Post-Christmas CHAOS

Before I get into whining and complaining about how long it took for my husband and I to get settled back in and organized after the long Christmas weekend in WV, I must continue promoting the new blog:



http://www.aprofessorswife.com/


Don't forget to visit my new blog, aprofessorswife.com, and follow via Google Friend Connect, Twitter, Facebook, and/or email subscription - Saturday is the big day!

Thanks to all that have already started following - I need you to hold my hand through this big change! On Friday, I'll be giving you a little preview of what to expect from A Professor's Wife during the month of January.  It's going to be a very special month, and you're going to get to know me and my little life story very well. I want to open with a bang - you will not regret subscribing! You should stock up on coffee and blog reading treats, like, yesterday.

And now, it's time for me to moan and groan a little.  I haven't stopped moving, thinking, anything, since last week! Of course, we were all busy during the holidays. Just hear me out:
The hubs and I got lots of fun gadgets for Christmas.  We also got some of our yearly favorites, like new clothes, Fiestaware, gift cards, etc.  We barely escaped the WV Christmas snow storm from a not-so-Christmasy place on Sunday, and returned to Athens late in the evening.  After opening our presents to each other and the cat, it was time to play with all of our new things.  Except, I had work the next day! CRAP!  I set up my husband's Keurig coffee brewer and rearranged the kitchen a bit.  Before I knew it, it was time to go to bed. 

I think Monday and Tuesday were the hardest days at work ever!  It was so hard for me to get motivated - I so could not get it together.  Thankfully, my supervisor gave me the thumbs up for taking Thursday off (in addition to Friday, a regularly scheduled work holiday), so I was motivated to focus and work hard today. All of the major projects that have been hanging over my head at work the entire month of December are now finished, the monstrous amount of laundry my husband and I managed to dirty over one weekend is now washed and ironed, and all of our new Christmas gifts are now organized/set up/ready to go. Whew... it feels so good to just relax and blog! I have a ton of blogs I can't wait to catch up on - Google Reader is going to be my best friend for the next few hours; I've missed my blogging buds!  Did anyone else have a hard time getting going this week? 

Tomorrow, I'm blogging about my post-Christmas shopping (gee, somehow I had no problem finding time for that this week!)  I should totally be ashamed for spending $$$ after having such a wonderful Christmas, but what the heck - I can't say "no" to the Crate & Barrel Christmas Clearance, or the Bath & Body Works Semi-Annual Sale! 

Tonight, I'm going to start visiting all of my followers and leaving them a little message, begging them to follow me at my new blog.  If I leave you a "please please please visit my new blog" comment and you've already joined up, just ignore me. :)

I really do appreciate those who've already jumped on the Professor's Wife train - you all make blogging so worthwhile, and I am very grateful for your readership!

aprofessorswife.com (It's a new dawn, it's a new day, it's a new life...)

It's time for me to begin my shameless, week-long plugging of my new blog, Aprofessorswife.com!
 
Things are nearly 100% set for the big day; the last "Grad Student's Wife" post will be on New Year's Eve. I will post the "official" welcome message @PW this Saturday, January 1st. The good news is, you can check it out ahead of time and subscribe so you don't miss a single thing! 

• Google Friend Connect is available for my regular readers who keep up with their favorite blogs via Google Reader
• "Like" A Professor's Wife on Facebook to keep up with all of the hot gossip 
• Follow me on Twitter for blogging updates in addition to random tweeting (ok - so, you're not on Twitter yet? You totally need to do something about that!)
• Subscribe via RSS Feed and receive A Professor's Wife updates, delivered straight to your personal email inbox (I'm a huge fan of this - it's so easy to keep up with my #1 fave blogs!)

You're probably wondering, "What's different about A Professor's Wife blog?" or, "Why is she switching over to a whole new blog?" First of all, there won't be a whole lot of content difference between 'A Day in the Life of a Grad Student's Wife' and 'A Professor's Wife'.  The only thing that will be different will be the quality of content - better writing, better pictures, and more chocolate.  Secondly, I'm switching over to a whole new blog because it's a new year, my husband has a new job, and we will be packing it to upstate in NY as soon as he graduates with his Ph.D in June.  There, he will begin his career as a college professor (and I'll adapt to the life of a Giants, Knicks, and Yankees fan! I need some training!)

Now, it's time to share some sneak peeks!



Screenshot of www.Aprofessorswife.com



A Professor's Wife Facebook Fanpage

A Professor's Wife on Twitter

Now you know what you're getting yourself into!  If it looks good to you, please head over to A Professor's Wife and let me know by following.  I'll try to keep you entertained as I have here, at a Grad Student's Wife. We'll have some fun, I promise!

Have a great week! Where the heck did December go, exactly?  

A Special Message for my Readers

I would like to say "thanks" to all of my readers: my blog followers, and those who stop by to read but aren’t bloggers themselves. I really super duper appreciate your interest!

If you’re stopping in today, please take some time to leave a comment with this post. I always love to know who’s reading, and what they’re thinking (the good, the bad, I’ll take it all!) I know I have tons of readers who aren’t bloggers themselves, and that’s perfectly fine – those of you who are visiting from Facebook can comment on my posts, too! I love your company just as much.

I love love LOVE new followers – I enjoy getting to know each of you, and your blogs are always entertaining. Go ahead… click “FOLLOW”! I promise I’ll provide you with some type of post at least a few days per week. If nothing else, my posts will always be “pretty”. Maybe not entertaining or up your alley, but pretty. But Pretty IS important, right?

Finally, to those who are thinking about starting your own blog, but are a little apprehensive about taking the leap: JUST DO IT.

I put myself out there for the world to get to know every single day – I have no shame (though I probably should at times) and I love to share. I have a huge creative outlet that could be detrimental to my health if I don’t utilize it – and that’s where my blog comes in. I feel there’s no sense in hiding – be who you are, and blog about something you love! Set aside a special time to prep each day – and enjoy. You don’t have to be the best writer, super tech savvy, or crazy creative – just go with it. It’s been great fun for me, and I’ve only been at it for three months!

Again, thanks for stopping by – and don’t forget to leave a comment! I know where you’re visiting from, thanks to my Feedjit Widget, and sometimes I can make a guess as to who you are, but make it easy for me, will ya? Leave me some LOVE! (I'm begging you!)