Saturday, November 30, 2013

christmas tree 2013

woke up this morning very early so that i can buy the tree.  i do not like the stare of people while i haul the tree on a cart.  i'm lucky that i live near a place where during the holiday, a pop-up shop sells christmas tree.  it beats the hassle of tying the tree on top of your car or worst, shoving it inside your car - which i did a few years ago when i had an SUV - and trying to remove the needles afterwards.  

anyway, i drag my sister along to help me decide.  i told her that i would prefer something smaller but more plump.  as soon as we get to the shop, she saw this plump tree but it was tall.  we tried to look around but we ended up buying the huge tall tree.

after setting the christmas lights, it was time to decorate...and this year, i opted for a DIY decoration using vintage holiday cards i bought on ebay - all 100++ of them, and plenty of glitters (click here for my post about this)

**it's all about circles this year...


**these are all vintage holidays cards bought on ebay from a collector...



    

Tuesday, November 26, 2013

the blogger MEME...


i was browsing from one blog to another when i saw a self question and answer post by one of bloggers and suggested that other bloggers should follow through.....as they always say, when nature calls...

what you like most about being a blogger?

not really a big fan of writing in general but for some reason, blogging makes me want to write.

how many bloggers have you met?

this might be surprising but i've met only two (2) bloggers so far.  and i met them not as a blogger at first but in some other ways.

do you ever go back and read your old entries?

every now and then, i do try to read old post especially if i want to link it to a current post....for continuity.

do you share your job skills here?

not that i am aware.  

have you changed your views about anything thanks to blogging?

(trying to think really hard)  i don't think so.

do your coworkers know about your blog?

yes, but i do not share the name of my blog nowadays.  i remember telling one of my coworkers about my blog a few years ago and i had a feeling it had too much information for my coworker to know about me personally - this was when i first started blogging way way back.  also, funny thing is that one of two bloggers i met was also a coworker.  he stopped blogging sometime in 2008 i believe.

what advice would you give for successful blogging?

as long as you enjoy blogging, whether you have a follower or not, for me, that is successful.

what is your opinion of aardvarks?

when i finally meet one, i'll let you know.

do you publish everything you write?

nope.  a few months ago, i remember writing something that never made to this blog.  after i read it a few times, i figured it was too personal that someday, i might regret that i publish it.

if you could make "three rules" for blogging, what would they be?

1# try to be courteous to other bloggers even if you don't like their blog.

2# there should be an "out of office" type setting when a blogger is going on hiatus....just saying.

3# promote world peace LOL!!!!

do people help you write your blog?

a blog ghostwriter?  i can't afford one so what you see is all me...

who are your blogger super-heroes?

everyone that i follow, who follows me, and who post comments on my blog are my blogger super-heroes (trying to be politically correct)

final question (if you dare!):

have you slept with any of your fellow bloggers?

yes i dare...and my answer is no.