Suddenly *Not So* Single Journey

Happiness is meeting a Meet Up group…

Author: thenicknick

Well, this is is a special night for me.  I’m very excited.  Tonight I will be going to meet a group of Queen City Bloggers I found on Meet Up.

For those of you that are not familiar with the site, Meet Up is a place where you can find people with similar interests or similar goals.  I discovered it last fall when I was looking for ways to spend all my newly discovered free time.  Before then, I was spending all my time with HIM.  He was the center of my universe.  It wasn’t altogether healthy.

When I was single and living in the apartment, and the kids were with their father, I found that I wanted to try new things with this new time.  Meet Up was a good place for this.  There were groups for writing, singles groups, business groups…and most recently…I discovered the blogging group.

I’m not sure how all this will end up.  On the one hand, I’m looking forward to networking with some local bloggers.  The Yahoo! Summit left me longing for more contact with people of a like mind.  I miss having people who understand what I’m doing.

Mostly around these parts, HE supports my endeavors as I work on the computer.  He sees that my numbers consistently increase.  And as a a numbers guy…he asks the next logical question.

HIM: So when are you going to start making money from this thing?

I try to pretend that I don’t mind so much that I’m not making money.  I try to pretend that the big picture is bigger than any small paycheck I might currently merit.  I try to pretend that I’m right on track, that where I am is where I’m supposed to be.

And I feel that.  I really do.  I feel like the progress I’m making is preparing me.  I don’t want to be one of those people that blows up too fast and blows it.  I’m more like a believer in slow but steady wins the race.  Yeah, I’m racing.  I want to get there already…

Guess that’s why I have RSVPed to meet a group of strangers with a common goal.  Guess that’s why I’m leaving the comfort of my home after a long day of work and more work to drive to a place I’ve never been before.  Guess that’s why I’m packing my stuff…the laptop, the business cards, and heading out.

At the same time, I’m really hoping there are some BIG bloggers there.  The only way I’ll get better is by learning from those who have done more and know more than I do.  And I’m aching to learn more and do more.

Wish me well.  No doubt I’ll be writing about it tomorrow.

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