Wednesday, August 13, 2008

P-R-I-V-A-T-E

With all that the internet now allows one to do I have considered going private for quite some time. I feel as if I have really built up my blog and have so many wonderful readers. I do not want to leave anyone out, so what are your thoughts on this matter? I know some of you have recently made the same choice and I would love to hear what you have to say. Also, if you would like to continue reading please leave a comment with your email so that I can add you to my list if and when I decide where to go with this. This is your one and only chance to keep following the fabulous life of Hopsy (do not forget I have several fabulous giveaways coming up soon too)!

116 comments:

Double TT said...

I am new to the world of blog reading...I can totally understand wanting to go private...but, please include me as a reader!! Finally, someone who loves Lily and monograms as much as me...it can get lonely in Seattle...

Happy Mommy said...

Be sure to add me!

Amanda said...

Please add me to your list. I don't want to miss out on any of your great posts.

Thanks!
AB

thismodernbelle@gmail.com

Barefoot in the Park said...

i've pondered the thought of going private as well but i'm staying for now!

if you do go OF COURSE i want to be on the list!

barefootbird@gmail.com

Leslie Ann said...

lesliefrodgers@gmail.com

Add me please.

D'Rae said...

while I understand why some people go private. I myslef, don't like it. It is frustrating to be a lurker on a blog and then all of a sudden you can't read anymore because they have gone private and you have no way of getting in touch with them that you still want to read. But if you do go private, please include me.

Missy said...

Be sure to add me!

Sassy Sal said...

KP, I've been thinking of it for myself as well. As a matter of fact I began the process this morning, but didn't complete it. I think I will though.

Belle of the Ball said...

tulleandtulips@gmail.com!

Legallyblondemel said...

Please consider adding me if you do go private. I recently found your blog & enjoy it, but it's understandable if you don't want strangers here. I just entered the blogging world myself and may well take things private at some point. Thanks.

oh - my email is legallyblondemel @ yahoo dot com

melissa said...

I completely understand (I am private). I would love to be included in your list.

Melissa
my blog info if you would like to visit:
http://mcc.typepad.com/blog/
username: mcc
password: lulubelle

Gracie Beth said...

please add me, I love your blog

princessgrace1@gmail.com

The Rauths said...

it's a hard call...but if you do, i'd love to be on that list of readers.

Preppy Mama said...

I really enjoy reading your blog. Please add me.
preppymama@gmail.com

raed said...

Hello, Helen.

I've been reading your blog from the beginning and would love to continue.

In fact, I just signed up for a Google account so I could leave you this note and ask to be included.

Thanks!
raed
raedaniel@earthlink.net

Belle said...

I understand the privacy thing... hence my blog being private too.

I'd love an invite!

blissfulbelle@gmail.com

Beth said...

if you don't mind, please include me in your reader (lurker) list - i LOVE your blog... ps, so jealous of you LP shift collection - to die for!! xo, bkimmell@gmail.com thanks!

Stefanie said...

I would love to keep reading!
SRG1225@gmail.com

Catherine said...

Please add me!
catherinelaurenzi@yahoo.com

natty said...

if you're going to go private, i'd still like to read :)

Melissa said...

I would love to continue reading!
perfectlypinkblog@gmail.com

summerprep said...

please add me!!!!! summerprepnyc@gmail.com

lml said...

I just came across your blog and I love it! I hope you don't go private, but if you do, I'd like an invite!

my email: lml_tipsyinmadras@yahoo.com

elisabethstephens said...

no problem w/ you going private, as long as you add me as a reader. elisabethstephens@hotmail.com

i recently started reading your blog, and of course i had to go back to all the old posts. LOVE your europe trip posts. =)

Steph said...

If you do go private, please include me!

flygirl65 at gmail dot com

M.A. said...

I think it would be nice to be private, but I think I would like to build up some more readers first. You seem to have a lot of readers, so I can see why you would want to! Be sure to add me- mshoundstooth@gmail.com

Mrs LSL said...

I actually just found your blog recently, and I have really enjoyed it! I'd love to be added if possible. :)

mrslslblog@gmail.com Thanks !

KStar said...

I love your preppy blog and would love to be added to your list so I continue to enjoy it!

kseed03@gmail.com

Mom x 2 said...

Will you invite me, please?

momtimes2blog @ gmail .com

Thanks!

Lucy said...

I am making mine private because it is about my family and the purpose of it is to keep my family and friends connected. I don't really want to expose my daughter to everyone on the internet.

Will you add me? Lillemiss@aol.com

Thanks.

Etiquettely Correct said...

I'd like an invite if you go private! You should do whatever you are most comfortable with.

etiquettelycorrect21@yahoo.com

Pink Maple Design said...

I love your blog, please include me on your list if you decide to go private:

pinkmapledesign@gmail.com

I certainly understand your interest in doing so now that you have built up a loyal readership :) Although I have to say that I enjoy discovering random, new public blogs via my google reader's recommendations and going private may deprive potential new readers of the pleasure of reading your blog!

Landlocked Mermaid said...

KP-
I support and understand your reasons for going private. I did the same thing awhile back. The more intimate you become with your readers the more you want to share, and as much as you trust your blog-girlfriends there are those out there who are just not to be trusted. HOWEVER, if you were private I (and many of these other cute sweet ladies) would not have found you!! So good luck and please keep me on your list, xo
Tricia
pagranata@yahoo.com
PS I am sure it makes you feel so happy to see all these girls posting about how much your blog means to them. You start my day on the right foot every morning with my decaf iced coffee!

Muffy said...

GASP! Going private? Please include me!

MuffyMartini@gmail.com

Jo said...

I hope you don't go, I love popping in to see what's new.If you do, please add me.

Mallory and Kenny said...

Be sure to add me!

Prep-E Girl said...

It is completely up to you - I only ask that you just don't leave me out!

-E

Sarah said...

I've never commented before but I really enjoy your blog, so please add me to the list :)

Elizabeth said...

I am new to blogging and came across your blog through friends. I have really enjoyed your postings. Please add me to your list.

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TCP said...

While I understand the allure of going private, I hope you don't! I have such a hard time keeping up with private blogs because they don't show up in my bloglines...if you do decide to do it, I hope I can keep reading along!

Preppy Money Penny said...

I hated to go private...but I'm just not good at censoring myself, so I like knowing who my audience is. I'd love to keep reading!

preppymoneypenny@gmail.com

MMM said...

I went private, but missed all the new readers so I went back--I'm just extra careful. If you go private, please keep me!

TAG said...

You MUST take me with you.

jgiwc.tag@gmail.com

Kappa love,

TAG

Britt said...

If you go private I'd like to still be a reader!

brittenynichol@gmail.com

Vineyard Vogue said...

I would love to be included on the list!

Ladybug and the Lads said...

Please, send me an invite if you go private:

jbeaulieu2@tampabay.rr.com

I enjoy reading your blog...especially your love for all things Lilly!

maryemily said...

Hel!

I love reading your blog! Add me to your list!

Love,
meme

maryemilypowell@gmail.com

susan said...

I just started reading your blog last week so please add me if you go private!

iheartpinkandgreen@yahoo.com

you wont said...

Private or not I want to keep up on your adventures. PS - I am a veteran of the Lilly warehouse sale. I have been to Spring and Fall many times. You are going to have a blast! If by chance you are a size 6 (the sample size) it is definitely worth getting up at the crack of dawn to get in line, or even sleeping in line!

Have fun, and hopefully I will see you there.

Oh, and add me if you go private, please! emilyregan@gmail.com

Thanks, Emily

you wont said...

Oh - and I forgot to mention. I am such a fan, because I too grew up in Central and South America, and am one of the biggest Lilly fans out there. In fact, I had the privilege of touring their HQ last fall. Simply amazing!!

Thanks again, Emily

Europafox said...

Please add me to your list if you decide to privatise your operations!

Flamingos & Flip Flops said...

If you do, please include me! You have my email address.

Brittany said...
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amh said...

I'd like to keep reading!
mandyhughes at gmail.com

Polos & Pearls said...

I totally understand going private...i did it myself. add me to your list please!! awjohnson@nc.rr.com. Thanks!

vtmel8 said...

please add me!

marlow.melissa@gmail.com

Lesley said...

If you go private, I'd love to be added!

lesley.hunley@gmail.com

Preppy Pettit said...

Please add me!

five tomatoes said...

Please let me know if you do - fivetomatoes at gmail dot com!

Kate said...

Please add me: nauticalbynature@gmail.com

My only problem with going private is that you can no longer read private blogs on google reader. I forget who has gone private and don't always check those. I totally understand the privacy issue though

tickledpink said...

I went private, and feel free to use my blog as a journal and say whatever I want. I love your blog, and would like to continue to keep reading it please.

absolutelylovepink@yahoo.com

PINK POPPY said...

Pretty Please.......:)

M.STARFISH@GMAIL.COM

Politics to Peaches said...

add me please!
yevonne.chandler@gmail.com

Call the Preppies In said...

As soon as I read this post I called my Mom to tell her. Out of all the blogs I read she says that yours is one of her favorites..so, plz don't forget us..

Tammy B said...

Please include me.

pinkcupcakesandtab@hotmail.com

CarolinaPrep said...

I would love to keep reading!!

tennischick422@sc.rr.com

Mrs. Decker said...

I can understand the desire to go private. I've not posted recently....I've been pondering this myself. If you should make the decision to do it, please add me to your list. :)


Morisot71@yahoo.com

Nora said...

Please add me too!
ntberard@yahoo.com

Preppy Pink Crocodile said...

Please add me if you do go private!

ChelseaMarie said...

I am new to the whole blogging experience. I recently came across your blog...I hope that you will consider adding me if you do make the decision to go private.
chogg00@pc.edu

Thanks!
CMFH

Forsyth Family said...

I hope I make the 100 cut for private invites. When I found your blog, it was so fun to read I had to go back to the very beginning and read it all :D. I just started a blog too but haven't had time to post anything yet...
thanks, gardenias27@yahoo.com

Cas said...

Please add me, I'd love to keep reading.

azgalcas@aol.com

The Eubanks said...

Please add me if you decide to go private. I don't know what I would do without my daily reads!

aheubanks@gmail.com

Emma said...

I could see your point but its only ok with me if I don't miss out on the blog! My e-mail is girlsruleboca@yahoo.com

sle said...

SLE8890@gmail.com

Molly said...

Love your blog and just started my own, I'd love to be included.
Mwk2787@gmail.com

Beaufort Belle said...

Been a lurker for a long time now and love reading your blog...so much so that it is on my blog roll.
Before that it was on my favorites list.

Please include me if you go private.

jennduke@alumni.duke.edu

Emma said...

wow second post on same entry! I gave you a diamond award! Check out my blog for the details!

Miss Monogram said...

I love your blog! Add me to your list if you make the switch :)

ehkinsey@aol.com

Mona said...

I just recently found your blog and do enjoy your posts. I too love Lilly and monograms. I'm also looking forward to your future Art History lessons. Please won't you take me along with if you go private?

mdnorman.lynn@gmail.com

GrannySmithGreen said...

Whatever you choose to do, I WANT TO BE A PART OF IT, you know, considering we are "blog sisters" and all! Love your blog, Kappa, keep it public or private. I'm there!

Mustang Prep said...

How could you do this?!?! It will mess up our blog counter :(
I say ours haha when it is totally yours!

LovesPINKandPEARLS said...
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Beach Rose said...

I've only just discovered your blog, but I was so looking forward to following along. I can understand wanting to go private and control viewership more. Please consider adding me if you do. casey300600@hotmail.com

Pink Flamingo said...

I enjoy your blog and would love to continue reading.

flamingo_pink1@yahoo.com

Thanks!

Betsey said...

Please add me! I have a private blog (that only my husband reads) that I use as a journal to capture little moments in the day-to-day lives of our girls. Not sure what I'd do in your case. I wouldn't have found you if you were private, but it might be a safer option... hard call.

Her Shabbyness: Sweet 'n Southern said...

Hello! I love your blog and style and would love to be a reader if you do decide to go private.

my e-mail is: shabby.sadie@gmail.com

Thanks!

Red and White Preppy said...

Please add me! ncsurach@yahoo.com

Thank you!

BB said...

I would love to continue reading your blog :-)
Thanx, BB
brosend461@msn.com

Capegirl said...

I so enjoy reading your blog..some great tips and ideas. The art history lesson was fabulous.

Looking at your blog in the morning is something to look forward to...especially at work.

Preppy in the City said...

I want to keep reading! Please add me...prepitc@yahoo.com

Sheri said...

I really enjoy your blog. Please add me.

Tippy said...

please add me.

tskipper27@yahoo.com

tlm said...

I would love to be included!
teresabugblog at gmail dot com.

shoe la-la said...

I'm a Kappa too and read your blog every morning with my coffee (complete with monogrammed koozy natually). Please include me when you go private! Kappa kisses, Shoe la-la. iluv10is@yahoo.com

Preppy Engineer said...

I 'm not sure about the private/not private thing. I have not run into any problems yet. BUT if you do go private I must be invited! joyirwin@comcast.net

Kiss My Tiara said...
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Princess Freckles said...

Please add me if you go private. :)

Lauren said...

I would love to keep reading if you go private -

southernnewlywed@aol.com

TN Mimi said...

Add me to the list..

AnnieMac said...

Please add me if you go private! Love your blog. I do not post to one...just read my favorites. One of my dearest friends (Sarah) is a younger sister to Margaret Miller of Camp Greystone. We live in small town in KY together. We toured Camp Greystone the summer of 07, then my 7 yr old and Sarah's daughter attended Jr. Camp together this past June. Loved it! We are signed up already for 3 week camp in June of 2009. Love the early bird program! Also, love your blog!

Thanks, Andrea
email: andreamac9@hotmail.com

Shannon said...

I would love to be able to continue to read your blog!

www.schreiber6.blogspot.com

shannon.angelos@gordon.edu

sarahg0127 said...

be sure to add me!!

i absolutely love your taste and great finds!!

swgray127@gmail.com

Cal mom said...

H: Please include me as a reader if you go private. I think you're wonderful!

stsm3106@gmail.com

mom of 4 said...

I enjoy reading your blog! Please add me if you go private!

Shell said...
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Pleased as Punch said...

Please include me if you go private! Your blog is one my favorites!

heatherhinojos@yahoo.com

Pleased as Punch said...

Please be sure to add me. Thanks!

heatherhinojos@yahoo.com

ms. mindless said...

if you decide to go private, please add me! ms.mindless@gmail.com

CashmereLibrarian said...

I would love to continue to be part of your blog, if you choose to go private!

Elise said...

I have thought about going private too and probably will someday but just can't seem to pull the trigger! Please add me if you do go private: gbow101@yahoo.com

CC said...

Please add me!

erin said...

hi! i'm a fellow dallas girl and love your blog. i would love to keep reading!
erin
erin.foley@tx.rr.com

Monogramchick said...

If you go private, I don't want to miss any of your great posts!

sarahrwoodall@gmail.com

Nicole in Michigan said...

Please add me, I just created a google account : )