I’ve got to admit….I was pretty excited to get an email for Heather letting me know that my turn had come to be the featured blogger on SITS. But on the same ticket, I was kind of terrified. What do I say? Am I ready? What do I wear?! (If you happen to not know what SITS is, check it out here:)

So… you want to know a little about me, huh? Here are a few things you should know about me (actually, I am sure you’ll survive just fine in this world NOT knowing these things about me….but today’s my special day, so I get to say what happens, right?)

1-If you’ve stopped by my blog before, you might notice that things look a little different around here. What can I say? I needed a change.

2-My real name is not Lolli. I really do have 5 kids, and I am still sane (most days). Last October, we changed all of the family names on the blog to candy names. So we are Lolli and CandyMan, and the kids are KitKat (12), Necco (10), Twizzler (8), Reese (6), and AJ (short for Almond Joy) (4). Yes, we were on the every-2-year plan, and YES, we are DONE having kids.

3-Why Better in Bulk?
*Candy comes in bulk
*I have kids in bulk
*I take pictures in bulk
I don’t do much on a small scale. I do things in bulk. My husband still doesn’t understand the name change. Whatever! This is my blog, and I like it.

4-I take pictures. I am a self-taught photographer. I’m not the best, but I love photography, and I love teaching other people how to achieve better photos. I regularly post photo tutorials. They’re mostly for my benefit (you know–the whole thing about the teacher learning more than the student….) And I am totally addicted to I Heart Faces. Once I won my first photography award over there, I was completely hooked. I also LOVE editing photos and have considered adding a little photo editing side-business.

5-Every week, I post a blog carnival called Give Me Your Best Shot (read about that HERE) I would LOVE for more people to link up…so consider this your official invitation to come back on Friday. Sound good?

6-I grew up in the California Bay Area, but for the last 11 years I’ve lived in the Washington DC area–this is seriously a great place to live. There is so much to see and do here. I still love it here, despite the fact that the adjoining house next door has been abandoned and is now making us sick from the black mold seeping through the walls. My goodness! This is a mess!

7-We have a company called Peanut Butter (Foreign language learning software that STICKS). It’s a whole lot of work, but it’s exciting to see a dream become a reality (we just have to keep reminding ourselves of that on those days when it feels more like a nightmare).

8-Today is my daughter, Necco’s 10th birthday. Yay Necco! Today, I will be attending the volunteer tea at school at 8am, volunteering in Twizzler’s class at 10, and then taking Necco out to lunch and birthday shopping at 11:30. My days are busy like that, but somehow I always find time to blog. Yeah, I’m a little crazy when it comes to blogging. Who needs sleep, anyway?

9-I am so excited about meeting a few of my blogging friends at the SITScation conference in October (which happens to be the day after my birthday!!). I am especially excited to meet Francesca, Angie, and MamaKat, since I’ve been working with them on a fun networking project called Out on a Limb…..and simply because they are some of my favorite bloggers.

10-What else would you like to know? Ask me a question….what have you always wanted to know about Lolli (yeah, yeah, yeah…I know–I’m really not THAT interesting. But I HAVE been known to have a few good stories tucked away…..) Ask away!

And please feel free to stop by again! Really. I LOVE visitors. Just as long as I don’t have to clean my baseboards for you or anything.