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confetti.jpgI have been tagged!

The lovely Sandra from Parenting Under the Stars has tagged me with the About You tag.

This is a short meme with five questions. I am going to answer the questions, but I’m not going to tag anyone. What I would like you to do (for your weekend homework!) if you choose to do so is answer this meme either on your own blog (be sure to leave a link!) or in the comments if you don’t have a blog.

I love getting to know my readers, so I hope you participate!

The Questions

* How long have you been blogging?
* What inspired you to start a blog and who are your mentors?
* Are You trying to make money online, or just doing it for fun?
* Tell me 3 things you LOVE about being online.
* Tell me 3 things you STRUGGLE with in the online world.

How long have you been blogging?

I have been non-professionally blogging since about 2004. I came across it by accident, really, and kept on with it, learning how to build templates and so forth.

I have been pro-blogging since about the time I came to Australia - October 2006. So, about a year and four months.

What inspired you to start a blog and who are your mentors?

Nothing inspired me initially. I found blogger and thought it was a nice way to have an anonymous space away from the prying eyes of everyone who knew me. Professional blogging wasn’t really inspired, either. A friend advertised that a network needed bloggers and I applied.

It’s going to sound bad, but I don’t really have any mentors. I’m very much a self-taught person, which may explain a few things haha, and I like to cruise along doing my own thing. I’ve mentored others, but I don’t follow anyone enough to call them mentors.

Are you trying to make money online, or just doing it for fun?

I’m in the middle. I make money because I can. I have bills to pay just like the rest of the world. I do love what I do, though. Absolutely and completely.

Tell me 3 things you LOVE about being online.

People! I love getting to know new people from all around the world. It’s fantastic.

I also love being able to share things with others. I have a big mouth on some subjects, and it’s great to be able to express myself.

Mobility. I can ‘go’ anywhere, find anything, talk to thousands of people… The internet is fantastic.

Tell me 3 things you STRUGGLE with in the online world.

Withholding information. I’m usually a very open, honest, emotional person. But I’ve had stalkers in the past, so I have to remind myself to careful with trusting people and talking about myself.

Weight. Haha. It’s not ‘in’ the online world, but I have to go to the gym every morning or else I would be getting terribly little exercise given how much online time I need.

Trolls. People who use the internet to vent their frustrations, torment people, and be general jackasses are no fun to deal with.

There is is! Now, like I said, I’m not going to tag anyone, but I would love it if people responded! Have an awesome weekend.


One Response to “Tagged!”

  1. Sandra Says:

    JM, thanks for playing! I know what you mean about trolls but I’m afraid I have probably been a jackass at some point or another.

    I agree with the exercise thing. I have to stop and go for a long hike once in awhile or I will balloon out and my back will seize up.

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