helium Posts

29Dec
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Found My Ratings Groove

I’ve been a bit disillusioned with Helium of late.  My stars all disappeared, meaning that I kind of lost my spark to partake in the site altogether.

After a couple of months absense, I decided to log in one day to see how things were going.  This lead to me deciding that I would read and rate some articles (helps that you need 1 rating star to earn off your articles now, but that’s a new blog).

I started by telling myself that I would do just a few.  That few very quickly turned into a few more than a few, until, in the past 90 days, I have done 96 ratings and earned 1 rating star (which means my articles are earning again). (more…)

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23Dec
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Sewing And Why I Do

Sewing For My Life.

My journey into the sewing world began when I was 12 years old, and my form of sewing is cross-stitch. I remember that my baby sitter at the time got me into it, and from there it has become an obsession.

I am able to take my work with me just about everywhere I go, and when I can, I pull it out and begin my ritualistic stitching. Road trips, weekends away or just a lazy night on the couch, you can find me with needle and thread in hand, making that picture come to life.

My stitching is stress relief. I find that it helps to soothe my mind and help me to not think of the troubles in my life, although it can also help me to justify the obstacles I find in my way. The up and down movement of the needle through my fabric, the criss- crossing of the stitches and the evolution …(more)

Ah yes, there is nothing better than grabbing my cross stitch out and just stitching away while watching tele or listening to music.  I’m an addict, I’ll admit that, though I collect more than I sew these days. (more…)

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21Dec
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Raining All Around.

My Rain Drops

Pitter, Patter, Drip,
The rain drop hit my lip.
Pitter, Patter, Pop,
Will it ever stop?

Each is cold and small,
growing faster with each one that falls.
More and more come tumbling down,
increasing in size, and what a sound! (more here)

Rain is one of the greatest natural joys for me.  The completely soothing sound as the drops fall in their various speeds against the roof, trees and ground.  Pure magic!

Let’s not forget that clean earthy smell that often accompanies the rain.  The smell that promises to clean the world and provide a brand new start.  Just so delicious.

Is it any wonder then that I felt compeled to write about rain and my experiences with it?  Í don’t know of many people who don’t share the same views on rain as me.  It is just magic (said that already haven’t I) and in more ways than one.

Now, poetry is something I have dabbled in with mixed success.  This poem is probably one of my more mediocor atempts, and the current ranking (as off 18-12-08) is 99/208.  A poor ranking to say the least, but with new articles being added to the title all the time, it is no wonder that my ranking has dropped significantly.  Don’t be surprised if I leapfrog the article, yank this blog and redo my inspirations blog.

Yes, helium is certainly a roller coaster ride and a half, as this article shows, but that’s half the fun.

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