First off I have a ton of new articles on Associated Content. From Restaurant Reviews to Acai Berries to what to write about so please stop by and read read read, and then comment if you feel so inclined! Judi’s Associated Content Articles. I have been working on this social networking to get more page views and more views. I need to work on it here for my website too. Need to get more people to subscribe to my newsletter so I can get done what I need to get done. I guess I need what is affectionately referred to as a fan base.

Yes you read that right. My book is done! Finished! Over! Wrapped up! And everyone lives happily ever after! I have never been very good at the self promotional bit, but I guess I better get good at it. I know writers don’t often sell their first books, and don’t get me wrong, it still needs a bit of polish, but I would like for some people to read it. Sure would be nice! So I will polish it up, work on a fan base and send it out to a few publishers. And if that doesn’t work I will do a vanity press.

In the meantime I am doing school work and proofreading, well trying to. My grammar and my spelling is improving, though you probably can’t tell from this blog entry lol. Just stick with me and I will make it!

Oh and I wanted to show you this blog! I have to tell you I have the upmost respect for this woman! Working for Financial Independence

Ok I am off to get some work done, clean the soap closet and get some editing and proofreading done! Maybe if I feel ambitious I will get some social networking done too!

Judi

You know, I love to blog. I have always kept a journal and this blogging thing is just an extention of that really. But I need it to get out there and be more public. I don’t think any one knows about this here blog, and I don’t really think anyone knows about this here website, since I changed it from Judilynn.com. Life sometimes throws you curve balls. I could on the other hand upload the index page from this site to that one and it would just throw people back here. Or maybe I could just put in a redirect.

The only issue with that is I will get all the stalkers and people that I was trying to throw off. And you know who you are. I want to be me. Be my own person, and it is really hard when there are people out there that want to be you. Geez. Well we will see what I come up with.

But on to blog things. I really like this wordpress. I have tried blogger and myspace, but really believe that this is my favorite. My creativeness can come out here.

My writing is doing better the past few days also. OK so I haven’t been able to proof so I have had to find other things to do. I think I have an ending for Alan and Anna! Yipee! It was one of those endings that hit me about 1AM as I am lieing in bed staring up at the ceiling kind of moments. Yes I have lots of those. I kind of just want it done. I have become very attached to Anna. She has a lot of me in her. But I really need to give Anna her happy ever after.

I have several new articles published with Associated Content also.  I did a “news” story about the wildfires here in Georgia saying how it hadn’t rained.  And you know as soon as I hit the submit button it started to rain right?  Well we needed it that is for sure.

Well Judi is off for the bit.  I have to fix dinner and then proofread what I wrote last night.  Have a good evening!

Judi

I got a writer’s toolbox today and it is full of writing exercises to do daily.  I think for awhile I will do them here in my blog.  Since I don’t have much traffic to this page anyways :)  Today’s was on a tattoo.

What comes to mind when I think of a tattoo?  Well the first possible thought was my God Daughter’s tattoo.  It is a green heart with Precious on it.  We joked with her, at least we would be able to know it was her if we had to identify her body ever.  It is  very tasteful and small.  It fits her, she is a green girl.  Now today in McDonald’s was a totally different story.  This big guy, and I do mean BIG gentleman was in there in a sleeveless t-shirt.  Yes I know it is February, remember I am in Georgia.  Other than the fact I was grossed out by his size and all that was bared in that t-shirt.  He had the expanse of his upper arm tattooed with a flower boquet that said “Mother”.  It was a really nice tattoo.  Very colorful and not one of the fly-by-night things you see done, it just didn’t go with it’s owner at all.  It really surprised me.

Now I have seen quite a bit in my years and it amazes me that some of these things still surprise me.  I was thinking the whole time, that is a newer tattoo.  It isn’t faded or stretched and it is such a feminine tattoo for this big guy to be having on his arms.  My friend Lisa in the army, had a gorgeous tattoo of a purple rose on her shoulder blade when we were in school.  It was very feminine and fit her to a T.  This guy just surprised me.  And I think I have seen a lot of tattoos.  Both my ex-husbands have them.  The first one wanted my name put on his!  I am so very glad I didn’t let him.  Sorry, I don’t want my name permanently etched on someone skin!  The thought of it is revolting.

Why didn’t I ever get one?  A friend and I recently talked about this.  I just don’t think I could take the pain.  I am such a chicken when it comes to self-inflicted pain.  My belly button isn’t pierced either, though I was told that would be very sexy.  Maybe some day when I am back down to 120 pounds I will get that done, and have a heart tattooed in a spot only someone really close to me will see!