My husband had been talking to me for a few months about social media.  I was dutifully nodding my head up and down with no intention of ever pursuing it, but then…. 

He told me he had registered “us” for a local marketing meeting.  I really didn’t want to go but figured I’d suck it up and put up with the whole thing.  An hour or so would be ok.  I was feeling quite negative, which is not normally my style. I was in a bit of a rut. 
 
At the meeting, I sat listening to the speaker, determined not to be interested in anything she had to say.  But wait, I liked what I was hearing about social media and Twitter, which I knew nothing about, and I found myself listening intently.  When she was finished, I felt a spark somewhere within and much to my own surprise; I filled out her leave behind sheet and ticked “yes” for one of her Twitter lessons.

With her help, I opened a Twitter account and took to the whole thing immediately with real enthusiasm and a great sense of fun.  I have met some incredible, fun and talented people that I wouldn’t have met otherwise.  Social media has brought the world to my doorstep and has taken me to the doorsteps of many others around the world.

Alas, my forced entry into social media has turned out to be incredibly fulfilling

The networking aspect of Twitter is a great example of social media working at its finest to make real and valuable connections.  While you enjoy, learn and meet new friends on Twitter you also help each other network.     

I’ve also taken a whole new interest in my Facebook applications.  I’m learning and growing every day with social media.  I call it “climbing the social media ladder”.

Healthy living is my passion.  What has social media got to do with that? For me, I’m a social creature.  I love to laugh, help others and make connections with people.  Social media, whether it’s Facebook or Twitter or any of the others that I’m anxious to learn about, helps to fulfill that social creature in me which makes me happy.  When I’m happy I tend to be healthy.

There are still so many social media applications that I want to know more about and I know that I will meet many more new and interesting people on my journey learning about them and applying them while my husband holds the ladder as I climb higher and higher.  Climb with me at twitter.com.  Healthtopics at Facebook coming soon.