Remember your first day in kindergarten? I do. I threw up on the pavement before I stepped onto the bus.
Maybe I was sick. Likely I was scared. Definitely, I was painfully shy.
Part of that stemmed from my certainty that, if I ever stepped out of line, something bad would happen. Very bad.
And so I flew under the radar as best I could, drawing my letters ever so neatly, arcing where they were supposed to arc, slicing when I was told they should slice.
My papers all held A’s. And smiley faces.
So did I.
That early sensory reward for doing exactly as I was told has held itself within my psyche as being Appealing for many, is-it-still-possible-to-count-how-mannnny years.
And so I sit here, a bit frozen in place, questions surrounding how to create a Blog That Is Easy For My Friends And Their Friends To Read rampaging through my head. But, until I know I’m doing it Right, I don’t. seem. able. to move.
You have the answers.
I need them.
But most of you don’t even know me.
Yet.
Sigh.
::raising my hand, like the good little girl that I used to be::
Mind helping that little kindergartner in me out? Because here I am, again, eying the pavement with ever-escalating worry, as I look through your blogs and see features that make sense.
*How the heck do you add that Twitter link to your blog?
*How do I see how many “unique visitors” I have had? (Trust me, if I’ve been to your site, you have had at least one!)
*How do I make it easy for the people who visit me to find YOU?
*And why, despite adding it five times, won’t my supplemental picture show up beside my title? (Does it make a difference that I use Firefox instead of Windows?)
*What are your favorite features? Did you have to hire a designer to achieve them?
*What are your favorite features? Did you have to hire a designer to achieve them?
Meanwhile, an old favorite John Denver tune is scrolling through my head:
“Follow me where I go, who I am and what I know. Make it part of you to be a part of me. Follow me, up and down, all the way and all around. Take my hand and I will follow you...”
Can you help a classmate out?
I’m wearing new shoes today and I’d really rather keep them shiny.
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Welcome to the blogosphere. I can really relate to how you feel. Even though I have been seriously blogging for coming on a year, I still have some of the questions that you have. Good for you for having the confidence to raise your hand.
ReplyDeleteI can't answer all of your questions, or maybe I'm too insecure to, but I just googled "twitter buttons for blogger" when I wanted to add one. Its pretty easy to do if you follow the directions there.
I am definitely computer challenged, so I'm pretty sure if you can set this blog up, you can do all of the things you have questions about.
Good luck and I look forward to seeing how it goes.
Is there anything so lovely as that very first comment or follow?!? Jill... you are a goddess. Thank you! :-)
ReplyDeleteHaha I'm such a misfit that I just this MOMENT realized that there were comments backed up in my Moderate Comments panel. (Meanwhile, I spent all that lovely time feeling unloved. Ha. There is definitely a life lesson here!)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the vote of confidence. One step at a time, I'll blunder my way toward everyone else! :-)