Today’s #bloglikecrazy prompt is how NOT to do something. Well, considering I wasn’t able to post before now and I discovered coconut soup tonight, here’s how I weasel outta this one.
How Not To Be A Blog Loser:
Make time to write before you fill your belly with hot, tasty coconut soup on a cold Fall night and go into a soup coma.
There you go. Life lesson. Enjoy!
Night night.
That song (by Montell Jordan) came on last night during our monthly Birmingham Girls Club social at Do It Yourself Crafts where we painted holiday ornaments to donate to a women & children’s shelter. I like to put my “Bust A Move” station on Pandora during BGC social events where we’re being creative. It’s fun to watch the gals sing along, dance in their seats, or just get up and bust a move…which happened quite a bit last night.
Today’s #bloglikecrazy post asks us to write a “How To” piece. While I’m all for teaching someone something, I’m not a fan of writing instruction pieces. I think partly because we had to do it so many times in college during Communications class and I kept getting red marks on my papers though I thought I did well. Ha! No. So after umpteen papers, I’m over it. Also, because I have to do it at work A LOT. So, here is my How To for today. I’m swiping it from someone else. Because I can. Thank you CorePHP.
Love yourself.
Find peace inside.
Share happiness.
Today we start our show with a few informal interviews with our favorite Tweeps (Twitter peeps) for our #bloglikecrazy segment.
(Disclaimer: Interviews are nonexistent. I just like to write random things sometimes. If you’re just now figuring that out, welcome! We hope you enjoy your stay!)
I follow roughly 2,000 people on Twitter. Narrowing that down to 5 is almost impossible, but these are just a few that I adore. And now, in no particular order, drumroll please!
Tweep #1 – @nerdreign. I don’t know much about this woman, but she is hilarious. I find her tweets and retweets crack me up most of the time. She’s great for a snarky pick me up or just bizarre tweets. Here’s an example.
Tweep #2 – James Spann (@spann) You will find this man at the top of a lot of Twitter lists and rightly so. He’s informative, funny, respectful, shares valuable information, and knows how to do it correctly.
Tweep #3 – Jamie Golden (@JamiesRabbits) Again, another hilarious woman, but one that I know in person which makes her tweets that much funnier. Her funny, sometimes sarcastic, tweets are interspersed with thoughtful tidbits and take aways from her work and church life. I love them all!
Tweep #4 – Tangela Ekhoff (@tangelaekhoff) A funny friend who used to live in Alabama and now lives in Oklahoma and will likely be on Scandal one day. I kid you not – follow her and you’ll see why.
Tweetp #5 – All my Birmingham Tweeps. I couldn’t pick favorites here, so will just name a few that I watch closely:
I purposely did not list any businesses even though I am a huge fan of many business Twitter accounts. But, I wanted to keep this personal and so I did.
Love yourself.
Find peace inside.
Share happiness.
To worship. To vote. To sing out loud in public.
Our prompt for today’s #bloglikecrazy post asked us to define freedom. I know what Webster’s says, but it’s so much more than that. I will admit that I have lived an exceptional life. I’ve had nearly every freedom I wanted. My dad wrangled me in when I was young, but that was just good parenting.
I originally start this post admitting how blessed I’ve been growing up in America and all the freedom we are provided thanks to men and women who fight for them. But it only made me realize how many people still have limited or no freedom. I think about women and children in other countries unable to go to school, work, or vote. I think about young boys having to join armies to survive. I think about people who aren’t allowed to wear what they want, go where they’d like, or be who they are.
There are also many groups in our own country who don’t have the freedom so many of us do. The LGBT community is sorely lacking in freedoms that so many others have. And abused men and women who can’t get out of their relationships for fear of repercussion, or even death, are forced to stay where they are.
While I am eternally grateful for the things afforded to me (and others) by those who gave their lives, have served, or are serving, I wish there was more done in the same regard for those who are still kept in tiny boxes. Everyone should have the rights and privileges the majority have, especially here in America. Help us continue progress for everyone, not just some.
Love yourself.
Find peace inside.
Share happiness.
I’ve had a bit of a roller coaster day emotionally, so this post is going to be short and sweet. My thoughts are swirling around and I’m not sure how coherent a lengthy post would be right now. Or how revealing.
Today for #bloglikecrazy we were asked what we believe in. The first answer that popped into my head when I asked myself that question is the best and most honest answer:
I believe in you.