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Hi. I'm going to say it again, like I've said it before, and like all of you have probably said it before too (unless you're superstars). Sorry I haven't blogged in ages. I appreciate your comments to me and appreciate your saving this site as a bookmark, and your hopes and prayers that I would start blogging again. So...cheers! Here's to trying it out, AGAIN.

There are a few reasons I can pinpoint that prevent me from blogging. Here they are.

1: I can never figure out what to write, even though my life is EXTREME. Let's face it. I should live every day wearing protective gear and be constantly aware of my surroundings. But I can still never figure out what to write. Here are just a couple of examples of extreme Jaq moments: put my cell phone through the washer/dryer, flushed newly-bought cell phone down the toilet less than a month later (still fresh in my mind) at work, my car got hit by my friend's SUV, I switched my car insurance to Geico, found a new church home, I hired a triathlon coach to help me train for my second half ironman in June, bought a crock pot which has since changed my life and her name is the Red Wonder....because she is red...and I guess I have decided she is female (?), I caught the bouquet at a friend's wedding, I moved into the best best best one-bedroom apt EVER, and I have made more than a couple of batches of cookies in hopes to not eat any batter or test them out...definitely all extreme events for me. But despite this, I can never settle on something to write about.

2: Facebook has ruined me. Not because I spend too much time on it (I'm not saying that I don't, though...), but because I have come to love and appreciate the immediate satisfaction of being "liked". You know, the cute little cartoon thumbs up sign next to the name of someone who has read your status, has an immediate connection with it or simply LOLs at it, followed by the words "likes this." Why do I have this sick satisfaction with seeing the thumbs up sign? Or the red notification sign at the top left of my screen? I like making people laugh and I like it that people are interested with what I have to say. Hence, why I started blogging. Some people have other reasons for their blogs. To show their lives with their precious babes (significant others and actual BABIES alike, but the latter was my original intention here...come to think of it the first one would make for a weird and possibly inappropriate blog). To share their latest recipes, or crafts, or lives in general. So here's the reason for #2. I am spoiled now with Facebook because I get instant gratification. Blogging, however, doesn't have the little red notification signs or the cartoon thumbs up. People can comment but com'n, let's face it, you probably don't comment. So. That was me being really vulnerable. Hello, my name is Jaquelin. And I like it when people like my statuses. No, but I really REALLY like it.

3. Things that I can imagine writing a lot about intimidate me. I found that towards the end of my latest blogging life, I kept writing a lot of random things. And I think this was, subconsciously, my quiet way out the blogging door. I think this is another way FB has ruined me as a blogger. FB requires you to use less than a certain amount of characters in your status, so you can't write a lot even if you wanted to. And I have lots and lots of characters in my thoughts, so....I'm forced to keep it to a minimum. For some reason, even though Mr. Blog allows all the characters you want, I just can't do it.

4. I'm going to just put it out there even though this is a silly reason. WHERE did all my time go? I have found recently that I don't have much time. Work, tutoring, church, 2 grad classes (and the tedious homework that comes with it....one of my assignments is to transcribe "One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish" to the phonetic alphabet or whatever...I never realized until this assignment how very long Dr. Seuss made his stories. Geez Louieeez), triathlon training, and watching the Bachelor. There's just no time. I know, lame excuse.

Okay, okay, enough with the excuses. I'll get better. Thanks for your encouragement. And thanks for being true friends who keep me accountable. Friends who don't let friends off the hook when they don't blog.

PS If you want to somehow research how to like a post with a cute thumbs up, and make notification thingies appear, by all means:)