FEFF - It’s Good For The Ego

Posted on July 11, 2008
Filed Under Archives, Blogging Lessons, Plugins and Widgets | 48 Comments

The first time I left a comment on another blog, it was pretty exciting to see my name “in print”. When I registered my avatar, that was exciting to see, too.

I don’t think I’m alone. I believe most bloggers love to see their names and/or avatars on [...] Continue Reading…

Why Didn’t You Say Good Bye

Posted on July 10, 2008
Filed Under Archives, Blogging, Blogging Lessons | 63 Comments

I’m a sucker for happy endings.

It may be a girl thing, but I always liked children’s books that ended “and they lived happily ever after”, and movies where you could envision the same.

Today’s Lesson

Since I started blogging, I’ve visited more blogs than I can count (and many of those [...] Continue Reading…

Your Today Is My Tomorrow

Posted on July 9, 2008
Filed Under Archives, Blogging Lessons, Writing Tips | 40 Comments

When part of the world is sleeping, I’m blogging.

When you’re commenting on my blog, I’m asleep.

Oh, the joys of time zones.

Today’s Lesson

My friend Catherine (from England) and I have this problem when we post. She’s 8 hours ahead of me, so if I were to publish a post [...] Continue Reading…

NBOTW - It’s Better The Second Time

Posted on July 8, 2008
Filed Under Archives, New Blog Of The Week | 28 Comments

Like many bloggers who start a blog, she blogged for over a year, became overwhelmed and quit. She missed being able to chronicle her life, share stories of her kids, life, medicine and her love of photography.

Isn’t that what gives us the most joy? Blogging about that [...] Continue Reading…

Commenting vs Social Media-Is One Better

Posted on July 7, 2008
Filed Under Archives, Blogging Lessons, Comments, Social Networking | 46 Comments

Inquiring minds want to know, as does a fellow blogger.

In a recent comment, Shilpan asked me a question. This post is written in hopes of getting him an answer.

Today’s Lesson

In my post titled “The Biggest Mistake I Made In Blogging”, I mentioned that my biggest mistake was not [...] Continue Reading…

MMM - Can She Talk?

Posted on July 3, 2008
Filed Under Archives, Monthly Mini Meme | 43 Comments

Another month is upon us, and it’s time for BWAB’s Monthly Mini Meme (MMM).

For those of you who missed the first edition of this series, the floor (comment section) is open to all readers to share one random fact about themselves.

I started this series as a way for others [...] Continue Reading…

Decorating Our Home In Blogosphere

Posted on July 2, 2008
Filed Under Archives, Blogging Lessons, Themes | 41 Comments

Have you seen the TV show “House Hunters” (on HGTV)?

It’s about home buyers who choose a new house (edited down to three for the show). At the end they say why they picked the one they did. Fast forward a few months, and the show concludes [...] Continue Reading…

NBOTW Author Says “Life Is A Jungle”

Posted on July 1, 2008
Filed Under Archives, New Blog Of The Week | 20 Comments

In his “About” page he writes:
Life can seem like a jungle sometimes, overgrown with all the “things” that are in our life. The animals that consume us (debt, busy-ness, work, family, etc) lurking around every corner.
Isn’t that the truth?

This week’s New Blog Of The Week (NBOTW) is written by [...] Continue Reading…