Blogiversary

Happy Blogiversary, Happy Blogiversary, Happy Blogiversary, Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaapy Blogiversary.

Happy, Happy, Happy, Happy, Happy Blogiversary.

Happy, Happy, Happy, Happy, Happy Blogiversary!

Ooooooohhhhhhhh..........

I can't believe I forgot my own motherfucking blogiversary! It just seems wrong. I feel like I should have had the calendar marked and something special planned, or even just a pre-written entry floating around in my head to commemorate this milestone. A retrospective, perhaps? Something to catalogue my growth as a blogger and the fact that I now have more than two readers (Schmutzie and Palinode, in case anyone was wondering. A shout out to you guys, by the way. You rock.) But instead, it slipped by quietly this weekend without my even noticing it.

I am eternally grateful to Schmutzie for introducing me to this world. It has helped me start writing for myself again. It has given me a voice. It has helped me work through my past and left me a sense of self and confidence that I didn't think was possible. I sometimes attribute my newfound self love to being 30 and finally knowing who I am and what I want in life, but I think the blog had something to do with it as well. Whatever it is, something happened to me in the last year. I can actually look at myself in the mirror and like what I see, inside and out. And it feels really amazing. Given the life I've been dealt, I never thought I'd get here. Never.

And I'm grateful to all of you for taking the time to read my words, and leave your thoughts and good wishes as a reminder that there are still kind people in this world who care about each other, even if they've never actually met (yet). I never thought that I'd be the kind of person who had friendternets, but I'm glad I do. You mean so much to me. Thank you for being you.

For those of you who prefer to be strong silent types, I haven't forgotten about you, and I'm very glad you come by. But you know, it would be a really nice Blogiversary present if you would de-lurk for a sec and leave a note, even just to say 'hi'. I promise I don't bite (mostly because of the braces - it's hard to bite into almost anything. So really, I'm no threat at all. See, you can trust me!)

Here's to the last year, my friendternets - let's make the next one even better.