7.23.2010

I'm the worst at this blogging thing.

Actually, I'd be on top of it but our internets were down at work yesterday and I had a bunch of crap to do when I finally got home last night and I never set up an auto publish thing (because... um?  how? every time I try it never publishes itself, damned blogspot) to publish something at 12.01 Am, mostly because I had it in my head that I had until 12.01Pm to get this post out.

Just like I can't figure out which was is left and which way is right, I can't figure out whether AM means the 12 o'clock that comes while I'm asleep or awake.  They are my two mental blocks, and I've made it 33 years and 11 months without anyone dying as a result (except that one time when someone almost died when I was taking my driving test and I made a LEFT on red and the lady freaked and I told her that I knew for a fact I was allowed to make a RIGHT on red.  Yeah...  Also?  I made a left on red across Buffalo Road out in Erie County.  It's like a six lane street.  But no one died.)

What post is this?, you ask...

I'm the Blogger of Note at Words of Wisdom!

I'm way over the moon about this, and want to thank Leah for the nomination!

Words of Wisdom is a great blogger community where I've found several new blogs to read, but even better, I've seen some of my favorite bloggers featured there recently.  I love seeing people I love get love from other people I love.

Got that?

The people at WOW explain it like this:
 Words of Wisdom (WOW) is a place for bloggers (women and men) who enjoy reading and writing great content to find each other. What exactly is great content? Great content is blog posts that are thought-provoking and/or insightful. Blog posts that make the reader stop and think and maybe even feel compelled to "join the conversation" by leaving a well thought-out comment. These posts can be serious or humorous. They can be about any topic. But what they have in common is content. Great content.

You should subscribe to Words of Wisdom, especially if you are looking for some good summer reading, and some good fall reading, and something to curl up with in the winter.

Okay, now I have to link to three of my favorite posts...

This is the hard part.  Not that I love all of my posts, but there are a lot of them and it's hard to pick ones I'd like people who have never read any of my stuff to read.

There's the one about miscarriage that I like.  Not because it's a pleasant read, but because I think that we ladies (and the men who love us) need to rethink the way we deal with miscarriage.

And then the squishy warm warm one I wrote about checking in on Jake at night.

And finally there's this one about "Sally", a parent who I worked with a bit last year who shook me up like no one has ever shaken me up in all my years of social working.  

Thank you so much to the ladies and readers at WOW, and especially to Leah who got me hooked into Words of Wisdom and helped me find some new friends inside my computer.

19 degrees {comments}:

LceeL said...

Scheduling posts is easy - it just needs a 'routine' built around it once you find a comfortable way to make it work. Me? I publish at 12:01 AM every day. One minute after Midnight. I do my posts in the evening ... usually while watching TV, but sometimes while in bed (gotta LOVE having a MacBook), right after I've given LM (Love Muffin) her nightly back rub/foot massage/hair rub/etc. Sometimes I have to remember that what is being written is going to be read the next day - so the events of the day need to become 'yesterday' in the post - for the sake of accuracy.

Anyway - Post Options are my savior - just change the time to 12:01 AM and change the Date to the NEXT DAY and voila!! - auto posting.

And please ... be careful in traffic.

Melissa B. said...

Congrats to you, fellow BON! Just remember that 12:01 AM means one minute after midnight, OK? I agree with LceeL-don't post at an "even" time! And I love your writing style...can't wait to get to know you better. Good luck with Blogspot...so often a pain, correctamundo?

Elle said...

Congrats, fellow BON! I have been lost in your blog for the past half hour. I love your writing style, and I agree with so much that you have to say. I'm in school working towards becoming a social worker, so I'm absolutely fascinated with your Sally story and some of the other things I've read here.

Keep up the great work--so glad WOW lead me to you!

Joan said...

So glad I found you through WOW! Count me in as a new reader!

Blissed-Out Grandma said...

I love your blog. Congratulations on your BON day!

deborahjbarker said...

Hi Lora, thank you for leaving such a lovely comment on my blog. I have left a few on yours and just wanted to say here, Congratulations on being a BON!
Debbie

noexcuses said...

Okay, so I have gone through a few tissues, what's left of my mascara is now down my cheeks, and I find myself repeating over and over, "I wish I could write like Lora!"

Congrats on your BON! You deserve it and then some!

I had not heard of WOW until reading this post. I am on my way over there right now. Wish me luck!

I didn't even know I could time the postings! It's probably better because I have no idea what your commenters above are talking about!

Fabulous post and links!

Liz

Katie Gates said...

Hi Lora, I've just read your three highlighted blogs, and I am so glad to have discovered you through WOW. Happy BON day to you. Most deserved!

ScoMan said...

I stopped by yesterday on your BON day but your post wasn't up yet, so now it's up I've come back to congratulate you. Congratulations!

(Last time I stopped by to congratulate someone on their BON day and their BON post wasn't up, I got into trouble. Also, don't feel bad, when I scheduled my post it went up like.. a day early or something.)

Superjules said...

You're awesome!

WOW!

(heh heh)

Lynn said...

Once again your writing is great!

red-handed said...

There's more than three, foo'. But we'll let you slide for being disorganized.

Lizzie said...

Congratulations on being the BON today. I spent some time this morning around your blog. I very much enjoy the way you write and your post about Sally touched me deeply. Thank you.

that's J-O-S-H said...

I have the same issue with 12AM/PM. It's fucking bullshit.

Just Breathe said...

Hi, very nice to meet you and congratulation on your day to be a BON. I will be back, I put you in my reader.

Jen said...

CONGRATULATIONS LORA!

Another well-deserved award of recognition!

Lucy said...

Congrats!!!

I love those three posts!!!

I so remember that mom.

I also really liked your Suicide one you just did. I like a lot of your posts so I can only imagine how hard it was for you!

Deb Shucka said...

I'm here through WOW, and so glad I am. Amazing stories. Looking forward to coming back for more.

When Pigs Fly said...

Congrats! I need to revisit that community. The other community you might like is Studio 30+. It's for all of us over 30 bloggers who enjoy good content.