Last Summer, I noticed a phenomenon sweeping the blogosphere – post after post of apologies for being off the grid. Whether is was kids at home, vacations away, rehab, whatever, the guilt-laden stories gave me an idea – how about a sidebar button declaring someone’s status as a P.O.S. blogger?
That’s Prisoner Of Summer by the way.
I believe the more-commonly used meaning of that acronym also correctly reflects how most bloggers feel when they must tend to other duties besides writing, commenting, twittering, stalking, etc. on an extended basis thanks to our public school system not embracing year-round education.
Damn it.
So copy and paste at will (each button links to this post explaining the P.O.S. movement). This year I’ve created five (5!) different buttons – I hope one suits your style. And remember, when you see one of these friendly little buttons, it means it’s not you, it’s just Summer. Cut ‘em a little slack.
A massive load of thanks to The Graphics Fairy, where I scored all the free vintage photos (tons of fantastic stuff), as well as to Sneaky Momma, my favorite site for all my bloggy design question needs (she taught me how to do the HTML boxes – sqeee)
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(something seems to be a little odd with the box below. I’ve tried to track the HMTL issue, but as P.O.S. bloggers go, I’d rather be writing or entertaining my kiddos then disecting computer gibberish, so use this instead please:
<a href=”http://s421.photobucket.com/albums/pp293/eminpursuit/?action=view¤t=1lamodagfairy003-1.jpg” target=”_blank”><img src=”http://i421.photobucket.com/albums/pp293/eminpursuit/1lamodagfairy003-1.jpg” border=”0″ alt=”Photobucket”></a>
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Now, if you would excuse me, Youngest wants a chocolate cupcake for lunch. Coming darling…
P.S. If you want to create your own button for your site, please feel free! Check out Shell at Things I Can’t Say. I’m totally commissioning her for next Summer.
And please, please, please – do not hesitate to contact me directly at ashatshades(at)gmail(dot)com if you have ANY issues with the HTML. We can hold each other, and figure it out.
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This is hilarious! Love it! Trying to decide which button to snag!
Shell directed me here and I stole a button!
Awesomesauce.
This is great I am so a P.O.S blogger
Ha! I’m one of the lucky few who have the exact same amount of time to devote!
YAY! i must say i enjoy this… POS here i come…
I LOVE this!! Way to take the pressure off!
These are brilliant. I’ll definitely need one this summer…..with NO apologies.
So is there one that doesn’t have a start date? I would hate to be committed to that , as I am year-round POS blogger (NOT prisoner of summer.)
I see my POS status coming down the pike. As of this coming friday. I am definitely snagging one of those badges…choices, choices!
Finally got you back up in my news feed…hurray!
Heh heh heh. All of these are great. I can’t help but think that I don’t need valium just during the summer…more like year-round!
Now if I could just get a dr to subscribe me some!
Yes, I would love me some bonafide chill-pills! hee hee
Great buttons but you are totally know fun. What fun is it to actually spend time with the kids. I find it much more fun to lock them in a room with knives while I ignore them for computer time.
Kidding.
The buttons? Hilarity. I love it.
I’m gonna totally be a P.O.S. blogger this Summer. I gotta grab one of these fab buttons. But which one? Gah, they are all so great! Happy Summer my friend!
Love these! I think the Valium one suits me best.
But.
My oldest goes to this really cool school, which runs a 6 week summer program. He’ll be gone 8am-3pm three days a week.
I know. Go ahead and hate me.
Oh, my kids get out this week. I was just thinking this.
those who love us, will still be there come fall.
Awesome buttons!
That’s a great idea! I can’t wait to steal one of these as soon as I get a chance to log on from a non-gov computer so I can actually SEE them, ha.
oooh… such a hard choice. Love them all.
I love the buttons and plan to use them accordingly. And thanks for letting me know I am not the only mom who thinks baked goods are perfectly acceptable lunch fare.
These are awesome. Truly awesome.
I LOVE those buttons! And I NEED one!
I love your buttons, but I for one plan on doing a lot of “shooing” and keeping up with the blog and the reading. Maybe it’s because my kids are older —
Happy Summer!
Love these buttons. I’m grabbing one.
This is a FANTASTIC idea! Love the buttons and the concept. I don’t have children to tend to, but I have an incredibly busy summer semester at school.
Found your blog through Shell at Things I Can’t Say, and I’m so glad I did!!
welp, I just spent part of a post apologizing for my absence…
but the durn buttons won’t work for me… I tried.
figures.
Those are completely fabulous buttons. I no longer have kids at home so I need to come up with a few buttons for Just Bein’ Lazy and Nothin’ Post Worthy!
I love this! Just may need to snag one.
Choices, Choices…
I love em! Don’t really need them because I have two kids too young for school and it’s not that much more chaotic with the one being home (next year I’ll have two in school–yeah!).
When I really need these is HOLIDAY. Halloween through Christmas I just have no time to blog (though I make time for my shop blog (Scribbleprints)…since that’s sort of when I need to most, Texifornia (my other blog) becomes a ghost town.
Anyways, love your humor!
I’m a POS blogger this summer…
but I can’t get the buttons to work!
Yay for bringing POS back. But I need one for every season of the year. Can you swing it? I needed a Prisoner of Spring button for sure. I say it’s time to do it year round.
Great idea! I made one for myself. Thanks for the link to The Graphics Fairy!
Bitchin’ this is just bitchin’…nice job!
oh my! i love these! i just now tried to insert use these buttons on my blog and got errors each time. both in the text and as an html gadget. all that shows is: “shades
help! i would love to link to these!
thanks
angie
You read my mind. This is brilliant! I do feel so guilty. One of the things I always do is respond to everyone, but now, notsomuch! I want to be with my kids. I am going. To grab this and put it somewhere as soon as possible.
These are great!
I love them..knowing where to get them, and how to do them. FUN. With a capital F.
It’s funny — I came here through Michelle’s site (Just Eat It) but had forgotten that these buttons were yours! I remember reading this post and thinking how I’d NEVER use one of the buttons because I couldn’t imagine not blogging like usual. But I’ve hit the summer blogging blues, I think, like everyone else and want a button. The only trouble is that out here in Los Angeles, the land of massive budget cuts, the opening of school in the public system has been pushed to September 13th!!! Yikes! I might get one of the buttons and just title it one weeke plus!
I like the Nanny button but i can’t seem to get it to work. It shows Shades as the link but no pic. If you go to my blog you can see what I am talking about under my followers. Is there another link?