Nope it’s not a typo… Blirthday is what I’m calling this event. I realize it’s known in the blogging world as a “Blogiversary” but I would rather go over-the-top ridiculous and commemorate the launching of The Deliberate Mom by calling it a “Blirthday”. It’s still cringe-worthy but at least it makes me giggle.
That being said… welcome to the blirthday party for The Deliberate Mom. First off, if you didn’t read the post I shared earlier this week about the beginnings and the history of The Deliberate Mom, then I would encourage you to do that first (there’s opportunities to win prizes… so you don’t want to miss out)!
Visit The Deliberate Mom Turns Four HERE.
Now, I dare you to say Blirthday Bash ten times really fast! And… go!
Blirthday Bash! Blirthday Bash! Blirthday Bash! Blirthday Bash! Blirthday Bash!
Blirthday Bash! Blirthday Bash! Blirthday Bash! Blirthday Bash! Blirthday Bash!
Can you tell it’s my party and I’m having fun?! Yup. I am!
What’s a party without beverages? Yes, that’s right… I’ve stocked the fridge with some choice wine!
Now that you’re here, let me tell you about this Blirthday Bash. I’m going to paint you a picture….
You’ve come to my house dressed and ready to PAR-TAY. Yes, I realize for some of you that means you’re in your pajamas, but that’s okay, there’s no judgment here. You arrive, check out the decor (1960’s retro cheap-chic), help yourself to a glass of wine (or whatever else you prefer), and you start to mingle.
This might mean some awkward conversation but that’s okay! We can swap stories about the feminine protection we use… because apparently, that’s all we women like to talk about *wink*. If you’re a man at this Blirthday Bash… awkward silence… I’m sorry I mentioned feminine protection. However, please do stick around, you’re welcome here as well!
Now that we’re acquainted, it’s time to put on the music and dance! Ahem, chicken dance anyone?!
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Okay… so are you ready to party?!
1- To participate in the Blirthday Bash, I’m asking you to share a post that would make someone fall in love with you and your blog. If it’s too much pressure to choose a post, you could always link up your about me page of your blog. The idea though is to meet and mingle.
2 – Say hi to one another and take a moment to enjoy the community that The Deliberate Mom tries to create.
3- To REALLY enhance the party atmosphere, try to make your link-up photo be a picture of you (if you don’t have/dislike photos of yourself – your blog’s logo would be an acceptable substitute).
Everyone who links up to this blog hop will get the opportunity to win one of these two prizes:
- One month sidebar advertising on The Deliberate Mom (Oct.) + 1 $10 Starbucks e-gift card
- One month sidebar advertising on The Deliberate Mom (Nov.) + 1 $10 Starbucks e-gift card
Please note, to be eligible for this prize, you need to link up your blog to the Blirthday Bash! This giveaway is open worldwide (as long as you can accept an e-mailed gift card, you can enter)! If you are a reader without a blog, then please make sure to enter my other giveaway which is open HERE.
Your loot bag for this party… is a great big juicy hashtag! #Blirthdaybash
Knock yourselves out and have a great time.
CONGRATS my dear Blogging Buddy! I am so happy to of met you :-) Have an awesome Blirthday Bash!!
Thank you for coming to celebrate with me Anne Marie! I’m so glad we’ve become blogging friends!
Happy Blirthday! congratulations on four years of blogging.
Thank you so much Natasha! I’m delighted you could join the party.
Happy, happy birthday! I love that so much more than Blogiversary. I hope that you have a lovely party and that we can all come back and celebrate lot more big birthday celebrations!
I thought Blirthday was a pretty fun name too! Thanks for celebrating with me Cristi!
Yay! Happy blog birthday my dear! 4 years of blogging is quite an accomplishment.
Loving the wine photo. :)
xoxo
LOL – I thought you would love the wine photo. Did you have a taste? It’s really great… especially after the third glass.
Thanks for celebrating with me.
Congrats on 4 years!! FOUR YEARS!! You are quite the inspiration :) Can’t wait to check out all the entries for your Blirthay Bash :)
Thanks for coming to the party Katie! I’m delighted you could attend. I hope you have fun.
Happy Happy Blirthday to you, to YOU! A very happy blirthday to you! *Curtsy*
Thank you Echo… your curtsy made my day. LOL
So glad you could join the Blirthday Bash – have fun!
I’m so glad I could make your day! ;)
I’m hypothetically eating Blirthday cake and in between bites I’m drinking Mt. Dew and chicken dancing….NOW WE’RE REALLY HAVING AN EPIC PARTY TIME! Don’t you have a chicken dance meme? You have a meme for everything!
I’m loving the partying that’s going on over here! I’m hanging out in this corner right now and making mental bets as to who’s going to start table dancing first!
I second the meme! Echo is the master of memes!
Don’t you love the term “Blirthday” Echo?! I feel like a fool for not thinking of it myself!
The term blirthday is pretty darn epic!
More than happy to take part of your blog celebration! Greetings my friend :)
Thank you Remy! I’m so glad you could join the party and celebrate with me!
Happy Blirthday! I love your blirthday party. :-)
Thank you for joining my Blirthday celebrations Sara! I’m glad you’re enjoying yourself so far!
Congratulations Jennifer! What a fun party you have put together here. Thanks for hosting, and best wishes for another 4 (and many more) years.
Thank you Karen! I hope you enjoy the party. Thanks so much for joining the fun. I hope you know how to chicken dance!
Happy 4th Blirthday! :-) I discovered your blog through the Blog Staycation. 4 years is awesome, I can’t wait to see what my blog is like after 4 years! :-)
Thanks for joining the party Sarah! I hope you have a chance to meet some new blogging friends! We’re a fun community… and don’t worry, you won’t be doing the chicken dance alone.
Congrats & Happy Blirthday!!
So glad to attend your party! Since my FIQ (Frequently Imagined Questions) uses some colorful language, I’ve decided to share a post that marries my love of Doctor Who with my love of Thanksgiving.
Thank you for the warm congratulations! I’m delighted you could join the party!
Yay!! Happy blirthday! So thankful for you and your blog!
Thank you so much Caroline! I’m delighted to have you here and I’m thankful for you too my friend!
Now are you ready to chicken dance?!
Congratulations on four years! :) Keep up the good work. ;)
Thank you Raia! Thanks so much for joining the party too!
Happy Blogiversary! :) What a fun way to celebrate.
You mean Happy Blirthday!!!!!!!! lol!
Hi Jennifer! Happy to Tweet about your Blirthday! Leave it to you to come up with a fresh, new name for a blog-celebration :)
I am so happy for you, and I LOVE that you are serving wine. Out of a box? No problem! Don’t need those pesky cork-pulls. Good thinking! Someone else will have to get that spigot out though, my nails are actually decent this week….
I always love your photos, your ideas, but especially your enthusiasm. Your joy spills out of your words and into my heart. You have shared your life, your passion and your family with all of us, just showing how generous you are too. Keep on going! We need our Deliberate Mom fix!!
Blessings always,
Ceil
Awww Ceil… I’m at a loss as to how to respond to your sweet, kind words! Thank you for celebrating with me.
Now lets have a toast and do some chicken dancing!
Hi Jennifer, Happy Birthday to the Deliberate Mom!
Thank you so much Katie! I’m glad you could join the party!
BLIRTHDAY! I love that so much more than Bloggiversary or whatever. BLIRTHDAY is my new favorite blog birthday term and HAPPY 4th TO YOU! Basically your blog is entering preschool- which is probably the funnest year of school. lol
I’m not gonna lie..I love the Chicken Dance! I’m a German girl and I’ll chicken dance anytime anywhere! You have such a silly side that I’m loving
Hi Rebecca… I just saw your comment as I am leaving one for Jennifer too. So, Hi! This blog party is cool. Will be helpful. I just set up Twitter for the first time last night. My friends kept asking me to and I just never did…. So, finally, I am on Twitter. Don’t laugh!! I just became a stay at home mom, so I actually get time to do all of this stuff now. Trying to set up all of these sites and get in the loop! Never, ever had time before. Anyhoo ~ I will follow you on Pinterest & Twitter too…. You can follow me too if ya want. Have a great week. Gotta cook dinner now :) Cindy
Thanks for joining the fun Cindy! I hope you meet some great new blogging friends here. We’re a nice community… and as you can see, we like to have fun!
Looking forward to getting to know you and your blog.
Thanks Jennifer!! :) I met some really cool girls today. They seem so fun! It’s so awesome that you are doing this blog party. Kudos to you!! I hope to get to know all of you guy’s through your blog too. It’s inspiring. Makes me smile :) I love your enthusiasm too! And I love when people can be silly. Makes life more fun. You seem to have a really warm & fun personality! Love it! :O) Thanks again & again. xo
Yay! I’m glad you’ve met some people already Cindy… thanks for the update. I look forward to getting to know you better.
Wishing you a lovely weekend!
I’m delighted that you’re totally digging the whole “Blirthday” thing! I told you I was going all out and making it as real to a party as it gets! I’m really digging seeing people’s faces in the link-up too… it truly feels like a party room.
Thanks for joining the fun. I love your enthusiasm… and I can totally be silly. Totally!
Happy birthday to your blog :)
I wold love to participate, mingle but my blog is just with four posts ;)
Thanks for stopping by friend!
Happy Blirthday Jennifer! Congratulations and thanks for all your support and friendship over the past few years! Here’s to many more!!! xx
Thank you so much Meg! I’m delighted you could be a part of the festivities! You’re such a dear blogging friend… I look forward to doing the chicken dance with you.
Happy Blirthday!! Such a fun party. Thank you for the fun celebration.
Thanks Tammi! I had a blast planning this Blirthday! So glad you’re enjoying it and that you could participate.
What a cute idea! Happy Blirthday!
Thanks for joining the festivities!
Happy Blirthday! From Lauren at Twin Tested, Pin Approved
Thanks so much for joining in the festivities Lauren! Now the question is, are you ready to chicken dance?!
How fun is this!! Happy Blirthday :)
To think that the Blogging Staycation gave me the time to plan this. Yay! Thanks again for the meme. It deserved a place in this post!
I hope you enjoy the party… now let’s chicken dance!
Happy Blirthday, Jennifer – I just have to smile when I say that! ;)
I’m having such fun visiting everyone from this party – what a fabulous idea.
Here’s to many, many more fun years!
Thanks for joining in with the fun Sarah! I’m having a blast… can you tell?! Now the question is… should we do more chicken dancing or is it time to start a conga line?!
haha I love it!! Happy Blirthday!! :-) and many mooorrrreeee!!
Glad you like “Blirthday” – I think it’s caught on!
Thanks for joining the party.
Yay!!! Best blog birthday celebration ever!!! :-D
Thanks Susannah! I’m so glad you could attend… I hope you have fun and make some new blogging buddies. Don’t forget to chicken dance too (I heard babies love that kind of thing).
You are so original and so fun, Jennifer. What a great idea! Happy blogiversary!!!! Thanks for hosting this awesome link-up and giveaway!!
Thanks Kelli! I put on my thinking cap for this one and wanted to make quite the bash. Mission accomplished!
Thanks so much for joining the festivities!
Happy Blirthday!! :) Thanks so much for doing this blog party. So awesome!! Have a great day!! :)
Thanks so much Cindy! I’m delighted you could join us!
Happy, Happy, Happy BLIRTHDAY to you, Jennifer! Woot!
Are you digging the “Blirthday” or what?! I think I couldn’t call it anything else now.
Thanks for joining the fun Robin. Now let’s chicken dance!
Happy birthday to one of my very favorite blogs and one of the most encouraging bloggers! God bless your future!
Thank you so much for your kind and lovely words Cassandra (and thanks for joining the celebration)! I’m delighted to have you here.
Happy 4th Blirthday! Such a great party you’re hosting here! Love it! Here’s to MANY more!
Glad you’re enjoying the Blirthday Party Trish! So pleased you could join the fun. Now the question is… do you want to join the conga line or do the chicken dance. The karaoke won’t be coming out until at least midnight.
Happy Blirthday to you! Thanks so much for the fun party.
Thanks for joining the fun Heather!
What an awesome way to meet new bloggers and I’m sure that now they’ve met you they will be back, again and AGAIN just like I do. Keep celebrating, it’s your party and you’ll celebrate how you want to!
Thanks Amanda! I’m super excited about this Blirthday party… so many lovely people here… you included!
Happy Blirthday!
{LOVE! I’m still giggling. Hubs looked at me really weird when I said it outloud 10 times fast. It only made me giggle more.}
I think “Blirthday” has overtaken “Blogiversary”… everyone seems to be enjoying it!
Thanks for joining the celebration Farrah. I hope you found a conga line or a few people to do the chicken dance with.
Wishing you a lovely weekend.
Yay! I entered!
So I’m supposed to tell you something. Anything. I’ll tell you that I came to your blirthday party in snowflake flannel pants and a Batman t-shirt. I also brought a plate of fresh baked chocolate chip cookies over on the table there.
Whoop! Whoop! Thanks for joining the party Tamara! I love that you came dressed to party. I have a Batman t-shirt too! Mine is a cropped shirt so I only wear it in the home but it’s fun and comfy.
Thanks for bringing the cookies friend. I already ate five of them. Now the question is are you wanting to conga or Karaoke?
This is hilarious! I love that everyone is attaching their profile pics!
I was popping right on over to join my latest post with your #SHINEbloghop, but this is so much funnier right now!! So ‘Mama, what’s Sperm?’ can wait for another time ;-)
I had such fun crafting this Blirthday party Steph… and I’m so glad I had the epiphany to ask everyone to attach their profile pics. It really feels like a party when I see everyone’s faces like this!
Thanks for joining the conga line… you can save your sperm post for next week okay?!
Wishing you a lovely weekend.
We’re some seriously lovely ladies hanging out here! :-) …Might have to come back every day for my free entry… An advert on your site would be AWESOME!!
Happy Birthday and thank you for the link-up! :)
::throwing confetti::
Thanks for bringing the confetti Shelly… I knew I forgot something (so glad you had my back on that one).
I hope you enjoy the festivities! I’m delighted you could join us!
*BLirthday is what I meant.
Yay! Congrats! Happy Birthday! I love linking up here so THANK YOU!
Thanks for the warm congratulations. I’m delighted you could join the festivities Cheryl!
I’m late but happy blirthday anyway! I wish you many more years of successful blogging!
Thank you so much for joining the party Ana Lynn! I hope you know how to chicken dance!
Happy blirthday! Hee hee… that makes me giggle! Thank you for being a lovely example to everyone in the blogging world and letting your light shine <3 I always look forward to reading your posts. And it’s exciting to see what your home-schooling journey looks like. Many blessings to you and your family!
Thank you so much for your kind words and warm congratulations Lyssa! I’m really excited about our homeschool journey this year… I’m sure there will be a few posts in the mix!
Thanks for joining the #Blirthdaybash!
It was hard trying to choose a post that will make people fall in love with me. I just closed my eyes and picked one. Happy blirthday!
Yay! You made it! I’m delighted to have you here Yvette! You might have to do a poetry reading for us at the party and I hope you like the chicken dance. We like to conga too.
Wishing you an amazing weekend.
xoxo
I am a sucker for a party with boxed wine…Happy Blirthday!
Boxed wine is the best… no corkscrews to mess with and the wine flows freely!
Thanks for jumping into our conga line and joining the Blirthday Bash celebrations!
This is such a neat idea! Thanks for hosting such a fun Blirthday Party:)
I’m so glad you’re enjoying the party Joanna! I had such a fun time planning it.
Wishing you a lovely weekend.
Happy Blogging Birthday :) Congrats on the four years and thank you for allowing us to celebrate with you :)
Thank you for coming to celebrate with me Misty! It was a pleasure having you here!
Happy Blirthday! I love your blog and SHINE Blog Hop is one of my favorites! Keep it up & celebrate! Also, we have boxed wine in our fridge too :)
I’m so happy you could join the fun Brittany and I’m delighted that you’re enjoying the #SHINEbloghop!
Yay for the boxed wine!
Cheers!
Happy Blirthday ‘The Deliberate Mom’ – 4 years good on you xx
Thanks for joining the festivities Lydia!
Happy 4th Blirthday to The Deliberate Mom…And may you have many more! So glad to be linking up again, it feel like an age and I’ve almost forgotten what to do.
Thank you for throwing such a Blirthday Bash!
Thanks so much for celebrating with me Debbie! It’s a delight to have you here.
Totally sorry that I haven’t been here sooner and just catching up with you now. Happy, Happy Blirthday to you!! So loving blog and just so happy we are following each other :)
I’m so delighted you could come and celebrate with me Janine! I really appreciate your warm congratulations and our new-found friendship!
Such a neat idea. Thank you for the opportunity to meet more bloggers and have fun.
I’m delighted that you took the time to join the festivities Mary!
I’ve used the word “Blirthday” so many times over the past few days that I’m beginning to think it’s a real word. Hahaha! What a great party :)
It’s got a ring to it doesn’t it Charlee?! So glad you’ve enjoyed the party! I’ve had a blast with it too and I certainly appreciate you joining the fun.
Happy blog blithday! I always enjoy stopping by here.
Thank you for the warm congratulations and for joining the party Angela!
Happy Blirthday! Love it and so glad I found you on the web!
Thank you so much for joining my celebration Kristen. I’m glad we connected as well.
Hope you had a great Blirthday!! Thanks for hosting and connecting :)
Thank you so much for joining my #Blirthdaybash! I love it when people celebrate with me!
Blirthday, bahahahaha! Omg, I want to drink wine and hang out with you so bad, you seem like my kind of friend who would laugh with me over the silliest things lol. I love your writing, I can really get a sense of your humor and personality over these pages :)
If I could have predicted who would like “Blirthday” I totally would have selected you! I can be completely silly, I know.
I think we would have a blast if we were to hang out with one another.
Thanks for joining the party!