If I move, will you follow?

I just wanted to remind you that this blog has moved.

So please join me over HERE
and subscribe to the new RSS feed
or follow me via Networkedblogs.

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The end of an era

Dear creative readers,

Time has come to take you on a journey.
The 'simply blogging for fun' era has come to an end.

I am now taking things seriously :-)
I have moved to a new blog and new website which I let you discover.

This blog will no longer be fueled with creative posts. Therefore, please surf on over to the new blog to make sure you don't miss a thing.

Both Blogger and Mindfulmimi.com will continue to direct to the new blog.

Meet you there for some serious creative business!

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Your birthday is a special time to celebrate the gift of 'you' to the world.

Today Mindful Mimi celebrates its 3rd birthday.

Indeed, on 30 May 2007, my first post went live.

They have been a wonderful 3 years full of interesting meetings, mindful meanderings, creative thought processes and plenty of learning opportunities.

At first scary to be 'out there', it has now become my 'brand'. And the online life has even expanded, for example to a Facebook page on subjects I am passionate about: Mindful Creativity.

So thank you readers, followers, commentators, supporters and friends.

I hope to continue to be a source of creative inspiration.

Thank you.

Mimi

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How to become a guest blogger without planning to

Today I would like to send you over to another blog, Expatica.lu where I have been asked to write a guest post about Life in Luxembourg.

Prior to that, I had been asked whether I was willing to share a few of my earlier posts on their site (Is haggling worth the effort? and Quarrels would not last long if the fault were only on one side) - to which I gleefully agreed.

When they asked me whether I felt like writing a story about Life in Luxembourg, I was like 'huh? what would I write about ?'.

Then again, I am living it every day and you are usually an expert at something you do every day, right?

So... I felt inspired and started writing...and writing...and writing.

And when I had the required number of words down, I had only reached the end of my childhood years. Not that I was planning on writing my life story mind you...

So I just sent them the article and asked them if they wanted it to be a 'to be continued' story and they said yes.

Oh oh...now the pressure's on and I have to start writing...

It's funny, but the words were just flying off my keyboard for the first article. But with some deadline and the accompanying pressure, I am experiencing a little bit of a writer's block.

I like it :-)))))


Picture: VW van (1977) by Ben30 (Flickr.com)

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My blog is over the top

Although I never really got into and understood the point of Blog awards, I was quite happy and surprised to receive my first one by Vanessa of The Complicated Chatters and Paperback Designs.

So thanks Vanessa. Of course she thinks my blog has an exceptional design: she made it. So if you like my template and are looking for a new one, visit her at Paperback Designs.

So I would like to pass on the award to 5 exceptional blogs which I read on a regular basis and which I encourage you to visit:

1. Christine Kane
2. Lance at Jungle of Life
3. Marelisa's Abundance Blog
4. Indie at The Synchronicity of Indeterminacy
5. The Pioneerwoman

These people are responsible for my spending too much time on the internet :-) Thanks you guys for always catching my attention with very mindful posts, photos etc. 

To receive this award your blog must be exceptional in design and content; presenting us with new knowledge, a sense of style, or at times just giving us a smile!

Each recipient of the award will acknowledge the person who honored them with the award and then go to http://overthetopaprons.blogspot.com to copy/paste the award : Your Blog is Over The Top. (located on the right sidebar, scroll down)

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To be on Facebook or not to be on Facebook... Part 2

After having written about my doubts with regard to being on Facebook for real, I just wanted to share with you a few articles and two video's (video's in French only...)

• Facebook, the CIA and you
  
• The Freddi Staur case
  
• How to safely use Facebook and LinkedIn at work
  
• Envoyé Spécial part 1 (video in French)
• Envoyé Spécial part 2 (video in French)

I think I will refrain from being on Facebook for a while :-)

To me it is not the same as blogging and maybe I am fooling myself. So be it.

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10 questions with MindFul MiMi

BlogsWeLuv have quite an interesting concept of promoting blogs 'that deserve a little love'. They ask you 10 thoughtful questions.
To see mine, visit their site.

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