wehadababyitsablog!

I'm going back on my word.  I'm breaking my promise.  I was up for the challenge but I don't have to keep quiet any longer.  I can finally shout it out to the world (or at least the minute portion of the world that reads my blog) - we have a new blogger!

I would like to formally introduce SewWhat? to the blogisphere!  That means I'm breaking the promise that I made a few weeks ago.  When I started blogging, my mom was on vacation. Being the kind and supportive Monkey Momma that she is, she read my blog daily. This took a little dedication since she was on the road, without access to a true PC. But, she liked it!  She found it amusing!  She threatened me - er, I mean she gave me some motherly advice.  "Just don't write about me", she warned.  Oh man, she just took all the fun out of it!

Now, Monkey Mamma says that I inherit some of Monkey Daddy's traits.  One of those is the amount of time that I think about things before I decide to act upon them.  I think about things for-e-v-e-r before I make a decision.  It is usually the right decision, but I am not one to make a snap decision. It took me months of sleepless nights before I finally bit the bullet and started my own blog. Monkey Mamma, she doesn't dawdle - when she decides to do something, she goes for it.  So when did she officially start her blog? - while she was on her vacation.  Like, two days after I introduced my blog to everyone.  She was so committed to putting her plan into action, she started her blog from her cell phone!

If you have an extra minute of two, please check out her blog.  She is a crazy talented lady who takes on projects that I think are impossible (uh, hello, would you volunteer to sew costumes for a play with over 30 cast members?).  Stop by and make her feel welcome.  Make me proud, Monkey Mamma, make me proud!

A message....

... to the person who wants to remain nameless.  I am keeping my promise not to write about you.  The fear of retribution is too great - you know too many embarrassing stories about me that you would be more than willing to share with the world.

I will also promise to continue to talk to you on a regular basis and won't simply tell you to read my blog. If those words ever come out of my mouth, you have my permission to throw a shoe or something heavy in my general direction.  I know you are looking forward to more posts but I have to admit that I am just too tired tonight to post all of the blogs that are floating around in my head.  These ideas are really cool and I think you would enjoy them but they require some effort to find images that I know I have but can't put my hands on right now.

But you really have to work with me.  You have to stop inadvertently sending me messages that just beg to be blogged about.  You really need to stop giving me suggestions for things that I should include in my blog.  Bugging me about the fact that I haven't posted anything in a couple of days and asking when am I going to post something new is like adding fuel to the fire. You are really making it tough to keep my promise.

I have officially kept up my end of the promise in this post.  Technically, I haven't written anything about you (that is identifiable) so I should be safe.  Or at least I can only hope!  

Love you!

Conquering my NV envy

I have a problem.  

My Most Excellent Friend, Nik, has something that I want.  No, I don't want it, I need it.  I drool over it, I dream about it, I obsess about it in every free moment.  There are very few things in this world that a MEF won't do for you but I can't ask her for this.  What she has is very personal and not something you just ask for from a friend.  She has the most amazing blog and I want one.  I want to be just like her and I want one of the coolest blogs that anyone has ever read.

I told her once that I wanted to start a blog but that I was scared that I wouldn't be able to blog on her level.  Nik gave me the best piece of advice that I could have ever gotten.  She wisely said, "It's not about competition, it all about sharing!"  And with that one simple sentence, she started an obsession. 

I've started to create this blog several times and for one reason or another, I have chickened out (whining voice in my head - what if nobody reads it?).  Now is the time to do something about it.  I'm losing sleep over this and I need to get all of these ideas out of my head and onto the world wide web so that I can finally get some rest!  It only took me 3 months to work up the courage to create the blog.

Now, I only have to work up the courage to hit the publish button!