Like most of you, I tend to check out my stats a few times a day.
Why do we do it? We love the love of course!
We want to know that someone out there in the world is looking at the very important things we want to say. Sometimes we want them to think we are funny, sometimes we want them to look at the cool pictures we took, and sometimes we hope that something we say will help another human being. Or at least their cat. We have a lot of people who like cats and kittens on here.
The point is, stats are like crack to bloggers. We want that sh*t. And we want it now!
It starts off all noble… I blog for me. Then we get that first hit. We smile. Then the fourth and fifth roll in a few days later. We swear it is our family & friends. After all it looks like we 100+ followers but we secretly know it is our Facebook group. But hey, they are gonna follow whether they want to or not!
Soon we are up to almost 15 hits a day!! We are checking in every hour now to see if we got a new one.
Our new goal is to get up to 25. I know I can do it!
When we do hit that 25, it isn’t enough. We want 50. Oh we can’t wait to hit that 100 a day. We know we will just pee our pants.
So now we are checking every 15-20 minutes. We sneak a peek on our computer at work, or log in on our phone if we aren’t home. I know these people are going to love me! They just don’t know it yet!
Depression starts to set in. Why don’t they love me? Why aren’t they coming? We are sad. 🙁
Sure we love our 22 people who actually “visit” that day (although I think 5 were trollers, 6 only showed up because I used the word butt crack, and the other 11 are the true readers). But dang it! I’m counting them all!
OMG!!!! Someone loves me! I just got my first Award!! You do the Snoopy dance and tell everyone that one of your 32 visitors yesterday loved you…. Oh wait, that is a post for another day….But you get the point of the journey….
Then one day we write a post about something that maybe wasn’t that spectacular but hey, we needed something to put that day and we had writers block. So we right about how the dog poo in the backyard is piling up and your brother tripped and fell face first into a warm pile of…well you get point.
Then one morning we wake up and we jump from 72 hits to 514!!! What the heck!! Did I get freshly pressed and didn’t know it???? I know it has to be about when I wrote how I hated Peas. Everyone hates peas. It has to be that one that got freshly pressed. I know just it!
So you check your comments real quick expecting them to be off the chart. Hmm, only two this morning and none about the gross smell of peas. Wow, these freshly pressed people don’t seem to leave a lot of feedback. So you head over to the freshly pressed page and look everywhere. No where are you to be found. Hmm, you scratch your head.
So you head back over to your stat page (after all you never close that tab since you look every 10 min or so now). What post is so popular? It has to be about the Butt Crack. Afterall it is my most viewed post. It gets half my views everyday. Man these people are obsessed with butt crack. Personally I think it was the picture I used. Oh, it could have been the Girl Scout one where she set the house on fire….
But no, not them. What on earth caused me to jump from 72 to 514 over night? The Love Keeps a Coming. That post??? The one I wrote on a bunch of blogging love I had received? That is the gift that keeps a giving? I wrote that days ago… (actually way back in June).
My point is this……..And I do have one…….
We all go through this crazy obsession with our stats. But let me tell ya something. It takes one post to show you the reality is to just write and they will come. I literally was getting about 400 – 600 hits a day in June and July. Eighty – yes 80% of which was for one post. This love one I did. Turns out I used like every blogging award picture under the sun and for some reason it links folks to my site a lot.
Trust me, it doesn’t gain you readers. Then again, I wish it was the one I wrote about not liking peas. That one is one of my favorites. (hate those little suckers!) But instead these tons of readers are directed to one of my least funny posts. They never stick around long enough to check out the other great stuff (if I do say so myself) that occasionally gets put on here.
Watching these hits now amuse me as it fluctuates so much. It is like people only want to know about love for a few days then it overwhelms them and they take a few days off. See…
That roller coaster of readers is due to 3-4 posts that people find due to a picture I put in it. Cracks me up. I have learned that I still do check my stats often. But the reality is, it is the comments I treasure the most. Sure I love when you click the like button (ah, hmm, hint hint don’t forget to click when you finish – shameless I know) but the comments show me you stuck around and actually read it. (or at least skimmed the good parts).
So, next time you start to obsess over your WordPress stats. STOP! Just be you, just visit other blogs, be sincere, be you. If your blog is meant for greatness it will happen when it is supposed to.
If you are lucky, one day you will write a post about how Whack Butt Crack is and you will have a spike too. Or at least use this picture. They love it!
Oh who am I kidding. This post isn’t going to get you to stop obsessing over your stats! So obsess away! Go crazy, go nuts! But don’t come crying to me when you face plant from 692 (my high) all the way down to 115 which it did a few days later. You have been warned.
And if you would like to check out any of the posts I shamelessly mention through out this post just click on the links to the left. I think it says what people are check out now. Or use the search tool.
OHHHH, except the peas. It never gets there. But here it is. I really do hate those round balls of puke! PEAS My Mother’s Favorite Torture Tool
Please read as many as you can. I really need to get my stats back up!
~~~till we laugh again~~~
Look what one of my favorite Bloggers, Dotty Headbanger. is letting me borrow!!!
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Yep, her prized Rubber Duckies!!
She Lubs Me!
Here is what she said…
Dear Brick, (she calls me brick – long story)
Because I love you very, very much, my Chief of my Collected Americans who brings me ice cream every day, I’ll let you borrow my pet ducks if you want to (I don’t know how to put pictures in a post). They’re called Mucky Ducky & Fucky Ducky and they live on my sidebar. 
She so funny!
I just hope I don’t hurt them in any way. Those two ducks look like they might be a little wild. I may have to get them a private room. Keep them away from the rubber duckies. Then again, I wonder how fast rubber duckies breed? I might have a huge collection before I know it. Hmmm
So in Honor of my Favorite She-Hermit, I’m going to name one of my Rubber Duckies after her. Yep, my Queen Ducky will for now on be known as my Little Headbanger!
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Don’t forget to visit her at … http://dottyheadbanger.wordpress.com/ .
thanks again My Favorite She-Hermit!
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~~~till we laugh again~~~
I love love.
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Especially when the love comes from you the reader. It lets’ me know that you like / love what I put in these posts.
I’ve been blessed with tons of love. But I have to be careful not to have tons of posts just on the love. Not only is it tons of work after receiving love, I can only make it so funny (especially to those not in the WordPress orbit).
I also don’t want to come across to arrogant. I need to still be able to get my head through the doors .
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I feel so privileged that that you clicked your way here. But why??
What about love drove you here? WHO CARES!! You are here! Yipee for me!
I haven’t scared you away yet did I? Hope not.
Listen, the rest of this post isn’t funny, so if you want to laugh, at least check out some of the other posts, they are way funnier. And if you like what you see, just click “like” on the bottom and maybe that little “follow me” button on the top left, to get more of my Laughing at Everyday Life fun.
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I now return you to the original post about all the love I was receiving….
So here is my goal. Collect the love and share it back towards the end of the month.
This month has been crazy with love. It really makes you feel good (cue the big head getting out the door problem)
Below is a list of folks that showed me love in the past few weeks. Please check out their blogs. I love them and think that you will as well.
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Thank you, Thank you, Thank you to………
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Ralphie’s Portal for the Creative Chaos Award
Ma’dam Weebles from Fear No Weebles were I can steal either the SUnshine Award or the Creative Blogger… I steal both!
I also got dual love from Terry over at Terry1954
Another great thank you to The j85 who gave me love twice this month …
Hang on a second, I need to catch my breathhhhhhh whew whew whew… puff puff puff
Ok, I also need to thank
Benzeknees who keeps me on my toes sometimes but always shows me love
I also had Finally Wendy Wanders share some love…
Writerwannabe also gave me love twice!
Last but not least, my #1 commentors (and probably yours) PMAO otherwise known as Pouringmyartout
That is crazy how much love now that I’ve stacked it all up. I feel overwhelmed by the weight of it all…
No seriously, someone get it off my chest, I can’t breathe..it hurts…..
Whew….ok, I can breathe again….. Some of you ate some donuts this morning……pant pant pant..
Ok, I’m just kidding of course, but….sincerly
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How can I forget this one… John over at the Daily Graff said if there was an LOL Award I’d win. Hmm, me thinks he is telling me I laugh too much in LOL. LOL…
He is right!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL
This way you know it’s me.. But I promise, when I type LOL… I mean it! I’m really chuckling on my side of the computer. 😀
Thank you everyone! and I hope to keep you smiling..!!
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Oh, and just in case……I apologize now if I forgot any love I was sent.
Oh, and since all those awards came with rules….I’ll deal with those in a different post….in a way that only I can…. LOL (sorry John, it snuck in)
~~~till we laugh again~~~
Thank you for all the kind words yesterday about my family’s loss of our dog Bingo yesterday.
Today has been a sad day as you can imagine. As I’ve said before, my dog was more of a shadow than anything. She followed me everywhere, especially in the morning as I got ready. Probably since she knew I would be leaving the house to go to work, she always wanted to stick close to me until I left.
As I walked out of bed and didn’t have to step over her, or when I showered when she normally laid on the mat waiting for me, I was sad knowing she would never be there again. I’m sure when I go home in a few hours, not being greeted by her at the front door will bring up that sadness as well. Her tail a wagging as she was so excited.
My goal this post is not to be sad, but to celebrate what many people have found in their lives. Our Pet’s are our family. Especially for those like myself that never had children. They become your children. Especially after 14 years together.
But a dog’s love is different. I love cats, but they are independent and can have an attitude at times. But that is part of their charm.
A dog however, they only want to love you and for you to love them back.
They just want to let you know that they will always be there for you…
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They teach us to just relax and let the wind blow in our fur I mean hair and enjoy the ride…
Thank you to those of you that shared your story of a lost pet and for those of you who shared that you recognize that your beloved “child” is nearing the end as well.
Fill your heart with happy memories. Sure they might make you sad, but even in death, our dogs continue to show us the love they had for us. All you have to do is revisit these memories.
~~~till we laugh again~~~
Our Bingo Dauber
A few months ago I wrote a post about my Bingo Dauber, my 14-year-old black lap. (My Bingo Dauber Should Have Been a Shadow). I spoke about how for years she followed me every where. Yes, even into the bathroom. If I moved more than 3 feet, she goes with me.
For 14 years she has met me at the door when I came home.
I wrote about how we knew her time with us was slowly coming to an end. Walking for her became more and more difficult. She could barely push-off her hind legs to stand up.
Last night she couldn’t stand at all. No matter how hard she tried. I stayed up with her all night making sure she could drink, she could go to the bathroom, etc. If I tried to move that three feet, she would try to scoot to me if she couldn’t stand.
I would lift her hind legs, to get her up, then she could walk a few feet. But then she would sit once again. Her and I did this all night long ~~ 2am, 5am, 7am, the time ticked away. My little girl was not feeling well and I was wanted to be there for her.
The hardest thing over the past few months has been knowing that mentally she was still feeling like a spry little pup. Her body however, has had different plans.
As we lifted her dead weight of 89 lbs into the car so we could take her to the vet, my heart was heavy as I knew deep down what was probably going to happen.
The doctor confirmed that while other medicines might help relieve the pain, her hind legs were too atrophied and she would probably never stand or walk again.
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Today, we laid our Bingo Dauber to Rest. She no longer is in pain. She is running around and doing all the things she loved for so many years.
Through our sadness we will hold on to the love, the laughter, the great memories we have had over the past 14 years. As you know, even when you know the time is coming, you always feel you have a few more months.
Those of you that read my blog, know this is usually the spot where I spring some joke or “gotcha” moment. I wish that was the case today. I wish my baby was still here. But today I had to let her go….
We will miss you Bingo …. but we know you are no longer in pain and you are running like you use too. When we think of you we will always smile at the great memories we had together.
We also know you will always be in our hearts and you will be the first one to greet us when we cross to the other side years from now.
Tomorrow is Mother’s Day. All across the land people will be giving their mom’s Happy Mother’s Day cards or possibly be receiving them. They might also include flowers, stuffed animals or a nice brunch or dinner. Thanking their mom’s for being the Best Mom a kid could ever have.
Some folks will not be celebrating this tradition as they have either lost their mother or maybe their memories are not those warranting gifts of appreciation for the hell their moms put them through.
I’m not sure any mom is perfect. Sure you have the extremes. The TV perfect moms who do everything right; who raise perfect children, creating perfect memories. Then the other extreme of abusive and downright mean moms who inflict pain on their “evil” spawn.
I like to think there are more of the first extreme than the second, but sadly that probably isn’t the case.
The good news is, most moms probably fall in the middle. They aren’t perfect but they try their best given the current situation at any given time. They love their children no matter how much they drive them nuts and they might want to murder them. They sing to their kids even if they can’t carry a tune and they tell them “no” even when they may want to say yes.
Through the course of any day, most moms will be loved and hated by their children depending on the hour.
When those children grow up, their mom will be responsible for every bad thing that ever happened to them in their life. Yet, those same “adults” wouldn’t change their mom for any other mom.
We are a funny species.
Yet, as Mother’s Day roars in this year, everyone is forced to say, “Dang, I love and appreciate my mom.” We make that trek to Walgreen’s for her card, standing there trying to find the perfect one since we don’t say it to her the other 364 days of the year.
We created a day for everyone to slow down a moment and thank the woman who kisses their ouchies, the woman who was mean when they couldn’t go out with their friends, the one who took away their toys when they were bad, and the woman who they ran to when they were scared and needed protection.
It really begs the question….
Why do we wait until Mother’s Day to appreciate the person who tried their hardest to be the best mother they could?
I love ya Ma….
And I know that no matter what good or bad happened in my childhood, I was and will always be grateful for how hard you tried.
If you are a new follower than you may not have scrolled back far enough yet to discover that in my current incarnation of a working stiff, I own a Baskin Robbins. I love it. What’s not to love? I mean, I LOVE ice cream. And if you don’t… well, you are just sick. What can I tell ya.
One of the great things about owning a Baskin Robbins is people are usually pretty happy. And if they aren’t, they want to be. That is why when we are down we grab a pint of ice cream to feel better.
(oh, you know you’ve all done this once or twice and some of you probably weekly). 😀
Living and owning the local Baskin Robbins in your little town has a whole new set of perks. Yep, I’m like a mini celebrity with the kids. And I mean mini. I’ve got nothing on Team Omizoomi
(I just learned about them and thought I’d sneak this new found knowledge in).
Just today for example, I’m going through a local drive through and a kid puts 1/2 his body out the car and turns to me and yells – BASKIN ROBBINS!! with a big thumbs up.
When I go through my local McDonald’s drive thru, they take my order and go “Hey there Ms Baskin Robbins?” Each and every time it makes my heart smile. I know what you are thinking, “Is she really that bad at ordering the same thing each time and going every day?” Well, yes, but that is besides the point.
I also get milk and bananas a couple times a week and as I walk the store, little kids point at me. Not because I’m hideous or anything, but they recognize me. “It’s the ice cream lady! they shout. I find the Baskin Robbins hat I’m wearing might give me away in the store since they don’t let my truck come inside with me. 
I’m constantly having kid’s point at me while I’m driving. Jumping up and down all excitedly. I see them begging their mom or dad to follow me to the ice cream store. The the parents trying to act like they don’t see the big pink truck so they don’t have to go.
I have all kinds of stories about life in the Pink Truck and I’ll tell them as we spend our time together. Today, I decided to write due to the smile I got from the shout out from the random guy climbing out of his car Dukes of Hazzard style just to scream out BASKIN ROBBINS!
Who wouldn’t like that?
I might be an introvert by heart, but even that makes me smile!
( I know you don’t believe me about the introvert part, but that is a story for another day….No one ever believes me…LOL)
~~~till we laugh again~~~
WowYep, that is the only word that I can say right now. I am overjoyed, overwhelmed and over the moon on how much love I’m getting from SPAMMERs right now.
Yep. They love me!
Ok, maybe not me, but they love one of my recent posts —> To Comment or Not to Comment ~ That is the Question
Sure it was a pretty popular post, but I just didn’t realize how popular. Now, brace yourself. ……..
Now don’t go getting jealous on me…..
Don’t be a hater….
Ok, I’ll stop teasing you….
Oh, you know you are jealous now!
One even said and I quote “I do not even know the way I finished up here, but I believed this post was once great. I don’t realize who you’re however definitely you are going to a well-known blogger if you happen to aren’t already. Cheers!”
They think I’m awesome! They all think I’m fantastic! Here are some more raves!
Ok, so what that most of them can’t form a full sentence, that many think I have “paintings” or that they think they can help me with my website. They loved me enough to SPAM me. Period. I’m taking it as love.
You know you are even more jealous now that you have read the reviews. Especially if you didn’t have 269 views in the past 3 days. LOL 😉 (for the record, I might be pushing 401 and if I do that math, that means the only real readers I had was….(carry the 1, move the …nevermind, let me get the calculator….)
Yep, I’ve had a total of 132 real views in 3 days. But who cares…
~~~till we laugh again~~~
I love to laugh. But most of you already know that. Problem is, not everyone thinks I’m funny. Well, deep down I know they do, but they just don’t want to admit it. (OK, that last part is in my head).
Having this blog allows me to share my take on the things that make me laugh. And each time I see my stats it is like verification that others might too. But let’s face it, just because someone reads it doesn’t mean they liked it or better yet ~~ that they laughed.
That is one reason I like the LIKE button. I know at least 90% of those folks liked it. (except the trollers who might not have even read it but hoped I’d check out their blog). In my mind, they still like it.
But to me, I really know people like what I say is when they follow me. Especially when I don’t have to use chocolate or bribes. And the other day when I hit 100 WordPress followers I was so happy. Then it went to 99 and then back to 100. (Guess I know one person really didn’t find me funny any longer – I blame boring Thursday)
Last week however was exciting not only for hitting 100, but I also was nominated for 3 (count them) three awards / nominations.To me, that is like folks saying, you entertain me. You help me smile when I need it. And to me, that is what this blog is about.
My first nomination came from one of my newest followers Tibbits & Dollops who nominated me for the Versatile Blogger Award. She has only been blogging a short while but when I read her few posts, I think she is going to be a great addition to the blogging world. Check her out.
The next day I was nominated by benzeknees who also nominated me for the Versatile Blogger Award. Wow, two back to back. My head was swelling. The door frame had to be expanded for me to get out of the room.
Then Sunday, imagine my heart growing even more as Devina nominated me for the Liebster award. Now I know I have 3 fans! (Four if you count my mommy)
So as my heart pounded from the love, it got me thinking. Part of being nominated for this Blogging Hot Potato is to Nominate other bloggers. Too keep the love rolling. The key to all of these awards is to help draw attention to other bloggers. I know some folks get tired of being nominated however I suspect they love the nomination but hate the work it takes to share the love. And that is ok. It does take time and can be a butt. So when someone takes the time to link back to me and basically tell their readers to check me out, I’m flattered.
When you are a new blogger, you can’t wait to win your first award. It tells you someone is watching and what you are saying is either making someone laugh or they like what you have to say. So for my nominations, I want to pay it forward to those that are newer to the blogging world and hopefully help bring them some love from the rest of us. (See them below)
Oh, I guess I should be a good role model and explain this better. So let me get all serious (impossible) and share the rules to the whipper snappers:
The Rules of the “Versatile Blogger Award” are as follows:
The Rules for the Liebster Blog Award is a little easier
Now, to check my boxes and spread the love!!!
First I’ll start with my 7 Random things:
OK, Now let’s share the love. I’m nominating the following folks for the award. I have either found them recently or they found me. Either way, they are newer bloggers and could use some of our love, so please check them out and see if any of them grab your attention like they did mine. I don’t think you will be disappointed. And don’t forget to check out those that nominated me.
As a Bonus ~ these three just crack me up. I’m not expecting them to pass it along since they get tons of love and nominated weekly, but they are always good for a good laugh for me and you should check them out. There are others in my blogroll. (Note to self, I really should stay up on that part)
Ok so I didn’t even come close to 15. but hey, it’s still 11 more than most do. LOL
Now, let’s have a great week and get to laughing!
~~~till we laugh again~~~
I love to laugh. But most of you already know that. Problem is, not everyone thinks I’m funny. Well, deep down I know they do, but they just don’t want to admit it. (OK, that last part is in my head).
Having this blog allows me to share my take on the things that make me laugh. And each time I see my stats it is like verification that others might too. But let’s face it, just because someone reads it doesn’t mean they liked it or better yet ~~ that they laughed.
That is one reason I like the LIKE button. I know at least 90% of those folks liked it. (except the trollers who might not have even read it but hoped I’d check out their blog). In my mind, they still like it.
But to me, I really know people like what I say is when they follow me. Especially when I don’t have to use chocolate or bribes. And the other day when I hit 100 WordPress followers I was so happy. Then it went to 99 and then back to 100. (Guess I know one person really didn’t find me funny any longer – I blame boring Thursday)
Last week however was exciting not only for hitting 100, but I also was nominated for 3 (count them) three awards / nominations.To me, that is like folks saying, you entertain me. You help me smile when I need it. And to me, that is what this blog is about.
My first nomination came from one of my newest followers Tibbits & Dollops who nominated me for the Versatile Blogger Award. She has only been blogging a short while but when I read her few posts, I think she is going to be a great addition to the blogging world. Check her out.
The next day I was nominated by benzeknees who also nominated me for the Versatile Blogger Award. Wow, two back to back. My head was swelling. The door frame had to be expanded for me to get out of the room.
Then Sunday, imagine my heart growing even more as Devina nominated me for the Liebster award. Now I know I have 3 fans! (Four if you count my mommy)
So as my heart pounded from the love, it got me thinking. Part of being nominated for this Blogging Hot Potato is to Nominate other bloggers. Too keep the love rolling. The key to all of these awards is to help draw attention to other bloggers. I know some folks get tired of being nominated however I suspect they love the nomination but hate the work it takes to share the love. And that is ok. It does take time and can be a butt. So when someone takes the time to link back to me and basically tell their readers to check me out, I’m flattered.
When you are a new blogger, you can’t wait to win your first award. It tells you someone is watching and what you are saying is either making someone laugh or they like what you have to say. So for my nominations, I want to pay it forward to those that are newer to the blogging world and hopefully help bring them some love from the rest of us. (See them below)
Oh, I guess I should be a good role model and explain this better. So let me get all serious (impossible) and share the rules to the whipper snappers:
The Rules of the “Versatile Blogger Award” are as follows:
The Rules for the Liebster Blog Award is a little easier
Now, to check my boxes and spread the love!!!
First I’ll start with my 7 Random things:
OK, Now let’s share the love. I’m nominating the following folks for the award. I have either found them recently or they found me. Either way, they are newer bloggers and could use some of our love, so please check them out and see if any of them grab your attention like they did mine. I don’t think you will be disappointed. And don’t forget to check out those that nominated me.
As a Bonus ~ these three just crack me up. I’m not expecting them to pass it along since they get tons of love and nominated weekly, but they are always good for a good laugh for me and you should check them out. There are others in my blogroll. (Note to self, I really should stay up on that part)
Ok so I didn’t even come close to 15. but hey, it’s still 11 more than most do. LOL
Now, let’s have a great week and get to laughing!
~~~till we laugh again~~~
Now this might shock those that only know me via my blog, but my friends, family & co-workers already know my hugging hang ups. Seems odd for someone who is so pro laughter, glass half full type person to be a so called non-hugger.
I have no issues with people wrapping their arms around each other. The transference of energy between them can be magical. I love a good hug like most people. But just don’t expect me to make that first move.
Let me explain….
Ok, when I was a kid, my mom would always try and hug & kiss me. I’m not sure when I started to be weird with it or if I always was. But I do know that it then became a game. She wanted so bad for me to do it, my little sarcastic mind thought it would be funny to torture her by not giving her what she wanted.
Yep, I thought it was funny. 
Then as I got older and into the work force, I was a leader at a very young age. So I was always very aware of people thinking I was too young. So then my warped mind thought if people saw me hugging my “mommy” it would make me look like a little kid. (Stupid I know, but hey, I was in my early 20s).
Then my career was a big thing to me. And not wanting people to think of me as unprofessional I kept the hugging at a distance. Not wanting anyone to think I was doing anything unprofessional. I never wanted a hugging-gate scandal.
Through time and the years it just became a habit to not hug people. Unless of course they initiated it. I didn’t turn them down.
Sure, maybe I made a face or two. 
I have had many people around me that are massive huggers. They were going to hug me whether I made a face or not. Sometimes they would announce they were coming in for the hug and I better just get over it.
As I’ve gotten older I have realized that this hugging thing isn’t too bad. And I have definitely created a reputation for myself.
I don’t think I’ll ever be the main initiator of the hug. It still feels awkward at times and I still have this big personal space issue. But I do realize that sometimes the hug isn’t always about me and my hang ups.
Sometimes the other person just needs that energy they get from you when they hug you. Sometimes they need that transference of love.
Don’t get me wrong, some people are crazy huggers and hug everything in sight including a tree or two.
Us non-huggers give off a vibe of stand back 5 feet or you will be hurt. And some non-huggers will actually kill you if you even attempt to put your arms around them.
But I suspect that there are a bunch of us non-huggers that have non hugged for so long, it is habit more than not wanting to share your energy or love. But one thing I will tell you is, don’t expect us to initiate the hug anytime soon. All I can tell you is, don’t always be afraid. We only act like we will bite.
Oh, and the most important thing…. DON’T PUSH YOUR LUCK. 😀
Yea, don’t try to go from 0 – 60 on the hugging scale just because we open up a little. We still get a little squeamish.
Oh, and if we don’t know you….YEA, we aren’t letting you into the circle of those approved for hugging rights. Only those we love and care about. So Mr or Miss random person we don’t really know, you need to earn your way into the hugging circle. If you really care for us, you will wait until you get the golden ticket of hugging the non-hugger.
Ok, my confession is over and odds are I might deny this come tomorrow. But I promise I’ll at least keep giving my cyber-hugs because those kind don’t invade my personal space.
Big hugs…. and …
~~~till we laugh again~~~
No matter how great my hiding space was, I still got caught. Then again, I really wasn’t hiding from her, just the other crazies in my life. 😀
Yep, I’ve been tagged by Kewsmith over at randomreasoning. She was just too fast for me to out sprint. Must be all that free time she claims she has now that she is an empty nester. 😉
To those not in the blogging world but more of the “I read because you make me” type, let me explain my babbling. This is a fun “get to know you” game that helps your loyal readers know you better but also helps introduce you to some new victims, I mean readers.
Like any award (real or fake) there are rules to follow, so I must set the stage for anyone that I torture, I mean tag, further down. Otherwise they will not know what to do with the tag and just try and exchange it for some other award. (refunds always work best with the original tag).
The rules are:
The questions I must answer are: (if you are new to my blog, I should warn you ahead of time, I’m a smart ass so these answers are just my way of expressing my true self) 😀
When I was 12 or 13 I fell asleep for like 24 hours straight. I was exhausted I assume. And since it lasted 24 hours it was a true “day” in my life. And to be honest, I have yet to remain asleep longer than a few hours since. So it was truly a standard to attain again.
Besides my wit & sarcasm? I’d have to go with my ability to write upside down and backwards. I consider it my “stupid pet trick”.
That I have remained true to myself and my ability to get through all of life’s challenges with my sense of humor. Even though many people think I’m nuts.
A few things. One we can accomplish anything we set our mind too. Two, we get exactly what we predict for ourselves. And Three, life on other planets. There are way too many planets out there in the universe to think this one was that darn special to contain the only human existence. I’m pretty sure God spread us out a little.
I believe in looking forward, so I’d love to see what this place will look like in 100 years. Do our cars ever fly? Will cell phones go away and we just tap our nose and talk? Will Walt Disney ever be de-thawed? Will there ever be a successful Bachelor couple? Stuff like that.
National Ice Cream Day! Duh, I own an ice cream shop for a reason!
Yes, the first 6 questions, I’ve answered. I’m sure they could have been funnier.
Clue – hands down the funniest movie I have ever seen. Almost knocked myself out watching it. I’ll be doing a post on this one so I can’t spoil it by telling you more. 😀
See question one. SLEEP. I haven’t had a good day off in years. I would want a lazy do nothing day with lots of naps.
Social media has been a great tool for introverts to make new friends around the world. Unfortunately, it has also allowed more people to say or do really stupid things for everyone to see. However, it gives me pleasure at watching other people’s stupidity so I’m back to loving it. And for those of you that post or do stupid things? Did you really think no one would find out?
First, I plead the 5th. Second, a true story. We were driving to Wendover, NV with my nephews in the back one day. They were doing that typical kid arguing that kids feel the need to do while you are driving. Meanwhile my exit was coming up and being that we were in the middle of nowhere and going 75 miles an hour (allowed). I turned to yell at them to knock it off while exiting only turn back as we passed a cop. Me still doing 75 in a 45 exit ramp. A) I never get tickets, B) I did that day and C) I still blame them today for it even though it is like 13 years later. Sometimes, thing still sting. LOL
Ok, enough about me. That is hard work trying to be cute and clever when demanded to. Way easier when on my own time and terms. Note to self, find a way to torture Kewsmith in a few months….
Time to tag the others. What criteria do I use?
Do I play a game of eeniee minee mo? Nah, too hard to catch that tiger by its toe.
Do I pick the first 11 I see? If I do this, people might start diving over hedges so they don’t get seen.
I know, I’m going to pick on the ones who show me love by making comments on my posts. We all love to read the comments people leave us and these 11 are always good for some love my way. Besides, we always hurt the ones we love…
So hide if you want, but the following folks are getting tagged with some spray paint so they can’t wash it off…
Honorable mention: Kimberly but looks like her site is being retooled. Otherwise you were getting tagged girl! 😀
My mom & sis also comment regularly but I didn’t want to be accused of nepotism.
Ps, I would have tagged kewsmith but she said “no fair tag backs” and I had to let her go. Darn it!
PSs, if you’ve been tagged before, I guess you should have learned to run faster or hide better.
Oh, almost forgot, here are your 11 (not 10, or 12) questions you lucky devils
Thanks again kewsmith for the tag. I was looking for a good subject for today’s post and this was a good distraction from finding some humor in my own life.
Hope everyone finds some good humor in your own answers as you read. I know human nature and even if you didn’t get tagged, you still tried answering at least 7 or 8 of the questions above. You just couldn’t help yourself.
Finally, if you hate the game of tag, it’s all good. No pressure in this playground. 😀 We’ll just shoot you some readers to check your site out, because I love ya all!
~~till we laugh again~~
Oh and since we are playing tag, why not highlight some other folks that were tagged recently if you really dig reading on the subject and the crazy questions people get asked.
