Thank you so much! So sorry for the late reply - but I have a fuller than full time job now and I'm WAY behind in my responses. I'm following you as well! So nice to meet you!

Oh! It's so wonderful to meet you! My poor little Luther... I've started working again (at a real job) and his site (and mine) are suffering for time right now. Please stay tuned though... we'll figure out our time constraints and hopefully be back on track.

I'm so glad you like the site... it's been great fun - and Luther has so much to say. For his next piece he'll be talking about his adventures at the vet. :)

I love that you love Mystical Wisdom and Spirit of the Universe. Ironically, being in the clouds and floating through the Universe is what keeps me grounded!

It's so nice to meet you!
Sheila.

P.S. Be sure to check out my other site. It's written expressly for our age group. I have some wonderful insights in there. :)

I really like your baby boomer website, some really good ideas in it for people our age:-))Steph

That's what I'm thinking of doing also. It seems very restrictive and I have to gauge my commitment to it. I'll probably do what worked for me with the first 150 lbs and call it good. Why mess with a good thing? :)

Nice to meet you!
Sheila

Thanks for the follow back! It's nice to meet you.
Sheila.

You're welcome Sheila.

Thank you so much for following back! It's very nice to meet you.

Hot as in Flashes! LOL!!!
I'm so stoked you're here - you're gonna have a blast.
Sheila

Well... thank you ma'am! :) I love to write - that's what I tell myself. But I've come to realization that what is love is talking to people - and how cool that I can accomplish that through my writing. LOL!

It made sense in my head. LOLOLOL!!!
P.S. It's nice to meet you and I'm glad you found me. I'm all for the newbie, because I'm still one myself.

Sheila.

Hello there, Rick! It's so nice to meet you.

You are so right about the network here. When I first started a few months ago, I was terrified. I knew NOTHING about blogging or building a website and had no idea what SEO was and I had never "tweeted".

This place eased my mind, answered questions, helped me through roadblocks and offered support when I thought all was lost.

I'm glad you landed here, and I'm glad you found me. I'm excited to be part of your growing network, and can't wait to follow your successes!

Peace, and make it a great day!
Sheila.

Thanks very much :) I am glad I have you as part of my network!!

It's so nice to meet a fellow oldster! LOL! BTW... love your site!
Sheila.

Thank you so much for the encouraging words. Some days I really question myself. Much appreciated!
Sheila.

I'm doing great! It's so nice to meet you.
Have a safe and fun holiday.
Sheila.

Regards back atcha! :)

Thanks! I'll gladly reciprocate. And again, I love your website. I'll be stopping back by today to look at those hair oils. :)

What's your FB and twitter handle?

Hi bluzy1, I really appreciate you asking me. I have been struggling to learn this social media platform but I am trying LOL. here is my FB
https:https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100012264279781
and my Twitter
https://mobile.twitter.com/angela52862059
Thank you.

I wish you the best as well! Thank you for following back. Have a great weekend and a safe holiday.
Sheila.

Best to you as well, Maggie! :)
Sheila

Got it! LOL! Ignore my earlier response on my profile. I've a little behind in my responses because I have a job now. Love the job, but it's really going to cramp my style. :)

Hey... the link was broken. Can you give me another one? I can't wait to read it.

I knew I joined on that day for a reason! :) It's SOOO nice to meet you!

Sheila.

LOL!!!!! Right you are!

I enjoy life immensely! When people ask me why I'm always in such a good mood... I like to say "I don't know any better". :)

Nice to meet you, Steve.
Sheila.

That's wonderful!

Thank you! Luther has so much to say - as a matter of fact he informed me he wants his computer back. I've taken it over with MY site, and he is quite put out by the whole matter. LOL!!!

Best wishes back atcha.
Sheila

Thank you so much! I've enjoyed my time immensely so far. I LOVE IT HERE!

OMG!!! I love that article. Bookmarked! And thank you for the compliment. I just wrote another new post tonight (it got too long), but I think it might be my best to date.

I really appreciate this link, and especially appreciate the kind words, Kirk!
Make it a great evening!
Sheila.

Thanks, Kev! And cheers back at cha! Thanks for visiting my site. It's much appreciated.

Sheila.

You make me blush! I'm so honored you took time to visit my sites. Writing is my true passion and putting my personality into that writing is natural for me. I truly "talk" to people when I write, as that is my second passion... helping people. For me, it's what keeps me sane in a world where creativity is considered a curse in most corporate structures.

I thank you!
Sheila.

Just telling the truth Sheila. No need to feel bashful. Best.

Much success to you as well!
Peace, and make it a great day.
Sheila

The pleasure is mine as well! :)
Sheila.

It's so nice to meet you. You inspired me today.
Peace, and make it a great day!
Sheila.

By the way. I stopped by your site. I excited to watch it develop. I left you a comment. :)
Sheila.

I've just replied to your comment on the site, thanks Sheila. Best wishes.

Ahh....my evil plan worked! It's how I capture and ensnare my prey. LOLOL!!!!!

You're welcome! Thanks for following back. It's so nice to meet you.
Sheila.

Yay! I'm 56 and loving it. You'll have to keep me up to date with what you're doing. Do you have a website yet? I'd love to see it. I have two sites right now...one my dog Luther writes, and one for me! :)

And thank you for the compliment. I like to think it's my enthusiasm for life that keeps from the jumping off a cliff!

Peace, and make it a great day
Sheila.

Hi Sheila,
Yes, I have 1 website, timeforsomethingnew.info check it out and tell me what you think. I would appreciate the critique of it. You can private message me with your comment. I'm looking forward to hearing from you. Thanks. Have a good evening.

I wish you much success here as well. I'm still a newbie and I've gotten my feet REAL WET these past several weeks. If you need anything at all, you be sure and let me know! Wink!!

Peace, and make it a great day
Sheila.

Likewise! :)

There truly is no other way to travel! :)

Thank you! It's so nice to meet you.

I have a place in my heart for retail pharmacists as I know and understand the undue hardships and stress of your position. I'm so excited that you are building your business here at WA. I visited your website and I'm impressed with your information. I wish you much success!

Peace, and make it a great day.
Sheila.

Wow!! Thanks for taking the time to check it out.You are spot on with the stresses and pressure of the occupation. I am glad to have found WA and will do my very best here.
Equally I wish you tons of success here at WA.Glad to meet someone like you.
Peace to you too.
Roopesh

Hi! So good to meet you. You have a great weekend as well. I'm doing great - just got off the phone with my son on Mother's Day. What's better than that? :)

Thank you as well! It's so nice to meet you, Irv.
Sheila.

Hi! And you're safe with me...I'm a happy monster. :) I love your site. Pets are my weakness. I have a pet site too that my pup Luther writes, and then I have MY website. LOL! I'll be stopping back by your site and leaving a comment, hopefully today some time. Keep up the great work!

Sheila.

Thanks Shiela, Just getting started, learning the mechanics of WP now on to adding content. I am going to try to channel your monster to help me.
Tim

LOL! Believe me...be careful. WA releases that inner writing beast. It's addicting. My hubby never sees me anymore.

HAVE FUN!! Also, I left you a comment on your site. I absolutely LOVE your dog/cat photos. So cute! Keep up the good work - you're off to a great start.

If you need anything at all or help with anything, let me know - it's what I do!
:)

This platform definitely let's my inner writer loose. WA has created a monster! LOL!

A very GOOD monster ! The friendly kind !

And I LOVE to ramble. If you have time, check out a fun little piece I just finished like 2 minutes ago. I thank my friend for the topic, she got me thinking today. LOL!

http://financialnestegg.com/are-your-neighbors-over-50-if-not-you-might-like-it

Too funny, the little thoughts that go through my head.

What a fantastic article ! I particularly loved the street sign. Cathy and I "grew up" and got married in Memphis ! This was a terrific piece and has such a wonderfully dreamy tone. And your website looks fantastic! Congratulations! I know that I may be "bothering" you a lot with questions in the future. Hope your husband caught some fish ! All the best, Steve

There is no such thing as bothering me. It's what I live for! Thank you for taking time to stop by and I'm glad you enjoyed the article and my website. It's filled with blood, sweat and tears. :)

Living here in Memphis has been an adjustment. We moved here on a whim last year with my job and now I've been laid off, permanently. We have no friends or family here, so it's been tough.

My husband goes fishing for his external sustenance, and I write. Perfect!

Next time you have free time, would you leave a comment on my site? I'd be so appreciative and I will do the same for you.

Do you have a site yet? I'd love to take a look.

You have a great weekend, and it's been so joyful talking with you today. Let's keep it up.

Sheila.

Agree on all you said and we WILL keep in touch. I will leave a comment on your site. Mine is still "under construction". I have one that I put on BlueHost (thru WordPress), but it languished and is not public. I am determined to complete all of the courses before I go back to the site and bring it up to WA standards. Thanks so VERY much for taking the time to write. !! All the best, Steve

I can't wait for you to share! Happy building!!

Thank you!!

You are so very welcome! Wishing you much success!

Hey! I'm glad you stopped by! Thanks for the feedback on the "about paw paws kitchen". I'll add a little snippet about our site to that and maybe put it as a static page. My theme is weird and I might change it. I find I'm not liking it.

My privacy policies and other "legalities" are located on the right side bottom widget area. I didn't want my privacy policy in the menu taking up space.

I actually have another website I've been building as well and spending most of my time there...

financialnestegg.com

If would mean so much if you stop there too! I appreciate getting feedback - it's SO important! :)

I'll have to fix my little hiccups tomorrow.

Thanks again!!!

OK, didn't see that is the side bar. I did check the bottom as mine is in a widget there.

And you know...back to this theme I choose. First of all - paw paw was my first site to get my feet wet. But now that I'm getting the hang of it from building my second site, a good theme can make a big difference doesn't it. If I choose a static page - then there is no formal blog roll, which I think is strange. Haven't figured that one out yet. When I use static page for "About Paw Paws Kitchen" - then all the blogs disappear and have no home.

I think I'm definitely going to do some restructuring and I like the idea of posts vs. pages on some of the content. I guess it took building my second site to see some of the deficiencies in the first one. Kinda cool though. :)

I LOVE this learning thing. It's got me all jazzed up! LOL!

Yes there is the facility for a blog roll. I answered someone else with this so will find it and get back to you.

Found it. Hope it helps.

Once you have the page you want as your landing page (static page) go to the Dashboard, Settings, and then Reading.

There you will find Front page displays – click on static page
Then go to the Front page and select the page you have created.

Now your post blogs won’t show on the home page so firstly create a page called Blogs (or other name you want). Then go back to Settings, Reading, go to Posts page and select blogs.

I did these in two steps, so don’t know if doing it in one works but try it. If not then go back and do in in two steps.

Hit Save Changes

Go to Appearance, Menus and add your post blog page and place it at the top. Then Update.

Note your site will still show Home (at least mine did) but if you click on it you only get the landing page.

If you have trouble go and watch Jay’s Live Video Classes, Case Study Week 3 of 5. He shows you how to do this (plus many other things).

I definitely agree. The view looks great from here! If you stop by my site I've got some fun stuff in there...little tasties just for "us". :)

http://financialnestegg.com/life-of-a-baby-boomer-we-survived

I travelled back to a day when there was no such thing as bike helmets and knee pads. LOL! If you leave me a comment and I'll do the same for you!

Step inside for a little blast from the past.
It's so nice to meet you!!

Peace, and make it a great day!
Sheila.

Awww. Thank you so much! I'm blushing. It's so great to meet you too. And thanks for the answer on your site about using alt tags. I've got a lot of work to do tomorrow. Have fun working on the novel!

=D

Blessings right back at ya!
Sheila :)

Oh boy. The "S" word for me is just 4 short years away. How did we get here so fast? :)

Thank you as well. It's nice to meet you!

Nice to meet you KJ!

and you as well Bluzy!

By the way...LOVE your site so far. My and hubby just recorded Caddy Shack the other day on our DVR. I don't care how often you see that movie - it's just darn funny!!! :)

thank you! got that right, caddyshack never gets old! was thinking of doing a movie review of it on my site, but what to say about a movie that everyone knows?? kinda stuck for content ideas at the moment.....grrrr

Heck man! Do it from your perspective and your words. Put a spin on it to the likes no one has even seen before. Keep paper and pen handy. Trust me...an angle will come to you when you least expect it. My hubby makes fun of me - I will snatch out my pen and paper in the grocery store! LOL!

lol not a bad idea at all! who cares if he's making fun right? he won't be laughing when your $$ starts rollin in from your sites :)

That's what I told him! :)
P.S. I like your style (and pic)!

thank ya!

Gotta love us boomers! It's nice to meet you!

Hi Chrissie...it's really good to meet you too!

Thank you so much :)

Hi Cat! It's so nice to be in your network!

Thank you for your nice compliments! I'm pleased to be in your network as well!

Hello and it's nice to meet you! Thanks for the follow and good luck to you as well.

I have a ton of energy to share, that's for sure! It's nice to meet you, Marion.

Hope to see you around as well! It's nice to meet you and be part of your network.

Hi Tommy. Thank you so much for adding me to your network, it's so nice to meet you! Everything is going well so far, a little intimidating, but definitely worth the effort. Hope all is well with you.

Luther thanks you for stopping by. He's a little peeved with me right now because I've been working on my other site and taking up his computer time for his blogs. I promised him he could write again soon. LOL! I hope your fur-babies stop by often!

When people ask me how I am...I say I'm so blessed and happy cuz I woke up on the right side of the grass. LOL!! It's nice to meet you.

cooool

Hi Tom, it's nice to meet you and I pleased to be added to your network!

Thank you! I couldn't agree more with you. I like to think of my life as starting chapter 2! Heck...as far as I can tell I still have a whole book to write ahead of me! Nice to meet you.

Hi! Thanks for following back and it's so nice to meet you. All is well here, and I hope you're well also.