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Nov
2014

It’s time to get crazy

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Today starts BLOG LIKE CRAZY! It’s a fun, 30 day challenge started by my friend Javacia, founder of See Jane Write, a few years ago. During November, we blog everyday for 30 days. I usually start strong and then peter out. Fingers crossed and mind ready to go strong all month long this year! Javacia always gives us great writing prompts to help in case we get stuck, but I want to build off that. What do YOU want me to blog about during the challenge, dear reader? Do you have any questions for me?

I’ll answer one that I asked a few of my blogger friends the other night during our Power Girl Book Club meeting: what is my brand? I’ve heard “You are your brand” numerous times from Chanda, Jennifer, and Javacia, but what did that mean for me? I wasn’t quite sure so I asked a few close friends their thoughts on my brand. They nailed it: my brand is Birmingham and building community. My passion for Birmingham is no secret and I love connecting people with each other and building those relationships. Kyra Sedgwick was The Closer….I am The Connector. So, look for more posts about Birmingham, connecting friends and community, and, of course, unicorns.


Nov
2013

Geeks are sexy

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I missed a few days of #bloglikecrazy, but it’s ok because I was taking a much-needed rest from thinking. I work in technology so working with technology after hours gets a little old sometimes. I have to give my mind a rest. And by rest, I mean play endless hidden object games on the iPad (I only have so many “I Spy” books on hand) and gathering crops in Hay Farm. I also read a lot. I missed a few of the writing prompts, so will be catching up on the ones I’m particularly excited about like a post about something I totally geek out about, a post about fitness, and my favorite pro-woman anthems or your personal musical mantra.

Let’s geek out, shall we?  Since I AM in IT, I tend to geek out about new and exciting things in my field. I am currently loving Amazon Web Services and all the many, many, many things they offer. You can do a million different things with THEIR equipment and basically just rent it. It’s especially fun (and geek-worthy) learning an entirely new “language” and making things work. I have run into a few snags along the way, but with perseverance, – and great tech support from AWS – we got them resolved and working like a charm. And they add and expand features everyday, so it will be a continued learning process as long as I’m in IT. Yippee!

There aren’t a lot of non-technical things that I geek out about. I have my favorite shows (file those under guilty pleasures like Javacia did), favorite music and the like, but I don’t really geek out about much.  As far as how stuff works, I think I may have filled my brain with computers and networking and I’m full.

Love yourself.
Find peace inside.
Share happiness.

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Nov
2013

Ouch!

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Here’s my #bloglikecrazy post for yesterday.

Migraine.

Ouch.

Go home sick from work.

Meds.

Bed.

Better.

Yippee!

Today’s will be much better, I promise. 🙂

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Nov
2013

Mission Impossible

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Today’s #bloglikecrazy post asks us to define our mission statement or goal of our blog. I remember doing this last year so went to see if it still rang true. Last year’s mission statement:

YouGotRossed is a blog about the great loves of my life with the main focus on Birmingham, Alabama. It will be used primarily to educate readers about the city and promote Birmingham’s various offerings including geographical, cultural, historical, and current events. This will be a space for fostering community involvement, while also encompassing some other passions like fitness, feminism, writing, self-improvement, and volunteering.

Yup. that still about sums it up. I’ve had to scale back on the fitness since the doctor told me I have pre-osteoporosis and arthritis in my hip, but said I can get back to it once I build those hip muscles around that bone up. So swimming and recumbent bike, here I come!

And I still love Birmingham with all my heart and immerse myself in the city whenever I can.

Link to your blog’s mission statement in the comments section below.

Love yourself.
Find peace inside.
Share happiness.

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