Diana’s last blog post..Practice makes imperfect, part two

@Caroline – I’m blushing. Literally. Thank you!

And I agree with Kate.

Nice interview, by the way! (But come next November I shall be back here reminding you to take more care of yourself over the winter. That pattern definitely needs breaking … )

Positively Present’s last blog post..who’s afraid of the big, bad past?

@ Queenie: You’re right, that is fightin’ talk! I find the best way to overcome my fears is to say / commit to things in a moment of madness and then deal with the consequences… I guess this is a good example.

@ Christy – thank you, I’ll put that in the box with other random facts. Apparently it’s also called a ‘Dolly zoom’, and has nothing to do with Barbie whatsoever. I think it’s the camera, or at least something to do with it.

@fatnutritionist – Yes, let’s all thrash together, who knows, one of us might learn how to swim and then save the others ;o)

@ Jason – I think that time away from this stuff is an absolute must. I’m just finding my way through my fear about doing it, because if I ever do end up in the position of that author, I want to have figured out what to do beforehand. And for me it’s also so tied up in mood. Some days I want to light up a room, some days underneath the nearest rock is the only place I want to be.

@Kate – Thank you my lovely, I will try to accept the compliment graciously and not comment upon how you are likely to be rather biased ;o)

@Diana – What to do indeed! At least you managed to settle on one – the photo for Alex’s interview had to be cut from a family photo that I had been coerced into – I couldn’t bring myself to actually have a picture taken for online shenanigans.

@Ulla – I’m glad you like my lightning bolt, I’m very fond of it. And your curiosity will be satisfied tomorrow over at Someday Syndrome!

@ Dom – That’s a fine point you make Sir. And yes, you can be as in-crowdy as you want, as long as you don’t tell everyone about the weird and wonderful things you have seen me wear over the years ;o)

@Caroline – Whoa, that is some seriously nice stuff you’re saying to me there. So nice in fact, that I am reading it and saying “That’s not REALLY me is it?” ;o) Thank you x

@ Alex – That made me laugh, then get nervous… Gah, I can’t take myself seriously for that long, so I’m fine now!

@Marc – It’s a strange paradox isn’t it – I worry about this out loud here, in the open and yet those questions make me nervous. As for what what your coming back for more tells me… hrm, that’s food for thought (though I’m keeping it a long way away from my greedy ego)…

You sound as introverted as I am Emma. I’ve been hanging around online for about 12 years now. I only uploaded my mugshot a few months ago.

The best bit of advice I can give to you is to trust your instinct and to do what you feel is right.

As for the meme, don’t worry about it. I clearly danced around a couple of the questions myself!

I can understand that those kind of questions can be personable and rather direct but here’s the secret; we’re already getting to know you through your blogging and we’re coming back for more. Doesn’t that tell you something?

I do feel for you – I think being ‘out there’ on the net is pretty scary – perhaps especially so for us ‘stiff-upper-lip’ Brits. So show only what you want to show for the moment, and the rest will follow as you get more practised at it. Havi says it all, really, and I can’t say it better than her!

I don’t know (obviously, not having seen a picture of you) what you look like but I DO know that you have a beautiful soul as it shines through in your writing. And therefore that you will be beautiful to us your readers, no matter what you personally might think of your face. (Don’t forget that most of us hate ourselves in photos. And I’m forever wondering about that ‘other woman’ I catch glimpses of in mirrors and shop windows! That’s not REALLY me, is it?)

Keep on shining, Em …

Plus, I get to feel all smug and in-crowdy because I’ve actually seen you and most of your readers haven’t!