!!!!!! is the Keyboard Definition of Excitement

by Serena Smith

I know this is off the sewing related topic, but it is something that has been on my mind every time I publish a post or write an article! But in reality it can be applied to sewing, quilting and embroidery...read on to find out!

My sister, a college student with a major in journalism, is always telling me to contain my use of exclamation points! I tend to use this form of punctuation frequently in my writing. It never fails...any time I am at the keyboard, I hit the ! key.

What is the purpose of exclamation points (!!!!!)? You know, it's that little symbol that appears on your screen you hold down the shift key and hit the number 1 key. According to Webster's dictionary the official definition is this:

      a mark ! used especially after an interjection or exclamation to indicate
      forceful utterance or strong feeling -- called also exclamation mark.

But an exclamation point contains so much more than the sentence above! It generates a sense of excitement, joy and happiness!! I AM excited and thrilled with the sewing, quilting and embroidery projects I am creating. How else can I express that on a computer screen?

I love seeing new fabrics and imagining the projects I can invent! I love to experiment with new notions and tools that make my sewing quicker and easier! When I stitch with a unique thread that achieves the look I am after, it's thrilling! Anytime I am in my sewing room, whether it is creating an embroidery design on the computer, cutting quilt pieces, stitching fabrics together or pressing a finished project, I am happy, content and loving every moment!

What better way to convey my excitement except through the use of !!!!!!!!! Shouting with a joyful voice and jumping up and down won't travel through the phone lines to the computer screen. (And, NO, I will not post any photos of this! :)) So I resort to the use of exclamation points!!!

So if you some of you ladies out there are punctuation experts, ignore my outbursts of excitement. I know it's exclamation point overkill, but I just can't help it!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 

Serena Smith is an avid embroidery and quilting enthusiast living in Kansas. Creating new projects and sharing them with others through local classes and online lessons is one of her greatest joys. Visit her website, Embroidery Treasures, for fun projects, helpful tips, inspiration, notions, fabrics and embroidery supplies!

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