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Active Pain - When Blogging Hurts - The Update...

Post It Note Ideas

It's been three weeks since my Active Rain participation was put on a leash, so to speak. I'd been struggling with pain in the top of my left hand for months and as much as I hated to admit it, preparing for the launch of my new website "Move To Lake Mary", all the blogging and commenting were to blame.

It's been very difficult to cut back - quietly not writing comments and posts, but I've been good girl and I am steadily increasing my time at the keyboard and so far, so good.

I really appreciate all the kind words of encouragement and emails from other Active Rain Members these past few weeks, it really has helped me get through my time on the sidelines.

I have a desk full of post-it-note ideas just waiting to be written. Please stop by again soon or subscribe in a reader to see what's been going on in my world.

Posted by Debbie Summers - MoveToLakeMary.com or 407-758-1020 on 02/22/2009 04:00 PM

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22 Comments on Active Pain - When Blogging Hurts - The Update...

FEB

Debbie:

I'm happay your feeling better. Maybe you can create comments and posts in word using voice regconition.

Richard

Hello lovely, I'm glad you are feeling better. Be careful with your injury and take your time commenting on blog posts. Love, C.

I just took a peek at your new website. Very nicely done. Kudos and congrats on the launch! :-)

Richard makes an interesting suggestion, I wonder if anyone has tried using a program like 'naturally speaking' to write their blogs here. It could really save you some pain.

Debbie, so sorry...I didn't know that you'd been having problems. Granted, we do spend a lot of time moving those fingers. Hopefully you've set yourself up so you have a wrist rest and whatever else would help to alleviate some of the stress. ;-)

Debbie, sorry for the physical problems. Sometimes it's a pain for me just coming up with ideas for blog posts : ) Nice website!

Ouch! I hope the pain is just some simple over use of the keyboard. I must be lucky, even in the over bloging months I have been fairly pain free!

Debbie,

I just went to your new site. It looks good and has some sticky power.

Hey Deb~ I knew you wouldn't be down for long! The website is looking great. Congrats on getting it launched!

I have missed you so!! I am sure it is tough to not comment or make posts. I hope you are feeling better! KM

Debbie, so glad you are feeling better. Hope you are going through physical therapy. It really helps. Good luck with your new website.

I hope you are feeling better havent seen you in forever. But I know the feeling I find notes all over my house of ideas I had on blogs and never got the chance to write them.

FEB

Debbie - Congratulations on your new website. I just visited www.movetolakemary.com and it is very appealing. All the best to you and your business.

That is a new one! I've heard of “Wii knee” before but not Active Pain. It is crazy how some of this technology that is supposed to help us ends up hurting us :(. I am sorry you are hurt but glad to hear you are starting to feel better.

Love your new site, gorgeous. I hope you are feeling better. I have not been around much either. I have so much to say, but feel like I have writers block everytime I sit down. I just need to write and get it over with. I wish you great success with your site.

FEB

Debbie, I feel like such a schmuck for not knowing about your sebatical! Your outside site looks FABULOUS!! I know what a HUGE undertaking that can be. I'm sure it's going to be a very effective marketing platform for your clients.

FEB

Wow that is a bummer Debbie. I am sure a little more time to heal and you will be as good as new:)

FEB

Thanks everyone for the kind words... I'm trying to take computer breaks and it is helping, I'm hoping to be back to full steam in a few weeks.

MAR

Hi Debbie~ I am glad you seem to be doing better! How in the heck did you do the post it notes photos? You are just too darn clever! I saw some flamingos in a store the other day for sale, and I immediately thought of YOU! Take Care.... Vickie

Hi Debbie~ I forgot to mention, I LOVE LOVE the new website! Did you do it all yourself? Gosh I wish mine could be half as good! You go girl!

MAR

I know just how you feel - my blog to-do list is a mile long!

MAR

Hello Debbie, sorry to hear of the pain you've experienced. Years ago I came across an excellent solution created by a UW professior named Dvorak in the 1930's. You see, the QWERTY keyboard was designed to be the most cumbersome keyboard layout to reduce the typewriter jams of the earliest typewriters. When the jam-free IBM selectrics came out, Dr. Dvorak set about to map a more hand-friendly layout. The Dvorak layout has 60% of the keystrokes on the home row - which means your fingers are much less active when typing!

I've used the Dvorak layout (free with MS Windows) for 18 years now, and the keys on the home-row are the ones showing the most wear; I can type much faster; and my hands don't hurt like they did before. I personally think it's a shame we teach our kids the Qwerty keyboard when the Dvorak layout is more efficient and finger friendly!

-- John

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