Oops, I missed my Blogiversary on July 21 because I was in Iowa having fun with my friends and family… then I kind of forgot about it until now.
Me on July 21 (ha, this was not supposed to be a photo – we thought we were recording me hiding a rock!)
Better late than never! My blog turned 18 years old on July 21! Woo hoo!
In 2022, I thought about quitting blogging. It felt like a chore and obligation, and I wasn’t enjoying it anymore. I was unhappy, and not enjoying a lot of things that I used to.
But since I’ve focused on taking better physical and mental care of myself this year, my mood has improved, and I’m enjoying it again! I was surprised to see my love for blogging come back.
So anyway, thanks, as always, for reading and commenting! (And don’t feel bad if you read and don’t comment – people apologize to me about this, but it’s not something I think about. In fact, I forget people are reading at all, so comments are sometimes a surprise.)
Congratulations!!!
Thank you!
Happy 18th! Your blog is old enough to vote! IMO the best blogs follow the rule “write like no one’s reading”.
I was thinking the same thing about voting! And I also agree on the second part. Although a part of me really wishes I could talk about the real dramz in my life that involve other people but that is SO inappropriate, ha.
Nice! I hit 20 in April. It’s so weird to know people who still blog from back in the day. There ain’t many of us left!
Thanks and congratulations! And there sure aren’t!
What a fun milestone! I love having an extensive archive of my own life on my blog. Sometimes people will ask me when things happened and I only have to do a quick search on my blog to get the answer. Do you frequently find yourself looking things up? Have you changed your blogging philosophy/attitude since you started it? There are so many questions I have for folks who have been blogging for a long time.
I look things up on my blog ALL THE TIME! Haha. We, blogging veterans, should blog about how blogging has changed over the years.
YES! Quite often I look things up here, either to see the details on something or share a photo and I LOVE having it.
I haven’t changed my philosophy as much as I’ve matured and hope my writing has to, ha! It’s always been a journal. My attitude has changed – starting it, figuring it out, then meeting SO MANY PEOPLE and being obsessed with it, then fading out, then loving it again. It’s been a roller coaster. How about for you?
LOVE that there are a few bloggers who have been around for as long as I have… 18 years. I wish our paths had crossed sooner. Congrats!! I am really glad you didn’t quit.
Aww, we have the same blog birth year? Awesome! I wish we had sooner too. And thanks for saying that! I kind of thought blogging was dead so wasn’t looking for new reads for a long time, I am glad I’ve found a few new people in the last few years.
Happy 18! My 18th on Typepad was pretty recent, too. June?
Thanks! And congratulations!
Happy Anniversary! You have kept at it a lot longer than most of us have, so kudos to you!
Thank you Amy!
Aww, happy blog birthday! My blog turns 14 this year. It’s crazy to think I have so many years of memories on my blog!
Thank you! And wow, 14! It is crazy. When you start you never think about doing it for that long!
Happy Blog Birthday! I’ve only been here for a minute, in comparison, but I love reading your blog and I’ve loved seeing the evolution even in the short time I’ve been reading. 🙂
Thank you so much Anne!