I am Freshly Pressed!
I’m pressed and happy!
I’m happy and fresh!
(Music erupts in the background with drums and singing.) Oh, excuse me, I’m just doing my happy dance. In case you missed it, I was Freshly Pressed. Blogging friends, it was as if I took a happy pill! I’m not bragging. Me? No, no. I want to share my happiness with you. I was…
running with butterflies…

swimming with dolphins…

I was a badaass and ran the pool table. I just wanted to be able to say that. I suck at pool.

My new favorite color is orange. I’m going to paint my walls orange. Okay, maybe this is a bit much. My son has orange walls; I’ll just sit in his room to get to my happy place. I could stencil in stars and bubble boxes. I don’t think he’ll mind.
Can you tell I liked it?
It was my lovely balloons that did it! What could go wrong? Magical and mystical hot air balloons give us hope. They inspire bucket lists. I now have a bucket list and I am going to fly IN a hot air balloon. See, you never know what a post will inspire.
Fellow bloggers were soooo nice. I felt like I was on another planet, not that bloggers aren’t usually cordial. It’s cool you get to meet people it might take you years to meet otherwise.
For those who have followed me, welcome! I am thrilled that you’re here. But pst…just so you know…I’m not really a photographer. For the record. I just want to make sure you know what you’re getting into. I took those balloon photos with a simple Canon Powershot. I just pointed and clicked. It was hard not to capture these balloons. They were explosions of color, BIG, and if and when they moved, moved slowly. Floated really. I did have some exquisite lighting, which by the way, was managed by my attendance in the predawn darkness. See the sacrifice? But so worth it. Apparently!
There I am in my first spot (top far left). The first appearance is thrilling.
My moment in the spotlight (about 2 days) is fading, as I am in my last slot before I’m booted. And then, poof. The lights go out and it gets quiet. Really fast. But it sure was a lot of fun while it lasted!
Blogging friends, for those of you who want to be Freshly Pressed…just Fuhgeddaboudit! What I mean is this. Just do what you do, and when it’s NOT on your radar, it will fall in your lap…or in your IN BOX. I hope so!
photo credit: ♣ Aria [AFK] ♣ via photopin cc,
photo credit: dkodigital via photopin cc
photo credit: TinyTall via photopin cc
The force is clearly with you.
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And you! Thank you, Soul Walker.
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Cheers. Here’s hoping the desert begins to cool.
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Thanks! Cheers to you, too. And, no more snakes.
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Here here.
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Congrats!
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Thank you! Now, I can get back to your story. I haven’t forgotten 🙂
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congrats… they were fabulous shots!
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Thank you! I think if you take enough photos, you’re sure to get some good ones. I think I took hundreds!
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that is so awesome! congrats! I am so happy for you. and apparently you deserve it! 🙂
Subhan Zein
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Thank you, Subhan! Sometimes things work out nicely.
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How awesome! Big Congretulations!
Daniela
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Thank you, Daniela! I’m reminded that it was your Freshly Pressed that brought me to you. Thanks for sticking with me for this!
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Yay!!! That post is freshly pressed worthy Amy :). Hugs, congratulations, and well done!!!
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Thanks, Boomie!! Yay! Hugs to you!!
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Well deserved. I like it when it’s blogs I follow. It’s nice to know WordPress has the same tastes that I do.
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Thank you, Chris. I appreciate all your support of my blog. Thanks, man!
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Look at you! Congrats. I definitely need to follow your advice to just fuhgeddaboutit.
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Hi Becca! Thank you. Definitely, you should. It’s my best advice! Don’t give it another thought.
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The wonderful and supportive comments you get from all those other bloggers is the best part about being Freshly Pressed, isn’t it? Lots of fun. 🙂
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Hi Carrie. I agree. I’m not sure if I was just feeling extra happy or people were just extra nice. Either way, it sure is a great boost. 🙂
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Woohooo! Way to go 🙂
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Thanks!
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Congratulations!
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Thank you, Hippie!
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Bumble, that’s great!!!! Congrats, just wait for all the nice peeps coming your way. Glad I found you and am following you. :).
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Thank you, Brigitte!! Thanks for the follow. I am so happy with my new friends. I look forward to getting to know you. 🙂
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I wondered how people got on that page. Whether your moment was random or not, I don’t think it could happen to a more genuinely swell gal. And good advice, we all just carry on and be proud of you.
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Thank you, Shalagh!! You’re sweet. It was my moment in the sun!
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Very very super cool!
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Thanks, Becca!
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Congrats! How many hits did you get?
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Thanks, Stephen! For two days worth about 1350. Don’t know how good that is, but that is certainly my record.
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Sounds great. It was a fine post of course. 1350 is about 1300 higher than anything I’ve done. Recently I’m down to single digits!
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It was a lot of fun! You feel like a celebrity. But as soon as your post is off the FP page, it goes quiet. Then people just kind of trickle in. Today, I still got about 30 on that post!
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Congratulations! I’m really happy for you. And don’t sell yourself short as a photographer. Those were beautiful. 🙂
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Thanks! I took lots of photos, lots of lots, so I guess I was bound to have a couple good ones!
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But you did (and do) a wonderful job, B.F… it’s not the camera that makes the photographer! I was so happy to see you had been F.P’d!!! I almost never check the F.P. page… but for some reason I did that day… and I was all, ‘Hey! I know those balloons!’ And then I was all, ‘AWESOME’! And then I was all, ‘when did I start saying “and then I was all” so much’?
🙂
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I then I was all…so excited you came to the FP page! That was a highlight for me that day!! I know…I hardly check that page either any more, and quite by accident, I have come across friends I know that just happened to be Freshly Pressed. It’s like a cosmic thing when it happens! Thank you, SIG!!
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Congratulations!
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Thanks, Adam!
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I checked out your balloon posting when it was on the main site and really enjoyed it! Congrats on it, and you really do have a very nice blog!
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Thank you, Jeremy. The balloons were a lot of fun to watch! Thanks for coming back for a visit.
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Your joy is absolutely contagious. I don’t even know you and I feel like I’m swimming with dolphins! Or even better, I feel like I’m floating in a big Darth Vader ballon. This post made me happy. 🙂
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Thanks. Good deal. That was my hope 🙂 That would be fun to float around in Darth Vader…
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Congratulations!!! Nicely done! 🙂
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Oh wow! I’m waayyy behind on this but…. *drum roll* CONGRATULATIONS!! *confetti rain* =D
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Thank you! I loved all that confetti! More rain for you 🙂
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