Entering a new phase
I’m going to try this NaBloPoMo’07 thing. Of course, I found the sign-up sight about at about 11 p.m. on Oct 31 so I’ve given absolutely no thought to this at all. Will I use a theme, follow a news story or just continue with my random ramblings. Maybe all of the above….Oh. I guess that’s what I already do. Well, it’s not like I don’t post almost every day already. So, what harm could it do?
Today’s the first day, so hop on the bandwagon and let’s see where it takes us, hmmm?
Speaking of new phases, I realized I entered one yesterday regarding Halloween. It was the first year in over, gee, probably almost 20 years, that I didn’t buy one bag of Halloween candy. Not a single one. I didn’t even buy an individual Snickers bar!!
Now, don’t get all upset and start thinking that I’m some anti-Halloween fanatic. Not in the least. It’s just not all that important an event for me.
And since the boys were with their father, and have essentially aged out of the trick-or-treating age group, I came home from work and took a nap before going out to choir.
And no one beat down my door or threw eggs or T.P.’d the house! See, you don’t have to do it if you don’t want to!!
So I figure I’ve got a good 10 years before I have to join in the hilarity again…but that time I’ll be a grandma and it will be fun to torture DS1 or DS2 and their respective baby-mamas (God help me with that) by sugaring up the little dude(s) and sending them back all cranked up on the hard stuff (pixie sticks is what I’ll start with, I think.)
So, there you go. The corporate Halloween bosses aren’t going to get my nickels for a few years. Think they’ll care?
Edit: Technology update. I’ve decided to go with a hosted solution for the first year. I’ve signed up with BlueHost and downloaded wordpress. According to all I’ve read, it should be transparent to all people clicking over to This Journey here. I’ll be able to set up an auto redirect. I need to remind myself to go slowly and take each step carefully.
And also, I should remind myself to go to work. heh.
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A year ago (or longer) on This Journey…
November 1st, 2007 at 5:20 am
Found you via NaBloPoMo …
I hated Halloween for years. Now, it’s my favorite holiday. I wonder how long before that wears off. I really did a LOL when I read “sugaring up the little dude(s) and sending them back all cranked up”. That is so me.
Good luck w/ posting!
November 1st, 2007 at 1:04 pm
I’m doing it too. I’ll have to look you up on the site so we can be friends there.