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It's not my first day, in fact I first registered in the fall of 2023 and became a paid member a few weeks later. But today, TODAY is the actual first day I've tried posting anything. 8 months after registering on this site I finally posted something. And now I'm adding a blog. But I feel the fumbling, bumbling confusion of a 5 year old on the first day of kindergarten. The excitement, and anxiety fill me up. Will the others like me? Will I make friends? I long to reach out to other like-minded souls and quietly say, "are you nervous, too? Are you excited and confused, but yet still hoping and yearning for a connection with others?" It weakens and overwhelms me to my core, and when I'm overwhelmed I procrastinate. Duh. It's been 8 months and I'm just now posting. Ah well, at least I've finally come 'round and put myself out there. Now what's next? :D |
| I've been consistently logging in for a week now, perusing the community board, adding works to my portfolio - though I haven't figured it all out. I wonder if I've added chapters from my book correctly as individual static items, or if I really should have added them as a book item? I want to make it easier on reviewers, but I still haven't figured things out. And I wonder, too, how to add my items to a folder. Ugh. I'll get there, I know it. But it will take some time. I made my first friend. I did my first review, and I really struggled with something to say, but I think I did alright, in the end. And I've even reached out and requested a review from a couple of different writers in the community. No reviews yet, but I know they will come on their own time. And today I got my first fan. That's kind of neat! It's kind of weird being here with no friends. LOL. It's like reverse social media. When you create an online social account it's usually where other "friends and family" are already online and registered, but this time I'm totally new, like the first day of kindergarten, or maybe high school (without all the bullies). One day at a time. I'll keep telling myself that. One day at a time - after all Rome wasn't built in a day, either. So I'll keep swimming and swimming... until I find Nemo. :) |
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