Personal Privacy- A heads-up

Hi luv ones~

Well T and I had a good visit tonight (Sat night, as it's early Sun morning and I still haven't curled up to my pillows just yet) ...on our drive back from our hockey game, we had a good chat. T informed me of good reasons for keeping particular things private, esp personal things in our relationship etc. Additionally this blogging experience in it's entirety. T tells me that it really is not safe to allow strangers (completely unknown) to have access to such private information, photos etc... he says it is very easy to find out particular information that could possibly be harmful to individuals blogging about their personal lives so publicly. Any of you reading this may want to consider the liklihood of their own public blogs and the sort of postings that could hinder lives. Esp with children etc. I'll look for what I'm talking about online and post more info as soon as I find it, so this all makes more sense k ;)

Especially with my going out to Cali for my makeup artistry education and the privileges it will bring in our future and with our ambitions combined, it will bring good reasons for me to make my blogging all the more personal. After discussing the many good reasons to make and keep personal blogging just that, personal, and kept within the walls of family and close friends/acquaintances, I have decided to maintain three different blog pages:

1) my personal blog (will become private soon, an invitation will be sent out, no one excluded who I'm currently corresponding)
2) my writing corner blog (will remain public)
3) a business/professional blog for my makeup artistry (coming soon & will be public) as well as a professional website/resume included (in future 2009 or sooner)

I will maintain the same sort of blogging I have created here on my personal blog and will invite those of you in which I'm blogging with currently... which lately have been only family members. If there is anyone else viewing my personal blog and have not left comments and would like to continue to have permission to view it when I switch to private members only, please let me know and I will send an invitation to you to be permitted additionally.

Secondly, I will remain and improve my willingness to share the intimate details to a minimum. I've learned tonight the importance and strong feelings my luv T, would prefer to keep our personal lives private. I didn't realize what all this implies until now. So, I'll remain my open self with a few limitations with respect to those near and dear to me.

If I seem a bit distant in the next few days/weeks, please know that it is only because I am maintaining a certain amount of self-discipline in accomplishing what needs to be done in such short amount of time I have to prepare for leaving soon.

I will also limit what I share about my relationship with T, and share more openly my own personal feelings, desires, likes/dislikes, opinions, etc. This will serve as my own blog disclaimer per se, in that everything I post will be solely the words of my own and nothing or no one else.

I love blogging and have come to really enjoy the privileges and opportunities it provides within sharing with my loved ones and those I care deeply about in my life. I hope to continue this path with those of you I have been corresponding regularly and please know it has been a deep and great pleasure for me.

Additionally, I will continue to provide a journal/diary entry on occasion sharing my own personal feelings and emotions... about life's experiences. I hope you will stay tuned and continue this fun journey with me and we can learn and grow together in this adventure.

My sincere luv and adoration,
Christy ;)

As mentioned and promised - Links for information on blog hackers:

Link 1

Link 2

1 not 2be ignored

Worth becoming familiar

Link with list of other links (where I found the info links above)

Steps to protect your personal information (while blogging)

More useful info

What thieves use to open new lines of credit (Using YOUR info): Victim's Identity -Names, SSN's, Dates of Birth, Home Addresses, Contact Info... by viewing personal photos online, a criminal could find a victim's home address (EASY! yes easy! I didn't know either, this is what T and I discussed last night among the many things we discussed)

Internet Predators