Welcome to Day 366

I made it, one year, and I think I’ve juggled the numbers enough to stick around for another. In 365 days I made 170 posts. I received 68 comments (at least ones that weren’t spam or too rude to post.) I included 118 photos. I’ve had 5,511 unique visitors, whatever that means. I got linked to by a couple of popular blogs (once in a good way, and once not so good.)

I didn’t crash the site or kill the template, and did manage to tweak it just a bit. I successfully uploaded and started using three plugins. I learned a few things in HTML, found some great help sites, and can actually use half a dozen codes without looking up how every time.

In the last year I turned 40. I took up knitting, never stopped crocheting, and sewed quite a few things. I’ve bought and sold cars, killed off major appliances, duct taped a few things back together and kept the roof from falling in - figuratively speaking. Pets have come and gone, and come back again. I went camping, did a little hiking here and there. I finished a lot of projects but started even more. I slipped into and fought my way out of several periods of depression. I made new friends. Maybe I didn’t do anything earth shattering like solve world hunger, or even figure out how to manage SW’s hunger, but I did find a pancake recipe he calls “heaven.” Sometimes you really do have to number even the small victories.

Now I have an idea for a book. And I am wondering if I could write a book. One year ago, I wondered if I could keep up a blog for a year. Maybe it is time to think of where to go next.

July 20th, 2007 Posted by Tracy | Site Evolution, This "Is" My Life, The Rest of Me, The "Mom" Me | one comment