Starting a Blog

Blogging has its setbacks just like any other hobby. When someone decides to take their hobby to the next level, some road maps for success should be researched.  Before diving head first into expectations of overnight success, simply decide what the theme of your blog will be.  Keep yourself on track.  Ask yourself some questions to get started.  Like these:

Do you write poetry? Are you bothered by the minimum wage discussion? Has anyone ever mentioned that you look like someone famous? Are you the go to person among your group of friends to solve a dilemma? Do you need to study some, allot, or not at all before taking a test to get an A? Is there something unique about your demographics or heritage? Are you a secret admirer? Are you looking foreword to a special occasion? Do people compliment you on what you wear? Do you play an instrument? What songs do you like listening to?  What food do people demand only you can bring to social gatherings?  Do you have a favorite radio station? Are you constantly taking photos? Do you spend time visiting particular sites on the Internet? Do you have a video game console? What kind of games do you like playing on it? Have you recently lost a loved one? Do you read magazine articles and/or book reviews regularly? Is your household geared toward following certain teams during basketball, football, soccer, baseball, hockey, etc. season? Are you an athlete, educator, or movie enthusiast?

Now that you've figured out for instance that- you like to snap photos during your daily commute to football practice -or- find yourself over reacting to the recommendations your friend gave you about a movie-Lets get ready to start a blog.

Take a moment to write down on paper some details about your existing social network profiles like passwords, screen names, email accounts and other log in information you might need to refer back to.  Having this info written down will save time later on.  

Now walk away.  Don't let your welcome wear off.  Treat your blog like a newly found treasure.  Wait.  Before you walk away jot down my page address and come back soon for the next installment of Starting a Blog!   

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Some days, for hours on end, I scour sites like Facebook and  +Google+ for ways to engage with the rest of the world for discussions, stimulating debates and ways to be productive and helpful on my time.  I'm not a wealthy person or someone with infinite wisdom.  I don't need to be included in corporate functions to feel important.  With that thought in mind, How come it seems like becoming a successful blogger I need to be competitive, experienced, over qualified and branded?

Do I need to flood +YouTube with video blog posts?  Do I need to be hyper-critical?  Should I start pointlessly oversharing on a topic I know nothing about?

News, It Happens. Where's the wow factor?

Tuesday afternoon driving eastbound on McCormick road I noticed a plume of smoke drifting from the opposite side of the St. Johns river.  I pulled over into a left turn lane and snaped a photo.

Several miles later on the same road, I noticed a second plume of smoke while going over the Wonderwood bridge.  Since traffic was flowing smoothly I didn't stop and photograph.

Vic Micolucci (WJXT) ‏@vicmicolucci6h

Northside fire now estimated at 400 acres in size...and only 25% contained. @wjxt4

 ‏@JFRDIncidents10h

#JFRD responding to large brush fire Pumpkin Hill Rd & Cedar Point Dr. Near Black Hammock Isl.

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Unceremoniously I sent a pigeon out with an image attached about what i saw..

@wjxt4 http://yfrog.com/nze0ubfj 

Suppose I was expecting a headline in the newspaper or at least follow up story of some sort.  All Ive found so far were tweets about fire engines from across town being deployed for support.  Im assuming that two different fires were burning on the North side of the river.

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Point A is the location from where my photo was taken facing North.  The second plume of smoke I noticed was from point B.

Getting Uncomfortable with my Healthy Haunt

Trying to make the right connections. #lovefirecely

Since being 'away' involves showering, getting dressed, putting on makeup, having a list of places to go/things to do....

How is this not doing work? Where do the associations of earning an income become just a blur and who's counting anyway? #overshare

[Image: briefcase, heels vs shopping bags and sneakers]

Ignoring recipes, blind spots, only wanting to incorporate going up and down a staircase into my training plan.

I feel I hear a grown man's fears and tears

I feel I hear what I don't know what to do with

I feel I've hesitated and believe in a lie and wealth being given away for nothing

I hear I'm being told "Don't worry, I'm rich in here."

How are you wealthy? Vision? Deceit? Humility? Fear? Order? Faith?

"No, simply in self esteem."

Glass Bottles and Gingerbread Houses

 

Have you ever saved those neatly shaped glass bottles of liquor or wine and wondered what to do with them?  Few and far between are my visits to the shelves of a liquor store to find a specific ingredient for a special mixed drink I’ve imagined up or read about in a magazine.  How adorable are the half pint bottles or those mini shooters?  So I've come up with an idea.  Instead of discarding them after their contents have been consumed, save them and follow these steps:

1)  Soak the clear glass bottles in hot water to remove the labels. 

2)  Gather small things like shells, fresh flowers, berries, etc.

3) Partially fill the bottles with the small things then fill with oil

4) Use wine bottle corks to seal the bottle along with pieces of hemp

Deciding not to do a Google search for particular project yet, however, am curious to know exactly what will keep the bottles permanently sealed. Suppose I should just be able to play around with the idea without getting myself worked up over how someone else has constructed similar projects. 

  

 

These are a few images I pulled off the internet related to gingerbread houses.  They look so complex.  Using graham crackers instead of the ginger cookie makes the decorating somewhat faster and I suppose one could mass produce gingerbread houses with that method.  Either way, I think they are adorable. 

when getting dressed goes wrong

Guess who couldn't put together an outfit? 

Atleast I got something right at home this weekend. 

#blackfriday #tout
 In reply to the hashtag 'blackfriday' on my Vlog. 
What is Thanksgiving to you, a Holiday or only about Shopping?
Thinking about the people who are scheduled to work during those hours of insanity, all the planing that goes into scheduling the handful of people that might not have a choice due to a mgmt decision and the upset that might cause. And then there's some disapointment when someone might just want the company of friends and family at home. Going along with what your guests want to do sometimes creates disruption.  I feel for the person who goes the distance to open their home for a gathering like Thanksgiving.  Being a good host is a miracle.  When the guests decide to take their show on the road for the blackfriday shopping, the host might feel resentment toward his or her self or toward the guests.  Pray and be mindful of this when you're someone's guest, even if you've been to their place dozens of times.