Lists for life

Ready?  Okay, so, for those who have been with me since the beginning (that is, blog-birth) you will already know this social networking stuff is all new to me.  Facebook, well, I've been a member since 2008 enabling family and friends (lets be honest here. . . . . MUM!) to follow my travels, join on my adventures through photos and I not need to bore them or myself with slideshows or retelling stories upon my return.  But the rest of it I avoided like the plague.  Of course, if you are reading this, my BLOG, then you know there has been a huge shift recently, and I blame BUSINESS!

Since starting my own business, I have been forced to join the masses on Twitter, Linked In, About Me, True Local, I've created 3 websites to run with my Official Website and started this, My Taste Tours Blog, all in the hope to connect with potential customers, network, advertise and promote the business.. . . . . . . . . . .  And then I'm told most of you just want the inside scoop, those juicy snippets that will leave you wanting more and returning as an avid and loyal follower!  This I find simply fascinating!  why?  Well, to understand why this is soooooo fascinating to my little noggin:

1. I do not have TV - all right, don't freak out.  We actually do own a TV but we CHOOSE not to have the coaxial Cable to CONNECT to TV.  WHY? Personal choice, but I find TV brain deadening and a waste of time when I could be productive or proactive.  Don't misunderstand.  I LOVE to be entertained but I think we've gone too far.  I mean, come on, the KARDASHIANS?  Even typing the name here makes me cringe!  I can't believe people actually want to sit and watch spoilt, unintelligent, talentless, uninteresting people for 1/2 hour- 1 hour doing what. . . . . shop?  eat?  cheat with Kanye West?  What words of wisdom could the Kardashians, Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Jersey Shore, Kendra, Lara Bingle POSSIBLY impart that would make my world SO changed for the better, SO remarkably enlightened?  I tell you now, NOTHING!  If THESE are the people I am to be educated and enlightened by. . . .. . . . well. . . ... . . .. . now you know why we do not own a coaxial cable!
2. I just finished watching "Julie & Julia", fantastic movie by the way, and this is a movie based on the real life heroine JULIE who discovered blogging and like me, prior to being apart of the culture, believed it to be a self indulgent hobby, self depricating, self adulating; who would POSSIBLY be interested in my world.. ... . . mundane, repetitive, unadventurous, tedious, un-documentable.  Turns out, if you have a fantastic vocabulary, reveal yourself to the public, flaws and all, are compassionate and evoke wit in your writing, you could find yourself the editor of a very popular blog and even swindle yourself a book deal. . .. . ..  This is not me. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . but wouldn't it be wonderful?!
3. If i find the idea of blogging so self indulgent, why did i start one?  Well, it was not intended, but as I state, I blame business.  Starting a business these days, there is so much to think about.  I would never have thought anyone would subscribe to my rants, yet amazingly enough, I have attracted views, comments, followers and even I don't find the stuff I'm writing about very interesting. 

Yet, people do find other's stories inspiring, motivating, thought provoking, entertaining and this is why Blogging has taken off.  And whilst I may be a hypocrite right now, I'm trying to stay on board my pony and at least stay on the tail of my competitors and oponents by getting involved.

Now, back to these 'juicy personal snippets' I was talking about.  I thought, I'd start adding in some of my brains more inventive moments.  They happen none too often and may more often than not be ramblings, sometimes alcohol fueled, sadly, mostly not.  And I've Nothing juicy to report right now, more of a gripe that I'm sure many women can relate.

LISTS rule my life right now.  I've always been a 'lister'.  Through school, in various careers, household chores, calendars.  You get my drift.  Right now I have approx. 10 lists on the go. And then some of those lists have little sub-lists underneath them.  And this is my gripe:  If I'm making lists to keep track of all the things I'm to do, how do I keep track of the lists?  THIS is my current quest!  I will keep you posted!