A Friend In Every State & Beyond (PLEASE READ THIS)

On May 14, 2010, when I hit "publish" for the first time and began Gains and Losses:  Life Through Sharon's Eyes,  I had no idea what to expect or how long it would last.  I had no idea what a "follower" was or what it meant to leave a comment on someone else's blog or receive one on mine.  I laughingly acknowledge that when my first comment appeared, it scared me to death.  I was certain I was exposed to the entire World Wide Web and everyone was reading my private thoughts about my weight and fitness journey!  But I learned quickly!

One follower became two and before I knew it, it was ten.   And almost immediately, an idea was born in the back of my mind as a way to combine my passions for health/fitness/weight loss with travel/hiking/RVing.  Even as a little girl, I always had a desire to know people from around the USA and anywhere else.  I loved seeing how people in different cultures lived whether it be the vastly different areas of the US or any other country!  Where other girls my age had pictures of teen heartthrobs adorning the walls of their rooms, I HAD MAPS.  All kinds of maps!  And all of a sudden, I realized that maybe, just maybe, this blog could be a means to help me achieve that little girl's goal of "knowing" someone in every state!

WILL YOU HELP ME DO THAT?

PLEASE LEAVE A COMMENT TELLING ME IN WHAT STATE (Territory, Province, Country,etc.) YOU LIVE AND IF COMFORTABLE, YOUR CITY/TOWN.  BY ASKING YOU TO LEAVE A COMMENT, I HAVE AN ACCURATE LINK TO YOUR BLOG WHICH IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME.

As YOU let me know in which state (territory, province, country) you live, I will update the list below changing from red letters to black and updating number of friends in that state by parenthesis.

1)  YOUR PRIVACY is of utmost importance to me and I will always respect that.   I'm aware that some of you carefully guard any information about where you live and I understand.  There is NO information on this page which gives any specific information about anyone.

2)  If you aren't already, please consider becoming an official follower of this blog.  I will reciprocate and taking that step seems to indicate somewhat of a commitment to mutual readership and friendship.  So if you aren't already a follower, please honor me by becoming one.

3)  Again, I'm starting from scratch, so even if you KNOW I'm well aware of where you are, please leave me a comment (or send an email) telling me what state, etc. you are in and ONLY IF YOU ARE COMFORTABLE DOING SO, tell me what city/town.

I'm excited to see where this goes and excited about the future of Gains and Losses as it soon begins it's third year. Thank you so much for your encouragement, your support, your loyalty and most of all, your friendship!  Oh, and BTW, I guess the idea of visiting all of you is probably not very practical, but a girl can dream, can't she??

STATES IN BOLD RED ARE THOSE IN WHICH I DO NOT HAVE A BLOG FRIEND!!  

ARE YOU IN ONE OF THOSE STATES??

Help me add new Countries, Provinces and Territories!

Parenthesis (0) denote number of Blog Friends in that State, Territory, Province or Country!

ALABAMA(1)                               

ARIZONA (2)                               
ARKANSAS (1)                            
CALIFORNIA (3)

COLORADO (1)

CONNECTICUT (3)

DELAWARE

FLORIDA (1)

GEORGIA

HAWAII

IDAHO

ILLINOIS (1)
INDIANA (2)

IOWA

KANSAS (1)

KENTUCKY

LOUISIANA

MAINE

MARYLAND

MASSACHUSETTS

MICHIGAN (1)

MINNESOTA (2)

MISSISSIPPI

MISSOURI

MONTANA (1)

NEBRASKA (1)

NEVADA

NEW HAMPSHIRE

NEW JERSEY

NEW MEXICO

NEW YORK (2)
NORTH CAROLINA (1)

NORTH DAKOTA

OHIO (1)
OKLAHOMA (1)
OREGON (2)
PENNSYLVANIA (1)

RHODE ISLAND

SOUTH  CAROLINA 

SOUTH DAKOTA

TENNESSEE  (ME + 7)
TEXAS (2)
UTAH (1)
VERMONT (2)
VIRGINIA (1)
WASHINGTON (2)

WEST VIRGINIA

WISCONSIN (2)

WYOMING

CANADA
NOVA SCOTIA (1)
ONTARIO (2)
BRITISH COLUMBIA (1)

AND BEYOND........
NORWAY (1) 

FULL-TIME RVers 
Judi and Gene