Ta-da! My new travel blog launched today

[Bethers]

Wow! You have a wonderful start to your blog. Reading even more of your story is so inspiring. And, yes, I can understand why you were on overload after writing that. Kudos to you for your courage and inspiration and willingness to share and help others. I'm personally connected to several people with MS and know just how hard that disease alone can be for people. Added to your existing brain injury, I can hardly imagine what you've lived with. Add to that people stalking you - and I don't want to think about how difficult your life has been.

Here's to my desires that you have an awesome summer trip to your new TN home - and that things continue to progress in a positive fashion for you now. You have the talents and optimism and hope - it's only fair that you also have the positives follow you - be GONE negatives!

Thanks so much for sharing. I, too, will be following with you here and on your blog.

[Bethers]

One note I forgot to mention - to begin with the commentors to your blog will be all people you know or have sent to the blog. But as it gets found, you will get hundreds of spammers commenting. It doesn't take me long to delete them all out - but it is a pain. Hope they take their time finding you

[CanineCaravan]

One note I forgot to mention - to begin with the commentors to your blog will be all people you know or have sent to the blog. But as it gets found, you will get hundreds of spammers commenting. It doesn't take me long to delete them all out - but it is a pain. Hope they take their time finding you

Thank you, Beth for your wonderful, supportive comments. (Just posted a new post that reveals even more of the story btw...) AND your declaration to send out all the negatives in our lives! I'll claim that!

What type of comments do the spammers leave?? Are they just advertising stuff, or posting inappropriate stuff or what?? My blog is set that nothing gets posted without me approving it first, so hopefully that will keep them at bay. I appreciate the warning, though, and will definately keep my eye out for them. Thanks so much for the heads up!

[Bethers]

You'll get lots, eventually, that you'll have to look closely to find the good ones to approve. But they are easy to see - lots of links to other sites, and even their names in many cases are advertising. Just a pain, but you'll get in the habit of marking all the posts, then scrolling down the page of them to make sure none is legit (if one is legit, you approve, disapprove that single one) then you continue scrolling down, and mark them all as spam. It's easy if you keep up with them. Just a pain in the butt. Some are a tad more clever - will say that they like what you're saying - just read it carefully - it's usually a poorly written sentence, and not legit - you'll start recognizing those because lots use the same poorly written sentences

That said, I like letting people comment, so I deal with the idjits too.

[avalen]

Wonderful!!!!
I'm bookmarking the blog so I can follow along.

[sharon]

Kimberly, you are amazing! I like to think that I could do as well in your circumstances, but I sincerely doubt it. I too, will be following your adventures as you start off on this chapter of your life.

[CanineCaravan]

Thanks, guys.

[deborah12060]

HI Kim,

Congratulations on your choice and "making it happen". I get how tired you became. Take care of yourself. I will be following your blog. all the way.

DD

[sunshinecruiserTN]

Amazing, Kimberly. My bff is the director of the traumatic brain injury program in TN. She is an amazing person and I would be glad to connect you all with ea other if you are interested. She is working out of the Columbia TN office right now. I have forwarded your blog addy to her. She may contact you via website.

God Bless you.
Carolyn

That's awesome, Carolyn! Is this the correct website (I looked it up in case Kimberly wanted to peek around...)

http://health.state.tn.us/TBI/index.htm

Yep, Mitch, that's it.