A Slice of Smith Life: 100th Follower

Featuring my 100th Follower!

This past weekend I "met" my 100th follower since I started my blog in June 2010! This is a blog "milestone" I would say and I appreciate all the visitors that stop by to read my posts and I love hearing comments from my readers. Your comments encourage me to keep posting topics that are important to me, but I also hope my blog posts will be encouraging and interesting to you.

I would LOVE to get to know ALL my past, present, and future followers because each one has a story to tell and something to offer in blog world and in the "real" world. I know this is not possible due to time, but I would like to feature my 100th follower to get to know her a little better and share her blog with you.

To get to know my 100th Follower, Brenda at WV Stitcher, A Blog About Reading, Reviewing, and Stitchery , I asked her the following questions and her answers are in red.

1. How long have you been blogging?

I started blogging this year, I have always liked the idea of a blog and when I kicked the idea around with a friend of mine she suggested I do book reviews, because I am always reading, and giving recomendations of great books to anyone who will listen!

2. What part of the world do you blog from? (Just giving the country is fine)

I live in WV.

3. How did you find my blog to become the 100th follower?

It was probably a blog hop. Blog hops are a great way to connect with blogs that might otherwise be missed.

4. How did you decide on the "theme" of your blog?

See answer 1.

5. Out of all your book reviews, which book is your favorite?

The one book that has really stuck with me was the Personal History of Rachel Dupree. It was an amazing book with great characters, the first few pages draw you in with Rachel and her husband lowering their child into a well so that the family will have water. It's truly a compelling story here is a link to my review : http://kittycrochettwo.blogspot.com/2010/08/personal-history-of-rachel-dupree-by.html

6. What are your other hobbies?

I love to cross stitch. I also love to do primitive rug hooking. I crochet baby blankets and donate them to various hospitals for needy babies that might otherwise not have a nice blanket, I also enjoy making lap robes for nursing homes. I love flea marketing, and taking day trips . I am also a compulsive neatnick, with my house and yard.

7. What do you like best about blogging?

Connecting with other people. It's also a neat way to keep track of everything I read, although if I read a book and don't like it I won't review it, I know how hard it would have to be to write a book and so if there is nothing positive for me to say about it I won't review it.

8. Do you find any challenges with maintaining a blog? If so, what are they?

The longer I blog the more I learn. I would have to say my biggest problem is finding time to blog. I work 40+ hours a week and I am also very active in my worksite union which keeps me busy. Often when I review a book from a publisher it needs to be done on a certain date, and occasionally I will have two due on the same day, which gets tricky, but its a great problem to have :).

9. If you had 3 wishes what would they be?

I have no wishes for me because I am blessed beyond measure. But if I had three wishes I would wish for 1. Healthcare for everyone regardless of whether they could pay or not. 2. Food and shelter for everyone . 3. I would wish that everyone would spay and neuter their animals, and realize when they take a pet it is a life time commitment.

10. Where is your favorite place to read/stitch?

At home you will find me in my family room with my dog Marley reading and stitching, but I carry my ereader everywhere I go and will read whenever I get a chance.

I will also add that I have been happily married for 24 years, to my wonderful husband Rick, I have one son Josh who is 22. I am an animal lover and I am owned by my dogs Marley a german shepherd/boxer mix and Abby my yorkie. I work in health care and have been doing my job for 23 years. I love giving away books, once I finish reading a book I often pick someone randomly that leaves a comment on a review and mail them the book. I review for some great publishers such as Thomas Nelson, Tyndale, Forever Romance, Gallery Pocket Books, Doubleday,Hachette, Revell Publishing, and Bethany House. I read a wide variety of books so one day I may blog about a christian book and the next day its a horror story, I think it keeps it interesting.

It has been so fun getting to know Brenda a little better and visiting her blog. This was the first book review/stitchery blog that I have discovered while blogging! I love how her book review posts are set up: she has a photo of the book she is reviewing and then a product description. Then immediately following this information, she writes her "take" on the book.

I also love her Shabby Blog s background, which is where I got my blog background also.

Thank you Brenda for following my blog as Follower #100! It's been fun getting to know you a little better in the blogosphere and if I ever need recommendations on a good book, I know exactly where to go now since I discovered your book blog! So hop on over and pay Brenda a visit at WV Stitcher, A Blog About Reading, Reviewing, and Stitchery to check out all her reviews and find a good read for yourself!