This Sony DSLR camera is my first “real” camera. This is definitely not a point and shoot camera. However, this another camera that you don’t need to read the book to figure out how to use it.  You also don’t have to contact a few mortgage lenders to be able to afford it either!  You will find that the majority of my pictures on Lisa Cooking are done with this camera.  My inlaws also took it to Hawaii with them on their vacation.

Some of the highlights of this camera include 10.2-megapixel Super HAD CCD which gives you clear, sharp photos, Live Preview of your subject, Tiltable 2.7-inch Clear Photo LCD Plus screen, Continuous shooting while viewing, Smart teleconverter 2x zoom, Expanded ISO sensitivity, Super SteadyShot in-camera image stabilization, Bionz image processor, 1200-zone evaluative metering, Dynamic Range Optimizer, Anti-Dust technology, Auto Pop-up flash, Eye-Start autofocus system, 9-point center cross AF sensor, Scene Selection modes: Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Sports, Sunset and Night Portrait/Night View situations, Creative Style Settings including Standard, Vivid, Portrait, Landscape, Night View, Sunset, B&W and Adobe RGB modes, Index and Slide Show Display, High-resolution thumbnails for PhotoTV HD viewing, Function Guide Display On-screen menus are intuitive and easy to use, Stamina Battery Power, and High-capacity media options.

In plain English, you’ll take some of the best pictures of your life with this DSLR camera.  The picture to the left here was taken the same day I got the camera.  If I could figure out how to use the DSLR in one day, anybody can use this camera!

If not, what are you waiting for???? Seriously, Entrecard is one of the best ways to get traffic if you are a small to medium size blog. All you need to do is put the widget (which you can see in the sidebar) on your blog and the traffic will come. Ok, it’s almost that simple. Entrecard actually is a huge network of blogs that you can check out. People advertise on each others widgets. Plus, you can drop cards everyday (up to 300 per account). If you look in your inbox, you can actually see who drops cards on your site. There are tons of people (including myself) that go through in their inboxes and drop on everyone who is in there (way 1 to get traffic). Another thing you can do is advertise on other people’s widgets. When your ad appears on their blog, people can click your picture and be directed to your blog (way 2 to get traffic). The third way to get traffic is to be an active community member. They have a forums that you can talk on and I have gotten a ton of traffic from people clicking on me from there. After you find yourself there for a while, you will feel like you need addiction treatment. Actually, you’ll need EntreCard rehab. It is highly addictive, but well worth your time.

Let me know if you try it out!

Want to be styling? Then you definitely need to check out Wedding Tropics. If you are planning a beach wedding or just like nice shirts, this is your one stop shop. My sister order one of the wedding shirts for her husband, and he loves it.  The quality is excellent.  Shipping does take a little bit.  However, the quality is worth it.  They make your shirt especially for you.  I even found some cute dresses for Madison:

I would definitely order from this company.  They have top notch products at good prices.  They make perfect gifts for yourself or others.

VisionBedding is a one stop shop for Teen Bedding, Kids Bedding, and Children’s Bedding . The motto of the company is: “Your Bedding should be as Unique as You!” and they certainly follow through on that. They have a lot of unique designs that you will not see anywhere else. For example, have you seen bedding that looks like before? (I know my sister will love these.)

I just picked out a couple of styles that I wouldn’t mind having on my bed. There are a ton of other designs to pick from also. Once you have decided on a style that you like, there are several buttons that you will see to the left of the design. You can choose from twin duvet, twin bedspread, queen duvet, queen bedspread, kind duvet, throw pillow, pillow sham, bed blanket, throw blanket, and lap blanket. At this point, you are able to click on what you are looking for. Once you have decided, you are able to see the price and some other detailed information such as the size, the thread count, and washing instructions. The bedding is made here in the United States.If you cannot find a design that you like, you are also able to use your own photographs. They have several different options that you can do. You can have the entire top of the bedspread/duvet, 1 mattress size image, 4 picture collage, 6 picture collage, 9 picture collage, or a 12 picture collage. Your creativity is the limit here.

If you like unique, then this is the place for you. I have never seen these designs before, and I love that you can make your own.