blogging makes the world go round

Okay, I don't really believe that.  But, blogging does make the world a whole lot smaller.  Click from sidebar to sidebar to sidebar and you have a new friend, new idea, new inspiration.  We were pretty housebound with sickness this past week so I spent more time than usual on the internet.  In my random clickings I found this:  The Great Interview Experiment.

The tally is currently at 386.  I jumped in somewhere around 347 (I actually have no idea, but just go with me on this for a moment).  This meant #346 perused my blog and interviewed me via e-mail.  And I perused the blog of #348 (Peeved Michelle) and interviewed her via e-mail. 

I laughed to find out that my interviewer actually met Jimi Hendrix in person.  I now can claim two degrees of separation from the man himself...:).  Click here to read the post about the meeting.  After that, I'm probably a disappointingly tame non-related former Hendrix to interview.  But here it is: 

1. As the mother of two boys (I've two myself!), you seem pretty busy. How and when do you find time to blog?

My theory is that you always have time for things you want to do most…which is why I conveniently don't have time for laundry or grocery shopping..:).  I do worry that as my boys get older, it'll be far more difficult to find "me" time (ie. blogging time) because the demands of running them here & there will be much larger.  But for now I'll enjoy their pre-school stage.  And we'll take on the rest as it comes!

2. How has being raised in a family that moved around a lot influenced the way you meet new people, traditions and ideas?

Mercy.  We moved A LOT as I was growing up...probably the prime contributing factor to my married desire to stay put.  I want roots, community.  Not that I felt those were lacking as a child…my parents & family were my community, but I really do want a more grounded life for my own children.

3. Of all of the office gadgets that have been invented (staplers, paper clips, etc.), which will you absolutely not live without?

Is a computer an office gadget?  Is a printer?  I could NOT live without either.  I know people do somehow manage, but I'm not truly convinced that I would.  As for smaller office gadgets, I'll have to say paper trays…neatly sorted piles of paper give a semblance of order.

4. You seem to have a happy, fulfilling marriage. What one piece of advice would you give someone who still has not found the "right one"?

Wait until you do.  My husband and I didn't get married until 28, but I'm so grateful that neither of us settled for anything less along the way.  Loneliness is not fun, but it would be far worse to find yourself in a partnership with someone who you could not respect.

5. In your "100 Things" you state that you want to know people's secret histories. Are you okay with people knowing your own?

Absolutely.  Everyone wants to be understood.  I think so many actions people take can be explained by their histories.  Realizing or truly "seeing" those histories would make the world a far less judgmental place.  A good thing, I say.  I have a few skeletons…not ones I advertise, but ones that I'd hope for people to strive to understand rather than judge.  In turn, I hope to treat their secret histories in the same manner.

6. What time of day, for you, is best for blogging? Are you able to keep to that?

Mornings (when Aidan is at preschool) and late nights (when the boys are tucked in tight).  Again, I'm savoring the freedom I have as an at-home-mom with only very young children.  Believe me, I know the whirlwind will come quickly!

7. If you were to be stranded on a desert island and could only take one fellow blogger with you, whom would it be?

Damn, I wish Jim had a blog.

8. Have you ever attended a bloggers' convention or get-together? If so, did you enjoy it? If no, would you consider going to one?

Yes!  And while meeting complete strangers for lunch felt freakishly strange in anticipation, I love the girls I've come to know through blogging.  Infinitely more enjoyable than some of the blind date hell I've experienced.

9. If money was no object and you could take your family any place you wanted for vacation, where would you go?

There's this rentable villa in Spain…a few, actually (when I enter Publisher's Clearing House, I look it up online).  I would head there for a good month or two.  Soak in the sun…dabble around in Europe…bring a nanny.

10. So, are you related to Jimi Hendrix? (I actually met him once)  ;^)

That's a story I'd love to interview you about!

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And, in other Blogging-Makes-The-World-Go-Round (or not) news, Lucy has awarded me this:

 

In acceptance of this honor, I'd like to say, if you haven't had a proper intro to Lucy, you must go read this post.  She's real and brings proper perspective to life's madness through hilarity.  Seriously, I dare you not to crack a smile as you read her description of The Five Stages of Blog Award Awareness.

Comments

[carlo]

Very interesting and very amy! I loved reading this.

[Kelly]

I loved reading this! I would have no idea what to ask somebody.

Do you see in color? :)

[Tiffany]

What a fun series of questions and answers--it is amazing what you can find if you take the time to click and click! (I should follow your links!)

Hope you are all feeling better and had a great Sunday.

[Marie]

Fun interview.Secret histories are interesting to think about. I'm not sure I want people to know EVERYTHING about me. I like a little private place where I can hide some stuff. Not much, but some.

Lucy's post was funny! I did more than crack a smile.

[MaryRuth]

I love the interview!! What a fun idea and you had great answers!!

[jenny c.]

Lucy is by far one of my favorite blogs (not that I am biased because I know her in real life) Interesting set of questions. You really aren't related to Jimi? :)

[Lucy]

Wow. What a fun interview. I'm glad you posted the questions and answers.

You really do roar in my book. That's no joke!:)

[Peeved Michelle]

And now I know YOU a little better.