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Chronically Hopeful Award

12 Wednesday Jun 2019

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V.J. from One Woman’s Quest II has nominated me for the Chronically Hopeful Award, created by Pamela from There is Always Hope.

I am so honored V.J. thought of me for the award.  Since meeting V.J. here, on WordPress, I have admired her strength, even in the face of adversity.  Being chronically ill is no simple task to conquer.  Yet, she does it with such grace and vitality, in her art, in her words, and in just being herself.  I am proud to know her and to call her my friend.

These are the questions she has asked to be answered:

What has been the greatest gift that illness has given you?
An appreciation of life. So many of us go about our days, (me included before TM struck), without giving it a second thought. But we all need to slow down, to breathe, and take in the world around us, before we have returned to ashes. I’m only sorry it took me getting sick to understand this.

What personality trait do you think has helped you cope?
I’m a fighter. And I’m stubborn. I refused to allow this illness to define me. I am one of the lucky ones. So many with my condition are wheelchair bound. It’s not to say I won’t be some day, but right now, I’m thankful for my legs, my arms, and the amazing doctor I credit with saving me from further damage to my nervous system.

Favourite gripe?
This one is easy! Don’t help me unless I ask you to! The worst possible feeling I get is when someone tries to do something for me. I want to be able to deal with it on my own. If, after ample time, I cannot do it, I will ask for your help. Please don’t assume I cannot do it. Let me try!

If I could bring you something to make your day, what would it be?
Pepperidge Farm Coconut Layer Cake. And two plates. One for you and one for me. The coffee’s on. I’ll be waiting.

Tell me a quotation or affirmation that keeps you going.
I have always loved this quote, “Though my soul may set in darkness, It will rise in perfect light, I have loved the stars too fondly, To be fearful of the night” – Sarah Williams

These are my nominees.  Please do not feel obligated to participate, just know how lucky I am to have found you.  🙂

Alyssa Duclos (Alyssa Duclos) – While she hasn’t posted to her blog in quite awhile, I’m hoping this gives her a little nudge to do more.  Most of you know this is my daughter, but you probably don’t know that she is also my rock.  I was truly blessed the day she was born.

Walt Page (Walt’s Writings) – You all know him as the Tennessee poet, but to me, he’s Sir Walt!  He fights his battles in a quiet way, in a valiant way, and he does so  with a strength I truly admire.  I’m so blessed to call him my dear friend.

N.F. Mirza (Stoner on a Roller Coaster) – Affectionately known to me as DP (inside joke), N.F. has shown courage by revealing a very deep part of herself to the world.  Her book brings you closer to her, and teaches you that not every day is sunny.  She makes me smile, laugh, and cry, and I’m grateful she has touched my life.

 

Here are the rules:

  • Thank your nominator
  • Recognize Pamela from There Is Always Hope as the creator of this award and link her URL – https://pamelajessen.com
  • Use the Chronically Hopeful Award logo somewhere in your post
  • Copy these rules onto your post
  • Answer your nominator’s questions
  • Write 5-10 of your own questions (they don’t need to be illness related)
  • Nominate 5-10 other chronic illness, mental illness, or disability bloggers
  • Comment on each of your nominees’ latest posts to tell them they have been nominated

I found V.J.’s questions to be quite interesting, so I am asking my nominees the same ones:

  1. What has been the greatest gift that illness has given you?
  2. What personality trait do you think has helped you cope?
  3. Favourite gripe?
  4. If I could bring you something to make your day, what would it be?
  5. Tell me a quotation or affirmation that keeps you going.

 

The Versatile Blogger Award – Nominated by Sally Cronin – 7 things you may not know about me!

04 Thursday Apr 2019

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I’m honored to have been nominated by Sally Cronin for the Versatile Blogger Award. Although my blog is Award Free, I thought I’d give this one a go.

The rules of the Versatile Blogger Award are as follows:

If you are nominated, Congratulations you have been awarded the Versatile blogger award!
Thank the person who gave you the award and include a link to their blog.
Select 10 -15 blogs/bloggers that you’ve recently discovered or follow regularly.
Nominate those bloggers for the Versatile Blogger Award.
Tell the person who nominated you 7 things about yourself.

Seven things about me you might not know…..

  1. I was in the wedding industry for 15 years before I decided writing is where I should have been all along.  There’s a distinct possibility that a lot of my dark writing comes from this time period.  While I was successful, I was not happy.
  2. I will never discuss, nor comment, on any political posts.  I respect that everyone has an opinion, and I may agree or disagree with it.  But I will not argue over it.  I like my friends too much to ever have that split us up.  😉
  3. Hubby and I dated for two weeks before calling it quits in a not so nice way.  Three years later, we met again, and have been together ever since. (38 yrs). This July, we will be celebrating 34 years married.  Our friends all said we wouldn’t last.  Guess we showed them!
  4. I have a very poor memory.  It stems from my condition.  I do not remember things you may have told me two minutes ago. This has proven to be quite a problem while trying to complete my novel.  It takes me more time to reread everything, and I probably still won’t remember it.  It’s very frustrating.
  5. I’m a huge fan of Winnie the Pooh, and Woodstock.
  6. My one goal in my life is to see the Northern Lights.  I guess you could say it’s tops on my Bucket List!  I have friends who take pictures of them all the time, and I find myself rather dreamy eyed looking at it.  But if I start drooling, then it’s time for a straight jacket!
  7. I was a huge crafter, doing needlepoint, before I lost the ability of my left hand, to do so.  I used to do craft shows all over New Jersey.  I really miss it, and keep wondering if there is a way for me to attempt it again.

So there you have it. Kinda blase. Seven things about me you may not have known. Now it’s my turn to nominate 10-15 bloggers I think are versatile.  I have never been one for following rules, so, I am opening this up to all of you, because as far as I’m concerned, you’re all versatile in your own way!!  Have fun with it!

❤ , Dorinda

Fix the App, Trash the Reader? #WordPress, what gives?

02 Tuesday Apr 2019

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For those of us using the iOS App for WordPress, we received an email yesterday telling us that our WordPress App had signed us out because there was a security issue.  If you haven’t seen it, this is it:

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Great. So, it logged me out, and I logged back in, and lo and behold, the reader isn’t working!!!!!! I get as far as one hour ago and, boom, everything else is gone. Anyone else having this problem? Honestly, I’m disgusted over the whole reader crap that’s been going on and this just adds to it.

Hey!  Happiness Engineers!  I…am not happy!

So Frustrating! – Trying to make sense of it all. Can you help?

17 Monday Dec 2018

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Most of us do things from our phones these days.  But what do you do when your phone won’t cooperate?  Here’s my dilemma.  I get a lot of emails from the bloggers I follow on WordPress.  I have a Yahoo account they go to.  At certain times during the day, every email that comes through doesn’t allow to like or comment on a blog post.  It tells me I need to log in (which I am) and when I try again, it still won’t let me do anything.  Is it Yahoo or WordPress causing this?

The posts I get at 2AM, which are all the digests, I have no trouble with, unless I try to open them at 10AM.  Then, you guessed it.  It says I’m not following the blogger and I need to log in.

Does anyone else have this trouble?  I don’t always have time during the day to read blogs, so if I’m sitting in a doctor’s office, or worse yet, the inspection station line,  I want to be able to do my blogging!!  Now, you’re probably thinking, why doesn’t she just use the reader?   Because not all of you show up in it!!!  It’s terrible.  Reminds of Facebook.  You see the same 5 or 6 bloggers and the rest are lost in word land.

So…any ideas, tips, rescues, anything at all??  I’m really getting annoyed about this whole mess. I just want to be able to read everyone’s blogs!!

 

 

Musings on Life – the Frustration, the Elation and the Justification

10 Monday Dec 2018

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Every year, around this time, I sit back and reflect on my life. I think this is something we all do. We wonder how on Earth could it be December, and how did the months fly by so quickly. Did I achieve everything I had hoped to? Did I miss something important? And the biggest question, where am I going from here? These are just my musings on my past year. Perhaps you’ll see yourself in here, too.

The Frustration

• There are not enough hours in a day. How many times have you said this or heard it from someone? I always seem to wish for more time, knowing that is not a possibility. It creates frustration, which also clogs the brain cells!! I know creativity needs space to grow, what I fail to realize is that I have to accomplish this feat in the 24 hours I have been given. This is so frustrating!
• My health is always intruding on my writing time. I know many of you have this same issue and I feel for you. We need to figure out a plan to keep us active, especially our writing! Any ideas? Please share.

The Elation

• Yes, I experience elation all the time! That one poem or prose I finally finished, the editing of my book, and then publishing it. Time spent in a constructive way should always be uplifting. My soul needs this to continue to nurture everything that is me!
• I need to allow myself to be happy. I am my own worst enemy, there is no doubt about it. But I need to realize when others pay compliments to me, they are being genuine. Those five star reviews are a time to be jubilant (and boy was I ever!). I should never question why they wrote what they did, but simply bask in the elation I feel. I’ve earned it!

The Justification

• I did it. Be proud, stand tall. I got this! Looking back on my year, I discovered I published three books. Three! I can do this! This is the time to pat myself on the back. Yes, even you. It doesn’t have to be a book, it can be a piece published in a magazine, and new piece of music you wrote, even picking up your paintbrush after years of nothing. It can be anything you want it be.
• I need to give myself a break. Life is hard, especially if I’m trying to juggle family, work (any type) and my writing. I’m not Wonder Woman, but I am capable of being her anytime I want to be. As far I can see, we all fit into a super hero.
• I am here to serve a purpose. I am still mulling over what that purpose is, though I have come to conclusions on a bit of it. Think about it. I think you’ll be surprised to learn exactly what yours is.

It’s a big world out there, but oh! What a wonderful piece of it we are!!

How about you? What were your frustrations, elations and justifications for 2018? Comment below, or create your own post and link back to this one. Create a pingback or copy and paste your link into the comments. I look forward to reading how youl made it through another year.

With much love ❤
Dorinda