LIVING MY BEST POSSIBLE SOUTHERN LIFE
I get asked a lot of questions regularly so I thought I would answer some here.
Personal Questions
I get asked a lot of various personal questions. The biggest one being what my martial status is. I am currently single and have been for a few years. I divorced several years ago and admit that it was very hard on me.
The other question I get asked a lot is about my children. My children are not biologically mine. However, that doesn’t mean I love them any less.
Are you really a foodie?
I certainly am! I don’t post as much food here as I want to but let me tell you that I love food. Trust me I am overweight if that tells you anything! There is just something about food that excites me. I am always on the lookout for new recipes and great food to try.
Are You Sick?
Yes and no. I have congestive heart failure (CHF) and write about it regularly. I was diagnosed in 2021 and have been struggling with it since.
Do you have any siblings?
I do! In fact, I am the oldest daughter but a middle child. I have an older brother and then a younger sister and younger brother. I am smack dab in the middle of the boys. My older brother is four years older than me while my younger brother is four years younger.
I heard you were born in the toilet?
It’s true, I was. I know it is hard to believe but I honestly was. You can read that whole story here.
Where do you live?
I live in a small town in rural Georgia. There is a small grocery store but anything else takes 30 minutes in either direction to get to. There is also a small hospital one town over. However, unless you broke your arm or have no other choice you don’t go there. The couple of times I had to go there and I was in and out in under an hour.
Why are you so weird?
I have OCD among other conditions. Truthfully, I have always been the weird one. You can read about some of my quirks here. I tend to be a bit socially awkward and things just don’t always come out correctly.
blogging questions
Blogging questions typically tend to revolve around sponsored work and campaigns. Although I do get a few questions about blogging in general. One of the most commonly asked ones is how I got started.
I began way back in 2009 when I decided I needed something to help fill my days in addition to being a stay at home mom. I had spent years out of the work force and needed something flexible. Someone suggested I give blogging a try and the rest is history.
Finding myself earning a living from blogging and social media is not something I ever thought I would do. Way back when I began it was to give me something to do. The very first paid post I wrote was for lube if you can believe it. That post is no longer on the blog as I have adjusted and changed things over the years.
I went from posting just whatever anyone wanted to posting things that I planned. I turn my simple blog into something I am proud of.
I want to start a blog, what is your advice?
I would say just start. Start writing articles and posting. It will take time to build your audience and fine tune things. However, if you don’t start you can’t even succeed.
How do I subscribe to your newsletter?
We no longer have a newsletter. We do have a VIP Facebook Group that you can join to receive updates and extra entries. The newsletter was simply taking far more time each week and month to produce. There were issues with people not receiving them or saying they didn’t because they didn’t want to open them for codes and a host of other problems. This is much simpler.
Are your articles indexed by google?
Yes, it will be indexed.
How do we make the post beautiful ?
You can order an editing service at this website.
Does the price include the reposts in socials and the newsletter (how may subscribers do you have)?
All posts are shared on social media the day of the post and then I do try to share them again at a later date. They go out in that days rss Feed as well. I no longer have a newsletter. This was something personal that I decided to discontinue. I do have a VIP Group and I can share the post there if you wish.
Will sponsored articles stay on the website permanently?
Yes, it will be here permanently unless some disaster happens that is beyond my control. PLEASE NOTE broken links are removed however. I have a program that monitors my blog for broken links. I will make an attempt to fix the link for you but a link that stays broken for three months straight, I will remove the link without warning. You are responsible for ensuring I have working links. This is typically something that happens years after the post is first posted.
I want to collaborate with you, how do I do that?
You can find all of that information here.