Dear So &So: Dear Me & 100 Followers!

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Dear Me From Many Years Ago,

I recently found my your old blog; the very first one we ever wrote in about 6 years ago.  I can't believe how much I have grown since then.  Reading those old posts brought on a wave of nausea that I hadn't expected, though the slight anxiety I felt before re-reading them should have warned me.  The me back then was pathetic and self-loathing.  She fawned over men who treated her badly, felt like she was always in the way, and allowed herself to take the blame for nearly everything that happened in that messed up relationship documented on those pages.  Those posts showed an ache and growing depression that would never have been cured had I stayed where I was, and my self worth would have always suffered had I not moved on from both that troublesome coupling and sad little blog. 

I am so eternally grateful that I left you both behind and have changed my own life for the better.  I am so much stronger and self-sufficient.  Who would have thought that sad little girl would have become the opinionated optimist I am today?  It's a beautiful thing to be able to look back and feel like you've grown so much.

So glad I'm different now.

Dear Ex-Friend With Addiction Issues,

I know I wrote you a letter before, (Dear Addict Acquaintances) but I feel it must be addressed again, seeing as what happened last night.  I'm very sorry to hear that you (the wife) were in the Emergency Room due to an overdose; sorry, but not surprised.  It's so very sad, but we all knew your habit of taking a handful of Soma along with a handful of uppers (and various other narcotics) would one day lead to this.  

I know you are both living very far into denial about your issues, and recently your family has brought it to light that there are several warrants out for your arrest (DUI and Theft, to name a few), as well as several lawsuits against you (probably ex-landlords you screwed over) and you just keep running from your problems.  Then you blame everyone around you who only try to help by making you look at the issues and try to solve them.  

My heart breaks for your children, as they have had to raise themselves and more recently see you for what you really are.  They now have to face the fact that their parents care more about drugs and alcohol than them, and they have to remember how going out and getting drunk was more important than putting food in the refrigerator or being home for family gatherings.  

I hope this OD is your wake-up call, and however much I doubt that it will change anything, I will keep hoping for you.

Get Well Soon.

Dear Soggy Rotten Mango,

I hope you're happy with yourself, as you seem to have absolutely no friends left in the office.  Seriously, before you blew up at our other coworker, she was the only person (other than the Pothead) who still had your back, and now you'll have no one.  You've burned all of your bridges for a guy, and a guy you know will only betray you in the end.  He betrayed me, with outright lies and indecencies, and he betrayed her (you know who) after 7 years of committed relationship.  How can you not see the result is inevitable for you? 

When that result happens, as we all know it will, you will have no one to feel sorry for you.  I have no sympathy left for anyone who knowingly makes decisions like these, and then continues to burn her bridges and plummet towards what she has already been warned about.

Oh, and stop giving me dirty looks every time you stand up, I'm just going to start making faces at you.

Soon you'll find Karma is no fun... Have a nice life!

Dear Utah Weather,

Nice April Fools joke, it was the beginning of April and you dumped a bunch of snow on us?  That's nuts!

I actually didn't mind this time...

Dear Birthday,

You are in just a few short weeks!  I can't wait for you, though I really need to think of something exciting to do with my friends!  BBQ maybe?  Road trip?  I need help with ideas!


Soon To Be 24.

Dear Work,

You haven't told me whether or not your keeping me, and it's starting to scare me.  So as much as I'd like to stay, I can't count on that any longer, as there are only 2 weeks left until the Tax Season is over.  I need to start looking for another job, and hopefully find something perminant with benefits.  "A bird in the hand is worth more than two in the bush."

Wish me luck.

Dear Readers,

I reached 100 followers!

Again, I'm eternally grateful to all of you!  Please check out today's other post (Making New Friends Friday) to see which of my lovely followers I put the spotlight on today.  I'm going to start making a weekly thing of it! :)  I like the idea of showing off the people who matter around here, and hopefully you'll all get a turn because you're all important! :)  I have so much love in my heart for you all!

Thanks for all that you do!
Miss Angie

Making New Friends Friday

These are great ways to link up with people and get new readers!  I want to break that 100 mark today, who's with me?  

I ♥ you all so very dearly!  Each and every one of you are unique and special to me! 

Here's a new link-up that I'm excited for!



This one is a bit more special.  I get to showcase one of you, and hope that the world catches on to how awesome you are (because you know I think you're awesome, and am so excited to share you with the rest of the world) and then hope that you get an outpouring of love, support, and new followers! :)

This week I think I'll showcase:

She Don't Make False Claims

This girl is FUNNY!  I love reading her posts, and following along with her.  The first post I ever read that she wrote was titled Ten Guys Over 45 I'd Totally Do.  Funny, right?  As well as she even said Happy Anniversary to her boyfriend on the big screen of a Chicago Wolves game, cute huh?  She's also great at reading my post and leaving me comments, it's always great to have someone you follow, follow you back.  It really is like making a new friend!  

So if  you'd like a witty read and a new friend, click on her link above and go check her out!

I mean doesn't she just look like she'd be a lot of fun?

♥ ♥ ♥

If you'd like to gain some new followers, or find some new blogs to read, head on over to one (or all) of the following places and link up! :) 

Oh and drop me a line if you'd like, I love hearing from you!

10 Things Blogging Has Taught Me

I've been blogging using Blogger for over a year now, and in that year I have certainly learned a lot. 

01.  One nice comment from a follower can turn your entire day around. 

02.  Bloggers guilt is a real thing.  I found once I got past 30 followers, I felt guilty if I didn't have a post every day.

03.  You can piss off a whole bunch of people just by posting one political comment.

04.  You can also gain a bunch of new followers for said political comment.

05.  Every new comment, and every new follower, brings another rush of joy.  It's good to see that people like what you have to say, and want to keep coming back.

06.  People actually win things.  Who would have thought?

07.  Everything anyone around you does or says, can and will be used as blog material.

08.  Writing letters in your blog, addressed semi-anonymously to people in your real life, can be extremely cathartic.  However, it can also be dangerous should that person read your blog.

09.  There will most likely be too many Memes on a particular day that you'd like to do.  For instance, there are 4 on Fridays that I like, and now 3 on Tuesdays.  I've decided I'll just combine them if I want to.  Why deny myself one over the other?

10. You can have an online family that you love, and who loves you back.  You will also grow attached to them, have days where you're dying to see a new post from them, and stressing/worrying because you haven't.

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