Thanks so much, Tig, for jumping in here!
Please, please flash and mmarie... just keep reading a while longer! If you stick around for a few weeks I think you'll easily see the kind of thing the 'old timers' are complaining about and see that it's
not directed at you at all-- on the contrary! The idea is really to try and make sure
everyone gets what they need here. I think when you
do post, you'll find you're welcomed warmly here... What we want to avoid are - People posting once, receiving amazing advice-- sometimes for
months after the intial post-- and disappearing without ever acknowledging a thing they've received. - People posting new threads many times a day in multiple forums, again, not acknowledging the responses they've already gotten. - Huge fights breaking out with name calling and people leaving forever, utterly crushed and discouraged... (yes, it
has happened here... more than once!

) Yes, we were all newbies once. In fact, I registered in 2000. I found the board, registered, responded enthusiastically and, I thought, helpfully... And that person never showed up again on the boards! I was so discouraged that I didn't come back for almost 2 years! So don't be like me... stick around! I've seen some amazing transformations here... There's hardly a better way to get encouragement for your own dreams than watching these stories unfold!