mentoring monday

Today’s guest on Stars Fell on Disney Fans from Alabama is my dear friend Donna Kay from the blog “Disney Donna Kay.” I started following Donna Kay back in March when I stumbled upon one of her old posts following the National Football Championship Game when Auburn beat Oregon. The post was simply titled “WAR EAGLE!” I knew I had an instant virtual friend- an Auburn fan with a Disney blog that contains the words to the Auburn University fight song! Donna Kay and I instantly connected and have been since that day in March! Donna Kay lives in Troy, Alabama with her husband and son. She also has a grown daughter, son in law and granddaughter! Welcome to my blog Donna Kay!!

First of all I would like to thank Beth for having me as a part of this wonderful series. I never knew there were so many fabulous Disney bloggers in Alabama, what a great idea!

I fell in love with Disney when I was 4 years old and I saw Sleeping Beauty. She was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen, and she’s still my favorite Disney Princess today. Over the years I have seen almost every Disney movie ever made, collected hundreds of Disney Christmas ornaments, and read tons of history about Walt & Roy Disney and the Disney Company. I started blogging about Disney on November 19, 2010 and found something I truly love to do, but more importantly I found some really great people along the way. At first my posts were mainly about planning my trip to Walt Disney World this past July. It evolved into a list I called Disney A-Z which lasted quite a while, then it was on to various lists of favorites. Once I started to participate in Blog Hops and using social media my blog changed significantly.

The biggest change to Disney Donna Kay was definitely adding Mentoring Mondays. Each Monday I feature a popular blogger, usually with a Disney connection, who gives tips and advice on blogging. Along the way I have connected with some wonderful people including our very own Beth of A Disney Mom’s Thoughts, Beth of the Magical Blogorail, JL Knopp from The Disney Driven Life and Kaylene Jablecki from the Mom’s Panel just to name a few. If you blog, whether or not it’s Disney related, there is a lot of valuable information in the Mentoring Mondays archives.

I still participate in a couple of great Blog Hops each week – Wordless Wednesdays and the Disney Blog Hop, and the posts there continue to inspire me. I feel very fortunate to be a part of such a wonderful community of people. Please look for me on Twitter and Facebook as DisneyDonnaKay, I always love meeting new Disney fans. Thanks again Beth for having me today, but thanks mostly for being such a wonderful friend!

If you haven’t visited Disney Donna Kay, you need to!! It’s always neat to find a new friend through blogging that you have so much in common with. Not only do Donna Kay and I both have blogs about Disney, we also live in the same state (one day we’ll actually meet!) and we pull for the ~~same~~ best college team, Auburn University! Through our blogs, facebook and twitter, I’ve gotten to know Donna Kay better and I know if you have taken the time to read my blog, you will love hers! She has some great and creative lists (she’s a self proclaiming list addict) dealing with Disney characters, Disney songs, why she loves Disney and others. She participates in many of the Disney blog hops that take place each week. Best of all, she hosts a weekly segment called “Mentoring Mondays.”

Today, you can check out my Mentoring Monday’s Interview at DisneyDonnaKay.blogspot.com!

Thanks Donna Kay for being a friend and including me in this fabulous group of bloggers!!