it's nearly 2013 and mrs. g. wants to shake, shake up the blog
Wednesday, December 26, 2012 at 4:39PM Mrs. G. 
What do you say we make some beneficial changes for the upcoming year?
1) You might have noticed the section of the blog called "Bare It." Mrs. G. is frequently told by readers they miss the anonymity of the Women's Colony. If you have something you would like to share, but not on your blog, submit it to Mrs. G. and she will publish it. We all need a spot where we can let our hair down, anonymously or not.
2) Mrs. G. is going to try once more to summon the fortitude to create a blog roll, Derfs Unite (Check it out. We have one up already). She would like to include photos of you so others readers have a better sense of who you are. You do not have to have a blog to be included. Please attach a few lines about yourself or your blog and (optional) a 1" x 1" photo of yourself or your business logo and send it in an email attachment to mrs dot ggggggggggggggg at gmail dot com. Mrs. G. can not edit your photos -- 1" x 1" only! Due to the hard ass nature of this chore, all links and photos must be in by December 29th (unless your Alison, who is out of town and without proper network access). I'm being a hard ass on this one so we can actually have a blogroll...if it lingers, I tend to wander off from it.
3) A derf garage sale/bartering system/pay it forward opportunity. You can also see it on the upper bar under "Good Stuff." If you have something you want to sell (bargain prices, please), pass on for good karma or trade for another item, this will be the place to do it. Mrs. G. has wanted to do this for a long time, but she was worried about dishonesty and the logistics. She thinks she has a system in place that will keep things on the up and up, plus we are by and large an honest bunch. If you don't have a history on the blog, you won't be allowed to participate. Mrs. G. is sorry for this but Derfwad Manor is a community more than Mrs. G's personal blog. All submissions will have to go through Mrs. G. You can send them (and photos) to mrs dot ggggggggggggggg at gmail dot com
4) Every three months, Mrs. G. wants to attempt a fundraiser for the women's cause of our choice. Every buck counts and she is convinced that such a regular offering will benefit us all. We can choose to give what we can (or not), knowing none of us are made out of money.
5) Mrs. G. would like to put together a Washington beach house gathering in September of this upcoming year. She knows Washington isn't an ideal spot for everyone but we have have to start somewhere and then we can bounce around. She will have details by February.
6) Please stop by now and again to the Derf Assist List. Some readers have legitimate questions and concerns and are seeking your thoughts and opinions.
As always, thanks for reading.
Reader Comments (17)
These are excitin' changes! I'm especially excited about the September meetup - woohoo!
Best of luck! Us foreign Derfs may not be of much use for trades and things, but we can certainly offer moral support. I like the idea of an anonymous writing spot too, I foresee many good conversations there.
As always, I appreciate your welcome in letting me tag along, the pesty little brother having fun with the sisters :)
The changes sound like a lot of fun. I always forget to look under the other tabs, I will try to remember. A get together sounds awesome. Just a question, what happened to the CA part of your last trip? Did I miss something? I am not poking you or complaining here - I know the road trip was marvelous but you pretty much wanted to be home at the end. I just don't want to miss out if you are coming down this way.
Darla
Does anyone else think the lady in the white, poufy, ruffly dress (in the photo) is cheating? It doesn't look like the hula hoop could fit over that skirt.
Shake it, baby! I'll try to keep up!
Just want to say I still want "in" if that is what this question (you posted on fb) is all about. I don't have a blog, and I don't have a photo to submit, but if I post a comment here, I'll still be allowed on? Sorry, not sure, but trying to cover my bases/butt....
Julie, no blog/photo required. Just give us a little info about yourself. I have a picture of you--ho ho ho, but it's safe.
Fabulous picture. That bubble skirt is AWESOME. I've never seen anything that looks like that in my life. The dress on the left looks like a girdle with a ballet tutu pulled down over it.
Let me second you, Mrs. G, on the usefulness of the Derf Assist List. Lots of good advice there!
Darla, I posted about it a while back. The response in California was so so, not enough people responded (though some of my favorites did) to warrent spending the few thousand dollars it would take to fund the trip. Donations for this round were low and I couldn't afford to fund the trip on my own. I'll get to California. I hope in the spring.
#5 is getting a big AMEN!! from me right now.
Seriously, I would be jumping up and down if I could. (Darn Frankenboot.)
Great ideas here! Anyone else have KC and the Sunshine Band stuck in their head now?
I said it already, but it's worth repeating: you're an amazing woman. Pat yourself on the back. This place, which could have been one person's nebulous, transitory safe spot, is a solid community of support and sharing. Do you know about Kiva? It may be a good way to donate to others. Another blog I follow has one set up through it and periodically updates what they've done. Here's the link explaining it: http://www.kiva.org/about . Can we put links in comments here?
To everyone, a wonderful new year.
I just e-mailed you a link to my poor neglected blog along with a picture that I have no idea if it's 1x1 :-(
Shake it till you break it! I sent my Derfroll info a while back but, resent it anyway. Hope my pic. is the right size. If not, please include me sans photo. Have fun shakin' it!
oh damn. i missed the deadline....dare i send one anyway and hope for the best???