*Love that Heat
**Locks of Love
***Seafair
***Google Analytics
*Love the Heat
As I have posted in the past summer around here (Puget Sound) typically doesn’t start until July 5th. This year however, summer started way back in May and is still going strong!
We have had weeks and weeks of absolutely NO rain and temperatures ranging from the low 70′s to the upper 80′s. It looks like rain is NOT in the forecast anytime soon and the next week will bring temperatures up into and past 95 degrees. Low temperatures during the night will hover around 65-ish so there won’t be much cooling off before the next day’s heat arrives.
This is so not normal for Washington state! I’m not complaining as this is what summer is supposed to be (vs. grey, cloudy skies with marine mist!) and I plan on enjoying every minute of it as I know soon enough our normal weather will be back soon!
**Locks of Love
I had really long hair but always wore it up in a ponytail as there really isn’t a whole lot of styling you can do with hair that long.
Last week I made the decision that I had had enough of a frumpy, unfashionable hair style and went to my favorite and long-time stylist to have it all cut off!
My hair is now just above my shoulders and I no longer wear it in a pony tail. I now use a flat iron to give it a straight, sleek look which I love. I have no idea why I waited so long and vow to never let my hair get that long again!
Through my stylist I donated my cut hair to Locks of Love, an organization that provides hair pieces to financially disadvantaged children in the United States and Canada under age 18 suffering from long-term medical hair loss from any diagnosis.
So not only do I have a new ‘do’ I didn’t let my cut hair go to waste!
***Seafair
Seafair is a big deal in Seattle with many events going on all month long.
Tomorrow night is the Torchlight Parade from 7:30 pm – 9 pm. You have the choice of buying tickets to sit in the grandstand area or you can sit for free along the city streets.
As for me….I don’t like crowds and will be watching the parade via our tv most likely sitting in front of a fan and sipping on a strawberry margarita!
***Google Analytics
I recently had Google Analytics installed on our website as I was curious to see what information it would glean from our website visitors.
There is a lot there and I’m still trying to figure out what it all means.
Here are a few tidbits:
Traffic Overview
Direct Traffic 34.65%
Referring Sites 32.67%
Search Engines 32.67
So it appears we are pretty even on where our traffic comes from!
Technical Profile
Internet Explorer 70.3%
Firefox 23.76%
Safari 2.97%
It appears that IE is still the browser of choice
Google Analytics also has Events and Goals but I have yet to figure out the details on these!
Rebecca
Country Meadow Ltd.
Eco-Friendly Shea Butter Spa Products
www.countrymeadowltd.com