Social Media Newbie

Sleepless nights are not a turn on.  Sleepless in Seattle, no I'm Sleepless in Vancouver and instead of finding a wife, although I could really use one, insert my husband's smirk here, and instead of setting up a meal plan or re-reading War and Peace (notice how I got that in there, yup read it once and have to be honest did not understand all of it).  Yes instead of doing anything somewhat useful like folding that basket of laundry that is still staring at me one wrinkle at a time, instead of doing any of these potential useful things, I joined Twitter, tumblr and Instagram (was already on Facebook and Pinterest and had fleeting moments of excitement with both of them but soon life got in the way).

But not this time, this time I kept at it and discovered TheBloggess and am reading her book, it is lol funny (yup I even getting used to using the lingo).  Kelly Oxford, your book is next, the hardcover was a little pricey for me.  But damn you are funny, I might shell out for it, I mean if I can buy a coffee a day I can save...

This is how things go on the Internet, you surf from one idea, blog, tweet to twit and back.  I've joined the madness.  I feel like a kid who has tasted their first piece of candy ever, "this is freakin amazing, I want more." And so you put your kid on a diet (kind of - just the trying to be healthy kind of diet unless you actually put your kid on a diet, no one here is judging).  You pat their head and say, "I know I like candy too, but I can't have it all the time."

I stopped looking at Twitter for one day.  Diet.  I finally tweeted and I have seven whole followers and am quite excited about them, thank you seven followers.  And of course, now I might have to go look up Group of Seven because I can.  And that is what this is all about. 

I've also lost sleep over the rules, who can you reply to?  Anyone?  Will they read it? If they do will they think I'm stupid?  Who do I think I am, no one is going to read it.  And so the words wrap their way around my brain until I still can't sleep and am no closer to finding sheep. Unless I look them up on the Internet.  Pretty sure I saw a cool Twitter feed about it. And since no first post would be complete without a photo - my awesome family.