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March 4th, 2010

364

364 days ago, I was putting the finishing touches on my blog layout.  I was nervously composing my first post, and thinking about all the things I hoped that my blog might become.  I fantasized about things that seemed nearly impossible at the time, like getting 5 comments on a post, and maybe making a few friends.  I thought that it’d be fun to have an outlet for all the writing I was doing, and decided having my own site would be a fun way to showcase that.

Fast forward to a year later.  This year, this little corner of the internet has become so much more than an outlet for me.  It’s introduced me to some of my closest friends.  It has connected me to people who share parts of my story I hesitated to share.  My blog has taken me to a backyard in Sacramento where I made indelible connections, to San Francisco for a sweet reunion, to Chicago to meet a roomful of new people.  It has connected me to people from my past who have found it, and in turn, me, by reading the things I post here.

This space has given me a place to publicly share a hobby I’ve had since I was seven.  It’s given me confidence.  It’s been an ongoing, public conversation: a place where I can articulate what’s going on in my head and my heart and hear that I’m not alone, or that at the very least, someone else has been helped or felt understood.

I am amazed and humbled at the response I’ve had to my writing, at the friendships that have bloomed, at the number of people who completely get me even if they don’t live geographically near me.  I’m amazed that in the next year, this little blog will take me to Vegas to meet friends, to New York to be part of a huge event, and to Chicago to see even more close friends.

It’s been a wild ride…and it’s only been a year.  I am so excited.

I don’t know if I say it enough, but THANK YOU.  Thank you for reading my drivel, for making me laugh, for sending me emails with your own stories, for becoming my friends via this little space.  It wouldn’t be the same without you, and I am so beyond grateful.

And?

Come back tomorrow for a totally awesome giveaway as a real thank you, beyond words in a post.

posted by Amy | Category: Everyday Life

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