tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701398832410746913.post2451347511135829395..comments2023-08-04T07:51:04.332-07:00Comments on Life on Clemson Road: Winning a Free YearKasie Whitenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15475275103424782144noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701398832410746913.post-51919485390094979262012-08-02T16:12:20.539-07:002012-08-02T16:12:20.539-07:00Thanks, Janey. Great to meet you! See you in the D...Thanks, Janey. Great to meet you! See you in the Den!Kasie Whitenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475275103424782144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701398832410746913.post-2136923975387367162012-08-02T13:05:26.090-07:002012-08-02T13:05:26.090-07:00Kasie,
Great post! Congratulations, winner!
I look...Kasie,<br />Great post! Congratulations, winner!<br />I look forward to following your success in the Den!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11486982705181591676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701398832410746913.post-2474684325611646972012-08-01T14:28:44.612-07:002012-08-01T14:28:44.612-07:00Thanks, Lara. It really does create some opportuni...Thanks, Lara. It really does create some opportunity for me, which is what I need as I'm getting up-and-going. Thanks for coming by!Kasie Whitenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475275103424782144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701398832410746913.post-34671043523757849762012-08-01T14:27:58.985-07:002012-08-01T14:27:58.985-07:00Thank you so much for coming over to check out the...Thank you so much for coming over to check out the post. I hope we'll get to know one another better as "denmates"!Kasie Whitenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475275103424782144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701398832410746913.post-62517027511922111422012-08-01T11:59:19.355-07:002012-08-01T11:59:19.355-07:00Congratulations, Kasie! I'm a huge fan of both...Congratulations, Kasie! I'm a huge fan of both Tice and Formichelli. I know that you are going to come out of this year like a thoroughbred coming out of a Derby gate ready to lap your way around a triple crown. You are so ready to take full advantage, I can taste it. I can't wait to witness it up close and personal. Victory is sweeter with some sweat mixed in, isn't it?Lara Britthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074379735801347854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701398832410746913.post-66671589399375279252012-08-01T11:27:38.089-07:002012-08-01T11:27:38.089-07:00Congratulations, Kasie, on winning 1st runner-up i...Congratulations, Kasie, on winning 1st runner-up in the contest. That is a fabulous achievement. I love the name of your company. Best wishes from a new member of the Freelance Writers Den!Di Eats the Elephanthttp://www.luvs2zumba.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701398832410746913.post-19177547408448297422012-08-01T11:18:54.858-07:002012-08-01T11:18:54.858-07:00Congratulations on winning! I am so very proud of ...Congratulations on winning! I am so very proud of you! You are an inspiration to not only me but your entire family! I look forward to reading everything you write! Keep up the great work!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701398832410746913.post-86685752852265360802012-08-01T09:33:53.739-07:002012-08-01T09:33:53.739-07:00Thanks, Jamie! This is definitely a very exciting ...Thanks, Jamie! This is definitely a very exciting time!Kasie Whitenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475275103424782144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701398832410746913.post-14389343629012482362012-08-01T09:08:47.111-07:002012-08-01T09:08:47.111-07:00Congrats on winning! As I just told one of your fe...Congrats on winning! As I just told one of your fellow winners, my vote of confidence came from secretly submitting a story to Chicken Soup, and having it, and several others, accepted (along with $200 checks!) As someone who built a quarter of a million dollar wedding business at the age of 25, then sold it to be a stay-at-home mother for 20+ years, and who is now striking out as a writer, I can tell you that your efforts will be worth it, and your journey will be exciting! Best wishes!jamiewhitewyatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10447384102934083655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701398832410746913.post-48430557149009085612012-08-01T06:20:03.334-07:002012-08-01T06:20:03.334-07:00Thanks!Thanks!Kasie Whitenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475275103424782144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701398832410746913.post-39593892291810204072012-07-31T21:47:08.065-07:002012-07-31T21:47:08.065-07:00Really good post, Kasie! Good luck with the contes...Really good post, Kasie! Good luck with the contest!In My Dreamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14314569946759382887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701398832410746913.post-68174952337117165042012-07-31T06:17:27.061-07:002012-07-31T06:17:27.061-07:00Mariya,
I certainly feel a tremendous sense of gr...Mariya,<br /><br />I certainly feel a tremendous sense of gratitude to be in a country where there is a place for my talents and the resources to make my dreams come true. In my global business studies I have seen just how precarious an emerging economy can be for entrepreneurs.<br /><br />I hope you can find a team online or in your community to help rally your cause. Check out BPeace.org or Building Markets on Facebook; both organizations help entrepreneurs in struggling economies. When you decide to fight, let me know how I can help. <br /><br />All the best to you and thanks for reading!Kasie Whitenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475275103424782144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701398832410746913.post-54804624509523991622012-07-31T06:12:16.116-07:002012-07-31T06:12:16.116-07:00Thanks, Monique. Your work inspires me and reminds...Thanks, Monique. Your work inspires me and reminds me that I have a lot to be thankful for. Fear is an illusion when compared with the illness that's challenging you. <br /><br />Shine on, my friend! I am truly grateful for your continued friendship!Kasie Whitenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475275103424782144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701398832410746913.post-42339058643543165662012-07-31T01:32:26.754-07:002012-07-31T01:32:26.754-07:00Hi, Kasie!
This is a great blog post, I really enj...Hi, Kasie!<br />This is a great blog post, I really enjoyed reading it. Yeah, I remember being attracted by such banners or emails in the dawn of I-net, too. :-) I hope you win the cast and I really wish luck to your growing business. I myself walk the opposite road - I had a regular teaching job that didn't pay enough and is really the subject of great contempt here, in our country, mainly because of the low payment and the lack of material base to work with, so quit to start my own business with a view of making more money to be able to make ends meet, and now, as I never have the right connection, I am falling out of business, so I'm again looking for a new job - this time no teaching, of course. The feelings of the constant job seeker are sooooo familiar to me... I am not only looking for a new job, I am looking for the opportunity to relocate and leave this country, which makes it even harder and way more depressing. I really hope situation for small business is different where you are, as life in general is.<br />As to what makes me feel like a winner... Well, nothing really. I have lived in this swamp of despondency for so long, and have seen so many proofs that the future holds nothing good for people without connections and the proper upbringing, that I don't really believe in future anymore. From time to time I have glimpses of light, find happiness in tiny things, but KNOW that there is no future, so those tiny nice things only make me feel a lot more sad...Even when I work hard for something and achieve it, I believe that I have achieved it because no one else wanted that thing :-) Uhm, this is getting very dark-toned, I didn't mean it to be like this. Life is good after all.<br /><br />Kasie, I hope you will find your fit with the Freelance Writer's Den, just as Monique points out. You deserve it and will make good use of it.<br />Best, M.Mariya Kolevahttp://phoenix-em.com/mariyakolevanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701398832410746913.post-72403191986146637522012-07-30T20:48:55.212-07:002012-07-30T20:48:55.212-07:00Hello Kasie!
I do hope that you will find your fit...Hello Kasie!<br />I do hope that you will find your fit with The Freelance Writer's Den. We recently started working together, & I am excited with your enthusiasm just being a member of our Goodreads book club. I look forward to see what else you've got, especially as you become co-moderator; (and as you share the news of your new growing business!)!<br /><br />What makes me a winner? I think you hit this idea on the head in your post: I am a winner when I feel like a winner - when I've worked hard at something and have achieved it. I felt like a winner, when I posted for the first time to my blog. I overcame a lot of barriers to create that website & blog. I worked hard to become integrated back into the community of my friends & family after feeling alone due to my illness. However, my MS charged back at me this summer & I could feel myself topple over. So, I took some time off & plan to return to my blog in the next day or so. I will feel like a winner again when I am able to blog once a week and to keep the relationships with my readers.<br /><br />Continue to shine, Kasie, and you will find your fit.<br />MoniqueMonique Liddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06581045047444260284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701398832410746913.post-89978007412212087452012-07-30T11:38:14.326-07:002012-07-30T11:38:14.326-07:00Excellent introduction to what you are building. A...Excellent introduction to what you are building. As always I am extremely proud of you and all you have already accomplished. I look forward to watching the rest of your dreams come to fruition. You inspire me each and every day to move forward and work towards my dreams! Keep dreaming and moving forward!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com