Today, in the social media world

I have to say that I've learned a lot in the past week about G+... today I hung out with Steve Ward from Tough Love, his circles and some randoms that came over from Twitter - funny how I just quoted him yesterday, talked and chatted about Social Media's impact and how Google+ can improve. Quite interesting and a lot more people in my circle now that really are using this new social network for just that - networking socially.

Here's an article that kinda sums up what's going on with Google+ right now. Here is an excerpt from the article:

"The biggest challenge they face is what we call the noisy-stream problem, in which a few active people overwhelm the conversation. We need some tools to either suppress that noise or present the information in a way that it doesn’t dominate." 

http://www.wired.com/magazine/2011/09/ff_google_horowitz/2/

Be Yourself and Love It

"When you meet someone physically in person you'll know within seconds whether or not there would be physical chemistry. Everything that happens subsequent thereto (whether you're conscious of it or not) depends purely on that chemistry. Our minds work like computers anyway. Subconsciously we create an index in our minds that governs all our decisions. It determines where the line in the sand is, when enough is enough and whether or not we're settling or have met "the one". It works like this." - Steve Ward

I've been a fan of Steve since he debuted his show on VH1 a couple years back. The advice he gives on dating, relationships and maintaining serious committed relationships is always on point. Most people do not want to listen to him or me when I try to give them advice on their personal lives. I would never consider myself an expert but I know what feels right and what feels good. As I look back on the beginning of my relationship with Mike, I remember one thing - it wasn't difficult. I didn't have to think too hard. Everything just flowed. We communicated, we agreed and we disagreed. But there was a balance, everything came up. We talked about everything and knew what would work and what wouldn't. If you say that we played the game well, I would probably just laugh at you. Your love life is not a game. Be real with yourself and let love in to your life.

I said what I meant and did what I wanted to do. We are 16 days away from starting a new chapter in our lives and I am so grateful for it. If you ever want to know how to build a better you and move forward to the next chapter of your life, I say - Be yourself and love yourself. I find a lot of friends who question why they have it "so hard" or why things "happen to them". Accept it and learn from it. You can't hold grudges in your mind and your heart or they will taint relationships. Relationships that could end up being happily ever after. Listen to Steve, create that index when you meet people but don't create those indexes too early, you may miss out on something special.

Oh, She's Crafty

I have been busy with projects for our wedding in 24 days. I am absolutely enjoying myself and loving this time. I don't know what I'll do when it is all over. Anyway, I have been really crafty. I am posting a photo of one of my first projects. I was inspired by a photo I saw on another blog. This box was flat wood color, I painted it with metallic paint from Michael's, added some tulle and printed a saying for the inside.