THE NOT SO BLONDE TRAVEL

After years of fighting off my friends, I caved and set up an Instagram profile a few weeks ago. And well let's say I am still #learningthisinstagramthing and #stilllearninghowtohashtag, and it is cool but men ... it is exhausting me! Part of me is having fun looking at other people's pictures and I think I would happily be one of those people that had zero followers and followed a million people a day.  But the whole reason behind having Instagram was to get people to discover my blog, and for them to get to my blog, I have to entice them with pictures they are going to like or heart or whatever it is called on Instagram. Sounds so creepy, doesn't?  Yet part of me is enjoying this and trying to get into it for the sake of my writing. I am just not sure I am going to be able to keep up writing on my blog since I am so busy finding the right picture, the right filter, the right hashtag etc etc ...  Anyone out there also has mixed feelings about #Insta...

Us blogger all write because it is just what we love to do, not for the fame or anything like that ... Yet I jumped up and down on my bed when a fellow blogger nominated me for an award and I have been telling everyone  I know, and don't know, about it. Thanks ELLIE  @  Looking for Love Online. This was pretty much my reaction, just replace the cat's face with mine -:) Now my turn to share the happiness of that jumping moment with my favorite bloggers.            Check out my top 15 bloggers at the bottom of the post. Great reading - a lot of laughing!  But first as a receiver of this super cool award, I am required to give you seven reasons why you wish you were my best friend facts about me -:) #1 : I love cooking , not to show off or impress anyone making complicated stuff, I just love cooking and trying new recipes and new flavors. Don't ask me why, but the sound of chopping vegetables just relaxes me, that's ...