Wednesday, January 1, 2020

Life Happens


When I was a young girl I couldn’t wait to grow up and get on with my life.   I’m not quite sure what happened but one day I woke up and I was in my 60’s and I had lived many different lives all rolled into one.  I went from the hippie years in Memphis and San Francisco to getting married and being a young mother, to getting a divorce and eventually to getting married again.  Life doesn’t necessarily go like an idealistic teenager thinks it will because well, life happens.

So why at the age of 67 should I decide to start a blog?  When I retired a few years ago I started to follow some blogs and I discovered something very special in the people I met.  I enjoyed the blogs and I made many friends.  I wanted to jump right in and start a blog of my own but honestly, I was afraid.  There is nothing exciting to write about in my life.  Who would want to read anything I wrote?  Still, I could not get the thought out of my head so finally for the new year I am going to give it a try.  What’s the worst that can happen?  Well, I could embarrass myself in any number of ways (!) or I could just plain fail.  I will probably be the only person reading this but if anyone else attempts it – please bear with me – I’m still learning!  I may start out posting just once a week as I learn the ropes.  I have the most admiration for the many bloggers that post daily but I simply do not have that much to write about at the moment.  If you’ve made it this far – Thank You! and if you are blogger – Thank you for your inspiration!



24 comments:

  1. It is an honour to be the first to comment on your brand new blog Bonnie and I applaud you for taking this first bold step. Maybe one day you can tell us about your hippie days back in Memphis and San Francisco. Intriguing.

    By the way, I like your blog title and its strapline.

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  2. Thank you Mr. Pudding for being the first visitor to my blog. I only hope I can come up with something of interest to write about here. It is reading other blogs such as your own that has encouraged me to give this an attempt.

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  3. Ih, I am so glad to see this! I was just checking the other day..well a weeknorctwo ago to see if you had put anything new on instagram.

    I will read this!

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  4. Hi Rose, it's good to see you here! I hope I can come up with something interesting to post about - this side of blogging is all new to me.

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  5. "... many different lives all rolled into one" I feel like that too - like Matt Haigh in "How To Stop Time". Looking forward to reading your new blog.

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    1. Hello Tasker, how nice to have you here. I can't believe I just discovered your blog and I love it. Yes, many lives rolled into one and many memories as well. Welcome!

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  6. A brand new blog - almost as exciting as moving into a brand new home, or starting a new job!
    Like you, Kay (Georgia Girl with an English Heart) used to think she had nothing to say, and for a long time prefered commenting on other blogs to writing her own. I remember how I encouraged her to start her own - and now look at it, so popular, entertaining and interesting! I guess yours will be just like that, too.

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  7. Oh Meike, thank you for your encouragement! It helps more than you know. There will be a learning curve for me I know but this is my goal for 2020. I'll have to check out Kay's blog. Thanks for telling me about it.

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  8. Hi Bonnie! I'm so glad you took the plunge and started a blog! It wasn't that long ago that I did the same, and it has been so much fun and very rewarding - I hope you find it the same. Looking forward to your future posts!

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  9. Hi Jenny, thanks for dropping by! You seem so natural at blogging on your blog and your poetry is always amazing! I am just hoping I can get the hang of this side of blogging.

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  10. Hi Bonnie. Your life sounds interesting. Look forward to reading your blog

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    1. Hi Sally, I am so glad you stopped by! My life is fairly routine but I love reading blogs and meeting bloggers. There are many good people in the blogging community.

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  11. Bonnie, elcome to the agony and ecstasy of blogging! You have an excellent first post. Your voice is clear and distinct and you write in an interesting way. I'm sure you will not be the only person reading this blog.

    Full disclosure: My ex-daughter-in-law was from Kansas City (actually from a suburb on the Kansas side) but I won't hold it against you.

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    1. How nice to see you here RWP! Thank you for your kind words - coming from you it means a lot. I hope you will come back.

      I'm from a suburb on the Missouri side of Kansas City so I hope that's okay!

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  12. Welcome to the blogger world. It will be work but it will be fun. You done some thinking about your beginning. Be patient. Thanks for visiting Hiawatha House.

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  13. Hi Red! Thank you for visiting and especially thank you for your wise advice. I've learned a lot from your blog and I even went back and read the early months of your first year of blogging. Your blog Hiawatha House is a great blog and I would not miss a post!

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  14. Bonnie Bonnie. . . I write about my Gud Dugs and the Mountains and kritters behind my yard. I am sure you can write about anything that is around you.
    Welcome !
    parsnip

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    1. Hello! I am so happy to see you here! I have a lot to learn about writing a blog but I have many good examples in other blogs like yours! I appreciate your comment!

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  15. You started a blog!! Awesome!
    My only request would be to add the follow by email option so that I can follow you. I don't want to miss a single post. :)

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  16. Hi Rita, good to see you here. I added the "Follow by email" option for you. I had not added it because I had the "Follow" gadget added since that is the way I have always followed blogs and it seems to work well.

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  17. Awesome so glad to see you started a blog! Welcome!

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  18. I'm so happy to see you here! Thank you for leaving a comment and thank you for all of your inspiration with your blog!

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