Emily Rachelle Writes

Source I have big news.  Really big.  My writer friends will get this better than some other readers, although I'm sure you can imagine and relate in some way.

There are a lot of firsts in the blogosphere, and even more for specific kinds of bloggers.  In my case, as a writer/reader/book blogger, these would be some personal blog firsts I've accomplished:  First author interview  First guest post hosted by me  First guest post written by me  First giveaway won  First giveaway hosted First book review First blog hop I've joined

Anybody who has seen my bucket list  or the dream wedding books  Ashlee and I made at a sleepover will know that I just love travel and vacation in general.  So, really, this week's challenge is really hard. I could choose Panama, my country of birth...

So, I said I was gonna keep up with this thing and then totally forgot for a month. Sorry!  But I do intend to keep going now. ;) Okay, I know most women have a guilty pleasure, but mine's not as easily defined as "watching Gossip Girl " or whatever. ... Alright.  It kinda can.  This definitely counts, and I can't believe I didn't think of it right away.  In fact, I'm indulging right now.  Ready?

What will be on your gravestone - what will others inscribe? What defines you? Are you an athlete?  Writer?  Student?  Christian?  Parent?  Dentist?  Teenager?  Mormon?  Blogger? You may be many of the above (obviously, you can't be all of the above; if you are, see a therapist and clear up your schedule before you have a heart attack at eighteen).  You may only be one or two.  You may be nothing I've listed.  But what defines you?

I was just re-reading several posts on this blog, and I decided to see what I'd labeled "Inspired by Bailey."   I know that many more posts were affected by her influence than are tagged, but I only tag the posts that are directly inspired by her, and I wanted to see which ones those were.  As I was reading, I found myself for the millionth time wondering what was so amazing about her to me.  Some days I look up to her and other days I know (at least in theory) that she's no 'better' than me or any other girl out there - and she'd be the first to say so.  But still, we all have people we look up to, admire, aspire to be like.  Why?

What is your favorite season? The weather of fall is beautiful, Glorious and bright but Chilling and crisp.