FAQ

Why did you start blogging?

I started blogging on July 1, 2008 with no other agenda but to get my “crazy” thoughts out of my mind and into print. I had recently quit my job and felt the whole world as I knew it was slipping through my fingers. I was losing my mind and thank God, because what I’ve replaced it with is a shitload better.

Uh, but I don’t see many posts from that period. Where are they?

I took them all down because they are exceedingly awful. I would like my future husband to think I’m only half crazy, not full crazy.

What kind of name is Bacon Is My Enemy? And while your answering that, how can BACON be your ENEMY?!?

I LOVE BACON. I originally wanted to call this blog “I Heart Bacon” but sadly, someone already has a blog called I Heart Bacon. So after spending about 45 curse-filled minutes on GoDaddy trying to find a clever “bacon” related blog name that wasn’t already registered, I got frustrated and typed in “BACON IS MY ENEMY” and boom! the rest is history.

Most people assume that since I write about weight loss, the title of this blog is a reflection of my struggles with weight. While this notion seems plausible, it would suggest that I had some foresight into what I thought I would be writing about. This couldn’t be further from the truth. I am a simpleton.

Do you really think that this blogging thing will pay your mortgage?

That’s the plan. I fully intend to take this blog and push it on every person that will talk to me. I try to bring this blog up during every conversation that I have with people – “So sad to hear your dog died. It actually reminds me of this one post that I wrote about the time when my daughter broke up with her boyfriend. That was sad too. See, we have so much in common! You should read my blog!” At this point, I think I am becoming a blog “pusher.” I want you to become addicted and I want you to tell your friends.

No seriously, what makes you can do this?

I made the commitment to pursue writing as my profession on October 3, 2008. I love writing. I love having a blog. It’s the first job that hasn’t made me feel consumed with angst and nausea. I truly believe that when you give into your passion, you’ll find a way to earn a living doing it. Look at all of the exposure that I’ve received in the first few months of blogging - it’s been incredible. The universe is conspiring to make me successful. At least that’s what my astrologist said.

(But just in case the astrologist is not quite right, I am also doing some consulting and interim work.)

How do I start a blog?

You can start by creating a blog through one of many free hosted blog solutions – Wordpress.com, Blogger and Live Journal are just a few. It takes less than 10 minutes to create a blog and then you can release your tirade onto the world.

Bacon Is My Enemy is self-hosted using the open source blogging platform called Wordpress (not to be confused with free hosted solution that I mention above). I chose this route because self-hosting allows for customization. I love Wordpress. There are other open source blogging softwares out there but I am not going to mention them. Did I mention that I love Wordpress, though?

This site is hosted by BlueHost. I cannot say enough nice things about the people that work there. There have been a couple of times where they had to endure my shrieks of “WHY? WHY DID I DO THAT?” and they helped me anyway. They even called me back one time, just like they said that they would.

What is your exercise and diet regime?

My goal is to exercise for at for least 40 minutes, 5 times a week. That doesn’t always happen because I just get busy or lazy or whatever excuse that I have for the day. I do walk daily though, because it keeps me from feeling like I am a complete sloth.

I’ve tried a whole bunch of different diets and none of them have worked. Nowadays, I eat whatever I want to eat – I just don’t eat as much. Typically, I try and stay away from bread and refined foods. As a general rule, I find that deprivation is a one way ticket to gaining all the weight back so I eat a cupcake and I don’t feel guilty about it. I drink also drink bourbon for it’s medicinal effects.

What a minute, where did “Bizkit the Sleepwalking Dog” go?

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