Yay!!! At long last, more than three weeks after it was ordered, my new Lenovo laptop has arrived (to be fair, it was a customized laptop, which is part of the reason it took a while). I blogged about the fact that my old one was moments away from typing its last word here on November 8th, and though it managed to (in long stops and temporary starts) officially hang in there until the 22nd, that day proved to be its very last and I've been computer-less ever since. Not any more though, thankfully!!!
{I'm as happy as a - you guessed it - pig in mud about the fact that my new computer arrived today! Image source.}
Having already had a number of November's entries written and scheduled to go live throughout the month before that happened, things were able to stay afloat on the new post front for the most part, though (for the first time in 2013) I wasn't able to do my usual month-in-review post at the end of November (as I always write it, naturally, at the very end of the month). If you'd like to see all of the seventeen different posts that appeared here last month, pop on by the achieves anytime.
As you might imagine, I've got quite a backlog (of emails, Facebook messages, etc) to catch up on, and will be doing so this week and beyond. If you've left a blog comment here recently that included a question for me which I haven't yet answered (in a reply comment), please feel free to post it again in the comments here or to email me, and I'll get back to you asap.
Much like moving houses, setting up a new computer takes a fair bit of work, there are always some bumps in the road, at least a few curveballs, and a different structure to get used to, but I can already tell after just a couple of hours on this powerhouse of a machine, that it and I are going to get along swimmingly.
Last week saw a great giveaway here from UK vintage fashion and lifestyle magazine V&Oak for a one year subscription to the publication. That giveaway wrapped up yesterday, with coincidentally perfect timing in terms of my new laptop's arrival so as to be able to draw and announce the winner today.
I've done just that using a random number generator, and am pleased as punch to announce the that the winning comment (number 27) belongs to fellow vintage loving Canadian gal, Daphne of the charmingly lovely blog Vixage. Oodles of congrats, Daphne!!!
Speaking of giveaways, the fabulously witty, vintage loving Katie Mullaly is holding her first ever blog giveaway and it's a gem, if ever there was. Twelve pretty jewelry prizes, in celebration of the twelve days of Christmas, are up for grabs, so if you've like to try your hand at winning one (and who wouldn't?) swing on by Katie's eponymously named blog and do starting today.
Though this certainly isn't a month-in-review post about November, I did want to quickly mention a couple of things from earlier in the fall. At the end of October, I had the great pleasure of being interview by UK site The Blogger's Lounge, which as the name implies, is devoted to topics pertaining to blogging, with interviews and advice from some of the most popular and interesting bloggers in their respective fields from around the world. My interview consisted of six terrific questions, all of which pertained to Chronically Vintage and blogging in general. I'm head-over-heels passionate about blogging and helping others succeed on this endlessly exciting front, so it was a sincere treat to focus on that subject in this interview.
More recently, on – interestingly enough – the very last day of my old laptop’s life (with this post) – Chronically Vintage reached an awesome milestone: 1,000 blog posts! It has been a truly incredible joy to write and share each and every one of them with you over the past 4.5 years, and I am wholeheartedly look forward to the next thousand and beyond.
Now that I have a (fully functioning!) laptop again, give or take a little time for catching up on the aforementioned backlog and getting acquainted with my new computer, things should be back to normal here (by which I mean, I'll be online, visiting your marvelous sites again, keeping abreast of my feeds, on social media more, etc) - at least as much as one reasonably can during the fast paced holiday season! :)
I want to sincerely thank all of you for your patience and understanding (and wonderful blog comments) while I was computer-less recently. I have sincerely missed all of you and am both elated and relieved to have a new laptop and to be able to connect with you again.
Here's to a joyful start of the holiday season and the hope that December concludes 2013 on an upbeat, fantastic note for all of us!
