Hubba Bubba - Just Hubbin' Along to #100

I decided to do this hub a little differently than my first Hubba Bubba hub. Knowing that I would be documenting my next 50 hubs much the same as I had my first 50, I have been writing this one as I go along.

I will not be discussing the first 50 hubs as they were already discussed in the hub, Hubba Bubba - Hub #50. Those first 50 hubs also included my 30 Hubs in 30 Days Challenge.

It is hard to believe that I have written 100 articles for HubPages, but the numbers are staring back at me telling me that it truly is the case. But when I look over to the right there at the related hubs and I see people who have done 100 hubs in 30 days or 2 weeks I am floored. That is an amazing accomplishment. My accomplishment pales compared to those of these amazing hubbers. My hats go off to them, whoever they are, and whenever they have done it. Their accomplishment is truly amazing! It's a lot of work, and to have accomplished such in such a short time period . . . all I have to say is wow!

It has been a wonderful journey for me so far. Let me share the highlights with you now.

Right after publishing my 50th hub, I received a huge compliment that I want to share with all of you. My husband printed off some of my articles to use in training some of our caregivers for our business, On the Wings of Angels. He really made my day! I was walking among the clouds!

Right after publishing my 64th hub, on September 30, 2011, I was in for an even bigger surprise! One of my hubs, Boxing Painting or Action Painting - Seeing and Hearing the SPLAT! , was selected as hub of the day, while also having been featured in the weekly newsletter just a day or so before. I couldn't believe it! I saw a picture that intrigued me, wrote about it, and look what happened. It doesn't get much better than that! Wonders never cease! I had a smile on my face all day long!

Towards the end of October, another hub was selected as hub of the day, shortly after being featured in the newsletter. This hub, Blind Woman Quilter, Diane Rose in Waco, Texas, was about a very remarkable and inspirational woman!

And on Halloween, I was treated with a email from HubPages that my hubs had been viewed 10,000 times!

During this time frame, I read one of Emma Harvey 's hubs, Why is Writing Online Different? This hub helped me see things differently and better. The 30 day challenge that I had previously done was titled, 30 Hubs in 30 Days Challenge - Self Discovery. And the self discovery continues, which means that I continue to grow in my knowledge of who I am. Emma's article helped me turn a regret, "I wish I had discovered writing sooner" into being able to appreciate the other things that I have experienced, because these experiences have added depth to me which will add depth to my writing. That is huge! I went from being a victim of what life dealt out to a conqueror. I have found a treasure that I didn't know I had. Thank you, Emma!

To all my followers, and you know who you are, I want to applaud you for all of your support. I have thrived because you have been here to support me through my learning curve here at HubPages. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

I reached several follower milestones during this time period. At seven and one-half weeks, with 62 published hubs, I was warmed by the appearance of that magical number -- 100. Again, I want to thank each and every one who helped in this regard. I really could not have done it without each and every one of you. In case you are wondering, Fennelseed was the hubber that brought me to this magic number - 100. And jamiesweeney took me to the magic 150 number just a few days later after my Boxing Painting was selected as hub of the day. And number 200 was cmontijo. What an amazing ride! And I only need 11 more to move to the 250 mark. Y'all have really blessed me. Thank you!

Below is a list of the hubs I have written during this time period. They are grouped together in categories. My goal was to write 100 hubs by the time I was here 3 months. Well, that was a goal I set in the middle of October anyway. I had intended to slow down a little after the first 50, but I didn't quite accomplish that feat. But my time has come now.

• Cats and Water - Some Like It! Some Don't! - Although this hub had been awarded a Hub of the Day award, this hub was unpublished because the owner of the video added a watermark to the video a few months after the hub was published.

While doing research on the hub about speed painting, also called performance painting, I ran across a picture of Ushio Shinohara doing his boxing painting. I created a hub about boxing painting from the inspiration of that picture. That particular hub was chosen as a hub of the day on September 30, 2011. That just goes to show that you will never know where your next hub inspiration can come from as long as you keep your eyes, ears, and mind open to all the possibilities. It was chosen for the hub in the weekly HubPages newsletter.

I have been so pleased to come across these two writing softwares to make my job as a writer just a little easier. They can help you too.

My hub, Blind Woman Quilter, Diane Rose in Waco, Texas, was chosen to go in the weekly hub newsletter on October 19, 2011 and then was chosen again as hub of the day on October 28, 2011.

The first poem that I have written submitted on November 1st for the Hub Patron of the Arts Poetry Contest, Bittersweet Visitation.

This is so true y'all (that's my Texas accent sneaking out there). I so look forward to your comments. In fact that is the first thing that I do when I come to HubPages in the morning and the last thing I do at night, is to see if I have any comments. If I don't have any, I get a pouty face. : (

So keep leaving those comments, so that I can wear my happy face! :)

I have received some comments from other hubbers that have really meant a whole lot to me during this time period - The last 50 of these 100 hubs. It is comments like these that add so much more depth and meaning to the HubPages Journey.

I had started listing people and their specific comments in this section, but I have had so many good ones, that it was getting too long. So I'm just going to quote a few without names, because I love the comments.

"@Homesteadbound: You are very few of those fellow hubbers who really judge a hub on its merit and goes deep inside to find the actual meaning of those words and phrases and that is why I really adore you. Thank you so much for being a wonderful part of my writing journey. . . Oh my goodness, I think you are a prodigy! Well, at least a Hubpages prodigy! Seriously, your stats and number of hubs written are absolutely amazing. I can't believe you actually have 50 hubs in less than two months. And they're good, too! You fresh hubbers are putting some of us "older" hubbers to shame with all your ambition and natural talent. Awesome work and I'm so glad to be your follower . . . Good stuff, homesteadbound, I am pressing all the buttons . . . Hey,, fav hubber!! how ya doing,, you are so prolific,, another great article == voted up . . . Thank you for this lovely hub about such a relatively unknown and under-discussed subject, which is so important, not only to those with AD, but to their families as well. Voted up, useful, awesome, beautiful, and interesting, I will be looking forward to following this series . . . Thanks so much for the sharing of this wonderfully insightful hub, voted up, useful, awesome, interesting . . . I love the way you write too. It is informative and really brings the reader along with you. A++" Thank all of YOU, you have been the wind beneath my wings.

I ended the hub, What Makes a Good Writer?, with the question, "What makes a good writer?" I thought it was a complicated question when I had to answer it, but when I asked it, I thought it should have been easy to answer, especially since I had already shared my answer with you! The answers I received were not the ones I had anticipated or expected.

I was not prepared for your responses - y'all blew me away. I was blushing, smiling and walking on cloud nine ... all at the same time ... as the comments came in. Wow! I am taking a bow and rushing off stage. You guys are wonderful. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

If you want to know what was said, you will have to go check it out for yourself. The answers were so kind and gracious, and I was very touched by each and every one of them. I do not want to demean them by making them anything other than what they are, where they are. They are treasured and precious.

And just when I said I wasn't going to say anything, my mother-in-law responded to this one and it had nothing to do with writing. She said, "You are a shining light and I know how talented you are in so very many ways ... good cook, good writer, good person, did I say good cook? You are special." Thank you, jodiejay71. You are special, too. How could I not acknowledge that one?

Whenever I want to smile and walk on the clouds, I will go there! I treasure each and every response I received from each of you. It is my happy place!

At the end of my hub, Hubba Bubba - Hub #50 and my hub, 1st 30 Hubs in 30 Days Hub Challenge: Self Discovery, I indicated that I was going to slow down ... It appears I fibbed! Doesn't "I fibbed" sound so much better than "I lied". I had intended to ... but good intentions can pave the road to ... I don't remember where it paves the road to, but I'm sure it's not a good place. But I once again state, I intend to slow down! I will have accomplished this milestone in less than 3 months. And although it is a good milestone to make it to, and lots of good things have happened along the way, I have been remiss. I must slow down now and work on promoting my hubs. I have not done that yet - at all. I fear it is time to work on promoting, backlinking and SEO. It may not be fun, but if I am going to make this work for me, then I must do it.

So rather than writing 100 hubs in three months, I anticipate my next 100 will take me 12 - 14 months. I would like to have 200 hubs at the end of 2012. But more importantly, I would like to be receiving payouts every month.

It also appears that as of today, I am adding something else to my plate. I am going to take part in National Novel Writing Month. Although I am already two days behind, I think that I am going to jump in and get wet. I've had a novel idea niggling at my brain for a couple weeks now, and then a read a hub that talked about it ... so, nothing ventured and nothing gained. If you want to join me for a wild and furious ride in November, check out their website.

Well, it's time to wrap this up. Thank all of you for making this the wonderful journey that it has been.

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