Just Plain Joy

I’m really not a geek but I have been feeling like one lately. So to continue sharing my new knowledge of  technology I am creating this post about importing your blog to a Facebook page (not a Profile). For some reason this totally eluded me for a long time and I finally figure it out. [...]

I am so excited about the transformation of Just Plain Joy from Blogger to a self-hosted WordPress blog. While I was very happy at Blogger, being a self-hosted blog provides me with more flexibility and control. This transfer was made possible by an incredibly useful book – Create Your Own Blog by Tris Hussey. I [...]

Hello all my loyal readers! I hope you will check out the new Just Plain Joy Facebook page and become a fan by clicking the “like” button! Check out the Facebook page!

My dear little blog, I have missed you so! It has been three months since I have been here, and it feels so good to be back on the keyboard! Since I left, a lot of wonderful things have happened in my life. First, my mom and my sister had a successful kidney transplant. My [...]

Hello my invisible audience!I am excited to share that I will be taking some time away from Just Plain Joy for the next few months…Why am I excited? Because I’m going to be practicing some of the tried-and-true words of wisdom that I try to advocate for on this blog…family time, “me” time, simplicity, organization, [...]

I received my first question the other day. A friend of mine texted me for advice, and I thought I would share my response here. Q: What do you do with old trophies? Do trophy companies recycle old one? A: My short response was “If you choose to keep trophies, then you should display them. [...]

I am excited to announce the launch of CentralCoastParent.org! You may have noticed that my posts have been a little short lately. This is because I have been developing a new blog to serve my local community. It is a culmination of my three loves – my love of the Central Coast, my love of [...]

Join me on Twitter! Just Plain Joy is now on Twitter! If you have not created a Twitter account, click here to join. For those of you who are joining us from Twitter, let me tell you more about Just Plain Joy and who I am. My name is Joy and I live in a [...]

I recently attended my first Naked Lady Party (aka clothing exchange), and it was awesome! I ran into an old friend from high school a few months ago, and she showed up at my front door the other day with an invitation to a Naked Lady Party. The invitation read, “Bring the jewelry, clothes, and [...]

Here are dozen good reasons why blogs are better than magazines: 1. Blogs do not take up space on your coffee table. 2. Since blogs are only published on the web, they save natural resources. 3. You can access all the archived articles at any time. 4. You can read blogs from anywhere you have [...]