Many moons ago when I started blogging I really didn’t know what I was getting in to.\u00a0 I didn’t ever think I would be going to conferences\u00a0 to learn how to blog better.\u00a0 I didn’t ever think I would be a member of a bloggers group.\u00a0 I didn’t ever think I would have social media accounts devoted to it.\u00a0 It never occurred to me that I would have my own logo!\u00a0 But all those things have happened, and I’m taking a little time today to celebrate what I’ve done and continue to do.<\/p>\n
I say all the time that my blog is therapy for me, and that is very true.\u00a0 I work out a lot of thoughts rattling around my head by writing them down- I have for ages before I ever started a blog.\u00a0 Sometimes I have tons of ideas just waiting to be shared, sometimes I stare at a blank page for hours.\u00a0 Sometimes I wind up going in a completely different direction than where I thought I was headed.\u00a0 And that seems fitting because the same can be said about my life.\u00a0 I never expected to have another job in sales.\u00a0 I never expected to move to Iowa.\u00a0 I never expected to fall in love with blogging.<\/p>\n
But 10+ years later here I am.\u00a0 \u00a0There are days- like today- that I really am amazed that I’ve stayed at it this long.\u00a0 \u00a0I have spent a lot of time working on the look of my site and I am pleased with what I’ve created visually.\u00a0 I’m thrilled how many people mention having read the silly things I write.\u00a0 I love how many people want to know all about my cats.<\/p>\n
But most of all I’m proud of the work I’ve put into it.\u00a0 I’m proud of the times I HAVE been brave enough to share my point of view on topics that are important to me, knowing full well that folks I care about will strongly disagree with me.\u00a0 I’m proud that I have been able to be open about my struggles with mental health.\u00a0 \u00a0I’m proud of the personal growth I’ve seen and documented in myself in the past decade.<\/p>\n
So, thanks to everyone who’s been on this ride with me.\u00a0 I appreciate you more than you know.\u00a0 And I’m proud to say I think there is a still a long journey ahead of us together.<\/p>\n
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Many moons ago when I started blogging I really didn’t know what I was getting in to.\u00a0 I didn’t ever think I would be going to conferences\u00a0 to learn how to blog better.\u00a0 I didn’t ever think I would be a member of a bloggers group.\u00a0 I didn’t ever think I would have social media accounts devoted to it.\u00a0 It… Read more »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3546,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"{title}\n\n{excerpt}\n\n{url}","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[27,19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3543","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-its-all-love","category-myself"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t