(1) You are a “first camera, then fork” kind of person. Your friends have been known to say, “Nobody eat anything until insert your name here has taken pictures of the food!” And not just food, but everything, actually. You were doing it even before Instagram came along. (2) When you’re doing something interesting (or […]
Comments That Made My Day
Someone once said that comments are the currency of the blogging world. So when I get really great comments, it’s like being paid, not just a compliment, but blogging currency! And it makes me so happy that my heart grows to thrice its normal size. So forgive me if I indulge in a bit of […]
Blogs I Love to Read
Today I’d like to share the top 10 blogs that I love. The list is in alphabetical order and not rank. via lovethatmax.com (1) ALWAYS ASHTEN. Ashten is outgoing, outspoken, fiercely independent and sassy. She drinks way too much coffee, loves the color turquoise, has a soft spot for puppies and babies and is always down […]
9th Bloggy Birthday
Happy birthday blog o’ mine! If you were a child you’d be in third grade by now. Wow. Imagine that. I wish I could throw a birthday party and invite you guys, but a lot of you are too far away to attend, so, I decided to just have my cake and eat it too, […]
7 Blogging Tips
2013 was the year I grew my blog. I had started this blog back in 2005 but for 7 years I treated it as a diary and wrote as if I was the only one reading it, which was what happened most of the time. Late last year I lost my will to blog and […]
7 Reasons for Blogging
So lately, it’s been bugging me that I seem to have forgotten why I started blogging in the first place, as I got caught up in the numbers game… stats, followers, page views. Yes, it is nice to have more readers now, and I am really truly grateful for the ones who truly seem to […]
I Have Been Blog Blitzed!
Yesterday, I was blitzed! Let me explain. DL Hammons of Cruising Altitude 2.0 had a thought: What would it be like if the support, encouraging nature, and community spirit of the blogosphere were ever focused on a single blogger? What would it feel like to be the recipient of that kind of exposure? Could something […]
3 Months of Blog
Guess what? I blogged every day for March, April and June! That’s three months! 😀 3 months of doing this daily I’ve been blogging for more than 8 years and that’s the first time that’s happened. This year is the first time I’ve ever even blogged daily through one month. And to think I started […]
Follow Friday: Friends for the Journey
Last Tuesday I got a pleasant surprise as I read Left and Write and found that Mark had passed on a Friends for the Journey blog award encouragement to lil ole me. Aww thanks Mark! Apparently this one doesn’t have any rules, you’re just supposed to pass it on to blogger friends. He gave it […]
Liebster Award
I have been given the Liebster award from not one but two of my AtoZ blogger buddies, Bradley @ Pass the Sour Cream and Bethie @ Creating Wordlenik. Thanks, you guys! The origins of this award is somewhat unclear, but Liebster is apparently German for sweetheart or favorite. The rules of this award: If you […]