Ask and Be Prepared

I am now sitting here with a shiny new piece of tooth jewelry and for some reason my mouth is saying "aaahhhh." Last Thursday it wasn't fun after the Novocaine wore off however today after the tooth nerve settled down after being assaulted for one last time, things are pretty peachy. Fantasizing about a bowl of popcorn with "butter" and Frank's Hot Sauce.....

As I have blogged before I am quasi pulling the lampshade over my head in regards to stepping out with my goodie/chocolate venture, Goodies On Tap. It seems that every where I turn there is a sign, a symbol that is saying "MOVE ALREADY!!!" However it's the most obvious steps that are the hardest to take, are the most risky and will reap the most rewards. For the stock of useless, I have ordered my biz cards, and I will be setting up a blog where I will write about recipes, books, neat stuff I test, review and whatnot. I love  when new recipes are blog posted, but am tired of reading "ohh that looks delish" or "I so can't wait to try that", blah, blah. I want to read feedback from someone who's done it. So here I am.

Of course there's the how to start so that my words of wisdom aren't floating around in the proverbial sea of cyberspace. I took a chance and asked a lady (her husband is a glass client of mine) who is a professional blogger with a 5-digit following of how to get started and avoid the pitfalls. Her name is Pam from momdoesreviews.com and her site is about reviewing and giveaways of all sorts of products . To my surprise, not only did Pam respond with an "I'd love to help", she also wants to review my hummingbird feeder when I get them invented. Talk about a double-whammy! Eeekkk!!

Basically here I am standing here thinking do I leap or do I retreat? I've hit the "terror barrier". The truth is if I retreat, I'd be miserable and mediocre. I'll be leaping and looking to see if the wings have grown and how I can fly from there. I do have to thank the support I have. All of the hints, "shoves", nags, questions and etc are appreciated and are confirmation for me to continue.

Even though this blog piece is about Goodies on Tap and my glass, it can be easily folded over into Kung Fu as I am close to testing for Sihing and in lies another "terror barrier".  Oh right, tournament this Saturday and need I say more? Big breath, let's step forward and have fun.

Sherri Donohue
Hot Torch, Room Full of Glass, and a Kung Fu Kwoon