Oh jealously…

Once upon a time I was getting all bitter and jealous about a blog I was following. See this blog was very popular. I mean VERY. And the blogger had gone off and started an online magazine of sorts that was just amazing in design and content. And it too had a lot of followers. But the blogger was using every means possible to market her endeavors. In her attempt to make her blogs profitable. To make them a business. She was just doing what we all will have to do if we want paying advertisers. That is if we WANT to make this our business. So she would tweet (On Twitter) often about this feature or that feature complete with links. She amassed a huge Facebook friend library- where she also told us about her sites all the time. She was still doing her regular funny posts too- but must less often. After all she was a woman with a mission. A mission that I completely understood. And again- a mission I was jealous of.  So somewhere in all of the tweets, e-mails and posts I decided to UNfollow her. I just thought-‘I can’t keep up with this kind of competition.’ I was being immature and a total baby about it. Yup. I was being lame. I never dreamed she would even notice. I mean she has a HUGE following.

Then came the e-mail “I noticed you are UNfollowing me…hope I didn’t offend you in anyway.” I was so busted. I was terribly embarrassed. I replied explaining my reasons and she was so kind and understanding. In the end she actually suggested I write a post for her magazine. Weekly. It may have been a consolation prize of sorts- but I don’t think so since she has been very selective about her writers and editors. SO there you go….

I faked left. Life went right. Happy me.

(names have been withheld to protect the jealous and the generous)