Thank you SO much for such a thoughtful comment, Maria. Your rule of thumb is wonderful- I wish more would choose to act online in such a thoughtful way. I really appreciate you taking the time be so encouraging :)

Aw, thank you so much for your sweet comment! I’m blown away with how sweet everyone is being about this post :)

Best comment ever, quoting KG like that!

I love that tip reading it backwards! By the time I’m done with a piece I’ve been staring at it so long it would be helpful to switch up the way I’m looking at it. Thanks for that gem :)

SO true! It’s not about you. I so appreciate your comment Terianne :)

Thank you so much Jeanette! My focus isn’t the best even without the million other things ;) I so appreciate your comment.

I agree with you. Everyone in the blogging world, no matter what niche–crafting, writing, parenting–should remember that blogs are people. Not only that, but they are gracious people (you included), because they share something to the rest of the world. They don’t have to…they do it because they want to. We should be thankful that there’s so many resources, creativity, or just musings to comfort us flowing on the web; that so many people are willing to share…

So, my rule of thumb, when reading or commenting, has always been this: keep an open-mind, and if you can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything at all. Everyone’s entitled to an opinion, but there’s a manner to voice it without being hurtful or malicious. Because in the end, the words you use follow you…so you might as well write something worthy of fond remembrance, right?

Thanks for sharing this with us. As always, your work is gorgeous! (I’d happily take that pennant sign, spelling mistakes and all… ;))

In the wise words of Kevin Gnapoor, aka K.G., from ‘Mean Girls’: “Don’t let the haters stop you from doin’ your thang.” Your blog is fantastic.

PS- As a self-proclaimed editrix and grammarian, I’ve found that it helps to edit reading backwards as your eyes are not as anticipatory of the next word, punctuation mark, etc., as much. Also, if you’d ever like a second (or third or fourth) set of eyes to proofread/edit something, I’d be more than happy to help.

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