Saturday, May 30, 2009

How much is Squidoo a part of your life?

Thank you all for responding to the QOTW. All of the responses were above par. It was extremely hard to make a first-place choice. That is why, today, out of the ten responses, there is one winner and nine runners up. Runners up get a link to their lensmaster page. The winner, of course, gets all lenses linked from here.

The winner is Lensmaster luvmyludwig. Congratulations, Crystal!

Even without the burden of bi-polar, I believe Crystal's post has the potential to help the greatest number of people to see how Squidoo can change lives.

First, the Runners Up:

Lensmaster a_willow

Lensmaster Boshemia

Lensmaster charlyjl

Lensmaster CleanerLife

Lensmaster Drifter 0658

Lensmaster spirituality

Lensmaster lakeerieartists

Lensmaster sojourn

Lensmaster susanfaye


And now, luvmyludwig's winning post:


How much is Squidoo a part of your life?


Squidoo is a huge part of my life right now. My life at home revolves around my husband, my kids, and Squidoo.


When I signed up for a Squidoo account I was in a hypo-manic bipolar state, so for the first 3 days I was all over squidoo reading, writing my first lens, and over in the Squidu forum. I didn't sleep much my first few days on Squidoo, so I learned so much. I have been hooked on Squidoo since.


Squidoo has become so much a part of my life that I don't know where I would be if it were not for Squidoo. Before joining Squidoo I was very lonely, and I felt very suffocated in my life. It was not that I hated my life, but I knew something was missing.


What was missing was a creative outlet that I loved, a hobby that could evolve with my mood changes, and friendship. I found all of that and more at Squidoo.


Squidoo has become part of my Bipolar therapy. It gives me something to do when I can't sleep. It allows me to interact with interesting people who don't judge me for having a mental illness. Squidoo is set up to bend and evolve, and it's the only thing I have found that I can stay interested in as my moods change. Squidoo is also a place where I feel accomplished and that helps my self esteem, as it is effected when I plunge into a depression or make a mistake with money when I'm manic.


Squidoo has been a place where I can set goals and achieve them. It has opened up doors for me, and I see it as a way to earn an income at home in the future. I am going for Giant Squid right now, and I am more focused on this goal than I have ever been on any other one in my life.

The Squidoo Community has been a blessing to both me and my family. I am using it to improve my quality of life, and with an increased quality of life I have experienced more mood stability than I ever have. I'm sure my family would step up and thank Seth for his ingenious creation, and every lensmaster who has had an impact on me because each and every one of them has made a positive impact on my family's life. I have a better relationship with my husband and I have a better relationship with my children now that Squidoo has joined my life.

Here are luvmyludwig's lenses to date:
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3 comments:

  1. SojournMay 30, 2009 at 6:24 PM

    Congratulations, Crystal! I loved your post and you truly deserved this! Nice job. :)

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  2. luvmyludwigMay 30, 2009 at 8:35 PM

    Thank you so much :) I really loved how the question made me think about how my life has been impacted by the squidoo community.I love you all!

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  3. AyngelMay 30, 2009 at 9:44 PM

    You did deserve it and just so you know, we love you too!

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