I was going through my email this morning, and there was something in the MommyCommunity.com one that caught my eye…  she has created a meme to help explain why we blog.  Want to join in?  If so, head over to MommyCommunity.com!

Onto the meme:

Do you blog?
~ Why, yes, I do!  I actually have *ahem* 5 blogs, but I only really pay attention to two-and-a-half.  Time issues, interest, etc.

Why do you blog?
~ Well, I started blogging to go along with my handbag business – an easier to get the word out instantly that through the newsletter.  Then I added in a gift guide, and a blog was the logical choice to post reviews and ideas.  I like to cook, and my SIL likes to get copies of my recipes… I had made her a CD of them, but after a couple of moves it got lost.  I also had a computer crash and lost most of them, so I decided to add in a recipe blog so that I could keep track of my fav. recipes and share them with family and friends at the same time.  However, once you start blogging, you find that there are times that you have something you want to say, but it just doesn’t quite fit onto a business blog about handbags or a gift review blog… thus the personal blog.

So yes, that equals 5 blogs…

• Design-My-Handbag.com – Mimsi Bags blog
• blog.Cottage-Gift-Guide.com – the gift guide
• reviews.cottage-gift-guide.com – the review blog
• Cottage-Recipes.com – the recipes
• blog.AlexAndAri.com – in search of persimmon pulp – the personal blog (that would be what you are reading right now…)

So, why do you blog?  Please share your URL below, along with a reason or two… or join in the meme and post it on your blog!

This is a fun meme… and it involves music, so I’m all for it!

MEME Rules

1. Put Your iTunes/ music player on Shuffle
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER WHAT!!!

After you’ve answered all of the questions, tag 5 other people and then let them know they’ve been tagged to do the meme themselves!

Here we go

WHAT WOULD BEST DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONALITY?

Smile – Lily Allen

- Somehow, this applies, I’m sure! Sheesh, this makes it sound like I revel in someone else’s pain… which I don’t (usually…) And the title isn’t much better – I’m not the most cheery person on the planet…

WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL

Remembrance (Delerium)

- Yes, I do like it when he remembers the little things… and the big ones!

HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?

This Is A Call (Thousand Foot Krutch)

- Well, I can’t say that I feel like I’m falling apart today, but I am calling out to God every day!

WHAT IS YOUR LIFES PURPOSE?

My Immortal (Evanescence)

- Hmmmm, I”m not sure on this one! Am I supposed to haunt, or be haunted?

WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?

Things Left Unsaid (Disciple)

- Perhaps that there were last words that needed to be said?

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR PARENTS?

Soul Meets Body (Death Cab For Cutie)

- Well, since my dad’s soul & his body are no longer together, I do wish at times that I could talk to him – he is in a far off destination these days.

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN

Beautiful Stranger (Rebecca St. James)

- This song is so true – every person that you meet has so much more lying under the surface than they are letting show. How can we show them God’s love?

WHAT IS 2+2?

Take My Life (Jeremy Camp)

- The obvious answer… my surrender + my life given over to God=an abundant life

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BESTFRIEND?

Jesus Paid It All (Bob Kauflin)

- Jesus IS my best friend, and He did give the ultimate sacrifice in His life to give me the privilege of calling Him my friend.

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?

Here I Am To Worship (Tim Hughes)

- That pretty much sums it up… I exist to worship God, and my life currently is all about leading others to worship Him as well.

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?

Reality (Newsboys)

- wow… I suppose that he has joined the corporate circus! But I can say that his reality is very well grounded in God, and that’s a very good thing.

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?

Rescue (Desperation Band)

- yes, this song works well. God is the source of my life, and I am constantly in need of Him – of His grace, His love, His mercy and of Him to rescue me from the trials of this life.

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?

Synchronize (Tomboy)

- That I want to change and fly away? To synchronize myself with someone else? To liberate my brain? I’m not sure how this one applies! Let’s see… I left my hometown, married a wonderful man and now… I’m not sure how the last one can be worked out though!

WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?

All the World (Fauxliage)

- Yes, he is my world in many ways! Unfortunately, (as in the song lyrics) there are times that I don’t appreciate him, times that he is hurt by me, but I do try to keep those times at a minimum! He is always there for me no matter what though, thankfully! Even on the bad days…

WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?

This Is How We Overcome (Hillsongs)

-Wow, that would be a cool thought! Mourning into dancing and sorrow into joy. That ‘s cool.

WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?

Eurydice (sleepthief)

- this would be kind of cool, although I don’t want to think of not having a heaven to wait for me or that I will be forcing someone to follow me to hell… But the devotion that is shown is lovely. I actually can’t remember what we danced to… that was 13 years ago after all!

WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?

Oh for a Thousand Tonges to Sing (Bob Kauflin)

-This would be cool too. A song about not having had enough time to proclaim God’s glory during my life. Works for me!

WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?

Wake Up (Malory)

- sleeping? good music? not sure here…

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?

Did You Feel The Mountains Tremble (delirious?)

-That we have the power to defeat the enemy… through God! But that’s not really a secret…

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?

Lifesong

- At the end of the day, friends are what makes life more enjoyable and livable. Cool!

WHAT SHOULD YOU POST THIS AS?

I Still Believe (Jeremy Camp)

- works for me! Some of these quiestions did fog up my mind, and the answers didn’t always help them unwind… or was it the answers doing the fogging?

Enjoy!