I have been blogging since before it was called blogging, and many people over the years in real life, have known I had a site. When I was in High school, I really didn't care because my sites were not personal. They were geared towards soap opera's such as: Another World, Days Of Our Lives, Passions, Sunset Beach and As The world Turns (PHEW!) When I started going to college I started up a personal blog, and even had a live journal. My best friend at the time knew about it,and 2 of my cousins, but I really didn't care that much. I gave them the links, so no big deal. I knew if I wrote something sensative they weren't going to blab it to the wrong people. When I moved away to appalachian state in spring of 2005 my life picked up a little bit and things started to be more interesting to write about. I mostly was using livejournal and myspace but I still had my site. One of My ex's(and I use the term loosely..we weren't exclusive by any means) found my site in 2005-2006 (I … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2012
I’m Going to Reviewers Retreat 2012!
I first heard about Reviewers Retreat a while back on one of the pitch groups i'm on. I wasn't famillar with it or with Double Duty Divas or anything like that. I was shocked when I checked into it and found out it is less than 45 minutes from my house! Reviewers Retreat is held this year at the Great Wolf lodge in Concord, which i'm not stranger to. I practically lived at concord mills mall when dating both my ex-boyfriend and my now husband! It was where we went to hang out and just get out of the house and such! A blog conference is something that I have been excited about ever since I found out that there was such a thing back in 2009. I remember when Jenn got to go to blogher, and I was SO Jealous! I vowed if blogher or any other conferences came my way I'd do my best to try to go to them. I think going to a blog conference will be an awesome experience for me! I am already so Excited & Nervous at the same time! I know you can't tell from on here i'm a pretty shy gal! … [Read more...]
Review Bloggers:How do you deal with rude comments?
I have gotten the occasional rude comment.. some from people that I have known and actually considered to be "friends" of sorts online. I am just to the point in life and with my blog that I don't really care if you agree or disagree with me or not, but for goodness sakes you don't have to BLAST me if you don't. I choose also, to keep negativity off of my blog, and am trying to get it out of my life all together to be quite honest with you..so yeah. That's why I don't let rude comments go live on this site. The last little bit I have had one post in particular hard hit with negative and it was a post that I wrote as a review. Keep in mind when I write a review, it is my opinion, and just because I liked an item, doesn't mean you will. I am sure most reasonable people "get" this. I am not a person that will write a postive review out of pitty, or feel obligated to do so because of getting the item for free. Quite the opposite! I have wrote the occasional less than I LOVE this item … [Read more...]
Reflections from the “Social Online Conference” #1
Well I am not sure how many posts I might write about the Social Online conference just yet, but i'll probably *try* to write at least one more! I got chosen to help moderate the Social Online conference, which was held last weekend fri-sun. I didn't get to attend every session, as I did choose to sleep in on Friday, and then had various things going on at different times throughout the scheduled sessions. However, the sessions were recorded and most of them were available yesterday evening, and I have gotten to watch a few of them that I Had missed as well. The Majority of the sessions were AWESOME SAUCE and the speakers were really open to questions, and even follow up with them through emails. I have followed some of them on twitter and even got some @ replies and DM's back! I really want to follow and connect with all of the speakers and other confrence attendees at some point on the various forms of social media links that they left. I am sure everyone didn't feel out an … [Read more...]
Changes coming to Autumn-Rain
Hi there everyone! I am currently trying to work my tushie off to get things done for this site! I have to say, things will probably be changing around here..but in a good way! I will still be writing my daily ramblings, don't get me wrong! That is what this site originated as, was a personal blog , an extension of myself. However, I want to become more "grown up" and write more in depth things. These are goals that I have had for Autumn-Rain for quite sometime, just with different life events, I have lost track of these goals. I have wrote a few of these types of things before (ie, which book reader should you get) I want to write more about ME personally as far as wanting to be a mommy, more about coupons freebies and deals. I don't want to write the boring " this is what I did" posts EVERY day. Really, Not that much changes in my world lol I still promise to put "ME" into everything, it's just time for me to take this site to another level! Look for new and redone pages, … [Read more...]
tan & fit–I will be again
*waves* Right now i'm waiting david to get home, as usual for this time of evening. I still cannot figure out how he takes almost an hour to get home more offton than not! He works down where my mom and dad lives and it should take 35 minutes at the most! He must lollygag really well before coming home. So i'm trying to keep dinner warm. We are having some buffalo chicken bites, and rice in wraps with ranch dressing. They are so yummy and very filling! Today I have decided to start walking and doing wifit...I want to be in shape and able to wear my old clothes that I have held on to. I was going through some of them today and I was sad at the things that I have that DO NOT FIT anymore. Also, I found somewhere to tan close by! I *thought* I Had seen it when I had went to Robyn (a friend of mine) house a few times, but I couldn't remember exact details. I found their phone # online, and asked exactly where they were ..and I was right! Plus, they do MINUTES which I adore! … [Read more...]