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Can’t Let You Outta’ My Mind
Holy Living God. Sweet Jesus. Almighty Risen Savior. Indeed.
Apparently, He’s not done with me on earth yet.
Well, Glory!
Seriously. Blessed be the Name of the Lord.
And no small thanks to each of you who like me enough to have left a kind comment. I’m glad to be alive too!
Okay, onto the post.
You know the phrase – I Can’t Get You Outta’ My Mind?
Well, that’s our story, dear reader. With a minor modification.
I can’t let you outta’ my mind.
For as real as you are to me, you may as well be imaginary friends.
Because I can’t tell anyone about you.
The nature of a secret blog doesn’t lend itself to me talking about you or bragging on you.
For instance:
We were out with my friend, Ashley, on Sunday night and I so badly wanted to tell her about the “big ass bows” post I read by Deep South Mom blog. Ashley’s about as deep south as they come, and I know she would LOVE the whole post – but I have chosen not to share this part of me with her.
When my mother asked what my plans were for last weekend, I couldn’t tell her that my friend from Virginia was passing through and I was going to meet her for lunch. “Friend from Virginia? I’m on the case!”
When I met Desperate Housewife in Target with her kind of famous husband – hellooooo? I couldn’t exactly email The Donald about it, even though he would have loved it.
When we nearly crash landed on Monday, I couldn’t call Vanity and say, “You’ve got to go read my blog.”
What I’m trying to say is that the bigger part of me that y’all become, the harder it is to keep you from spilling over into my real life….
Tell me what to do with that, dear reader.
Because it feels as if my secrets are taking on a big, bad life of their own!
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12 Responses to “Can’t Let You Outta’ My Mind”
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I hear ya girl. Most of my friends and pretty much my whole fam doesn’t know I have a SERIOUS addiction and waste, I mean surf, the bloggy world for hours when I should be fulfilling my domestic duties.
Some days I want to share this world with them. Most days I just want to keep my “other life” to myself. The blogosphere seems to be my place to find all these crazy thoughts, stories and opinions flying around in my brain a safe place to land. I’m not sure I want people I REALLY know being able to enter that world and burst my bubble. Selfish, I know. Because the truth is I, like you, think of girlfriends that will bellylaugh/snort at some of the stories I read each day! I am curious to read what your other regulars have to say on this topic.
Hey, by the by, I left you a little goodie on my site today.
Happy Tuesday!
Straight Shooters last blog post..We are Oinkers.
Yeah, that’s REALLY hard for me. I wanted to keep it under wraps, but I just couldn’t. Good luck!
Jo-Lynne (Musings of a Housewife)s last blog post..I Tried It!
I know it is so weird! But I have a slightly different situation since I have made my blog public to my friends and family. But let’s be honest…I use all my good stories on my blog so here I am in public launching myself into a really good story that was already stated on my blog thinking….have they read it? Am I repeating myself? Because I have found most people are very secretive about telling me what and when they read…so weird!
But…there are really good points to NOT making your blog public. I am restricted in what I can write because my mommy reads my blog and I don’t want to smack down anyone I know in real life because that is mean.
Wouldn’t it be easier if we just all lived in the same town and could get together in real life?
HRHs last blog post..At this pace buying stock in crocs is a sure bet…
HRH said it well. My husband always wants me to clarify when I say friends. He wants to know if I mean people I really know in real life or those from blogs. The thing is, my mind is starting not to know the difference. You know?
Not an issue for me because I didn’t have the forethought to not tell everyone I know about the blog. I really really really wish my mother-in-law didn’t know though.
Darcies last blog post..DeAnna & Jason Sittin’ In A Tree
God wants you to FESS up. Time to OWN it all. Be authentic. Do nothing in the closet. This is who you are…..
Um, maybe go back and delete really offensive posts about family members or friends first. I think God will allow that to save the drama.
But then- start mentioning it to people. You will feel a sense of relief. Secrets are bad…..trust me
Marcy Massura-The Glamorous Lifes last blog post..Interiors by JackTucker
My husband still brings up that I’d been blogging for about 6 months before he knew.
“Coming out” to some trusted friends that you know will keep the secret might be good for you. I have this same secret, but it is getting out more and more. It’s funny though-a few of those that I’ve told and want to read and comment don’t.
It does make you be a little more careful on what you write, though, and that is hard sometimes when this starts as a place to vent. There are friends that I haven’t told because of a post about them buried in my archives!
Headless Moms last blog post..T- Minus 7 Days
i think i’m ok with friends reading my blog … however family (except my hubby) are off limits. it’ll just be too much information for them… too much for my mom to stop nagging me.
mah-meees last blog post..My first giveaway!
For me, it IS a place to be authentic, but I don’t think some people (ie, my family) is really ready to know all the facets of my life. I don’t keep mine private to protect me – I do it for them. Just like I don’t meet someone for the first time and say “Here is everything I think you should know about me”. You would end up being my only friend, Soliloquy. (and I thank you for that, really, I do)
Lanxis last blog post..Becoming my grandfather
I’m in the same spot. Now, my mom and 2 or 3 friends know, but nobody that lives in my town knows. And that is so hard. But a really smart blogger told me to hold firm…she reminded me that once it is out there you can’t take it back.
Queen Bs last blog post..Time Management 101
Yes, it really helps me in life sometimes that you are real and not my secret bfls. I dont know how I would get through many o’ days like that. Love the code by the way. I get it. I got fried on the beach today by the way.
Can you tell that I had a few fruity beachy drinks on the beach today? I can! Gosh, I suck at keeping that under wraps.
Ok – talk to you later – Kip and I get to go on a “date” tonight. Ooh la la.
your BFLSs last blog post..Man, I am a good vacation blogger
Only a few people know I blog and who I really am. I’m going to keep it that way. Although I DID erase some questionable posts about the PU….just covering myself. It does help if you have a friend you can talk to about blogging or is a fellow blogger. That is kinda your “outlet”.