After posting almost one and half times a day for the last six months, I must be busy not to post on a Friday. I’ll show you what I’ve been doing tomorrow.
I love this whole blogging phenomenon and ever since I started doing it last August, I’ve been addicted. I don’t know who comes here or why but I’m glad you do and even if no one came, I would still photograph and write on my little corner of the internet.
Because I have a short attention span, I’m going to incorporate some images during this LONG post that I took this month for the One Word project at Shutter Sisters. In accordance with my short attention span, I only managed a few shots…
I am an avid scrapbooker and before I started my online scrapbook – this very blog – it was my creative outlet. I haven’t done much scrapbooking since August because I wrote my first post then. August 16th as a matter of fact and my first post was about a flying squirrel. I didn’t know what the whole blogasphere was about or why people had blogs. Aside from a few news blogs, I don’t think I even read any. Since then, I’ve found that most blogs are about something, photography, food or whatever. I guess I didn’t know that when I posted the squirrel. Mine still really isn’t about anything but my life…my family…my interests. I’m grateful for visitors who stop by my place because I love having guests over. The difference between visiting here and visiting my real home is that I don’t have to clean up before you come by.
Another image break.
I have been all over the blogasphere, looking at other people’s interests and lives and I’ve been inspired, tickled and challenged. I love it. I particularly love that you share your expertise, your photography tips and your recipes. The creative side of me says “wow, that’s beautiful.” And the analytical side of me says, “wow, I wonder how they did that.”
The other phenomenon I’ve encountered on my travels through the internet is the giveaways. I don’t care why people give things away, I just like entering the contests. I thought to myself, “I should give something away,” but I don’t have any money or anything that people would want – so it seems. For some reason it seems okay for other people to do it but not for me.
However, today I am celebrating something, my 250th post. My latest post last Thursday about my little girl was my 250th post. After doing the math, that’s almost 1.4 posts a day. I guess I have a lot to say. So I’m stepping out of my comfort zone and giving something away. You wouldn’t know it if you had quit reading already. I don’t blame you. But I congratulate those of you who got this far. I know life is busy. Who has time to read the long protracted blabberings of a perfect stranger? Anyway, if you made it this far, you will know that I’m giving away a Longaberger basket. Even as I write this, I’m slightly uncomfortable. I don’t solicit well. I’m not my own advocate and I’m not good at this – you know – “Leave a comment and I’ll give you something.”
Cute neighbor girl image break.
I’m not overly sentimental. The husband is the one who remembers most “firsts”, the day we met, the day he asked me out, etc. I don’t. I blew by my 100th post without any hoopla. I blew by my 200th post without any acknowledgment. I briefly acknowledged my 10,000 hit to my husband and moved on.
But I am taking a breather today and celebrating my 250th post with a “giveaway.”
Bird breather. Hang in there, I’m almost done.
I used to be a Longaberger basket consultant a long time ago. I stopped because I decided that you really can have too much of a good thing. I had baskets coming out of my ears. I went into my closet and found this cute little basket. It’s been in there forever, I don’t know how long I’ve had it. I’m giving it away to one lucky person who leaves a comment here. It can be about anything, it doesn’t matter at all. You can just say hi if you want.
So leave a comment below and you’ll be automatically entered. Even you guys - your wives or girlfriends may like a Classic Tarragon Booking Basket. It’s da bomb. I thought about selling it on eBay but it’s much more fun to give it away. It will be fair to others if you leave only one comment. I’m going to leave the “contest” open until next Saturday.
Good luck and thanks for coming by.
