awwww, you guys!

I just saw that my little hit counter spilled over 2,000! Now I don't know exactly what that means, but I like it :) I've been writing this little bloggy-blog for about a month and I can't believe how much fun I'm having. It was never meant to be a money generator and I think that's taken a lot of the yucky out and allowed me to just enjoy the community of it all. I get so much joy out of reading about your ideas and creations and babies and decorations and recipes. And then copying it all. I mean, I really love it. It's like when I get my Southern Living in the mail. Only better, because it happens every day instead of every month. And because you're real people, not rich professional people.

And...I love being able to show off my goods :) I was going to say "share," but let's be honest. We like to blog because we like other people to tell us that they heart our spraypainted creation. Don't lie, you know it's true. I'm also super, uber in love with writing, even if it is only about those sweet shutters on my mantel. So this is like a total win-win for me.

Based on the stats on my stalker-device [technical, I know] about half of the people that visit the old blog are return visitors. So thanks to you, my dear friends. You should click on over to the right and follow me so I can know who you are and see your pretty faces any time I want. Or stay anonymous, whatevs.

Anywhooey, this is just a holler back at all you ladies [and my dad] who actually care to read all of this. It makes me love it even more. In a non-prideful, totally humble kind of way. Duh.

googler reader is my friend

That picture, however, is NOT. Just go with it :) I've been blogging for a while, but it was only in the last several months that I discovered the great world beyond the "family update" blog. But inevitably, every time I found a blog, I lost it. I couldn't remember what it was called or how I got there. Then I discovered why "following" someone was actually a good thing. See the little faces over there to the left, under "Why can't we be friends?" That's the Google Follower contraption. This is probably no news to you mega bloggers out there [who aren't even reading this] but it's news to me!

Every time I follow someone and they post something new, they pop up in my Google Reader feed. LOVE. Because I'm OCD, I categorize all my blogs - decorating, crafts, cooking, friends, family, general musings. And it's how I start my morning. Breakfast, check. Coffee, check. Blog roll, check. It makes me positively giddy to see what all you lovely ladies are up to on a day to day basis. And now I don't forget anyone!

So that's my word-o-wisdom for the day. I was feeling some special love toward The Google today and wanted to pass it along. Free of charge :)

So go! Follow! Discover the happiness that is cyber-stalking.

Oh, the joys of the good ol' internet.

where I blog

Two posts in one day, say whaaaat?! I couldn't resist getting in on this party with the Centsational Girl. I also didn't want to miss a chance to show off my living room again :) Because, let's be honest. Do I blog at some fancy desk? Nope. I do it with a puppy curled up at my feet from the comfort of my IKEA Ektorp.

Does it look like that when I blog? Nope. Picture me in sweatpants with crazy hair and no make-up. With either HGTV or ESPN on the television. And the ottoman is covered with junk important stuff that I haven't put away yet.

When I'm feeling especially motivated, I'll blog at my new desk. I haven't put the finishing touches on it, but when I do I'll let you know. For now, you'll just have to take a yucky iPhone pic to hold you over. [Because clearly, I used all of my motivation to get up here and there's none left to go back downstairs and get my real camera.]

Isn't that a beautiful seat cushion? I found it at World Market and I may or may not have planned my entire desk around that one thing. And those shoes are cute, too, aren't they? I know you spotted them under there :)

There you have it, folks. That's where I blog. Once I fancify this desk [read: hide the cords, move the printer, get rid of the clutter] maybe I'll blog here more often.

Psssshhhh, not unless I get the DVR up here first!