IT'S ALL HER FAULT

This is how it started. I don't really remember how I first found Amy Powers of http://inspireco.com. (I'm of an age where we are allowed to have lapses of memory) but I do know that hers was the first blog I read and she started it all for me. I began to visit her blog, then I began to check out her friends and in the blink of an eye I was hooked! How odd is it that I want to be just like her when I grow up but I'm older than her? I can't imagine that anyone reading this doesn't already know of Amy but, just in case, trust me, this is a woman you want to know. Visit her blog and you'll immediately know that she's someone you would love to have as a best friend. She couldn't have picked a better name, she is Inspiring! Amy, if you ever read this, Thank you!

THAT WAS JUST TOO EASY!

Apparently I have a blog now. I filled in a few spaces, clicked a few things and suddenly "Congratulations! You have successfully created your blog". Damn Skippy, had I known it would be that easy I would have done it ages ago.

I have been in heaven since I discovered the world of blogging. It has been such a joy to visit the blogs of all these wonderful, creative, artistic, generous women (yes, I know there are wonderful men blogging too I just haven't visited them). I find a blog that touches me, then I visit their favorite blog friends and then their friends and on it goes. It's almost overwhelming, but I love it. No, actually, the better word is intoxicating, I almost feel tipsy after a blog binge. One of the things I love about it is this amazing sense of community, a meeting of kindred spirits. I am touched, and yes, a bit envious, of the stories of friendships that have been started through blogs. Some of these lovely people do meet face to face, others not, but the connection and the caring is deep and strong. I must admit when I first heard of blogging I thought of it as an activity for loners and recluses, those who were afraid of or uncomfortable with real social interaction. How silly was I? I am so excited to start my own blogging adventure! I look forward to the journey and do hope that I'll have some company along the way. I'd love to hear from you.