Twitter

I was on the fence with the whole Twitter thing. I am not sure I am using it right and not sure who I should follow but really want a lot of followers because all I really "tweet" (I really don't like saying that) are posts of my blog so if someone follows me, does that mean they are reading the blog? It makes me feel good to think that so that is what I will continue to think. Anyway, in the last few days, I had an explosion in my email inbox of people that are now following me. I posted awhile back that nothing hurts the confidence like only having one follower. Well...on the flip side, it makes me squeal with joy to get a message that someone is following me. I went from having 11 followers two days ago to 42 followers this morning. Squeal, squeal, squeal! The best part is that there is an editor and a publisher following me. I don't know if they are editors or publishers of the kind of writing I do but it sure feels good. The other thing that made me feel good was that two bloggers that I read and think are hilarious are now following me. It was like a huge compliment when I saw that in my inbox because I enjoy their writing so much and they seem to have a huge following. I guess it really hit me that I really like writing the blog. I mean, I have always known that but the thought of the blog being more than just me writing and friends and family reading is exciting. I still would like to get paid to do it or to do any writing. The fantasy that someone in the writing world (or at least someone with the ability to pay me) will read it and say, "I really like your writing, I want to...publish it, pay you for it, have you come work for me"...any of those is a nice finish to that sentence. I just read somewhere that "if opportunity doesn't come knocking, you have to go find it." That's probably more realistic than the fantasy I just wrote.

Quick question: Has anyone used the "Follow by email" box in the upper right corner of my blog? Does that work? Do you get an email update when I post something new? People have told me that they have tried to follow me but don't get a notice when I write something new and now I am wondering if it even works.
On the agenda today is (I'm so excited...that's why I am sharing): Leo is going to fix the brick pavers, cut down the weeds in the dog run and move the bins in the store room. (Wonder if he really knows how happy this is going to make me.) He is taking the kids to his mom's to say goodbye before they leave for the winter and I will have a few hours all to myself!

Hope everyone else is having an enjoyable Saturday!