My New Favorite Sites

Here are two awesome websites I've discovered in the past couple of days:

* Stickk.com I actually heard about this site on the news the other night. It's a website where you can make a contract to yourself to complete goals that you have set... For example, I am going to be making a contract (although haven't commited yet...I'm scared!) to lose 10 pounds in 10 weeks. It works like this: I set this goal for myself, and put a wager down of $5 per week. Every week that I do not report losing at least 1 pound, they will take $5 of my money and give it to an organization of your choice. This can be a charity, ORRRRR an "Anti-Charity". For extra motivation, I am going to chose the NRA (which I do NOT want to give my money to), just to absolutely make myself lose the weight! You can set any goal that you want, wager what you want, and chose where your money will go, should you not make your goal. It's a pretty interesting concept, and a great way to get motivated and finally make yourself do the things you've been wanting to.

* The Cutest Blog on the Block You may have noticed the little face lift my blog has gotten in the past few days. This is thanks to a darling website I found called The Cutest Blog on the Block. They have TONS of free blog backgrounds, and they are so easy to use! Plus, unlike some blog layouts I have found, these are just backgrounds, and don't interfere with any of the settings you may already have :) Check out their website, and be sure to hop on over to the creators' blog here.