October 2011

Australian Women Bloggers Directory

by frogpondsrock on October 31, 2011

in blogging

The Australian Women Bloggers Directory is a valuable resource and I would highly recommend that all women bloggers in Australia add your blog to this list.

Now I know that some people are uncomfortable with a list that also ranks a blog but I would urge you to put your misgivings as well as your ego aside and submit your blog to the list.

I would recommend that you look past the numbers aspect of the Australian Women Bloggers Directory and embrace the list as the valuable tool that it is.

When I first started blogging there were not that many female bloggers in Australia and they were very hard to find.  When I googled blogs or female bloggers all I found were American bloggers and they were mostly mommy bloggers to boot. I wasn’t interested in mummy blogs at all as I had done my time at the coal face. I was no longer drowning under the weight of snot and nappies, my days of being plagued by the eternal questions regarding loss of identity and motherhood were far behind me and most importantly of all I had finally caught up on all my sleep.

Quite by accident in 2007 I stumbled upon this list of the Top Australian blogs.

This list gave me access to a whole plethora of blogs and by looking at these bloggers, blogrolls I could then click on blogs that had interesting looking names. Also by reading the comment section of some of these Australian blogs I could follow interesting commenters back to their blogs and so build blog friendships.

The rest as you know is now history, we are rocketing along towards the close of 2011 and the Australian blogosphere has exploded, with new blogs popping up every day.

The Australian Women Bloggers Directory  offers a list of  blogs by category, so that anyone can find blogs that are suited to your own interests.

So what are you waiting for my lovelies? Go and add your blog if you haven’t already and then have a click through the categories and check out some of the talented women writing online .

Also if you click over to my blog roll and your blog is not listed there please leave me a comment and I will add you.

 

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Sunday Selections #43

by frogpondsrock on October 30, 2011

in Arty stuff..,blogging,friendship,photography,sunday selections

Even though 43 isn’t the answer, it is still a pretty cool number.

The Blurb

I take a lot of photos and most of them are just sitting around in folders on my desktop not doing anything. I thought that a dedicated post once a week would be a good way to share some of these photos that otherwise wouldn’t be seen by anyone other than me.

I am also remarkably absent minded and I put photos into folders and think that I will publish them later on and then then I never do.

So I have started a photo meme that anyone can join in and play as well. The rules are so simple as to be virtually non existent.

Just add your name and URL to the Mr Linky.

Publish your photos on your blog using the “Sunday Selections” title.

Link back here to me.

Easy Peasy.

The Photos


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The ProBlogger Training Day 2011

by frogpondsrock on October 27, 2011

in blogging,friendship

I attended the Pro Blogger training day in Melbourne last week and I am so pleased that I did. The panels were informative and interesting, the day was well organised and the networking was invaluable. I made new friendships and cemented old friendships with blood oaths and bony duck pieces. I think I met the real inventor of the internet and there wasn’t a deafening squeee within earshot.

I took copious amounts of notes and they are scrawled over five pages in my current visual diary. Most of the notes I took are ideas for future blog posts, or reminders to myself to actually get onto those minor tweaks that I have been meaning to do for ages. Like update my ceramic gallery and add a photo gallery of my favourite photos.

I am fairly happy with how my blog is going at the moment as I am not trying to turn my blog into a business. My blog is my voice, it is my connection to the world. Through my blog I am able to indulge my sense of the ridiculous as well as my ZOMBIE KLOUT. I am able to tell my stories and listen in turn to your stories.

I can blog about what I am interested in, what I am doing, what my concerns are and I know that I will always get valuable feedback, as well as invaluable support and hand holding from you my lovelies.

I am thinking about having a reader survey to find out what you are all interested in, but I also know that I will probably take ages to get around to it so if you feel inclined can you give me some feedback in the comments section. Anonymously if you like.

Let me know what you would like me to write more about, publish more or less photos, or if there is anything that you think I can be doing better here. That sort of feedback is invaluable because even though I can read peoples minds, I cant do it without being in the same room as them.

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Sunday Selections #42

by frogpondsrock on October 23, 2011

in blogging,friendship,Fun,photography,scenery,sunday selections

Considering that all Douglas Adams fans know that 42 is the answer, I am seriously pleased to be able to host the 42nd episode of Sunday Selections. Even though I am not sure if you can call a blog post an episode it still sounds pretty cool.

So without further ado here is the intro with the rules

The Blurb

I take a lot of photos and most of them are just sitting around in folders on my desktop not doing anything. I thought that a dedicated post once a week would be a good way to share some of these photos that otherwise wouldn’t be seen by anyone other than me.

I am also remarkably absent minded and I put photos into folders and think that I will publish them later on and then then I never do.

So I have started a photo meme that anyone can join in and play as well. The rules are so simple as to be virtually non existent.

Just add your name and URL to the Mr Linky.

Publish your photos on your blog using the “Sunday Selections” title.

Link back here to me.

Easy Peasy.

The Photos

 

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The Kiss.

by frogpondsrock on October 20, 2011

in Amy,Autism,Isaac,Love and Loss

My grand son, Isaac gave me a kiss yesterday. This might not seem like a very big deal to most people, but to me it was one of those golden moments, where I was left with the taste of strawberry lollypops on my lips and love in my heart.

This was my very first proper kiss, willingly given and I will store this memory up and savour it.

Isaac is 33 months old and he has Autism. Isaac does not like to be touched.

When I visit, he will eventually come and sit next to me on the couch but if I go to stroke his hair or touch his hand he pulls away from me. So we sit side by side and talk of small things.

My grand daughter, Amy on the other hand launches herself at me and sits on my lap and chatters incessantly about things that matter to a five year old. Her dragon fly mind, flits from subject to subject and I relate very strongly to this child.

I look at Amy’s sensory seeking behaviours and I see myself mirrored there, I like to touch things to see how they feel. I like to occasionally touch people as I am talking to them as it gives me a better sense of who they are. I like to feel the world breathing with me.

Quite by chance I had bumped into my daughter Veronica at a shopping centre, as she was getting ready to leave, Amy gave me a big hug and a kiss, I looked at Isaac and said, “C’mon Isaac give Nanny a kiss goodbye”

Isaac actually walked over to me, raised his little face to mine and gave me a proper kiss right on the lips.

A proper kiss.

On the lips.

It was sweet.

As he raised his face to mine everything slowed down, there was only this little boy who I love with all my heart and I,

In that moment, just for that split second it was only the two of us. I gently kissed my grandson and Isaac kissed me in return.

I will savour the memory of this kiss as I reckon it will have to do me for a while.

Now my lovelies that I have shared my joy, I must finish packing my bags and head to the airport.

I am attending the problogger event in Melbourne tomorrow and if you are there and want to say hello I will be the one floating two inches above the floor with my memory full of strawberry kisses.

 

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