SOOOOO mad here!! I do not have access to pictures from my blog, pictures from my computer, etc. Keeps telling me to sign into my account. Hello….I am signed in! I’m writing here aren’t I? Also, any of my other google accounts I have access to pictures, and things needed. Not on this address though. Holding me up from doing any postings like I normally would with pictures for part of my descriptions……UGGHHHH! Technology, Internet, sometimes just too much!!
Kim ~ Lilacs
LilacsNDreams
So, here I sit with the issue of what to do with my Blog. I like to be able to talk, share things I see, share things I learn, and sometimes also share mistakes I make so that others maybe can learn from it. I like being able to have my site for LilacsNDreams because I also like to offer things I sell online. I have found I like to keep that site, and my blog kind of separate.
Like I mentioned…I’m at a crossroads of what to do. I have thought bringing the blog back to blogger here. I have a domain for it, and could easily direct it this way too. That is no problem. I guess I liked the idea of having everything at 1 place, and I could hop between pages…blog, and the website.
I apologize for all of this confusion for you. I am really not this unorganized as it is appearing right now. I do these things by myself, research, read, get my own ideas and thoughts, and have been doing that myself for a very long time. I am not computer savy, not the most technical with technology, and just do what I know to do in order to get through things. Is it always the right way? I don’t know about that. I guess I really haven’t seen any rules for that.
So, again I am asking you to bear with me as I try to finalize my thoughts of where I want to have my blog land at. One things is I have been with blogger for years, and it is a simple laid back layout. Maybe it’s time for me to just go back to the simplicity of things, and do what I know to do, right? Then, just take it from there, and move forward. Hmmmm…..decisions, decisions.
Soooo, I’ll probably bring the blog back here, and just be simple with it. Try to put my thoughts, and ideas around this platform for the blog. I really apologize for the hopping around everyone! Thanks for following along, and hopefully I can get back into a simple routine here again.
Thanks for stopping by to visit, and to listen to all of my mumbo jumbo, and babbling about this. I appreciate the visit, and the ear too. Take care, and see you again soon with LilacsNDreams Blog!
Kim ~ Lilacs
Hi! Welcome to LilacsNDreams! Happy to see you landing here to visit with me!
I know I left here to go over there for another Blog I started for LilacsNDreams. I do still have that, but I just felt like I wanted to drop by here. Still kind of hard to let go where I have been for so long. So, here I am.
This year started off a little rough for us here at home. I had hernia surgery which kept me in hospital for the night with an issue that came up. Next day everything corrected, was fine, and I was released. About 2 weeks later my husband had a heart attack. Something none of us seen coming, and was very unexpected. But, after talking, going over things, being told things we realized this had been coming, and finally surfaced. That happened on the 16th, and on the 23rd of January hubby had double bypass surgery. It was an experience not wished upon anyone.
So, during this time of recovery, doctor visits, physical therapy there unfortunately was no income being received. Unemployment was filed for, but was denied. Reason…his inability to work/surgery. His boss was not on a “list” that this could be treated like a lay off, and they do not support medical issues. Hubby, and the boss…also our dear friend…were not happy at all. For the years he drove here where has all that money gone? His boss wants to talk with his accountant to find out about paying unemployment, can he quit paying it since it can’t be used, and those kind of things. Soooo living off of credit cards, using what money was set aside for a rainy day, and doing best we could. Survival with doctor visits, and each drive was over an hour from home. Medicines to buy…hubby has no insurance. Never really a need for it because he never gets sick, and has never really had a need to see a doctor. Also, due to his profession of truck driving he was not released to work as soon as others can be released. As the doctor explained he did not break an arm, or a leg that could be casted. Bone in his chest was cut open, and put together with wire. Takes time to heal, no stress, and no physical work that could injure the bone. The next surgery would be more difficult due to more damage to try to fix.
Almost 3 months of him being home. A lot of walking, and a lot of sleeping. I had a lot of time during these months to think about things, and reach into my feelings a little about what I like to do with LilacsNDreams. I sooo enjoy some of the things when I first started out online. Thrift Stores, Yard Sales, Flea Markets, and that search for vintage collectibles. I enjoyed searching for home decor, glassware was another passion, I so enjoyed things as found but sometimes seen possibilities of them in another way too. How I could upcycle an item to do this, oh it would look great if it had this color added to it, wouldn’t this be unique if these pieces were united, repurpose it for another use, and so on. I enjoyed searching Thrift Stores which you seem to be able to find a little bit of this, that, and look through piles for things. I wish sometimes I could have like a Thrift Store where you can sell a little of everything you would like to put into it. Things old, new, used, discarded, forgotten, handmade, DIY, and honestly a lot of things I enjoy doing myself with online sales. Wouldn’t it be neat to have an online Thrift Store? That idea excited me thinking about it.
Now, another thing IF I did something like that. Would I keep my name of LilacsNDreams that I have had, and worked under since 2004 when I started? I have the domain for it, could set up a website to sell on, and have had that for a long time too. I have done social sites with it, my different blogs, different selling platforms, etc. When checking with AI with this name it pretty much describes everything I talk about which is a good thing to know. I also have another name with a domain I acquired some time ago. I have dabbled with it, have a blog with the name, but haven’t built it up like I have with this name of course. That name is ThriftyShopGirl. So, it’s me thinking again. Taking the time to look at different things, different ways of things, searching around a bit, making my notes, and trying to feel out what is the right way. I like the Online Thrift Store idea so that I can dabble with a little of the different things I like to do, that I have interests in. I need to feel my way through with the name idea. That is something I really need to look at more, and feel out a little more too.
So, everyone that is where my thoughts, and ideas have come to after everything that has happened this year to bring me to this point. I hope to be able to decide a little more here soon so that I can start putting inventory together for this venture….which this will be the fun part!! The thrill of the hunt, and ideas! It feels good, and free when I think of this. The inventory won’t be a real bad thing to put together. The decision of the name has me caught up a bit, and will hold things up a bit till I can determine more the better way to go with it.
Sorry for the story book. I was happy to share some thoughts, and ideas with you. Thanks so much for spending time at LilacsNDreams! Happy to have you here. If you would like to share something about this topic, please feel free to do so. Thanks everyone, and see you again soon!
