Smiley Saturday: Online Friendship
I have to admit that smiles have been few and far between around here of late. Things aren’t really going to plan with my medication changes which has been rather disappointing.
So it really did my spirits wonders this week when a couple of bloggers thought of me while passing on blogging awards.
Bettina and Kin passed on this Perfect Blend of Friendship Award.
It comes with a few questions to be answered:
1. Do you have the same friends since childhood?
No. We moved a lot when I was growing up and it was really hard to continue to maintain long distance friendships.
2. What do you value most about your friends?
I have an overwhelming need to be needed. I think my friendships somehow validate that I’m someone worth knowing. The difficult side of this is that I sometimes try too hard to be a friend and don’t allow my friends to be a friend in return. I’ve gotten way too good at hiding how I’m really going (to the extent that I don’t even realise I do this) and have a tendency to deflect conversations away from myself and onto the other person.
3. Are your friends your sounding boards?
Not usually. Although I’m trying to be more open. To an extent my DH is my sounding board (and he is my best friend) but I tend to be “stuffer” (stuff my feelings deep inside of me in the hope that they’ll disappear). However, when it comes to issues with my kids, they’re great sounding boards (and many of my friends have children a little older than mine so they make perfect sounding boards).
4. What is your favourite activity to share with your friends?
I went to an Enjo party yesterday and had forgotten how much I enjoy those party plan style parties. A few friends, some yummy food and SHOPPING!!!
I wish we lived closer to some decent shops as I really miss those days where you wander the shops with a couple of girlfriends. No particular purchases in mind. Just browsing. Sharing opinions and lots of laughter (oh and Mrs Fields Cookies for breakfast).
Thanks guys. I hope that one day we can share a real cuppa together. 
The second award came from Dina at The Girl Who Wished She Was Australian.
Thank you Bettina, Kin and Dina for making me smile in a week where smiles have been few and far between.
I’ve also been in a bit of a blog funk. Not sure if it’s related. Comments are way down (although spam comments are way up). Not sure if that’s a result of my blogging funk or the cause of it.
Anyway, I’d like to pass both of these awards on to my Top Commentators list:
- Bettina (9)
- river (9)
- Jason (5)
- Richard (4)
- Sharon (4)
- Babyamore… (3)
- Kin (3)
- Prizetastic (3)
- Gattina (2)
- Kelley (2)
I know life is busy at this time of year which makes their comments even MORE precious. Thank you for taking the time to comment and be a part of the community on this blog.
In other smiley news:
* Last night Farmboy took me out for dinner. We dropped the kids off at his mum’s for the night and went to the local pub. Even better - it was $10 schnitzel night. Good feed, good company and under $30 including a shared dessert (Cadbury Flake Cheesecake) and drinks.
* All inspired after being at the Enjo demonstration, I came home and cleaned the kitchen. Discovered Enjo actually works a LOT better if you actually USE it (it’s been 3 or 4 years since I last went to an Enjo demo and the stuff had gradually been finding it’s way to the back of the cupboard).
How about you? Do you have smiley moments from this week to share? Perhaps a joke or funny you tube clip you’ve seen? I hope you’ll join us for Smiley Saturday this week and help spread those smiley vibes around!
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hugs darl.
I’ve been meaning to say to you that I think it might just be a slow phase all over of late. My visitor stats are quite low some days.
I love these posts!
I have days where I get so many emails and comments, I can barely keep up. Then there are other days that are SO quiet. I sit there thinking…hello? Hello? Where is everyone? It’s hard for me not to feel unloved on those days. But that’s why I have the Sims. They’re my friends when everyone else is too
busy ; )
I’m only a new reader to your blog (I discovered it a bit over a week ago), but I’m enjoying everything I’ve read here so far. I hope to be a long time reader, so keep on blogging
I’d love to share a new joke or clip… but I don’t know of any! Hopefully others will be much more forthcoming
I’ve never heard of enjo before [maybe you could add a link?] Glad you had a break. Mine won’t be up for a few hours [auto] but I should be there tomorrow!
Cheers
Thank you. I appreciate the smiles you often bring to me. Nothing much else to smile about here. L has been self-adjusting his medication and going off the rails a bit. Summer and christmas are really hard for him, being a “dry” alcoholic. He doesn’t seem to be happy about anything at all lately. So I’ve “closed in” and I’m riding it out. Luckily I have work to get away to, and the library, my kids to visit, a little christmas shopping in town cheered me up.
Nice that you got to go out for tea. I love food that I don’t have to cook or clean up after.
(hugs)
Keep on Smiling Lightening. I hope the medication changes get sorted out for you soon and you feel better.
sending much love, hugs and prayers your way….
Hello, I am so glad I discovered your blog - I have enjoyed reading some of your blog and realise I have so much to learn about blogging! Its like writing letters, sending photos, having a cuppa with a friend and then there is so much more I have yet to learn. I don’t know anything about linkys and am not sure what will happen if I type into the link above. I guess I could be brave and just try it out. that’s how I’ve learnt most things on the web. Hope to visit again soon.
YOU made me smile.
Thanks babe.
And comments and visits are slow at my place too. Glad it wasn’t just me!
Heh. Just came across this mention now. Thanks so much for passing this on to your commenters… although I have to admit, even though my name’s up there, we do the easy work; many thanks go to *you* for putting so much effort into blogging in the first place