Hi everyone! As we’re so close to Christmas, a change of roundup would do us all good. So I’ve traded my reading list for a short and sweet goodies list: freebies, contests and promotions.

Are you looking for an awesome WordPress theme? You’re in luck, Alex of Blogsessive has just released version 2.2 of his Simple Balance theme, now with a cool Xmas Edition!

Hurry up to join Tamar Weinberg’s Christmas contest that focuses on making a wish for someone else. That’s a good change from our all to often selfish selves. Comment, tweet, but do join fast!

If you’re into amazingly beautiful, yet very healthy makeup, than you’ll love this! Robyn Bloom of Purely Cosmetics is giving away a set of ten brushes! Just review one of her products if you’re a customer for a chance to win it. If you’re not a customer, it’s time to get converted!

If you have some IT budget left and are in need of spending it on a cutting edge mail server, check out Axigen’s “Happy New Business Year” promotion for all three commercial products. If not, the header graphic is quite cool and fun to watch

And to get you all set up for a complete Christmas spirit takeover, check out what Chris Brogan has accomplished! He inspired a lot of people do to something nice for some less fortunate children.

Wish you all happy shopping if you haven’t found all those perfect gifts yet!

Disclaimer: I work with Axigen, Alex is my friend, I’m addicted to Robyn’s stuff, and I’m a huge fan of Tamar and Chris. Yet none of these are the reason for this post. You, my readers, and what you might need or find interesting or useful, are!

Popularity: 12% [?]

Hi everyone! As of late last night, Words of a Broken Mirror has a new theme, designed especially for me by Alex Cristache of Blogsessive through his amazingly creative design company, QBKL. We went for a more professional and clean look, staying true to a red based color scheme. Because I am a red maniac and luckily for me Alex indulges this weakness of mine

I want to thank hig again for designing the theme, helping me implement it, and taking the time to explain things to me so that I could understand his point of view. I can be a designer’s nightmare if I really put my mind to it, you know!

I’d really love to hear what you have to say about the new look. I hope you all love it, as I am thrilled with how my pr and marketing blog looks like right now!

Popularity: 12% [?]