WordPress just informed me that I started this blog nine years ago today.And I thought it was a good time to tell you, my lovely readers, how much I appreciate you visiting, liking, commenting, and occasionally actually reading my posts all the way through. Thank you for sticking around all these years. For those that …
Tag: Blog
All Blogs Must Pass
The standard life and death and rebirth of a typical blog.
Bloggers Gone (Mildly) Wild
I've been lucky to have met several bloggers over the years. As lovely as all of them turned out to be, I admit that I had my doubts. What if they're really ax murderers? What if they think I'm totally uncool? What if I end up wearing a fake mustache, plaid earmuffs, and yellow yarn …
So you want to be a blogger
Sometimes I receive emails from newbie bloggers asking me stuff like: "Hey, Darla! How in the hell did your blog get to be sort-of-but-not-really popular? Why on earth do you have as many followers as Danny Bonaduce's Twitter account*? You ain't no big thang! Please explain." As I'm sure Danny "The Dooch Man" Bonaduce would tell you -- it takes pure luck …
Blog Review 2014
Like most of us, I'm obsessed with meaningless numbers. Sadly, I tend to let them define my self-worth. I was born in 1970. I'm 140 pounds. I need to workout for 6,000 straight minutes to burn off the 3, 786 calorie doughnut I just inhaled. Somehow I think these numbers mean something. Yet no matter how much these numbers fluctuate (and …
Is Blogging Dead?
Is disco dead? Is Elvis dead? These are the pressing questions of our time and sadly, there are no clear answers. We live in a social media world, where information is condensed, repackaged then regurgitated straight back into our tiny brains. We're constantly bombarded with buttloads of useless drivel. We have twitter, youtube, GIFs, Justin …
How Blogging Has Changed My Life. Really.
Maybe it's because my fourth blogaversary is coming up, but I'm getting sentimental. I'm looking back over the years and thinking about what this blog means to me. I've debated for days how to write this post without coming off as sappy or narcissistic and I've realized it's impossible. Those are the two things I'm good at. …
Become a Blogger in 39 Easy Steps!
Hey kids! Want to become a blogger? It's easy! Just do the following: Roll your eyes when blogger friend suggests you start a blog. Start blog. Write first post. Make sure it's short and stupid because you're certain no one will ever read it. Get two followers. Ego instantly inflates while at the same time …
Bloggers Gone (Mainely) Wild
What happens when bloggers get together? Last week an amazing thing happened. I met two WordPress bloggers in person. Yes, bloggers are actually human. They exist in an alternate reality I like to call "real life". And online relationships can turn into genuine friendships. I know, crazy! Jules from Go Jules Go and Rachel from …
A Blog by Any Other Name
I remember how challenging it was three years ago when I had to cough up a name for this blog. Mainly because both She's Menopausal and She's a Mean Mofo were already taken. I picked She's a Maineiac on a whim and just went with it. At first, I regretted it. Too many vowels, hard to spell, could've …
She's A Maineiac 