Ramblings of the Mildly Insane

I’ve noticed lately that saying “thank you” seems to be in short supply nowadays. Growing up, my parents always told me to “mind my manners, respect my elders, and never forget to say ‘please’ and ‘thank you’” - and I have to admit, I’ve been a little guilty of not heeding this sage advice.

So, I’m here to correct that and catch up on a few thank you’s. I believe that when a person does good things, good things happen. People have done so many good things and I’ve not slowed down enough to realize it, embrace it, or acknowledge it - so for that I am sorry:

Aaron Wall and Tanya - thank you both. Tanya had a contest on her forum a while ago and I was able to win a copy of Aaron’s wonderful SEO Book. It’s a book that I’ve been meaning to purchase for a while now, but I always put it off b/c I knew I didn’t have the time to set down and read it. Now, I have it and I’ve not finished reading it all the way through because I’m still that busy, but I’m chunking away some time this weekend specifically for this purpose.

Westciv (Maxine Sherrin and John Allsopp) - thank you both. I entered their CSS competition a while back and received an honourable mention. As a consolation, I received a free copy of their wonderful Style Master software (my CSS cheat sheet). They just sent me the recently released version 4.0 and I am ever so grateful because it saves me loads of time coding - and not only that, it has my template in there - woo and hoo.

Lynn and Andre - thank you both. I would have gladly continued paying for the membership at TIID because I feel the information and support offered in your community is awesome. You really surprised me by asking me, of all people, to be an advisor. I’m still in disbelief. I still feel like a complete noob some days LOL, but it’s wonderful to know that I’m able to help others and share what I’ve learned with them and I appreciate your giving me a forum to do so openly.

The fine folks at Adadio Tea - thank you. Your ingenuiTEA is awesome and your tea is excellent. I am now officially addicted to the mango tea which I can only describe as being Bubblicious in tea form :). You are definitely ranking up there with Stash.

The Un-named One - thank you. You keep me in the movie loop and it’s always appreciated. You talk to me when the world sucks and listen to me bitch and cry and whine. Now, if that ain’t a friend, I don’t know what is :D. Despite our trauma and our problems, you are someone I would always want in my life, please take care of yourself. And I promise, I will get your package off in the mail - soon.

Ma famille - thank you. Thank you for dragging my ass out of the house when I just want to crawl under my comforter and hide. Thank you for supporting me in my dreams and goals and just being there. As broken as we may be in the eyes of some people, we still have a nice little family and it’s more than some people are lucky enough to have. So, I am certainly grateful.

My blog readers (you know who you are) - thank you. When I first started this blog, it was to let my friends and family (eh hem, when they figure out “how to work the internet”) know what I’m up to and how I’m doing. Instead, I’m finding that other people read my blog too. At first it was mighty scary knowing that people were seeing my inner thoughts, but as time continued and you’ve commented and emailed, I realized that you are people too, with different perspectives and I appreciate your time, your concern, and your presence.

I know there are some thank you’s I may be forgetting - so, to cover those bases - thank you, a million times, thank you.