Reason Number 14,386 Why IttyBiz Readers Are The Awesomest
Don’t start getting used to two posts in one day. This is very special.
Not something I’d normally broadcast, but there’s no other way to say thanks. Remember Lisa? The funny, pretty one I don’t remember why I’m friends with anymore? Yeah, so she sends me another email today:
“You have a HUGE blog fan who has kindly prepaid a gift certificate for some tea for you today!!
You officially have a $25 gift certificate to spend at Artisan’s Cup. Yes - from a fan and loyal blog reader of yours - who said “…we all feel bad for you.”
I will match this so you now have $50 - choose away, sipping girl.”
To all those people who say the internet is a cold and impersonal and inauthentic, I say screw you. I know better.
Whoever you are, thank you. I am now crying like a big, fat loser.
(Obviously also thank you to Lisa, but she was probably just sucking up to me because one day I’ll be almost as famous as her.)
To all of my home business readers — every day, you delight me.
Your comments and your hate mail and your fan mail and your Tweets and your blog posts make this whole work-from-home lunacy the most rewarding thing I’ve ever done. (Parenthood is great and all, but I don’t have to toilet train any of you. Or pay for your college. Wait. Did I just publicly commit to paying for my kids’ college? Damn.)
I am very, very grateful for all of you.
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Wasn’t me. I got you books for your birthday - but whoever did that? That was very, very sneaky and very, very cool. I’m impressed.
Agreed. Highly sneaky and highly cool. (Funny, I was going to respond to your comment “@MenWithPens”. I am so pathetic.)
*cackles!*
I love you girl ! But clearly you have not seen me in the morning with bed hair and a zit. You would change your mind about the pretty.
smooch!
Whoever did this for you at least deserves a long and loud “AWWWWWWWWWW!”
Hope you’re feeling better Naomi :)
That was a super cool thing for someone to do…and heck, you deserve it. :)
How perfectly lovely. There’s a lot of caring for you here! What a sweet gesture. Drink up, $50 should make for a lot of meditative moments…
@ Lisa — You keep saying that and pretend like people believe a damn word you say, honey. Whatever helps you sleep at night. :-)
@ Tanya — I know. Totally random act of kindness. It would be awesome even if it didn’t happen to me, which makes it all the awesomer. (That’s why they pay me the big bucks, to come up with words like “awesomer”.)
@ Alvin — Much better. Thank you!
@ Karen JL — So super cool. Definitely a pay it forward thing. Now I have to find someone to be extra nice to. Then karmic niceness balance will be restored.
@ Kelly — Indeed! I will be drinking tea for months! Thank God she has iced blends for summertime. I can’t wait for the decent weather to come back.
Awww, that was sweet. Thanks for sharing the story, made my day!!
Holy Shit! Your Feedburner count is already past 14K?!??
… sorry … i’m a stat junkie that is probably reading into and caring waaaay too much about something not relevant to me at all.
Congrats Naomi!!
*blinks*
Uh, Chris? Have some coffee, dude. I’m getting about 1k, not 14k…
(And stats are cool. Love stats.)
@ Chris — Sadly, no. But you can go around telling people it is if you want. I don’t mind. :-)
@ James — Jack very kindlY Tried tO TYPE THIS
@ James — Jack very kindly tried to type this comment for me, but he’s still figuring out how the keyboard works. :-)
That’s a sweet present ! Tea is to sadness and bad weather what alcohol is to depression and partying, without the hangover :)
Glad to see you’re feeling better Naomi !
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