What has Happened During my Break?

Finally a new post, 2 days later than I originally planned so I apologize for the delay, but was touched to see the email messages and post comments asking whether I was ok or when I was going to post again. Thank you for that, you all know who you are

This has actuaclly been the first break I have taken in a few years now and there were days that I did not even check my email, which is very unusual but it showed me the world just would not come to a stand still, always nice to put things back into perspective and I am sure this will help me save a lot of time in the future.

I have learned that this blog is important to me, not because of the blog itself, but because of the growing base of support and the interaction going on between readers, something I had not really expected when I first started now almost 3 months ago.
It was absolutely great to be able to take a few steps back though and relax, not fretting about little things but being able to look at the big picture in a more relaxed way. The week before my break, I came across Vic Franqui´s blog, bloggerunleashed.com which really made me think about a lot of things I do online and a lot of blogs I used to read. And again I came to streamlining a lot of the time I used to spend reading blogs, cutting down to a small number of blogs I am signed up for. If you are looking to make money online, I would recommend you read his blog, well better said, watch his videos, because they certainly offer a big wake-up call if you have been struggling to get ahead.

I have spent an awesome week relaxing, laughing and talking with my mother and her best friend, we went to the beach a few times, something I normally hate doing eventhough I am only 30 minutes away from the Mediterranean Coastline of the Costa del Sol (Coast of the Sun). But this time we went during the week, the beach almost completely deserted so we could completely relax, enjoy the sun and company, having fresh seafood served accompanied by some nice wine.

This has been by far the best birthday I have ever had, in the company of the people I love!

Most important though is that my energy has been refreshed again and many little and bigger issues have been put in their place, and I finally got to set up a completely different workshedule with different goals and ways to get there. Not having a single worry on my mind or new idea I needed to test out was a new experience for me, since I always have a zillion things going on in my head, many times forgetting them and then fretting about the great idea I seemed to have lost.

A lot of cool things have happened these past few days that made me smile, proud or excited so I will continue with a little update:

Terence Chang featured me on his blog and I was completely thrilled to see I am mentioned as one of the blogs he recommends reading. I have been reading his blog since the time I started this one and there are very inspirational posts and ideas and many have come right at the moment I needed to read them, lifting my spirit or confirming my own thoughts. So Terence, thank you so much and know that “mi casa es tu casa”! (The picture at the beginning of this post is taking off of his blog)
My friend Jim, initially from TheDudesDad.com has finally made the plunge and bought his own domain, The Movie Whore and I am eagerly looking at his progress, knowing the future of his blog looks bright with all the support he is already receiving and his efforts will surely make this The Blog to Read if you are into movies. Jim, thank you so much for all your support and comments, you don´t know how much I appreciate it!

Leisa Watkins featured me in her EC “Who am I” Contest she is running on her blog and when she initially contacted me to give me the heads up on me being the featured blog I was completely thrilled. It took a whole 6 rounds to be identified and it started to get a little nervewrecking, having to keep my mouth shut. Leisa, thank you for choosing me as the mystery blogger, it was a lot of fun! If you want to participate in her contest, she has a new one going on right now, so check it out!

Apart from the prize I won in the contest The University Kid was running, I also won a $5 prize on webdiggin and maybe $5 isn´t that much when you think of it in financial terms, but I have since turned them around into 5 running domains and they are actually starting to make money. I will post on how I did that in the future so stay tuned for that!

Many times have I heard things like, “life is hard”, “you have to fight for your rights” etc, but sincerely, I believe there are a lot more great people out there than people that want to do wrong. Only looking at the wonderful contacts I have made through this blog, the heartwarming comments and selfless acts of generosity that I have encountered, the mails I have received during my break of readers checking in to see how I was doing or just to wish me a great break and b-day, it shows what a great place the blogosphere is.

It was really weird not to post, and I must admit, the first few days my fingers itched and ideas to post on where flowing freely, but since I had already announced my break, I had to stop myself from posting anyways. In the past I have posted on changing and setting shedules, focussing on more important things and changing my shedule in order to become more productive, but the thing I really needed was to take a step back and relax my mind.

Now I am looking forward again to stepping back into the blogosphere, thank you all so much for sticking around!

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