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\"\"Throughout this year, several bloggers will engage in a conversation here and on their blogs \u2014 asking questions of each other and responding. Others are absolutely welcome to join the conversation, as well. Learn more about the ladies of Blogversation 2012.<\/a><\/em>
\nThe Blogversation kicked off a month ago and in case you haven’t followed the conversation, this is a recap — like when a TV show opens with that montage that says, “Previously on Friday Night Lights.”
\nWhat’s a Blogversation? Each week, I post a question here. So far I’ve written the questions, andstarting next week, the bloggers will rotate asking each other questions. A panel of bloggers all respond, sometimes just a quick note in the comments, sometimes a full blog post they’ll link to in the comments.
\nI’ve described it as an online salon, while one smartypants called it an electronic form of The View.
\nYou can call it what you want after reading some of the posts so far.<\/p>\n

Blogversation 2012: What\u2019s your experience with ending\u00a0friendships?<\/a><\/h2>\n

I love Jen’s line: Perhaps I should borrow a page from my romantic relationship breakup playbook. \u201cWe don\u2019t bring out the best in each other.\u201d<\/p>\n

Blogversation 2012: What\u2019s your favorite blog\u00a0post?<\/a><\/h2>\n

Maria shared two posts — one being her first on Salon about losing her newspaper job, and this:<\/p>\n

This other piece is kind of a funny one about living life with large breasts (http:\/\/open.salon.com\/blog\/maria_stuart\/2009\/06\/25\/my_breast_friends_im_sticking_with_them<\/a>). It\u2019s different from anything I had ever written at a newspaper \u2014 it\u2019s got the word \u201ctits\u201d in it \u2014 and it\u2019s also quite personal. I re-read it from time to time and smile.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Jen’s story about how she came to blog about her cat’s death was both sweet and funny:<\/p>\n

Sometimes I have a bad day, plain and simple, where writing is the last thing from my mind. Like, for instance, when my beloved cat Mac Daddy passed away. I was bereft. When my mom suggested I write about it, I\u2019m ashamed to say I screamed at her over the phone, saying \u201cThe last thing I want to do is fucking write about this. My grief isn\u2019t material!\u201d
\nOf course it was. Rather, blogging about it was therapy. And my dad, a man who is as stingy with his compliments as his money, told me it was, in his opinion, the best thing I\u2019d ever written. I cherish the fact that I got to him, and I access that well of love and grief every time I reread the post. So here it is: Mac Daddy: A Love Story: http:\/\/jenniferworick.blogspot.com\/2009\/01\/mac-daddy-love-story.html<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Blogversation 2012: What are you passionate about even though you\u2019re not good at\u00a0it?<\/a><\/h2>\n

Lauren’s blog post helped inspire me to ask this question, so not surprisingly, I loved her answer:<\/p>\n

What does it mean to be good at something? It\u2019s an interesting question. It\u2019s based entirely on recognition from people outside of you, of your performance stacked against everyone else\u2019s. Being good at something is competitive, comparative. You don\u2019t have to be passionate about something to be good at it.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Amy followed:<\/p>\n

Lauren, I like that you turned the question upside down. I think I \u201cfail\u201d at many of my \u201chobbies\u201d because I judge myself. *If I ran faster or further, I\u2019d consider myself a runner\u2026If I could draw a person\u2019s face and it would actually look like them I\u2019d consider myself an artist.* I\u2019m trying to switch my default of \u201cI\u2019m not \u2018good\u2019 enough\u201d to really find joy in the things I love to do. Right now, that\u2019s yoga and cooking.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Blogversation 2012: What did you learn in 2011 that you\u2019re carrying\u00a0forward?<\/a><\/h2>\n

Maria wrote a lovely, powerful response about getting laid off as a newspaper editor, which starts out:<\/p>\n

The past year taught me how well I can live on so much less.
\nFor years, I felt like I had to keep working at a decently paying, full-time job that revealed itself to be quite stressful \u2013 too stressful \u2013 once it was gone.
\nThe reverberation through my household was huge when I lost that job and with it, nearly two-thirds of our income. How will we ever make it, I thought as I wrung my hands.
\n\u201cYou\u2019ll be surprised at how little you really need,\u201d a neighbor told me.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Amy wrote about recovering from her years as a selfish child, including:<\/p>\n

It took asking for forgiveness from my family for the \u201csins\u201d of my past and practicing the mental thought process that taking care of myself isn\u2019t selfish for me to slowly see myself for who I am today and communicating that with my family. I am looking at a beautiful bouquet of flowers on my table that I bought for myself. A few years ago I would have seen that as a selfish act. Now, I see it as a simple $4 way to take care of myself and I\u2019m thinking about who I am going to give them to before I leave town this weekend.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Eleanor offered the wise observation: There was an experience that taught me about timing and trust, about having faith in seeds that I\u2019ve planted.<\/p>\n

Blogversation 2012: How do you get ideas for blog\u00a0posts?<\/a><\/h2>\n

Amy chimed in simply: I run. Went for one yesterday \u2026 must be why I feel so inspired today!<\/p>\n

Blogversation 2012: Do you make New Year\u2019s\u00a0resolutions?<\/a><\/h2>\n

Lesley shared two resolutions she made and I especially loved how she framed the second:<\/p>\n

My second resolution is to practice daily being the type of person that I\u2019d like to meet. The first two weeks of this felt odd (and were a little comical) but its a way to project myself into the future. I\u2019m intentional about this shift practicing for an hour or an entire day. Smiling more, writing daily, being on time, showing extra love to family and friends and spreading positive energy when things are icky are just a few of the things that this new evolving \u201cLesley Ware\u201d does.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Kim’s answer made me laugh and made me think:<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t make them. Perhaps its because I have such a hard time in general with NY\u2019s Eve. SO MUCH PRESSURE! OMG I can barely stand it. Maybe it\u2019s because there is this feeling that every single person around you is having the most extraordinary time of their life that night! And that one day \u201cif you are really lucky\u201d you\u2019ll get to finally have it too!
\nAnd that\u2019s the way January starts. All these people determined to \u201cdo it differently!\u201d And I feel so undisciplined next to them all! It feels daunting. And rigid. And military like in the way it lands \u2013 so I wait it out. Til it\u2019s quiet and less popular.
\nAnd come the end of January I begin to ruminate on what \u201cI want to create in this next year\u201d for myself. I don\u2019t call it Resolutions \u2013 as that sounds so serious. This way it\u2019s filled with less expectation and more hope.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Eleanor gave a lengthy response about why she sets goals with help from like-minded friends:<\/p>\n

Goal-setting and goal-getting is so much more enjoyable and energizing when done in the context of solid relationships with people who know you and want you to have all that is good in life. At this point in my journey, I wouldn\u2019t do it any other way.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Blogversation 2012: How and why did you become a\u00a0blogger?<\/a><\/h2>\n

Kim got real with how frustrating technology is to her:<\/p>\n

Why do I blog? The first question I must ask is \u201cDo I?\u201d I feel as though I\u2019m a \u201cHiccup\u201d Blogger\u2026.I get hit once in a while so powerfully that I just HAVE TO. What stops me from doing it on a semi-regular basis? Technology. I\u2019m not a dumb blond, I\u2019ll have you know, but I have NO PATIENCE most of the time for some of the things that technologically happen to me when I try to blog. Like for instance adding video. What a bee-atch! In fact that\u2019s how I wanted to answer this question. Via video. But I got stopped. And believe me what stopped me would bore you to tears. And that makes me feel like an incompetent boob and once that happens the inspiration drains out of me like a leaky faucet.
\nWhen the inspiration stops -then I\u2019m DOA.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Eleanor let us peek behind the curtain, too:<\/p>\n

For the two weeks that followed my launch of creativetimes.blogspot.com<\/a>, I had the writer\u2019s version of stage fright; I barely slept or ate and I walked around with heart palpitations. The idea of being that visible scared the bejeezus out of me.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Lesley posted about how her blog slowly evolved and helped her identify a new direction for her career:<\/p>\n

Shifting into the Blogosphere has opened many doors. When my job was eliminated in 2010 I had \u201cThe Creative Cookie\u201d to turn to \u2014 it\u2019s been a lifesaver. Blogging has enabled me to hone in on my interests and craft my future.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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