My little Walmart happy guy (current favorite cat toy) helped with the drawing. There were so many entries that there was hardly room in the draw bucket for him to sit! I know these are NOT Anna Marie Horner's or Heather Bailey's designs . . . and I really didn't expect to receive a thousand replies . . . but if even half the lurkers out there left a comment we would have had a great contest!
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from Life's Just A Ferball in Tasmania, Australia. Jennifer please send me your mailing address and I'll make up a little package for you.
Thanks to everyone who stopped by and especially everyone who left me a comment - I love reading the comments!
Maybe the 100th post thing is overrated . . . seven more to go and then I will reevaluate life in general. It has been a year now since the first post went into cyberspace and sometimes it is a chore to find something to post about . . . other times there seems to be lots of things to post. The other question one must ask is whether I do this for me or for the wonderful people that drop by . . . if it is for me, is it what I want . . . or is the time spent doing this, actually time away from doing what I really want to do?
Let me know why you blog . . . I would like to hear other people's insights. If you don't blog . . . let me know why you like checking out other people's blogs - either way I'm sure bloggers and lurkers alike would like to hear the others' reasons.
'til next time,
M.
4 comments:
Marlene,
Just found your blog, and have enjoyed reading this post and looking at your website with your patterns. Very nice patterns and your blog is also very attractive. I started blogging about 6 months ago, and only started it because we were expecting our first grand child and I thought it would be a great way to keep track of pictures, etc. Little did I know then how much I would enjoy blogging. I have way too many blogs and someday will try to put them all together. I just like learning and experimenting with them right now.
Right now, I feel as if I am spending WAY too much time with them, and not getting other things done, like sitting at my sewing machine and actually making quilts!
But I think it is a NEW toy I am playing with and may have to cut back on my play time.
I am not so familiar with the blogging terms, like lurking. Does that mean, not leaving a comment, or not having a blog?
Blogging for me is a form is self expression. I look at a lot of blogs, and sometimes do not leave a comment, but many times it is because I have wandered off to do something, and had to turn the computer off..or just my old brain got side tracked.
Anyway...will come back to visit!
Have a Great Day!
Brenda
I DON't blog mainly because I am afraid of revealing too much of myself to people I do not know. It's not that I have anything to hide but I have concerns about identify theft. I am, however, an avid blog reader. I only read quilting/sewing blogs and skip those that complain about their work or going on about how busy their work is. To be very frank, I really don't care, as I have my own work issues. These blogs also depress me. I'm also not interested in blogs about children but love blogs about cats (go figure).
A blog entry must also have pictures or else I'll just pass on it. And finally, I eventually give up reading a blog if it continually promotes something such as its Etsy shop. Please don't judge me as I have given you my honest answer. Others will see the world of blogging completely different from me.
Hi Marlene,
I blog because I was inspired by seeing all the lovely quilted creations, tutorials, and such, and reading what people in other parts of the world experience in their lives, that I thought, "I could share what I do, have, live with, to the world too!"
I was doing really well through May and June, but in looking through my July postings, I realize that my photos and my creativity has dwindled, and that saddens me. Time to get things moving on a more positive note again!!!
THANK YOU!!! Goody goody goody, this is the first giveaway I've ever won! (I'll email in a sec)
As for blogging, I can really understand how you feel. I started because I wanted to have some sort of record for the establishing of my little business, and to also let my family and friends that I'm still alive.
I love to read other peoples blogs, but it's easy to spend way too much time with them. I'm certainly addicted - there's so much creative talent out there though, I consider it to be a healthy addiction!
Don't go leaving blogland just yet. Even if you only post once a week that's fine - quality rather than quantity if you will!
Cheers, Jen :o)
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