Amid all the viruses that ran rampant in our house last week I realized,
I’ve been blogging for a year – go me!
Where I’ve been, gone, and are going in this blogging trip has been fun (and more different) than I imagined.
Here’s a look back at what I *thought* would be and what is.
Thought: I’ll set up a blog and my family and friends can read it.
Is:Yeah, my family and friends read it, but so do other people!
Thought: I’ll use Blogspot, it’s free and lots of people are on it.
Is: Why is Blogspot crashing again? I should look for another solution, maybe WordPress? Yes, Wordpress! And I love it.
Thought: I should probably set-up a Facebook Page, even if I only have a handful of likes.
Is: Woo hoo! People like me {thanks!} I have 100+ likes!
Thought: Uh-oh, this article says I need to do this/that/this/that, I’m doing it all wrong.
Is: Don’t panic, be true to yourself. Write what you know, enjoy what you do, it’ll be good.
Thought: I should comment on the blogs I read, all of them.
Is: I’d love to coment on all blogs I read, but don’t and this way I read a lot more.
Thought: I’ll only be on computer for about an hour a day.
Is: How does 2+ hours pass so quickly?
Thought: I need to post every day.
Is: Life is busy. Posting only 2, or 3x a week is fine. And taking a week off a month is fine.
Thought: I’ll be stumbling through the learning process all on my own.
Is: There are some awesome helpful people out there! I’d love to name you, but if I started, I’d inadvertantly forget someone and I don’t want to!
Yes, what a long strange trip it’s been.
And I’m loving it.
How about you? Is your blogging trip different than what you thought?
Happy blogiversary!!! :-)
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Thanks Lisa. Hard to believe it has been a year!
i adore your thoughts vs. truths… LOVE it. Happy milestone! <3
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Thanks. It’s funny to look back and see I had a different idea of what blogging would be.
Congratulations on your blogging anniversary. I think you captured the most important thing most of us learned in that first year — be true to you! There is so much advice out there and you can make yourself crazy trying to follow it. If it doesn’t feel like a natural fit, it’s not for you.
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Thanks!
Stopping by via SITS. Yes, yes, and yes to all these things. Well except the switching over to wordpress- that SCARES me!
WordPress is great. Don’t be afraid :)
So true, what we think/plan for vs. reality. I’d have to say, I’m glad I started with WordPress (and thank goodness the person pushing me forward made me go self-hosted!). Happy anniversary and here’s to many more celebrations; just stopped by from SITS on Saturday.
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Thanks! I can’t believe it has been over a year.
Yes! 3 months in and wanting to be able to learn and do so much more but not sure where to start! Trying to remember to take baby steps! Happy 1 year anniversary!
Michelle
http://normalchaosforamultitaskmom.blogspot.com/2012/05/you-never-stop-learning-as-parent.html
Yeah, I wanted to know it all right away, but you can’t.
Happy 3 mos to you!
Visting from SITS!
Happy Blogiversary! I agree with all your “Thoughts/Is”es. I started the same way, just wanting to keep friends and family updated on our daily lives… but blogging (and my blog) has turned into so much more!
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Thanks, here to – the blog is more than I thought it would be, and I’m loving it.
Congratulations on your anniversary! Blogging consistently is difficult. I had a blog for 2 years and just got so busy with family that I couldn’t keep it up the way I wanted to. I took some time off and started a new blog with a friend. It’s really nice to have someone I can count on to share the load of posting, commenting, etc. My old blog was blogspot. The new one is WordPress. I LOVE WordPress! I learned alot from my first blogging experience that is helping me so much now. It is a journey! :) Your blog is adorable.
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Thank you.
It can take a lot of time! I try very hard to moderate my time online. Blogging with a friend is a great idea!
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Happy Blogiversary!! Oh a whole year? I used to have a blog that was a few years old – now I have one that’s just a teeny weeny baby xx
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Thanks! I hope you are enjoying your new blog.
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Happy 1st blogversary!! I didn’t think my blogging journey would be quite what it is today, but I love the direction it’s gone.
Alison@Mama Wants This recently posted..Notes To Self: The 3am Edition
Exactly. I read about your journey – and I had always wondered about your blog name. :)
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So true! I just started blogging about a month ago. I did it for work and so I knew to use WordPress and realized how much time it COULD take up. But other than that, I’m right with you! I think it depends on why you blog ($$, writing experience, friends). So far it’s fun and I’m really enjoying reading about how others are living their lives. Happy birthday (anniversary?) to you!
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Thanks, I enjoy blogging and connecting and reading about others too!
Carolyn recently posted..Welcome to My World
I’m pretty new to blogging, so I really appreciate this post! Congratulations on a year…nice job!
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Thank you. I hope you are enjoying it.
Happy Blogiversary! I’m finally making it over from SITS. Happy SITS Day btw! It will be a year in August for my blogging adventure too! Was poking around a bit and you have a new follower on twitter and in RSS :) Have a great weekend! Looking forward to future posts!
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Happy one year, girl! Love your things learned list – such a great idea!
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