Wordless Wednesdays. My One Word.

I recently joined the Wordless Wednesday bloggin world.  This week is One Word to describe your year, what would it be?  For me my word is LOVE.  Whenever I see a Heart I think of Love.

There is a website called WeHeartIt.com that offers the ability to find images online and heart them.  It's a way of tagging the picture and letting others know you love it. I find the concept simple and fun to use.

http://weheartit.com/heartbeatconnection

You can find me on that site, I just started Hearting my favorites.

I also Love Instagram on my iPhone because I can heart all the pictures I like. You tap the image and a heart pops up letting you know you've liked the picture.  My username is nicoleflothe.

The last site I'm in LOVE with currently that uses a Heart for liking is Pinterest  They have so many pins that people have saved and share with others.  The site is full of crafts, vacation destinations, style, quotes, and so much more.

Since it's supposed to be wordless wednesday I better end this with saying, "Make it the best New Year and add LOVE to your list of words, its super powerful!:)

Love,
Nicole

U'nMe has graciously joined our Giveaways, win a Unique Red Chalk mat!

Hope your Holidays have been cheerful and you've enjoyed spending quality time with your family.  I know we have but at times the kids need entertaining and what better way to do this but find some great things to occupy their busy hands.  We recently found a heartfelt company, U'nMe that have the cutest gifts for kids.  They have created a unique roll up chalk mat that children can bring with them in the car or out and about.  They also have some other awesome products, like a support snake for your little ones and we love their dress line too.

Artist Suzanne Ervin raffles Original Painting with Rafflecopter

Since it's the Holiday Season and people are either Christmas shopping for their family or friends, Artist Suzanne Ervin has generously offered an Original Painting as a giveaway.  The winner will have the opportunity to send in a photo and have her custom recreate the picture on canvas.  You can view her work at www.semyart.com 

Suzanne being an International Artist has had her art displayed all over the world.  Suzanne offers many of her originals on Ebay and the Naples Community Hospital Art Program.  She has sold at auctions, shows, and produced many commissioned art paintings.  Suzanne has developed her skills in Montreal, Canada, throughout the United States, Alaska, and travels to Europe and South America.  You can view her albums on her website that show the detail of the paintings which represent thousands of brush strokes in order to bring the image to life.  The finished image is a work that has been collaborated with Suzanne’s husband Gary.  Gary has been commissioned for many wildlife scenes and animals over the years.  Gary sets the image in place while Suzanne’s artistic flair brings the images to life.

Win 2 Autographed books by Authors Melissa and Tom Haupt

One of a Kind Heart Plate Giveaway

In our October issue of Heartbeat Magazine we featured Artist Jim Rice. We are excited to share that he is offering us a raffle to give one lucky reader a one of a kind clay heart plate.  He has been very successful in establishing the first professional pottery in Naples, Florida in 1973, The Clay Place.  Mr. Rice has created environmental ceramic pieces, including fireplaces, wall murals, pool tiles, fountains, animals and planters.  His repertoire of functional works includes place settings of dishes, serving bowls, and decorative pieces highlighted by his lively fish platters which are oven, dishwasher and microwave safe.  His custom work and commissions are installed in private homes and public buildings throughout the country.

James Rice has converted his craft into a fine art and his works reflect confidence, vigor and joy of living. It is our pleasure to raffle off one of his unique pieces of art.  The perfect Heart Plate is a true gem on any party table and fun for the family with cookies.

Discover a Delicious slice of Pie

In our October Heartbeat magazine we featured The Country Bounty Restaurant as our recent heartfelt company.  We found them via our Facebook friends site and were excited to share them with others. Have you ever wanted a good old fashioned home cooked meal while on vacation or to know that your restaurant of choice is going to have delicious food? How about a signature piece of pie?  Yummy! The Country Bounty has your answer!
Ryan and Rebecca Stowell and the entire Country Bounty staff welcome you!
"When our family opened this restaurant in 1981, we wanted to provide our guests with the best in country fare, hospitality and great service.  Being the second generation of Stowells, as proprietors we strive to provide the same great values and to convey our constantly growing vision of great tasting foods." - Rebecca Stowell
There address is 413 W. Hwy 50, Salida CO 81201 
They are a short 25 minute drive from Monarch Ski area
Located Across from the Hot Springs Swimming Pool
You can view the article with pictures in our magazine.  We've also included the page here in this blog post...

To Be or Not To Be, on Facebook, Klout and Twitter

With all the changes whirling around on these social media sites many are wondering to post or not to post and how to deal with all the changes.   I wanted to jot down my favorites about Facebook, Twitter and now Klout.

Facebook has done an overhaul to the social media site.  So many changes with the layout and how you can keep up with your friends and family.  I love the list making feature you can now have where you add your family to a list and then when they post something it comes up in your notices. You can also make a close friends list that is private and when your friends post you will be updated.  The other feature that I like on the site is the top right updates that provide a continuous flow of whats happening.  The profile pages are changing too.  The site has changed to a timeline format and will have updates on your profile listing what dates and time you've done things.
Here are a few samples of what is coming...

Rob Almanza Facebook profile -

My Facebook profile -

Steve Green's Facebook Profile -

Twitter has made some updates and changes lately.  The site now features Who to follow under your right hand side of your login page.  Some companies are now promoted and say promoted under their name. The Retweets are different, now there is a drop down list of retweets by others, retweets by you, and your tweets retweeted.  What I like now is when you click on a tweet they highlight the information in the right side of the screen instead of taking you away from your current location.

Recently I saw several people commenting on their Klout Scores on twitter.  I was intrigued and so clicked through to see what Klout was all about. www.klout.com
The Klout Score measures influence based on your ability to drive action. Every time you create content or engage you influence others. The Klout Score uses data from social networks in order to measure: 

• True Reach: How many people you influence
• Amplification: How much you influence them
• Network Impact: The influence of your network

What I really like about Klout is the statistics it provides about peoples areas of interest and influence.  They have been making updates and added new topic pages to the site.  This is cool when I want to learn about people that are influential in the health topics or tech topics.  They also offer Perks to those that have a Klout score higher than a certain set level.  I was able to get some free Moo cards with my perks benefits!

Share your favorites on Social Media!
Have a Great day!