...the Island Girl!
Bio: Hello and welcome to my island! I write that because: 1. I live on one; 2. I love islands! Any kind of island and I've spent time on several. I have many things to share because my interests are as wide and varied as the ocean. I am a FOOL-osopher with a crazy, impish sense of humor. LIfe is like a diamond; mistakes are just lessons; everybody is different. Given this bit of information, my purpose with this blog is the share my perspective on the many facets of life as I've experienced it and what I've learned on my journey. Instead of putting a lot of that here, just read on and learn about where I've been, what I've learned and how I've lived. There could be unsolicited advice given, a crazy story told, a whimsical musing on one of my many interests. There will be photos, recipes and maybe even some cool tips for making your own life a little easier. Who knows? I would like to share these things with others in hopes that my written word either brings them up out of a low, inspires them in some way or perhaps helps with some dilemma they are currently in. I just want to put a smile on everyone's face that I touch. Read on, if you are curious. Slow your roll and enjoy the ride.... PLEASE NOTE: In many of the comments I have been receiving, there have been requests on contact information. If you are REALLY exploring my site and reading what is here, you will notice that most of my posts have a Contact form embedded in them. That is the way you can directly get in touch with me. If you really wish to contact me, use those tools. That is what they are there for. Explore and enjoy! This site is always dynamic!
I’m really enjoying the design and layout
of your blog. It’s a very easy on the eyes which makes it much more enjoyable for me to come here and visit more often.
Did you hire out a developer to create your theme? Outstanding work!
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Thank you. All of the work was done by me. The layout is a theme from WordPress that I’ve customized. The content and images are my own. Appreciate the vote of confidence. Come again, soon!
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Way cool! Some very valid points! I appreciate you writing
this write-up and the rest of the website is really good.
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Hello! Do you use Twitter? I’d like to follow you if that would be ok.
I’m definitely enjoying your blog and look forward to new updates.
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Currently, I do not have a twitter account. Just push the Follow button to the right of the the About page and you will receive update notification when I post. Thank you for the kind words.
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I’m not seeing a ‘follow’ button to the right of the ‘About’ page
What I doing wrong??
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I’ll check it out and get back to you but apparently you figured something out because I received a notification that you are following.
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I do not know whether it’s just me or if perhaps everybody else encountering problems with your site.
It appears as if some of the written text in your content are running off the screen. Can somebody else please comment and let me know if this is happening
to them as well? This may be a issue with my internet browser
because I’ve had this happen previously. Kudos
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I’ve heard I.E. has compatibility issues with WordPress blogs, as well as a whole host of other sites. I recommend you use a different browser like Chrome.
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Good day! Do you know if they make any plugins to protect against hackers?
I’m kinda paranoid about losing everything I’ve worked hard on. Any suggestions?
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I sent you a personal email regarding your question.
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Your style is so unique in comparison to other people I’ve read stuff from.
Thank you for posting when you have the opportunity,
Guess I will just book mark this web site.
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My partner and I stumbled over here by a different page and thought I
might as well check things out. I like what I see so now i am following you.
Look forward to exploring your web page repeatedly.
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Awesome! Thank you! Enjoy your journey on my site. It only gets better over time!
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Does your site have a contact page? I’m having
problems locating it but, I’d like to shoot you an email.
I’ve got some recommendations for your blog you might be interested in hearing.
Either way, great website and I look forward to seeing it expand over time.
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Yes, I do have a contact page. It is very basic. If you look just above that pretty photo of mine on the left, just below the tag line (“It’s all relative; ya gotta be real”), there is a tab labelled “Contact.” Click on that and it will open to give you that information. Thank you for the kind words. It is going to expand over time. I have changes coming even this week! Fun ones!
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Greetings from Los angeles! I’m bored to death at work so I decided
to browse your website on my iphone during lunch break. I really like the info you provide here and can’t wait to take a look when I get
home. I’m shocked at how fast your blog loaded on my mobile ..
I’m not even using WIFI, just 3G .. Anyhow, very good site!
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Greeting from very NORTH of you! That is ONE WAY to counteract boredom! I’m glad it led you to read on my site. Thank you for the positive input. The quick loading may be in the simplicity of the site design itself. You are welcome to visit again!
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Hello, I do believe your blog could possibly be having internet browser compatibility issues.
When I look at your site in Safari, it looks fine however when opening in Internet Explorer, it has some overlapping issues.
I just wanted to give you a quick heads up! Aside from that, wonderful site!
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I’ve heard this before and did a little digging. If Safari works then stick with it. It isn’t my site; it’s Internet Explorer. It has compatibility issues with a lot of things. I haven’t used IE since the Windows 97 days because it is a giant PIG of a browser with just too much on it to be useful. I use Chrome with absolutely NO issues. Try that.
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Pretty great post. I just stumbled upon your weblog and wanted to say that I’ve truhly enjoyed surfing around yoour weblog
posts. After all I will be subscribing to your rss feed and I’m
hoping you write again soon!
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Thank you for your feedback! Come again real soon! I have a LOT of plans for this site and most of it is geared to be totally thought provoking, upbeat and fun! The deep stuff will come during the winter.
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Thanks for one’s marvelous posting! I truly enjoyed reading it, you might
be a great author. I will be sure to bookmark your blog and will come
back down the road. I want to encourage continue your great work,
have a nice morning!
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Thank you. There are many things planned for this site. I don’t know about the “great author” part but I’m just being real.
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Hello, after reading this amazing piece of writing
i am also cheerful to share my experience here with friends.
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Wow that was unusual. I just wrote an extremely long comment but after I clicked submit my comment didn’t show up.
Grrrr… well I’m not writing all that over
again. Anyways, just wanted to say superb blog!
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This little comment suffices. I’ve had that happen before. No worries! Thank you for your feedback.
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Good post. I learn something totally new and challenging on websites I stumbleupon on a
daily basis. It’s always exciting to read articles from other authors and use a little something from other websites.
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Thanks! You are welcome to visit again!
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Hi there, i read your blog from time to time and i
own a similar one and i was just wondering if you get a lot of spam
feedback? If so how do you reduce it, any plugin or anything you can suggest?
I get so much lately it’s driving me mad so any help is very much appreciated.
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Of course I get a lot of spam! I think anyone with accounts on the internet, whether it is email, a blog or some other account will receive spam. Do I have a fix to reduce it? No. None other that the spam area they go into and careful screening of it before I dispose of the real spam. It takes a clever eye to spot what isn’t from the incredibly amounts of spam that is. If you perused my site, you will have noticed a page I’ve posted that is also a post article that I expanded upon about spam. I recommend you read “Sir Spamalot.” It addresses what I’ve observed about spam and my thoughts on it.
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Hi there! This blog post couldn’t be written much
better! Going through this article reminds me of my previous roommate!
He constantly kept talking about this. I will send this article to him.
Pretty sure he’s going to have a good read. Many thanks for
sharing!
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Thanks for the feedback! I’m curious as to which post you were referring to, though.
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First off I want to say terrific blog! I had a quick question which I’d
like to ask if you do not mind. I was interested to find out how
you center yourself and clear your thoughts prior to writing.
I have had difficulty clearing my mind in getting my ideas
out there. I do take pleasure in writing but it just seems like the first 10 to
15 minutes tend to be lost simply just trying to figure out how to begin. Any recommendations or tips?
Thanks!
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Thank for the compliment. My process for ‘centering’ begins with making sure I have as few distractions around me as possible. I get up very early in the morning, for now, because my spouse currently works third shift, so I’m by myself. I get a very nice cup of coffee, go through email, FB, and moderate comments on my site like the one you sent. That’s a nice warm up. Simple, casual correspondence is like warm up exercises before a good workout. With all of that out of the way, I get another cup of coffee and put on a nice playlist of mixed genre music and play a simple few games of Solitaire (I call it “sillytaire” because it’s a low key, no brainer activity) to totally clear my head of distracting thoughts and it allows me to decide what I want to accomplish on my site for the time being. Then, I just start working on posts. I haven’t gotten to the point of writing large page writings yet. Those are pieces that I work on over time….Always have a plan or direction….Point yourself there and let your heart and soul take it from there…..
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new viewers of blogging, that truly how to do blogging and site-building.
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This design is incredible! You definitely know how to keep a reader
amused. Between your wit and your videos, I was almost moved to start my own blog (well,
almost…HaHa!) Fantastic job. I really enjoyed what you had
to say, and more than that, how you presented it. Too cool!
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Thanks! The only thing I can say is keep it simple. The more flash you add the slower things may get. Those ‘videos’ you refer to are actually just slide shows of my photos….I like that method of presenting them. It keeps the reader/viewer from having to actually scroll or click through a large series of them.
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Greetings from Carolina! I’m bored at work so I decided to
check out your website on my iphone during lunch break.
I really like the knowledge you provide here and can’t wait to take a look when I get home.
I’m amazed at how quick your blog loaded on my cell phone ..
I’m not even using WIFI, just 3G .. Anyways, fantastic
blog!
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Well! What a way to break boredom! The quick loading of the site is in the simplicity of it. Keeping it simple without a whole lot of flashy bells and whistles. I’m a “keep it simple” sort of person.
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You could definitely see your enthusiasm within the article you write.
The arena hopes for even more passionate writers such as you who aren’t afraid to mention how they
believe. Always go after your heart.
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Thanks. I always do……Hence my tagline…
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I am regular reader, how are you everybody? This piece of writing posted
at this site is really fastidious.
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I keep seeing this exact comment every now and again. The originator keeps using the word “fastidious.” I wonder IF this person even knows what that word means? I do and it doesn’t fit well with that content of my opening page. There is much more to this site than the “about” page. That obviously is my intro. If you are going to ‘blanket’ comment on my site, at least comment about the other stuff!
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Hey! I could have sworn I’ve been to this blog before but after browsing through some of the post I realized it’s new to me.
Anyhow, I’m definitely delighted I found it and I’ll be book-marking
and checking back often!
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My partner and I absolutely love your blog and find a lot of your post’s to be just what
I’m looking for. Would you offer guest writers to write content available for you?
I wouldn’t mind creating a post or elaborating on a lot of the subjects
you write about here. Again, awesome web site!
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It is certainly something to consider. Let me look into that and get back to you. I’m THAT new to this that I haven’t even thought about guest writers. I’ve been focused on populating my site and getting my own writing system down.
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Today, I went to the beach front with my kids.
I found a sea shell and gave it to my 4 year old daughter and said “You can hear the ocean if you put this to your ear.” She placed the shell to her
ear and screamed. There was a hermit crab inside and it pinched her ear.
She never wants to go back! LoL I know this is entirely off topic but
I had to tell someone!
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….And the moral of that story would be to check the shell for inhabitants before offering it to listen into…..
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Wow, amazing blog layout! How long have you been blogging
for? you made blogging look easy. The overall look of your
site is wonderful, as well as the content!
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Thank you! I’ve been blogging since April of this year. I simply did the WordPress tutorial and learned to build my site using that and one of the many free themes they offered. I outgrew the free one and purchased and Premium theme that supports different media. I’ve learned that an overly flashy site can work against you and overwhelm the reader. Simple elegance is the way I choose to go. Keep it simple and pleasing to the eye. The images are all my own.
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I am really loving the theme/design of your
weblog. Do you ever run into any web browser compatibility issues?
A handful of my blog visitors have complained about my blog not operating correctly in Explorer but looks great in Opera.
Do you have any advice to help fix this problem?
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I think that with the different browser available and the difference between computer systems WILL cause some compatibility issues. I’m just a blogger and have not noticed any issues from my end. I.E. tends to have issues with A LOT of things. My advice to you is to use Chrome; not I.E. I do not use I.E. for anything. I find it a dog of a program. All patches and little functionality.
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I’m really enjoying the design and layout of your website.
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Did you hire out a developer to create your theme?
Fantastic work!
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Additionally, the blog loads super quick for me on Chrome.
Superb Blog!
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Great post. I am dealing with many of these issues as
well..
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Aw, this was a very nice post. Spending some time and actual effort to generate a very good article… but what can I say… I procrastinate a whole lot and never
manage to get nearly anything done.
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Good post. I learn something totally new and challenging on blogs I stumbleupon on a daily basis.
It will always be exciting to read content from other authors and practice something from
their web sites.
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Thank you for the positive feedback! I’m glad my content hit the spot for you! Keep coming back from time to time! I’ll always be adding more to my site. I have a lifetime of thoughts and experiences to share!
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Great site you have here but I was curious about if you knew of
any user discussion forums that cover the same topics talked about in this article?
I’d really love to be a part of community where I can get
opinions from other knowledgeable people that share the same interest.
If you have any recommendations, please let me know.
Thanks!
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I had the same issue when I started out. First, before deciding what theme you want to use, outline what you would like to do with your site. For example, I knew I wanted to write both short and lengthy posts. I haven’t gotten to the lengthy stuff yet because the requires concentrated time without interruption for me and I haven’t found the equilibrium. I continue to keep notes for that, though. Next, I’m a photographer so I wanted to be able to showcase my photo images. I love music, so I wanted to include that. I love to cook so there had to be something there, as well. With all of that in mind, I literally mapped out what I thought I should do with my site on a legal-sized tablet. Then, I took the tutorial that WordPress offers. Do that so you can learn what they have to offer.
Originally, I started out choosing a free theme. They have so many, and I did take time to peruse them all. When I got the hang of building my site, then, because I knew I would need storage space, went ahead and purchased a Premium theme which includes much needed storage for images, music and videos. I wanted something where I had room to grow. The image you see first when you come to my site is one of my own, as are all of the others. I also knew that simplicity is key. Folks don’t need to be distracted by tons of fancy bells and whistles. Although impressive, they can deter from what you want people to see. Start with research and education. Take the tutorial, plan out what you want to do with your site and then begin the build process. It can be tedious and you need to be open to adapt to alternatives if your original ideas aren’t quite what works.
You need patience, perseverance, a willingness to learn and discipline. A basic knowledge of computers and software helps.
In my world, the only stupid question is an unasked one and there isn’t such a thing as “off topic” when you want to learn something. That’s just streams of consciousness…..Good luck.
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When someone writes an article he/she keeps the thought of a user in his/her mind that how a user
can be aware of it. Thus that’s why this piece of writing is great.
Thanks!
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Thank you! I’m kind of a traditionalist when it comes to writing. With all of the technology out there (cell phones, tablets, etc…), I find formal writing becoming a lost art. I would like to preserve that. I don’t even care to learn to text! There is more to this site. Explore away and enjoy! Come again, often, because it is ever-growing!
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After going over a number of the blog articles on your site,
I really like your technique of blogging. I book-marked it
to my bookmark website list and will be checking back soon. Please visit
my web site too and let me know your opinion.
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Great! There will always be more to see and read! I will check you out and provide input to you, too! I’ll be there soon!
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Hey! Would you mind if I share your blog with my twitter group?
There’s a lot of folks that I think would really enjoy your content.
Please let me know. Many thanks
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I don’t mind at all! SHARE AWAY! After all, that is the whole purpose of my site; to share to others! This site has exciting plans for growth, so visit often!
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Nope. It’s all about who I am! Registering the site was simple a savvy move for legal protection. I’m glad you enjoyed it. As the fall months roll into winter, etc….the site will be very, very dynamic. Many planned additions and more serious writing. I can post photos all day, but I also like to write. I just find spring and summer too much of a writing distraction. I have to be OUTSIDE! Come again, soon!
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Great web site. Good music too! Tom & Darlene : )
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Hey Tom! Thanks, man! I still have A LOT yet to do…..This summer has been a real busy one so I haven’t been able to get to it. I’m going to try to get to your photos tomorrow. I had a really full week and weekend. Took hundreds of photos of the hydro race. I got to sneak down into the pits. There’s the fishing. Hubby caught two on Sunday morning within 20 minutes. Family is supposed to be in town on Wednesday and then, of course, the volunteering on Friday. I think I’m A LOT more busier in retirement than when I was working but it sure is great because its MY OWN! Stand by for the photos and thanks again for the feedback. Come visit again! I’ll be loading up more music, recipes, pearls ‘o wisdom , tips, stories, etc…..I gotta get a tablet…
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Cat, we are kindred sisters indeed! In time, I will share my story of despair, forgiveness, hope and finally spiritual freedom, too! Just not yet. I have too many things in the proverbial “hopper” to post, first. Thank you for posting the FIRST comment on my site! Welcome and come back again! I’m a little slower in posting during “growing season.” I garden, too! So, during this part of the year, I am outside AND learning a new camera. So much to do and so little time to do it all! It’s all GRAND, though! Keepin’ it real!
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Hello Island Girl!
I love “Girl Power”! Looks like you have just started blogging recently? I wish you much success with your blog, and together we can “Keep It Real”! I Thank You for stopping by my space I call blog home. Hope to see you again, and very nice to meet you! 🙂
Hugs& Blessings,
Author, Cat Lyon 🙂
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