life

Crazy Busy

So this week is a crazy busy week. I’m getting ready to leave my family for 10 days, by themselves. Oh my. I’ve never left them for that long before. My 10 year old told me “Mom, do you realize you are going away for a third of the month.” I hadn’t thought of it in quite that way until she said that.

So this week as I prepare my heart and mind for the creative infusion that I will be on the receiving end of next week, I also am preparing my home for my family, so hopefully my absence won’t be quite as noticeable.

So if you think of it, keep them in your thoughts and prayers while I’m gone.

Following Rabbit Trails

So last week I had out patient surgery for a varicose vein that has been bothering me for years. Because of this, I wasn’t able to do a lot for the remainder of the week, other than sit around, keep my leg elevated, and try not to go stir crazy. Thankfully one of my Christmas presents was a Macbook Air, so I was able to at least use my computer while sitting on the couch. Otherwise I would have been extremely contorted at my desk trying to keep my leg up. But that’s off topic. Back to the rabbit trail.

I invested or spent, depending on how you look at rabbit trails, a lot of time reading. Blogs, news, tweets, help topics, reviews, pretty much anything that was written on line that was broadcast into my little on line world of twitter, facebook, and google reader. And along the way I have found out something interesting.

Rabbit trails are the way to market today. Whether you are a musician, writer, business, whatever… The more rabbit trails you create, the more you spread your word. You create buzz, traffic, and hopefully in the end, you accomplish your goal, whether that be getting your name or product out there, or increasing your business. But notice, the rabbit trails I followed weren’t from print ads, or commercials on tv (which I actually watched less of this past week), or radio spots. They were from links that you posted on twitter. Or maybe it was your blog. Or maybe something someone said on facebook that led me to do a search on google. It all comes back to social media and an on line presence. Now I’m no expert in this field, there are plenty out there who claim to be. But if I can figure this out it must not be that hard. So I ask, if you not, why aren’t you using this as a tool to get your word out? And if you are, have you noticed a change? Is it working? Any advice you’d share?

I’m off to follow more rabbit trails, and see what else I’ll learn.

Hi There

So it was brought to my attention that I don’t have a picture of myself here on the blog. I have since corrected this and put one on the about me page, but it did get me thinking about the interaction that takes place on line. I read a lot of blogs, follow a lot of people on twitter and have many friends on facebook. And in some cases I have had some sort of personal interaction with many of these people, so I know what they look like and they know me. Some have known me for many years and have seen the progression of looks over the years too, but that’s another post for another time.

But it’s a new year, new readers are coming by here, new friendships are being made, and I’m another year older, so I thought it would be appropriate to revisit my about me page, update the information, and reintroduce myself. Here’s a thumbnail version of a picture that Dean (my wonderful husband) took last spring. I really don’t like having my picture taken, so for me to actually like this picture of myself is saying a lot. (And if you want to see more of his great photography, check out the pictures here)

 

 

 

 

For the rest of the details, stop by the About Me page, or just keep reading, you’ll find me in my words. And if we have the opportunity to actually meet in person, all the better.