I found out about Top Momma through Mommy over at Mommy Daddy Blog. I submitted my blog to the site and then completely forgot about it. Then today I get an email saying I made it to the front page…I’m a new contender. So now the question is how long will I last? Well, if you vote for me (the black baby with the afro puffs stuffing cake in her mouth) I just might make it to the Top Momma hall of fame!
Lisa C gets the honor of tagging me for my second meme. This meme requires me to reveal 6 weird things about myself…this list could go on and on and on…
So here are the rules:
Link the person who tagged you.
Mention the rules in your blog.
The fun part ~ Share 6 unspectacular quirks about yourself.
Tag 6 other bloggers and link them.
Leave a comment letting them know you tagged them.
Here goes:
1. It’s possible that I’m addicted to chapstick. An ex-boyfriend would tease me about eating it because he said it disappeared way too quickly. Hahaha! I don’t seriously think I’m addicted…well, maybe Burt’s Bees.
2. Watching people eat cereal is disgusting! and please don’t watch me either. You know the Biggie video for Warning. The part where he’s eating the cereal, I have to cover my eyes during that part! Continue reading ‘Second Meme’
I’ve been tagged for a meme by Mama’s Got Moxie and I’m excited to say it’s my first! Yup! Blogging for nearly two years and this is my first meme. So here goes:
Using the first letter of your name, you must answer these questions. They have to be real answers though, nothing made up and you can’t use your own name as an answer. It’s all about “D” baby!
1. Famous Singer: Dave Matthews (my future hubby if things don’t work out with his wife…or she doesn’t mind sharing 
)
2. Four Letter Word: Dime
3. Street: D Street in DC Yes, the easy way out. But at least I used to live there.
4. Color: Dark Blue
5. Gifts/Presents: Drum
6. Vehicles: Dodge Durango (double points! if you’ve played Scattergories you know what i’m talking about)
7. Things In A Souvenir Shop: Dolls
8. Boy Name: Damian
9. Girl Name: Danielle
10. Movie Title: Dancer in the Dark (with Bjork, pretty good film!)
11. Drink: Daquiri
12. Occupation: Dancer
13. Celebrity: Dave Chapelle
14. Magazine: Digital Photographer
15. U.S. City: Denver
16. Pro Sports: Diving…it’s in the Olympics
17. Fruit: Dragon fruit
18. Reason For Being Late For Work: Died…but was resuscitated (you know, like Uma Thurman’s character in Pulp Fiction)
19. Something You Throw Away: Dingy shirts
20. Something You Shout: Damn!
Ok, so I guess I gotta tag some people. Daydream Thief, Szvanna, Amina and Me and Don’t Eat My Buchela, show me whatcha got!
My first foray into blogging began with Blogger. This was the free platform I used but soon felt too confined by it (before they added the tagging feature and a host of other goodies they now offer). So I graduated to another free blogging platform, Wordpress. My Wordpress.com blog was short-lived. I was soon venturing into the world of hosting with my own domain, and set up my current blog with Bluehost. I’m considering starting another blog–one that is anonymous and not hosted with Bluehost. So today I happened upon TypePad. I’ve visited many a TypePad blog, but never knew much about the platform. And I certainly didn’t know you had to pay to use their service! Ok, granted the basic level is only $4.95/month. However, I would like to know what they offer that Blogger and Wordpress don’t. A description of the basic level:
Choose your design from dozens of professional templates. TypePad makes it easy to include pictures and links, manage comments, and categorize your posts. Includes 100MB of storage and 2GB of bandwidth per month.
And, at this level you’re only allowed one author! The storage and bandwidth features are pretty good. I don’t know the type of monthly storage and bandwidth Blogger or Wordpress offer (I searched but couldn’t find this info). So maybe this feature is why TypePad charges. *shrug* I don’t know, I guess I’m just used to the many free services I use on the internet. What I do know is TypePad’s been crossed off my list of potential blogging platforms for my future blog…unless they began offering a free service. And, for any TypePad bloggers who read this, if you have also used either Blogger or Wordpress I would very much like to know how TypePad compares to those platforms.
A few days before NaBloPoMo I read a blog post from someone who stated they weren’t participating this year because they felt it cut into the time they were able to visit and comment on others’ blogs. Not me. I’m finding new and interesting blogs everyday, and I’m loving it! Here are some of the great sites I’ve recently stumbled upon, as well as some of my old faves that I continue to visit.
Amina and Me
Daydream Thief
Mama’s Got Moxie
Inthelifeof.org
Black Web 2.0
Chachi’s Kitchen
Mrs. Flinger
Vegan Momma and her new site A Homeschool Resource
Szvanna blog
Pomegranate Queen
Don’t Eat My Buchela!
I would normally include some witty or descriptive text, but I’m just too darn tired. But I recommend visiting all of the blogs listed, they’re all so cool!
So I just found out out that November is NAtional BLOg POsting MOnth, or NaBloPoMo. It was inspiried by National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), and the challenge is to post something on your blog every day for the entire month of November. I’ve recently began posting more frequently to my blog compared to when I first started over a year and a half ago. But I’ve never posted for 30 (or 31) consecutive days. I forsee this challenge being a tad bit difficult. But then again, difficulty is inherent in the definition of a challenge. This will allow me to become more disciplined about posting. The creators of NaBloPoMo mention that it may be easier to come up with content if you focus on a particular subject for the duration of the challenge. So I’ve decided to focus on parenting (which I pretty much do already), but more specifically being a single mother. Of course I’ll include posts on other subjects throughout the month, but I know I can write a ton on being a new mom. I hope you all will follow me to make certain I’m keeping up with the challenge. And I promise not to cheat by backdating my posts 
Well, here goes!
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