Monday, April 30, 2012

Blogging: Z = Zealous

 Zealous = Eager, Enthusiastic, and Passionate


Be zealous when you are writing blog posts.  Be eager to read what others have written.  Be enthusiastic when commenting on a blog or blog posts that you really like and enjoy.  Be passionate about replying to your readers who comment.


{Don't forget to swing by my About Me post, and ask me some questions.}

Check out my previous A to Z Challenge blog posts:

Blogging:  G is for Giveaways
Blogging:  H = Headline 
Blogging:  I is for Images
Blogging:  J = Journal 
Blogging:  K is for Keep
Blogging:  L = Link-ups {Blog hops} 
Blogging:  M is for Money 
Blogging:  N = New 
Blogging:  O is for Organized
Blogging:  P = Public or Private
Blogging:  Q is for Quest
Blogging:  R = Reading 

Blogging:  S is for Search {labels}

Blogging:  T = Time 

Blogging:  U is for Unique
 

Blogging:  V = Vlog

Blogging:  W is for When & Where

Blogging:  X = Xtreme

Blogging:  Y is for You 

Blogging: Y is for You

Yea, you reading this.  And, you writing those blog posts.

If you are reading this, I adore you!  I really do.  I appreciate all of my followers and readers.

If you are a blogger, you are awesome!  Blogging is hard work, and it is intimidating sometimes, but it is also fun and exciting.

Worry about you every now and then.  Write what you want to write.  Read what you want to read.  Don't worry about anybody else but yourself.  Enjoy it.


{Don't forget to swing by my About Me post, and ask me some questions.}

Check out my previous A to Z Challenge blog posts:

Blogging:  G is for Giveaways
Blogging:  H = Headline 
Blogging:  I is for Images
Blogging:  J = Journal 
Blogging:  K is for Keep
Blogging:  L = Link-ups {Blog hops} 
Blogging:  M is for Money 
Blogging:  N = New 
Blogging:  O is for Organized
Blogging:  P = Public or Private
Blogging:  Q is for Quest
Blogging:  R = Reading 

Blogging:  S is for Search {labels}

Blogging:  T = Time 

Blogging:  U is for Unique
 

Blogging:  V = Vlog
Blogging:  W is for When & Where
Blogging:  X = Xtreme

Blogging: X = Xtreme

Yes, Xtreme is a type of Chevy S-10.  I know.  I owned one!


And, yes, I am technically cheating, but who gives a hoot!  I am tired, I am hurting {I got a little sunburn today}, I am sitting on the balcony of my hotel room overlooking the ocean, and I am drinking wine!  Xtreme is as good as it gets right now!  {And, technically, I have written something similar to Xtreme in my B = Bold post, but oh well!}


Be Xtreme.  Go for the gold.  Pour your heart out into your blog posts.  But, most of all, love every minute of it.  If you don't love it, your readers probably won't either!

{Don't forget to swing by my About Me post, and ask me some questions.}

Check out my previous A to Z Challenge blog posts:

Blogging:  G is for Giveaways
Blogging:  H = Headline 
Blogging:  I is for Images
Blogging:  J = Journal 
Blogging:  K is for Keep
Blogging:  L = Link-ups {Blog hops} 
Blogging:  M is for Money 
Blogging:  N = New 
Blogging:  O is for Organized
Blogging:  P = Public or Private
Blogging:  Q is for Quest
Blogging:  R = Reading
Blogging:  S is for Search {labels}
Blogging:  T = Time 
Blogging:  U is for Unique
 
Blogging:  V = Vlog
Blogging:  W is for When & Where 

Blogging: W is for When & Where

When I thought about W, I thought about writing, of course.  Bloggers are writers.  But, I was thought long and hard about this letter W because I had already wrote about writing in a couple of my other posts.


So, I thought some more.  And, I came up with why.  But, as I thought on that, I figured out I had already wrote about why.  And, I have also wrote about who.  What does that leave me with for the letter "W."  Which led me to when.  When do you blog?  When do you publish your blog posts?  Is there a reason you blog at a certain time, or do you schedule blog posts to be published at a certain time?  In addition, where do you blog?  Do you have a special place you have to be to write, or can you write out a blog post anywhere?




{Don't forget to swing by my About Me post, and ask me some questions.}

Check out my previous A to Z Challenge blog posts:
Blogging:  G is for Giveaways
Blogging:  H = Headline 
Blogging:  I is for Images
Blogging:  J = Journal 
Blogging:  K is for Keep
Blogging:  L = Link-ups {Blog hops} 
Blogging:  M is for Money 
Blogging:  N = New 
Blogging:  O is for Organized
Blogging:  P = Public or Private
Blogging:  Q is for Quest
Blogging:  R = Reading 

Blogging:  S is for Search {labels}

Blogging:  T = Time 

Blogging:  U is for Unique

Blogging:  V = Vlog 

Blogging: V = Vlog

Vlog = "V"ideo B"log"

Several bloggers like to vlog every now and then.  It can save time, and it can be considered more personal than just writing.

Other bloggers do not like to vlog, ever.  I personally have never created a vlog.  I may one day, but not today. :)

What are your reasons for creating a vlog or not creating one?

{Don't forget to swing by my About Me post, and ask me some questions.}

Check out my previous A to Z Challenge blog posts:

Blogging:  G is for Giveaways
Blogging:  H = Headline 
Blogging:  I is for Images
Blogging:  J = Journal 
Blogging:  K is for Keep
Blogging:  L = Link-ups {Blog hops} 
Blogging:  M is for Money 
Blogging:  N = New 
Blogging:  O is for Organized
Blogging:  P = Public or Private
Blogging:  Q is for Quest
Blogging:  R = Reading 

Blogging:  S is for Search {labels}

Blogging:  T = Time 

Blogging:  U is for Unique 

Blogging: U is for Unique

Be unique.  Be creative.  Be inspiring.  Be yourself.

When you write a blog post, do your best to inspire your readers in a positive manner.

Always, always, always be yourself.  Your readers will love you more if you are completely you when you are writing your posts.

{Don't forget to swing by my About Me post, and ask me some questions.}

Check out my previous A to Z Challenge blog posts:

Blogging:  G is for Giveaways
Blogging:  H = Headline 
Blogging:  I is for Images
Blogging:  J = Journal 
Blogging:  K is for Keep
Blogging:  L = Link-ups {Blog hops} 
Blogging:  M is for Money 
Blogging:  N = New 
Blogging:  O is for Organized
Blogging:  P = Public or Private
Blogging:  Q is for Quest
Blogging:  R = Reading 

Blogging:  S is for Search {labels}
Blogging:  T = Time

Thursday, April 26, 2012

Brain Fart

Um, could today be Monday, by chance?  Today, I have been super busy, and I seem to have misplaced my brain along with some other things!  I called my bank, and here is how the conversation went:

Bank Personnel [BP]:  "Thanks for calling *** bank.  How can I help you today?"
Me:  "Yes, I was wondering if you can tell me my.....my......my....ummmmm, I seemed to have lost my train of thought [nervous laughter]."
BP:  "I know how that feels.  Did you want to know your balance?"
Me:  "Yes, ma'am.  Thank you."
BP:  "Can you please give me your bank account number?"
Me:  "Um, I seem to have misplaced my check book [more nervous laughter].  Can you look it up if I give you my debit card number?"
BP:  "Yes.  Just give me a minute.  Okay, go ahead with your debit card number."
Me:  "My debit card number is ****."
BP:  "Okay.  What is your name please?"
Me:  "Kayla Yow [Oh shoot, now BP can go tell all the other BPs about me and my idiocy and laugh]."
BP:  "Ms. Yow, can I have the last four of your social, please?"
Me:  "Yes, ma'am.  It is ****."
BP:  "Okay, your account balance is ***.  Is that all you needed today?"
Me:  "No, ma'am.  I was also wondering if you could tell me about any pending deposits on my account."
BP:  "That won't be a problem.  Give me just a minute.  {Silence}  Ms. Yow, can you give me your full social?"
Me:  "Yes, ma'am.  It is ****."
BP:  "Oh, my computer froze.  It's not doing anything now."
Me:  "Glad to know that I am not the only one acting like it is Monday!"
BP:  [Silence]
Me:  [Even more nervous laughter.]


After about five minutes, the BP is finally able to pull up my pending deposits, and we say our goodbyes.

I believe today has been the craziest day for me in a while.

[I cannot wait until lunch time tomorrow, when I will be leaving for the beach.  Seriously.]