Wow!!! This is
pretty fantastic. What started out as a hobby turned into a passion. I started
blogging because it was something that I saw myself thoroughly enjoying sharing
my thoughts with others who enjoy reading sappy, emotional, sexy, fun loving
books just like me.
I really had no expectations going into this because it was just a world
I really didn't know much about. I knew I loved to read books. I knew that I
myself follow many many blogs and was wondering 'Where do they get this info
from?' How do they do it?' 'How hard can it be?'
Huh! I was not expecting how time consuming it really is. But it keeps
me busy and I absolutely LOVE it. And I am so glad that I made the decision to start my own blog and see where it'll go. All I knew is that I wanted to share
my opinion and my foul language with other readers! I wanted to be real. I
wanted to be me. I wanted to continue to read dirty dirty books with sexy as
sin characters and sappy stories that make me weak in the knees and emotional
stories that make me cry like a big ol' sobbing baby and share my thoughts on
them.
I am so incredibly happy that I took that leap. Here I am sitting with
1500 other people on a daily basis building a bond over books we all love
and/or dislike so much. I am grateful for each and every one of you followers.
For taking the chance on hitting that like button on yet 'another blog page'
and to the Authors who take the chance on including 'another blog page' with
their babies.
I know there are days where I seem absent. Not as involved in the FB
world. And I truly feel horrible when I can't put as much attention and focus
on bringing you more. Especially as of late, however, life sometimes just
doesn't go the way you expect it to. I struggle with the fact that I thought
that I would get more support from the home front when I decided to do this.
It's what I enjoy and absolutely love to do. Reading has always been something
that I enjoyed doing but never had the 'me time' to dedicate more to it. Well,
one day I said to myself "No more doing things for others! Time to do
things for me! Make a point in my life to FINALLY put my wants, my passions,
and my interest first and no longer putting ME on the back burner for the sake
of making 'others' happy. Why should I put my dreams, likes and passions to the
side for someone else to follow their "visions" and support them 120%
but get looked down upon when I express interest in things that make me
happy."
I was done with that. I no longer wanted to go down that road. And it
took me a really long time to accept that that is exactly what I was doing. I
was putting myself on the back burner and I no longer wanted to be in the
shadow. Life became boring, robotic, too much of a repetitive routine. I wanted
to live, laugh, love and enjoy life as I see it through my eyes and not anyone
else's.
When it finally sunk in that I was taking a stand and doing ME and I
wasn't going to let anyone hold me back anymore, it just became a constant
issue. "You read too much", "All you want to do is read these
days", "Must you always be on the computer" "What a waste
of time, you don't make no money off that shit"........
Yeah, it's like never ending at times and sometimes I want to throw in
the towel just to make it stop. It's unbelievable how selfish people can be and
so close minded. But I don't want to and I continue to do what I enjoy because
at the end of the day....THIS IS MY LIFE!!! This is what I enjoy and makes me
smile and takes me to a happy place.
I really never expected to have more than maybe a couple hundred people
at most interested in what I had to say, So..... I thank each and every
one of you for continuing to put up with my absence and when I'm focused and
determined and interactive. It is greatly appreciated.
In showing my gratitude for your support on this journey, I give you gifts :)
Enter the rafflecopter below for your chance to win some prizes as my way of saying "Thank you!." Good Luck and remember....... YOLO!!!!!
Love
Jennifer
xoxo
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