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Stir Crazy

Posted in Blogging, tagged , , , on March 10, 2014| 7 Comments »

My blogging life has pretty much come to a halt.  What’s with that?!  I don’t know if it’s cabin fever or a bona fide mental disorder.

Lord knows the cabin fever thing is valid.  All I do is stay home and go to work.  Go to work and stay home.  I’m pretty much a hermit anyway, but having weather and roads that make staying in a comfort and/or safety issue kind of limits my choices.  Apparently having the option of going somewhere or doing something outside the house or work has a tremendous impact on my mental state, whether I actually take advantage of those options or not.

Having a bona fide mental disorder is also valid, but we won’t get into that.

Truth be told I’ve lost my motivation, or so it feels to me.  Some people might look at my life and think I’m the most productive person in the world.  Some other people (hi, Charlotte) would go insane being as inert as I am.  I’ve slowed down to a crawl when it comes to my housekeeping and business endeavors, but when it comes to blogging?  I’ve stopped dead in my tracks.

I want to write, I want to blog.  I think there’s probably something churning inside as a result of the introverted/extroverted personality concept ~ a conflict of sorts.  I’m generally an introvert, but there’s an obvious extrovert in my life who has made an impact on my writing.  Her actions of late have made me want to clam up and hide the extroverted behavior of blogging.  Hey, I think I just figured it out!

Thing is, there are all sorts of reasons why my blogging has been so sluggish lately.  I want to write.  I want to blog.  I just don’t know what to say.

And so I trudge on…

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I’m Blushing

Posted in Blogging, tagged , , on April 16, 2013| 7 Comments »

Splendid! Elizabeth Rose nominated me for the Reality Blog Award. We both have an affinity for Door County, Wisconsin and for blogging. She’s rediscovering her love for art and has also published an e-book titled Murder In Death’s Door County. Check out her blog at Elizabeth Rose Mysteries.

Along with this award comes a requirement that I answer these five questions. I’ll do my best.

1.  If you could change one thing what would you change?  Daylight savings time.  There would be no such thing.

2.  If you could have just one book on a deserted island what would it be?  The Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe.

3.  What is one thing that really scares you?  Being on a frozen lake or river, falling through the ice, and not finding my way out, trapped under the ice.

4.  What is one dream you have not completed, and do you think you’ll be able to complete it?  I would like to earn a living with something I’ve created.  Earn a living.   That’s a lot of dough.  And yes, I think I’ll be able to complete that dream.  Maybe.  If I live long enough.

5.  If you could meet any TV or movie star who is still alive, who would it be?  Johnny Depp, most definitely.  And he would love me madly.

Thank you, Elizabeth Rose.  I’ll pass on the award once I’m done basking in it.  Wait, that might be never.  It shall be soon, I promise.

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Bizarre Inspires Me Much More Than Sap

Posted in Blogging, tagged , , , , on February 8, 2013| 4 Comments »

My latest obsession is with writing.  You’d never know it from my blog, but there’s another blog that’s hiding, filled with all sorts of musings and ramblings and even the beginning of an actual story that could eventually become novel-length.  I’ve also been reading a book on writing.  I’m not going to name the title or who wrote it because I don’t have very many nice things to say about it; however, every once in a while I get an insight from something mentioned in the book, so it can’t be completely discredited.

I shared with Charlotte some of my responses to the writing exercises in the book.  She laughed at them.  Don’t feel bad for me, they were supposed to be funny – actually a mockery of the exercises and the book as a whole.  She told me that if I wrote that way all the time I’d be the next Bloggess.  I’m sure she was being overly generous with her compliment, but even so it was high praise.

Let’s Pretend This Never Happened, by Jenny Lawson (The Bloggess) has been my bedtime reading lately.  I just finished her book and I wish it hadn’t ended so soon.  I wonder if she’ll be publishing a second part of her memoirs.  I can see where Charlotte might see similarities between my writing and Jenny’s as we both tend to write really long sentences and often go off on tangents when telling a story, but I’m not nearly as funny or colorful or imaginative as Jenny.

I loved the book and will continue to be a loyal follower of her blog.  If you want to read something totally bizarre and funny, you should get her book.  It was much more to my taste than the book on writing I’ve been reading ~ less sap and sugar and more eccentric and ridiculous. 

I’ll continue with my writing adventures to see where they’ll lead.  I’ll probably never be as famous as The Bloggess, but I may have been inspired to write a little more boldly because of her.

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Just As You Are

Posted in Blogging, tagged , , , , on August 16, 2012| 8 Comments »

Yesterday Kathy, author of Lake Superior Spirit, wrote a post that kind of struck a chord with me.  She talks about being a people pleaser and being too sensitive, especially when it comes to blogging. 

There’s something inside every blogger that wants to get some kind of recognition.  Don’t deny it.  We all sneak peeks at our stats and count comments now and again, if not every ten minutes.  Face it, if we didn’t want to get noticed our blogs would be diaries, journals, or to-do lists in a spiral notebook hidden in a locked drawer for no one to see.  We’re on the internet for crying out loud.  In one way or another we want to make a splash (or simply a kerplunk) in cyberspace.

Yet, when we are noticed we are subjected to the criticism of others.  We can’t be too surprised if some of that criticism is negative.  Again, this is the internet.  There is a universe full of people who don’t get what you’re saying, or are chronically contrary, or are just plain crazy with narcissism thinking your blog should be exactly as she/he wants it to be for her own benefit.

Kathy’s post expresses her angst in a light-hearted way regarding the conflicting comments she gets on her blog.  She also recognizes that she can’t please everyone even though every fiber of her being wants to. 

So, in response to the comments she has received: “post more pictures,” “post more writing,” “post more nature,” “post more spiritual,” “post more serious,” “post more funny,” etc., I say to Kathy “I like you, just as you are.”  Be as versatile as you want on your own blog because guess what?  It’s your blog!   With that I present to her The Versatile Blogger Award.

 

Some of you know this honor was recently bestowed upon me by the lovely Lorna of Lorna’s Voice.  I’m spreading the love to Kathy because she is indeed a versatile blogger. 

Congratulations, Kathy! 

As for the rest of you, check out Kathy’s blog at Lake Superior Spirit.  And don’t expect a rigid format over there ~ versatility is Kathy’s shining virtue!

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It’s A Major Award!

Posted in Blogging, tagged , , , , on August 10, 2012| 4 Comments »

Remember that scene in A Christmas Story where the dad wins the prize for solving the crossword puzzle? When asked about the tacky leg lamp he proclaimed to his neighbor, “it’s a major award!”

It’s a major award! (credit: remycarreiro.com)

Today I feel as proud as Ralphie’s dad, but I have something a little prettier to show for it.

But wait, there’s more! Another award came with the first one!

The Versatile Blogger award and the My Beautiful Lipstick award.  These two honors were bestowed upon me by none other than Lorna of Lorna’s Voice.  The Versatile Blogger is kind of self explanatory, but the My Beautiful Lipstick award?  Lorna has taken the libery to give it this definition:  “This award is one you would give to someone if you could go up to them and give them a great big kiss just because.”

Lorna said I have (or not) some responsibilities associated with these honors.  For now I’m going to put those responsibilities on the shelf, but will return to them when my head stops spinning from all the excitement.

In the meantime I think you should check out Lorna’s Voice.  She’s funny and a blast to read.  You might even consider following her blog so you never miss a post!  And thank you Lorna, for getting my weekend off to a great start!

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