Me in early 2005
So, I just realized that I started this bloggie three years ago today–with a dead dull post about the problems I was having starting the blog.
In three years, so much has changed and so little has changed. Blogger is now owned by Google. I’m about to move to Wordpress anyway. This blog has gone through three templates. One major redesign. One minor.
I’ve transformed from at-home mom typing with a three-year-old in my lap to having both kids in full-time school. One of the nice things about having kids is that they change so much in such a short time–it makes the years seem longer. When I think about the lisping three-year-old who was attached to my right thigh, and I look across the room at the little boy reading actual words and jiggling his first loose tooth, I’m wowed. My girl child now reads novels and does multiplication in her head. Double wow.
I’ve gone from occasional part-time work (head hunting, freelance writing, nonprofit consulting) to having two consistent weekly freelance writing gigs, including a column that arose from this blog. I still have an entire unedited novel in a drawer and 15,000 words of another on this laptop. I’ve got some newish short stories that I haven’t pimped hard enough. But my writing muscle has been stretched, exercised, strained, massaged and pushed. This makes me incredibly happy.
I have darker circles under my eyes, more wrinkles, bigger triceps (not because they’re drooping, but because I’ve worked those babies), and slightly more drag on the behind. My trick knee has gotten trickier. I’ve given up on dropping my last five pounds of baby weight gain.
I’m still in the same house, in the same town, with the same fam–plus Biscuit the Dorkie Poo, who joined us in May. And I’m still blogging. Some of you are still reading. One of the biggest changes in my life has been the incredibly cool people I’ve met and friends I’ve made through this bloggie. You guys are what’s kept me here and kept me writing.
So happy blog day to me and to you. What’s changed for you in the past three years? Will we still be here three years from now? Talk to me.
my goodness, has it really been that long?
I can’t tell a difference in those pics… girl I hope I look that good at your age. (speaking of which, I just realized that this year I’m officially “headed towards 30″ and it’s setting off all sorts of weird thing in my head that I sooo didn’t expect to worry about.)
I imagine that if I’m still here a year after quiting blogging, I’ll still be here in 3 more years. Assuming of course, you want to keep me around.
Happy blogiversary! Consider that three years ago there were 20 million blogs and now there are 115 million blogs, you’ve come a long way. Cheers!
You really have to tell me where to locate the vampire blood that keeps you looking so very young!
3 years? Wow - big changes for me - moving from what my students tell me they’ve heard is the “happiest” town in America, two job changes, husband’s career change, rearing a teenager and a princess…
I like this picture better.
I’ve been reading your blog for about two years. I didn’t realize you were three years young! Congrats! It’s so cool that you are getting some regular writing gigs and stretching your writing muscles. Here’s to 2008 and hoping you are able to keep that momentum going!
Thanks, y’all.
No vampire blood, Rio, just good genes. Clearly, I don’t take as good care of myself as I could!
I’ve enjoyed reading your column in the Xpress, which is beginning to supplant the Disclamer page for supplying me lots of laughs. Glad you’ve been added!
LS
I’m with you Cara mia. Congratulations on your blogiversary and keep it up….whatever IT is.
Chao Cara Mia.
Happy Happy Happy.
Thanks, all!
LS, glad you’re enjoying the column. But you should still read the Disclaimer. They rock! (Of course, they have yet to skewer me, so I still like em).