Cranky Fibro Girl

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Seeking New Bloggers? Look No Further

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It’s time for a little catching up here in the land of Using Our Powers For Good. Due to my recent journey through the dark places of the soul I’ve gotten a little behind on things I was tagged for. So here they all are in one fell swoop.

1. Recently I was flattered to become part of Priscilla Palmer’s Personal Development List, which you can read about here

My additions:

Debra at 28 Years Later.I visit Debra’s site every day because there is always something uplifting there-a photograph, a quote, a meditative insight on life-that gives me a boost and makes me feel good.

Laura Howard West at Cafe Entrepreneur. Laura was the very first Life Coach I ever worked with, and it was she who introduced me to the idea that life could actually be fun (gasp!) She does a lot of work on how to align yourself with joy in all the different areas in your life, especially in your business and your work.

Karen at Square Peg People. I met Karen at a retreat for Marney K. Makridakis’ magazine and art community, Artella. She is one of the coolest people I know, and does amazing work helping those of us who are most definitely Square Peg People in a Round Hole World.

And speaking of Marney, it was thanks to meeting her and getting involved with her and all the juicy goodness that is Artella that I finally unpacked my writing dreams that had been squished down and buried for about a decade or so.

Lianne at Dropping Stitches. I just recently discovered Lianne and I’m so glad I did. She is currently reading Wayne Dyer’s new book on the Tao Te Ching and I am enjoying tagging along with her on this journey.

2. A while ago my awesome friend Mert awarded me the honor of being a Rockin’ Girl Blogger.


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And now I get to share this award with some of my favorite Rockin’ Girl Bloggers, such as:

Jessica at Oh The Joys, who was finally able to make her Park Ranger dream come true.

Maggie at Mighty Maggie, who is 4 months into a new baby and continues to rock the humor with her hilarious posts.

Baggage at Baggage and Bug, foster mom and Rockin’ Girl extraordinaire.

Crse at at Zamphir Panflutemaster, whose awesome take on life frequently makes me snort with laughter.

Lynne at Musings From The Edge, coach, mentor, friend, and all-around Bad-Ass Babe.

3. I recently signed up for the newest trend sweeping the blogosphere; namely, Blog Rush.

This blog has some helpful posts explaining some of the ins-and-outs. I like it because it is an easy way to be introduced to new blogs and bloggers, as well as being a pretty easy way to drive traffic to your own blog. Plus I always like to add cool new widgets to my site to increase my Nerd Points 😛

Guest Blogger: Tiny Cat Pants

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Today the well of entertaining stories is running a little dry, but fortunately I found a post on another blog that so perfectly describes something I routinely experience, I decided to share it here.

First of all, the phrase “tiny cat pants” is, in itself, a totally awesome use of the English language, and I think we should all make a concerted effort to use it as much as possible in our daily conversation.

Second, I myself live with a tiny cat, and I can TOTALLY relate to the phenomenon that Aunt B. describes here in her post, The Tiny Cat Is Made Of Lead”:

“The tiny cat is a tiny cat…Sometimes, though, she can wake you up out of a dead sleep by just stepping on you. It’s as if she can concentrate the mass of a black hole right where her every paw is placed on your skin…It’s very strange, the tiny cat.”

Amen, sister!

Better Blogs And Gardens

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OK, so there aren’t any actual gardens here, but I was having trouble thinking up a clever way to introduce the new additions I’ve made lately to my cyber-home. (And by “I’ve made here”, I mean, “that my amazing techno-god husband has so kindly and lovingly added for me”).

If you look over to the right sidebar, you can see there’s a new section for quotes that I like entitled, “Good Words.”

Also on the right sidebar, you can see the spiffy graphics for all the books I’m currently reading. (ETA: I had to remove this plug-in as it was somehow related to my blog continually being hacked. Not sure if I’ll be able to put it back or not.)

And if you look at the tabs on the top, you will see that there is now a tab for Podcasts. My first podcast is a speech I gave earlier this month entitled, “Black Sheep Girl In A White Sheep World”.

Enjoy!

You Might Be A Crazy Blogger If…

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Saturday Morning, The One Day You Can Sleep In…

6:50 am-7:15 am: Your three cats take it in turn to physically harass you as you lay in bed, in punishment for your being out of cat food

7:16 am: The cat currently on “harassment rotation” uses your chest as a launching pad to leap up and attack another cat who, apparently, is not sticking to the schedule

7:17 am: Your husband is awakened out of a dead sleep by the sounds of you swearing like a sailor

7:18 am: Mopping up of all the blood

7:23 am: After clearing the bedroom of all cats your husband leaves for the grocery store which, fortunately for you, is open 24 hours a day

7:25 am: With nothing left to do but go back to bed, you find yourself mentally constructing the funniest way to present this story on your blog

7:30 am: Typing…

Welcome to My New Blog

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For a long time now I have been intrigued by the idea of blogs, and I am excited that I finally have one of my own. I love the freedom of being able to get my thoughts and ideas out to lots of people so easily . I love having a space that gives people a chance to experience who I am when they visit my website. Most of all, I love being able to share all the fun that I have by just being me and being here in this life.

I found a great quote by John D. MacDonald that really sums up my approach to life. He says, “My purpose is to entertain myself first and other people secondly.” After that, everything else just takes care of itself.