Learning to be a "Blogger" is serious work. It's even harder in a Wheelchair!

I am new at all of this, and I said so from the get go. Believe me, I've been cruising around the web visiting other blogs and trying to get a feel for where I would "fit" in and shine in my own right. Along the way, I've discovered there are "blog" schools, all kinds of "do's" and "don'ts," serious blogs, boring blogs, self-righteous blogs, horrible blogs and even "blogging blogs". There are "ad" blogs, happy blogs, sad blogs, and blogs that have nothing to do with food whatsoever, but list themselves as food blogs just the same. And the number of food blogs is multiplying at a phenomenal rate. Not too long ago, there were celebrity chefs who used to scoff at food bloggers, and now are blogging themselves. Is there any end in sight? And how will you stand out in the crowd of thousands, possibly millions of bloggers blogging this very second? Will "type" and "sniff" blogging be the wave of the future? Who knows. All I do know is that everytime I visit one of my favorite fellow bloggers sites, I get a sudden rush, grab my apron and spring into action. "Ellen" hears music........ and starts to dance, I see a great recipe...and start to cook. But for me.....springing into action is a bit of a challenge, since I am operating out of a wheelchair.

Yes, you heard (read) right, a wheelchair. This is the second time in less than a year I've undergone major reconstructive foot surgery (triple arthrodesis) and have wound up confined to a wheelchair, walker and hospital bed. However, my passion to cook and bake would NOT allow me to sit still, and much to the chagrin of my surgeon, nurse, physical therapist, etc. I've been able to create techniques that allow me to do just that.........cook and bake. And, I realized that there must be thousands of people out there who have wound up in wheelchairs and just given up. I spoke with a new acquaintance recently and he said the idea of cooking and baking was very intimidating from a wheelchair. I explained some of the safe techniques I've discovered along the way, and now he's begun to experiment and have fun. So now, I am focused on the process of producing a cooking and baking series for handicapped people who have quit the kitchen out of fear, and want to once again enjoy their passion. It's very much in the beginning stages, I have no start up capital, but I do have some interest (best wishes actually) from people at the Food Network and an accomplished producer on the West Coast. I am looking for input and advice from those of you out there who might be in the same situation, or know of someone who might just benefit from my experiences to date. I will begin to photo my step by step procedures shortly, followed by a video or two in the near future. So stay tuned..........and off I go. I've got cookies to make.

P.S. The aggressive neurological disease that developed a few years back will eventually leave me permanently confined to a wheelchair. However, until that day arrives (and I'll fight like hell to keep it at bay) I will once again be walking around normally in the next month or so, and will use that "borrowed" time to study, research and do all that I can do to make this proposed series become a reality. I don't know how much time these surgeries have bought me, but will use every waking and walking hour to ensure a better future for all of those who are handicapped and want so desperately to celebrate their passion in the kitchen again.