*CLOSED* Weekend Promo: Twitter & Pinterest

Hi everyone! Onto the next part of #SocialMediaMonth ♥

This weekend, I’m going to be increasing my Twitter and Pinterest presence as much as I can.

What does that mean for you? Increased visibility!

Share any links below (or on my facebook page) of tweets you want liked or RT’d AND/OR any pins you want repinned.

Once again, you have no obligation other than just leaving your links for me to interact with. Some reciprocation would be nice (just for you to help me get the word out about #SocialMediaMonth), but it’s not required. ♥

You can also tweet @ForgedOpulence any time if you’d just like to chat! 

Until next time,

♥Char.

Keep up to date with my #SocialMediaMonth Challenge here; Never miss what I’m up to next!

I’d love it if you’d check me out on social media too! You can find me on Facebook, Instagram, BlogLovin, and Pinterest ♥♥♥

*CLOSED* #SocialMediaMonth Blog Favors Weekend

Hi all! This is a post where you can feel free to leave any blog links that you’d like more interaction on! If you can’t comment on this post, or you’re not comfortable, please feel free to head over to my facebook page where you can comment also♥

IMPORTANT INFO: 

*You have zero obligations to anyone if you participate. It really is as simple as just leaving a link or two!

*This closes at 11:59 pm EST on July 2nd 2017. 

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Some Rules (I know):

1. “Blog Favors” only includes views, comments, likes, and shares for the moment.
2. If you share this post, please tag me (@ForgedOpulence) and include the hashtag #SocialMediaMonth
3. Please don’t leave more than two links, since I’m the only one honoring the favors (at least on this blog).
4. I will not honor duplicate posts. If you post the same link on WordPress and Facebook, only one will be honored. Same goes for posting different links on each site. Only two links per person, period!
5. I would appreciate some reciprocation on your part, but it’s not mandatory. And even if you don’t decide to interact with me, I encourage you to interact with other bloggers who are participating.
6. Please be patient with me while waiting for responses! I do have other obligations to attend to. I promise, I’ll get to your request♥

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Please check me out on social media too! You can find me on Facebook, Instagram, BlogLovin, Twitter, and Pinterest ♥♥♥

Until next time,

♥Char

#SocialMediaMonth Schedule

Welcome to #SocialMediaMonth!

Below, you’ll find my schedule for the entire month of July. You’re more than welcome to join in for the entirety, or just participate in the events that strike your fancy! My one request is that any shares/reposts/etc. get tagged with @ForgedOpulence and #SocialMediaMonth. Good luck, and happy posting!

Extra Info: All master posts (where you leave your links) for each event will be on here and my facebook page. All of my other social media links are at the bottom of this post ♥

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*TODAY* 06/28 –Hosting Twitter Chat for @BBloggersChat on my Twitter

Topic: The Beauty of Social Media            Time: 3 pm EST / 8 pm BST

06/30 – #SocialMediaMonth Begins! 

07/01 – Blog Favors Weekend *Comments, Likes, Shares

07/02 – Blog Favors Weekend *Comments, Likes, Shares

Weekly Theme Announcement on Twitter

07/03-07/07 – Weekly Theme: Twitter – Likes, RTs, & Interaction

General Interaction *Catch me on Twitter or Instagram!

07/07 – Blog Post: #FollowFriday & My Favorite Posts of the Week

07/08 – Twitter & Pinterest Weekend *Twitter Likes & Shares, Pinterest Follow for Follow, Likes & Shares

07/09 – Twitter & Pinterest Weekend *Twitter Likes & Shares, Pinterest Follow for Follow, Likes & Shares

Weekly Theme Announcement on Twitter

07/10-07/14 – Weekly Theme: Random Platforms – Pinterest, SnapChat, Tumblr, Facebook Page – Likes, Comments, Shares, & Other Interactions

General Interaction *Catch me on Twitter or Instagram!

07/14 – Blog Post: #FollowFriday & My Favorite Posts of the Week

07/15 – Blog Post: 2017 Project Pan Update #6

Twitter & Facebook Page Weekend *Twitter Likes & Shares, Facebook Page Comments & Likes

07/16 – Twitter & Facebook Page Weekend *Twitter Likes & Shares, Facebook Page Comments & Likes

Weekly Theme Announcement on Twitter

07/17-07/21 – Weekly Theme: Instagram – Likes & Comments

General Interaction *Catch me on Twitter or Instagram!

07/21 – Blog Post: #FollowFriday & My Favorite Posts of the Week

07/22 – Twitter & Instagram Weekend *Twitter & IG Likes, Comments, & RTs

07/23 –Twitter & Instagram Weekend *Twitter & IG Likes, Comments, & RTs

Weekly Theme Announcement on Twitter

07/24-07/28 – Weekly Theme: Blogs – Blog Likes, Comments, Shares, & BlogLovin Follows.

General Interaction *Catch me on Twitter or Instagram!

07/25 – Blog Post: Marriage Happenings #5

07/28 – Blog Post: #FollowFriday & My Favorite Posts of the Week

07/29-07/30 – This is the only thing I’m keeping a secret. Given how crazy the schedule is for July, I’m sure you realize I plan on going out with a bang. ♥ I’ll be posting the final Weekend Theme across all of my social media on Saturday, as usual.

07/29 – Hosting Twitter Chat for @BloggersTribe on my Twitter

Topic: Social Media            Time: 3 pm EST / 8 pm BST

07/30 – Blog Post: July Goals Progress Report

07/31 – Blog Post: Finale / Thank You

Blog Post: August Goals

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If you’ve stuck around this long, please check me out on social media too! You can find me on BlogLovin, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Pinterest ♥♥♥

#SocialMediaMonth Intro

Hi everyone! I’ve been doing a lot of thinking lately about my blog; whether I should stop writing for a while to catch up on life or put work into it so I can flourish. This is always something I’ve done, even when it was a fleeting thought at points. I figured, why give up now? I just renovated a house, moved again, am currently looking for my first job in a year and a half, and still trying to start a family. There’s plenty to write about, so I’m going to push myself to do so.

That being said, I decided that the best way to push myself into keeping up better with my commitments is to basically drown myself with responsibility. It’s just the way I function. Weird, I know.

I decided to start a fun little challenge called #SocialMediaMonth where every week and weekend in July focuses on a different aspect of social media. Surprisingly, this really isn’t about me at all. It’s just about getting way more involved in the blogging community. If you participate, you’ll probably reap more benefits than I will in the long run, haha. Hopefully when July has passed, I’ll have a little bigger of a friend group and support system to help keep me on track and keep me motivated.

Anyone is more than welcome to participate in this. I started it for me, but I’m sure there are a lot of other bloggers that are out there that feel just like I do; like they need a giant kick in the pants to get back up on their game. If you or anyone you know decide to join in, I wish you nothing but the best of luck.

I’ll be posting a fully detailed schedule of the plans for every week and weekend of July on 6/28 (in two days) right here, so make sure you come check it out! I’d also appreciate it if you would share this post wherever you feel comfortable so everyone gets the chance to be involved if they’d like to be. Remember if you share this post to tag me @ForgedOpulence (basically everywhere except snapchat) and use the hashtag #SocialMediaMonth.

Hope to see you soon!

♥Char

If you’ve stuck around this long, please check me out on social media too! You can find me on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Pinterest ♥♥♥

Life & Blog Update #1

I know this post is long overdue (a month to be exact), but things have been pretty hectic around here. If you want to know everything that’s been going on in my life and with my blog, keep reading! ♥

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Blog News

So, I’m about halfway past due for my Project Pan Update #2, even after I promised an update #1.5 to tell you about my goals. Right before the goals post went up, I dislocated my ankle (on my anniversary), so that just didn’t happen as I had other things to worry about. And then as I should have been posting my second update, we found out that we’re moving again. Like I said.. hectic.

That being said, I think I’m going to try to combine #1.5, 2, &3 – so you’ll get a gigantic update on 4/15. I can’t promise this because I literally have no idea how busy we’ll be with transitioning, but I’ll try my best. I’m sure you want to read about my progress (and my final inventory value ($$$$$)) as much as I want to get my empties off of my dresser haha. If things are just too chaotic around the house, in all reality… I’ll have to end up pushing things to June, probably. That’s why I’m really hoping to get one up on or by 4/15 if at all possible. I literally have no idea what’s going on with anything.

However, for this month, I’m going to try my best to get everything back on track and resume some normalcy.. or at least at much as possible. Wish me luck!

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Life Update

So, as you may have read, I’m moving. We just got the news a few days ago, and it was completely unexpected. For those of you who have been following me for a while, you’d know that the house we leased for the last 13 months has basically been falling apart around us. We’ve had 10  major leaks up to this point, and the last one has gone unfixed for two months. For the longest time, we didn’t have the resources to get out of here, so we were planning on just sucking it up for another lease term until we could get everything situated. Thankfully, one of our friends is moving across the country and was gracious enough to set us up with their house.

That being said, this whole “moving transition” is essentially starting now and won’t end until the second week of June. It’s going to be a long and super messy process. Not only do we have to figure out the leasing situation on this house and try to get everything fixed before we leave (because they’ll end up keeping our deposits and charging us damages for things we didn’t cause – because they’re assholes, to be frank), but the other house is a fixer-upper and we’ll be living with our friend until they fully transition across the country. When I say living, I really mean helping them move and then taking care of our business. So much mess.

If you want more detail, please keep reading. I just wanted to keep this short for the most part for those of you who just wanted to check in. ♥

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So, our  master shower started leaking into my downstairs again on 01/28. On 01/30, we were told by maintenance that everything would be fixed and good to go (meaning they were finally going to rip out the shower and replace it completely) in two weeks. Here we are two months later and they’ve only been to the house once. ONCE in two months to get this thing fixed. I’m beyond livid. I’ve been literally stuffing myself up their asses to try to get this resolved, or to at least get some answers, to no avail.

On top of the shower thing, I can’t get any information on our lease extension either. I already was told that we can have one for one month (just to make moving a bit easier on us), but have yet to see any paperwork. In order for us to be out by June and not have to pay more massive amounts of rent, I need to have something to sign by the last day of this month. Which is in less than a week.

I’ve dealt with a lot of crappy landlords, but I’ve literally never been so disgusted by a management company in my entire life. Words can’t even explain whatever it is that I’ve been feeling for months now. I mean, this was supposed to be our first house as a married couple and it’s turned into a complete shit show. I’ve lived here for over a year and not once has it felt like home. It’s awful.

God, I can’t wait to move. Even if that means there’s so much more work in store for me.. I. Can’t. Wait.

That being said, thank you for reading if you’ve made it this far! I really appreciate it. Oh, and wish me luck! If you want to see the entire process, please feel free to follow me on SnapChat (@ForgedOpulence) – Lately I’ve been snapping a bunch of decluttering,  if that’s your schtick. You can find my other social media linked under my “Contact” tab♥

Always,

♥Char.