The thing that is really hard, and really amazing, is giving up on being perfect and beginning the work of becoming yourself.” |
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Anna Quindlen quotes (American bestselling Author and Journalist, b.1953) |
Well look at me I am blogging! My middle daughter would call me names right about now but I don’t care. New to the blogging world hope that you will be patient with me as you were once a newbie too.
So I guess I am supposed to give you little clues about who I am and what I may write about. Well plan to pour out thoughts from my authentic self, a woman I have been excavating over the past year or more. We all have one, an authentic self I mean; we have just buried her or him under piles of debris. You know the kinds of debris I am talking about, other people’s ideas of who we should be and what we should like, how we should behave and what we should believe in. We owe it to ourselves to dig her out and allow her the freedom to explore what it is that truly brings us joy.
As I have taken the shovel and begun my personal dig I have discovered many things along the way. My most recent discovery is that I want to write. Not novels or non-fiction although there may be a time for that, but short stories, essays, blogs. I do not necessarily have a plan for this blog or a theme although these may emerge from time to time. I really just want to share with the blogging community some of the joys I have found along my journey.
It is never too late to become the person you could have been. ~George Eliot
Hoorah! I am blogging.
Paige
a fairly new blogger myself, all i can say is welcome aboard and enjoy the ride. happy blogging!
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Thanks for reading and the encouragement.
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Hi, found you recently… love your blog. Just nominated you for the VERSATILE BLOGGER AWARD.You deserve it! Link : http://sparkylaurie.wordpress.com/2011/09/19/life-is-full-of-surprises-versatile-blogger-nomination/
Cheers,
Sparky Laurie
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Wow, thanks! I will pass along but it will take a little time to figure it all out…I am still a newbie.
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Yay! You’re blogging! 🙂
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Good luck! There’s a lot to discover.
Is it a Claes Oldenburg-shovel?
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Welcome to the blogging world. Don’t accidentally knock yourself out with that shovel while unearthing yourself! Thanks for visiting my blog and “liking” one of my posts. Margie
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Hi 🙂
Thanks so much for visiting my blog. 🙂 I really like when I get likes and comments.
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Yippee, yahoo, good for you!!! It’s never too late to find that part of you that has been hiding. No better place to spread your wings than on a blog. Be careful, it’s addicting!!! Thank you so much for visiting my blog, leaving a lovely comment AND subscribing! I look forward to getting to know you. Margie
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Hi! Here’s for Valentine Day: Saint Valentine’s Day and the ABC Award http://wp.me/p1RzUf-Hm 🙂
God Bless!
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Wow that is awesome, Thanks Sunshine.
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Thanks so much for the like, and for visiting my blog. I hope you’ll come back soon!
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Keep blogging, Madam! You will never know who you can inspire.
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Thanks for reading and commenting.
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You are welcome.
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Hi! I just found you in my spam! Don’t worry. I’ll get you out!
I enjoyed reading one of your posts and also your “About” section. Bravo to you! And welcome to blogging…although it looks as if you been here now as long as I have! 😉
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Oh thank for unspamming me. I have been working with the WP people for a couple of weeks now. Blogging is a bit addictive…
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I certainly can agree with that! 😉
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oops! early in the morning….should be: “you’ve” been here…
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I have nominated you for the 7×7 Link Award. Please go to my blog here to know what to do and get the award icon for your page. http://workthedream.wordpress.com/2012/03/08/7×7-link-award/
Congratulations
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Thanks for the nomination. The link doesn’t seem to work.
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it’s great blog….thank you for stopping by and give such nice comments on my weekly challenge – contrast ^_^
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Hi, thank you for visiting my blog.
I only started blogging at the beginning of Feb, and I agree with others on here, it is addictive.
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I have nominated you for the H.U.G. Award for your blog is full of hope and help. Please go here to get all the information and congratulations for you have a very hope filled blog. http://drses.wordpress.com/2012/03/15/the-h-u-g-award/
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Wow, thank you so much for the nomination. I am always delighted to hear that my blog is full of hope & help.
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Paige your blog has developed into a really beautiful place so quickly, I love it!
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The so much for telling me that it truly means a lot to me to hear.
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Dear Paige I just want to apologise for my failure to guest blog for you 😦 I have had a month where I have had some difficult decisions to make and hence I have not managed to write anything worth while or with any depth. It was such an honour to be asked and I feel bad about not making it. Maybe sometime when I have something useful to offer I will see if you would like it?
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I would like that very much. I am hoping to develop “themes” to feature guest bloggers on a regular basis as I have found it to be great way to introduce different view points.
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Hi Paige!
I nominated you for the Sunshine Award. Here’s the link http://imexcited.wordpress.com/2012/03/29/genuine-blogger-and-sunshine-award/ Have a wonderful day!
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Hi Paige. I like your blog, and I appreciate your following mine, especially as it is so new and I’m still working out the kinks. I’d appreciate any comments you might have on format, content, etc., as I’m very much a learner and looking to others’ feedback and examples to help my work improve. What do you like, what not so much: I’ve been trying lots of different angles, still figuring out what to keep & want to dump.
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Hi Greg,
Thanks for the comment and solicitation of advice…always an honor. The Authentic Me would tell you to do what feels right for you. That is what blogging is all about…expressing yourself to the world. You format is clean and readable, the blog easily navigated. Reading and commenting on other blogs will both increase your readership and give you great ideas. Best of blogging luck to you.
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Hi Paige,
Just discovered your About page…love how you express yourself. 🙂
I’ll be following your posts…the only problem about blogging is that we connect with so many amazing people and want to read (and comment on) what they write…then we don’t have time to write our own. 🙂 If you figure out how to solve that, please let me know!
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Thank you for the kind comment. Here is my secret…I read and comment on blogs during my commute as I ride the Easy Street van giving me 2 extra hours a day. As of late however the app on my iPhone isn’t working as it should and its making me mad. Anyway if I read and comment from home I try to put limits on my time if I plan to create a post so that I don’t get too carried away. It can be a tough balance though. Let me know how it works out for you. ~Paige
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Hi, there, fellow “newbie”! I’ve been blogging since July 2011 and had no clue as to what a blog even was – still learning! 🙂 You’re a very open and honest writer, with a silly side – the way you mentioned your daughter at the beginning made me laugh. Thank you for the follow. I look forward to reading more of what has and will come from you.
Blessings,
Dulcinea
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Thank you. I look forward to getting to know you through blogosphere:)
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Thanks for the comments. I have found the blogging world to be fun in so many ways. I love meeting new people from all over the world, sharing lives, ideas, stories. It can be a time sucker though if I am not careful. Glad to have you as a new subscriber. Hope to hear from you often.~Paige
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Congratulations. I have awarded you the One Lovely Blog Award. You have a wonderful blog. You can read more about and find the award on my page here: http://workthedream.wordpress.com/2012/06/08/the-illuminating-blogger-award-and-the-one-lovely-blog-award/
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Great page you have here my friend , I update my about page too
We all know this Like box option is very late in appearance more power to your blog 🙂
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hi Paige, i hope this finds you well. busy, perhaps, and good-busy i trust, but just simply no time for blogging. it has been a while since i have heard from you, and you just came to mind again, so i just wanted to say boo.
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We ALL had a beginning in blogging! GODSPEED!
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I love this idea of digging yourself out from under the weight of others’ notions of who we should be, what we should do, etc. Thank you for visiting my blog, thus leading me back here to yours. Karen 🙂
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The process of digging out can be enlightening, satisfying, and sometimes grueling yet always necessary. Thanks for following.
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Thank you so much for the ‘follow’ on my blog matinee11.wordpress.com – you brought a smile to my face! 🙂
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Just a quick thank you for following my blog! Yours looks great too, I’m just off to have a look around!
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