A Winter Wonderland

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I'm back. I wish I could say that, since I wrote last,  I've been swooped away by Mr. Right. But I haven't.


I've been distracted by my online store. I've experienced major entrepeneurial coups which are sure to change the face of e-commerce as we know it. Unfortunately, they all take place inside my head. 


I've also slipped into a funk here and there and found vegetating a satisfactory way to pass the evening. 


I know what has/had me down. My Life as a Thumbnail pretty much continues to sum up my experiences.  I wrote that entry months ago and I am fairly impressed with myself that my ideas remain relevant in my own little universe. On the flip side, I had hoped that this entire blog - sneaking up on a year pretty soon - would have run its course by now and STOPPED being relevant at all.  


I should have been spending this winter sharing body heat with my soul mate, rather than  searching for the thermal underwear I bought a few years ago. 


But rummage through closets I did, and the time was well spent. I found a lot of winter clothes that I had forgotten about. 


I will, of course, be buying new closets since mine shrink things.


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Friends

I'd like to take a departure from my usual whining about my present status, (if I do it too often, though, this blog could lose its raison d'être).


I have mentioned it before. I have much to be grateful for in my life.  Aside from the blessings of a good job, a roof over my head and great-to-wonderful children, I have family and friends who have guided and shielded me, shielded me during my worst moments. 

There is another strata of friends that once in a while leap out of cyberspace and make me laugh and ponder.  My fellow bloggers. I have only recently come to appreciate this medium and am in the process of carving out my niche. In this short time, however, I have met some generous souls and received many a needed cyber hug. And here is one of them:


I have been awarded the Liebster Award by Miriam: (the quoted text is from her blog).


"The Liebster Award is meant to connect us even more and spotlight new bloggers who have less than 200 followers – but hopefully not for long. The rules are:


1.Show your thanks to the blogger who gave you the award by linking back to them.
2.Reveal your top 5 picks and let them know by leaving a comment on their blog.
3.Post the award on your blog.
4.Bask in the love from the most supportive people on the Internet – other writers.
5.And best of all – have fun and spread the karma!"


So, thank you Miriam for your encouragement and for sharing your experience!  Now, how do I pass on this coveted prize without it sounding like an acceptance speech...  Here are my picks for blogs in the under 200 followers category.

• I would like to pass on the award to my new blogger friends Midlife Singlemum as she shares her journey, and to New Day New Lesson as she spreads a smile.
• I would like to pass on the award to  Rhonda . I can't even begin to find the words...
• I would like to pass on the award to a very old friend, Lois as she shares her difficult experience
• And last but not least to Janice who aside from EVERYTHING else, feeds me. 

So thank you all for sending your karma my way...

Wishing us all blessings and peace of mind.