. I might make a page purely for my themes, but I won’t do that until I make enough of them to really deserve a full page. If you download or use any of these, let me know! I’d like to see my work in action. Any suggestions? I’d like to hear them!

Maybe not now though. Now, I’m tired, and tomorrow is going to be a big day. We’re going to Duluth (the closest city with a Cold Stone Creamery) for some shopping, hiking, and fun times. It’s been a hectic week, and this weekend is going to be one of ease and relaxation. Good luck to that.

And good night all. Happy Halloween!

For the past few months, Ash and I had been talking about getting an external hard drive. My laptop isn’t exactly reliable, and I’m paranoid about only having two copies of our pictures and videos of the kids. Plus, we have tons of movies and programs on our computers that we’d really like to back up too. But mostly, I’ve just been worried about our pictures and videos.

Anyway, what I’m trying to say is that Ash surprised me and yesterday we received from Amazon.com the Western Digital My book, Essential Edition.

It’s 750 GB, small, and 30% more energy efficient than other external hard drives. The thing is only 6 pounds and sleek, and absolutely beautiful. I nearly started crying when I opened it (yeah, I’m a very geeky girl). I have the sweetest girlfriend. Ash is currently organizing all the photos on her computer so we can put them on the hard drive and they’re already organized. She’s so smart.

In other news, keep your eyes peeled. I’m working on some free wordpress themes and they’ll be up in the near future. Got one more to make and then I’ll put them up. Soon soon!

It has been a productive day! Woke up this morning, had a breakfast of biscuits and honey (yum!), and then started cleaning like mad. I shut myself up in our bedroom and folded all the laundry, hung it all up, and organized the dirty stuff. I then went through what boxes could be packed, organized boxes that already had stuff in them, and cleaned the shelves and side table. Then I went to go clean Kendi’s cage which is in our room (to keep her warmer) and look what I found:

Kendi’s first shed! Yeah, I was really happy because it means she’s healthy. So now she’s eating right and on schedule and she’s shedding. I was worried about her eye caps because I had that problem with other snakes, but she did fine and they came off with the skin. She’s really pretty and bright now but I didn’t get a chance to take a picture of her before she curled up in her macaroni box. What a good snake.

After that excitement, we got the hallway, the bathroom, and the kitchen done. We’re working on the living room now (well actually, I’m blogging, and Ash is working on the living room – she does the vacuuming and when she’s done I’m gonna clean the ferret cage). It’s been a really good cleaning day and our room is probably the cleanest it’s been in a long time. I’m proud of us for actually getting so much done. I even re-did my blog info since it was pretty outdated. If I have time after dinner, I’ll work some more on the free wordpress themes I’ll be putting up. Anyone interested in them? I’m also thinking about holding a contest – anyone be interested? And if so, any ideas for the winner?

Okay, back to cleaning. (Don’t forget to vote for Snailbird.com!)