Ageless Passions by Karen Putz

Tag: social media

  • Global Voices Of Social Media: Strength, Love, and Triumph

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    25 stories of women from all over the world with one common theme: strength, love, and triumph.

    I’m honored to have my story among these 25 amazing women. From adversity to triumph–each chapter captures the unique journey of what it takes to be passionately ALIVE.

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  • Twitter, My Virtual Watercooler

    I don’t understand this Twitter thing,” a friend of mine said to me recently.  “I can’t make sense of it all.  What’s the point of all those short sentences?”

    My sister-in-law asked me the same thing and so did my neice: I Don’t Get Twitter.

    That’s pretty much what I thought too, when Glenda Watson Hyatt introduced me to Twitter over a year ago.  I am so glad that I listened to Glenda, because Twitter has become my virtual watercooler.  In my daily life, I’m often cut off from conversations around me unless I have access to an interpreter, captioning or some super lipreading.  Twitter lets me peek in on conversations (Ah, so that’s what people talk about!) and gives me the opportunity to join in.  I enjoy Twitter so much that I ended up here: Chicago Moms on Twitter.

    Liz Strauss is hosting a writing project: 25 Words of Social Media Wisdom.  I’ve decided to join in and share my thoughts on Twitter and what it means to me:

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  • Five Things–About Me and Social Media Happiness

    I haven’t done a meme in a long time and this week, I’ve been tagged by Glenda, Todd and Sue for two different memes.

    I’ll start with the Five Things You Didn’t Know About Me:

    I Hate to Clean

    My Mom and Flylady are twins separated at birth.  When my Mom gave birth to me, somehow the DNA in my genes failed to get the cleaning gene passed on.  But I can fake clean pretty well.  When my friend Beth stopped by at the end of summer we somehow got to talking about keeping houses clean.  I mentioned that I hadn’t mopped my floor since, oh, early May.   She gazed at the wooden floors in disbelief.  “But how come they look clean?”  I shared my little trick of vacuuming now and then and wiping up spills when they happen.  Now you all know my dirty little secret. Now you see why I want Flylady to move in with me?

    I Have a Terrible Addiction

    I have a new boyfriend.  His name is Twitter.  Joe knows all about him but he thinks he’s just some guy passing through the night.  I love Twitter because I can participate in every conversation and never feel left out.  He tells me the latest news, gives me compliments and once in a while we get into arguments– but we always move on to the next exciting thing.  

    I Am Not Organized and Neither Are My Kids

    That’s another gene that stopped with my Mom.  As of today we are searching for:  one lost paycheck, two library books, one school book, one phone (again!!), one homework assignment and my makeup bag.  Oh, and the dog lost her chew toy, too.

    I Enjoy Helping Others

    Nothing gives me more pleasure than to connect with others and help them in some small way.  Monetary gifts are often long forgotten, but kindness lives on for years.  My email box is filled daily with people asking questions about being deaf/hard of hearing or raising deaf/hard of hearing kids.  I have been mentoring for several years and provide online/phone mentoring as well. 

    I Can Cook Pretty Well

    For many years, I had the reputation of not being able to cook all too well.  It started when Joe mentioned to his brother that I burned a meatloaf in college.  So for years, no one ever asked me to bring appetizers or cook anything.  That was fine with me.  Over the years, I’ve gotten better and better at whipping things together and I’ve even taught my Mom a trick or two (usually she’s the one teaching me!).  This summer, I did a lot of cooking up at Christie Lake and I found I actually enjoy it.  Of course, there are some days I still make some mistakes and I’m sure my brother Kenny remembers the salty frittata that I served him at the lake.

    Now on to Todd’s meme, Five Reasons to be Happy About Social Media:

    1.  I am meeting people that I would have never had an opportunity to meet/chat with outside of the cyber world.

    2.  Social Media is a virtual watercooler that I can access (most of the time).

    3.  I work from home and social media gives me the opportunity to connect with people throughout the day. 

    4.  I’m meeting people around the world, like Joanna Young over in Scotland, Glenda Watson Hyatt in Canada, and Alex Fayle in Spain.

    5.  Social Media introduces me to current topics and trends, something that I can’t often access around me via conversations and parties.

    I’m leaving these memes open to anyone who would like to join in.

    Have an amazing weekend!