Commenting trend
Lately I have noticed that the posts I write off-the-cuff get more comments than the posts I have prepared in advance. This actually makes total sense to me – the off-the-cuff posts are more passionate, more rushed, more “I am thinking about this now and I...
Nine Year Blogiversary
Craziness – today marks 9 years that I’ve been writing at ilaxSTUDIO.com! I’ve said it many times before, but I never expected my blog to become what it has for me. I started it in 2005 to get used to writing (and hand coding) before I moved...
Should I delete that?
Have you ever revisited old blog posts to edit or delete things out of them? Or make them private? People have told me they’ve done this before. Either for privacy reasons or embarrassment reasons or whatever. It’s never crossed my mind to do it. In the...
Watch out for popularity contests
This post did not transfer during my 2018 blog migration. Original post and comments are here. This is not going to be a popular (heh) opinion, but when all those “vote for me”s for the Run to Napa ZOOMA women’s race trip starting showing up in my...
The three missing questions…
This post did not transfer during my 2018 blog migration. Original post and comments are here. … from my earlier post. Ha ha. Because three more bullets would have been RIDICULOUS. It’s always nice to get a response to a comment you leave on a blog!...
Hi! I’m Kim, a 40-something-year-old living in northeastern Illinois with my husband Steven, and our cats, Khaleesi, Apollo, Starbuck, and Eddard aka Ned. My current main hobbies are running, painting rocks, flying, reading, and eating. I follow a vegan lifestyle and am employed by the federal government. I write about a variety of topics and consider this a “life” blog – a place I can share anything that’s on my mind. Please visit the “About” page to get a better idea of who I am! 🙂