Friday, September 16, 2011

My Very First Blog Post!


This is my very first blog post, ever. I have been fretting over it literally for months. The first hurdle was to choose a name…I had several ideas floating around in my head, so it took me a while to settle on this one. So, I settled on a name, now what to write for my first post?  I have decided to tell you a little of my background. I hope that I don’t put any of you to sleep.



I am a single woman, divorced after over 32 years of marriage. I have two beautiful adult daughters, a handsome son-in-law and three of the cutest blonde hair blue eye granddaughters ever! I am a very lucky woman and I know it!




I was a stay at home mom for a while then I worked with my now ex husband in our residential construction company for over 16 years.  Raising a family and running a business out of one’s house can become very over whelming! In 2001 I knew that I needed a new work environment. I was offered and accepted a position with Lowe’s. My position was for a pilot program. It was a great opportunity for me and I loved every minute of it! To make a long story short, the program did not get renewed, however, I was asked to stay on.  I stayed with Lowe’s until mid July, when I left to get ready to become a grandmother for the first time.





 

During that time, I finally got rested up, enjoyed being a grandmother but something was missing. I really missed working with people to create their dream kitchens, baths and other spaces. I had finally figured out what I wanted to be when I grew up!



Early in 2005, I helped a friend and his brother set up and run an independent kitchen, bath and closet showroom.  Everything went well and I made a lot of friends helping people remodel their homes or design a new one, until the downturn in the economy finally hit Auburn, Alabama, in mid 2008. In March 2009, I was offered the position where I am today. This position entailed a move from Auburn to Huntsville, Alabama. The first year I was here, I commuted to auburn & back every weekend. After the first year, no more commuting, divorce was final and I started a new life.



Most of you know that I am an admitted Twitter addict. I had originally gotten on Twitter because the church that I attended was on there. After moving to Huntsville, I started following more people and at some point, my friend Nick @cupboards started following me and as they say, the rest is history!




I hope that I haven’t bored you and you will come back to see what I find to ramble on about next…

32 comments:

  1. About time! Great blog name ... reminds me of you completely. Just too bad you couldn't work "bourbon" into the name as well.

    If you could do me one favour ... somewhere in the settings you can set it up so that the blog is optimized for viewing on smart phones. It looks much better when it's optimized.

    Happy blogging.

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  2. You go, sweet li'l magnolia grammy. And send some bourbon to Arne to cheer up his phone.

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  3. Congratulations Brenda! You picked the perfect name for your blog!! Looking forward to future posts :) (no Roll Tide yet?)

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  4. Cool! You go Brenda (roll tide roll) :D

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  5. Thank you so much, Arne! I tried to get bourbon in there, just couldn't make it work! I am sure that I will have to post about bourbon sometime soon!

    I think, I hope I did the optimization thing, try it & if it doesn't work, I'll keep trying!

    AFF thank you, so much, too! I gave Arne a virtual glass of bourbon & hopefully took care of his other request.

    Ginny, thank you so much for reading and your comments!...except those bad words... it is War Eagle! on this blog!

    Hugs & kisses to all 3 of you!

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  6. Hey Sandy, thanks for reading my blog and taking the time to comment! We do have to clean up your language though! I am an Auburn fan, not for that tide thing at all! WAR EAGLE!!! I bleed orange & blue!

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  7. Oh dear Brenda, I am so glad you started your blog!!! A big congrats to you! This blog is such a sweet warm extension of you. Job well done my friend. I look forward to future post and all you have to share. Blessings to you and your beautiful family. xoxoxo

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  8. Michelle, thank you so much for your kind words. I guess you can tell that I am very proud of my family! Last Saturday I was lucky enough to visit with my entire family for a few hours, including my daddy, step mom, brother and his entire family & of course all of my kids & granddaughters! Have a great weekend, my friend! xoxo

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  9. woo hoo! Great Post Brenda, Love that you are on the blogging band wagon!!! Hugs and congrats on a wonderful beginning!

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  10. Thanks, Carmen! I am happy to finally get here! xoxo

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  11. Welcome to the blogosphere! This is a great beginning. I'm glad I got to know you a bit better through it, and look forward to reading more.

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  12. Hi Magnolia Great first piece. Thanks for sharing your beautiful family and story - like a letter to a friend. Looking forward to more.

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  13. Jamie, thank you for reading and commenting on here. I am looking forward blogging with lots of hopefully interesting info for all of you.

    Roberta, Thanks, for reading and commenting. I am glad that you enjoyed it, my family is my life!

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  14. Hooray for Brenda!

    I'm so glad you are blogging now! This was a fantastic first post. I get to see your beautiful family and learn a little bit about you.

    I can't wait to read some of your #letsblogoff posts. ;-)

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  15. Thank you for reading my blog and your kind comments! I am looking forward to many more posts and some #letsbloggoff posts as well!

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  16. Good for you Brenda. And I think this was probably a pretty darn good choice for a first posting. Looking forward to seeing what might else come out of you. and that's a great segway (i know that's spelled incorrectly) to say you have a beautiful family. all the best. your friend. jb

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  17. Thank you JB! I am glad to have your stamp of approval! I hope that I can continue to keep everyone interested! When I first thought about doing a blog way back last Christmas, I wasn't sure if anyone would even look at it or care what I have to say. Thanks to you and all of my wonderful friends, I am feeling empowered to do this and keep it going.

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  18. Great intro to your blog. I love the pictures, your granddaughters are adorable! Can't wait to read more, let your style shine through.

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  19. Thanks, Jeremy for all of your sweet comments. Those granddaughters are pretty special to me!

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  20. Watch out blogosphere, Brenda's here!

    Be careful - it's addictive... ; )

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  21. Thanks, Madame! I appreciate your kind words! See you next month...maybe you should warn the Chattavegas Ciry Council about all of the fabulosity that is about to converge there! LOL

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  22. Glad to have been the kick in the rear you needed! ;-)

    Look forward to good stuff here!

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  23. Thanks, Nick! I know that I can count on you!

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  24. Brenda!!

    This is so exciting, and I cannot iterate enough how happy I am for you. As I have recounted time and time again, blogging is a nourishing and enriching experience, and I know you will grow tremendously through it. It has been an absolute pleasure of mine to get to know you over the past year. You know if you ever need anything, whether blogging advice or just a listening ear, I'm here for you. Keep on and keep after it. I can't wait to see what is to follow.

    All the best!!
    Jamey

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  25. Didn't realize you were writing a blog. Keep going, girl!!

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  26. Jamey, thank you for your kind words. You may regret that offer of help, my firned! LOL I can't wait to see what follows, too... LOL

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  27. Thanks, Cyra! I am working on the next post, hope to have it up in about 24 hours or so!

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  28. Jamey, for some reason, Ithought I had replied to your post. Did not mean to ignore or slight you, my dear sweet friend!

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  29. Brenda,
    I found you via twitter. Very nice blog and it was great to learn so much about you!! I'm following you now! I hope you enjoy blogging as much as I do!
    Blessings,
    ~Erin
    www.mynuggetsoftruth.blogspot.com

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  30. Erin, thank you! I hope that you like the new post that just went live. I am going to check out your blog next.

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