Category Archives: Life

Howdy Ya’ll

Posted on by
1

You may say, “Hello Everyone” but I say, “Howdy Ya’ll.” This is the way some of the people speak in the south, known to some as southern twang.

With being raised in the North Carolina mountains, my accent is really thick. Also, as a result of being exposed to the accent this area encompasses, I have learned quite  a vocabulary and want to share now my top ten words and phrases.

  1. “I aint guna do it”
  2. “Down Yonder”
  3. “Over here in na holler”
  4. “I don’t got none”
  5. “Wuldya”
  6. “Way out in na sticks”
  7. “Shes midy purdy”
  8. “Ont know”
  9. “All ya’ll”
  10. “I like ‘em taters”

Now I want to hear from you. Do you speak my language? If not, can you pick one or a couple of the phrases and translate into your language?

 

 

Social Media Love Project

Posted on by
2

Are you ever having a bad day due to daily things that may happen in life on or offline? Do you ever feel you’re not loved, wanted or thought of?

If you ever feel this way, I am here to let you know that you are loved, wanted and thought of daily. With that said, I have decided to launch a new project, Social Media Love. With a recent death due to depression and seeing others tweet about how others are putting them down in Social Media, I felt led to start a social media project that entailed love, support and value for anyone that needs it.

My mission at Social Media Love is that we come together, welcome everyone with open arms to let them know that we do care, they do matter and there is reason to push forward and move on. There are 1000′s of people daily across the world who are dying a silent death and hurting deep down inside and we will never know until the unthinkable may happen. That is why it is important that we approach others on social media with simple phrases such as “I Love You”, “How is your day”, “You are appreciated” and “Thinking of you today.” Remember it’s the little things we say in life that give us great joy and others a resource.

By coming together and creating a place with an uplifting and positive atmosphere at Social Media Love, we are giving others hope, inspiration and feeding a silent hunger. So please join me at Social Media Love on Facebook and on Twitter. Together, we can make a difference in social media.

Enjoy your Monday and God bless.

Fun Fact Friday – 9/9/2011

Posted on by
1

Welcome everyone to another Friday on the blog. You know what that means. It means its Fun Fact Friday time. As promised, I will be listing 10 interesting fun facts on a wide array of subjects. Enjoy!

  1. Did you know that the human body produces its own supply of alcohol naturally on a continous basis, 24 hours a day, seven days a week?
  2. The average cough comes out of your mouth at 60 miles per hour.
  3. A hummingbird weighs less than a penny.
  4. If your skin is laid flat it will cover an area of 18 square feet.
  5. Termites are the largest producers of farts.
  6. German soldiers, both heterosexual and homosexual, are allowed to have sex with each other.
  7. Rain contains vitamin B12.
  8. Sex is the safest tranquilizer in the world. It is 10 times more effective than valium.
  9. The average person spends 2 weeks of their life kissing.
  10. Google rents goats to help cut down the amount of weeds and brush at Google HQ.

I hope you have enjoyed another week of Fun Fact Friday. Don’t forget to let me know in a comment which your favorite is. Join me next week for more fun and interesting facts. Enjoy your Friday.

The Social Media “What If”

Posted on by
1

Sometimes in life we always ask the question, “What If.” By asking ourselves that question we put things more into perspective, basically critical thinking. As we all know Social Media is the new media and has gone global. It has changed the way we network, receive news, live our daily lives and is essential for business owners to grasp a hold of. So what if Social Media wasn’t around or didn’t exist today? I have developed a few critical thinking questions to put that question into perspective for you.

  1. What if you were limited to 10 tweets a day on twitter?
  2. What if you could only belong to 1 Social Media site? Which would it be?
  3. What if Social Media was never invented?
  4. What if you owned Twitter, Facebook, or Linkedin? What would you change?
  5. What if you never utilized Social Media? Where would you or your business be without it?

Sometimes by taking advantage of critical thinking questions we learn to love and become thankful for how things have progressed over the years. This post was designed to do just that in addition to getting your creativity flowing. Hope you enjoyed and don’t forget to leave your response to one or more of the what if questions.

Happy Thursday!

Fun Fact Friday – 9/2/2011

Posted on by
1

Welcome to another Fun Fact Friday edition here at Weigh Your Mind. Every Friday, you can expect to come here and find interesting facts on anything from family, science, sex, to life. Pretty much anything that is fun and interesting to learn about. So lets get started.

  • The average social networker goes to social sites five days a week and checks in about four times a day for a total of an hour each day.
  • You lose 26 calories if you kiss for a minute and 260 if you did it for 10 minutes.
  • The average bra size today is 36C. Ten years ago it was 34B.
  • It takes between a few minutes and an hour for a cloud to form.
  • Elmer’s Glue-All is the biggest selling glue in America.
  • Butterflies taste with their feet.
  • The human heart creates enough pressure to squirt blood 30ft.
  • 96% of people put the peanut butter on first before jelly.
  • The average person uses over 16,000 gallons of water in the lifetime.
  • Taphephobia is the fear of being buried alive!

I hope you have enjoyed this weeks Fun Fact Friday. Be sure to check back next Friday for more fun. Feel free to share this with others and also tell me in a comment which is your favorite fun fact. Until next time, happy blogging.

How To Create Awesome On Twitter

Posted on by
Reply

As most of you know, I am a huge fan of creating awesome on Twitter. By creating awesome, we are exposing our image and brand in a positive way across our network. If you are not creating awesome on Twitter and wondering how you can, the answer is simple. Below, I will share with you ways on how to make this happen.

  1. Be you. Be Real.
  2. Always remain positive.
  3. Listen by responding.
  4. WOW your followers by sharing their content as a RT
  5. Go above and beyond by making your new followers feel welcome. Thank them publicly.
  6. Be unique and original.
  7. Remain active.
  8. Embrace your power.
  9. Have a variety in your offering.
  10. Always have good manners.

As you can see, creating awesome is an easy task. Are you ready and willing? As you create awesome on Twitter, the awesome spreads to your network like wildfire. As a result of the awesome spreading, your audience, network and brand sees success.

I would love to hear from you on how you plan to create awesome today and everyday.

Fun Fact Friday 8/26/2011

Posted on by
2

Its that time again. Yes! Time to get wacky, learn and have fun while exploring some interesting facts. Here we go.

  • 50 years ago Velcro was invented.
  • According to statistics, Australian women are most likely to have sex on the first date.
  • The average person who stops smoking requires one hour less sleep a night.
  • Every time you sneeze some of your brain cells die.
  • The first Harley Davidson motorcycle was built in 1903, and used a tomato can for a carburetor.
  • Every day 200 million couples make love, 400,000 babies are born, and 140,000 people die.
  • Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
  • A pig’s orgasm lasts for 30 minutes
  • If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days, you would have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee.
  • Right-handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people do.

That about sums it up for another weekly edition of Fun Fact Friday. I hope you enjoyed it and had fun all while being engaged and learning. Be sure to leave me a comment telling me which fact is your favorite.

Happy Friday!

Fun Fact Friday – 8/19/2011

Posted on by
4

Its that time again where I share interesting, fun and mind blowing facts with you. So sit back, relax and enjoy some Fun Fact Friday. Most importantly, have fun.

  1. The first product to have a bar code was Wrigley’s gum.
  2. Heinz Catsup leaving the bottle travels at 25 miles per year.
  3. Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.
  4. The average person has over 1,460 dreams a year.
  5. Owls are the only birds who can see the color blue.
  6. Recycling one glass jar saves enough energy to watch TV for 3 hours.
  7. Almonds are members of the peach family.
  8. The dot that appears over the letter “i” is called a tittle
  9. The fastest speed a falling raindrop can hit you is 18mph.
  10. Men with an active sex life are more likely to live past 80 years.

Hope you have enjoyed another week of Fun Fact Friday. Don’t forget to let me know in a comment which you like the best. Have a great day and until next time, Happy Blogging.