My First Year

Last week, I turned

(cough) 53.

This means I have now been

blogging for a year.

I began my blog when

I turned 52.

I thought it might be a way

for me to push myself

out of my comfort zone.

Not just by blogging

but by chronicling

my attempts to do things

out of my ordinary,

daily life.

Here's what I've accomplished and learned:

1)  I love to blog.  I might not be the most captivating

blogger out there but I enjoy doing it.

2)  I've 'met' some really nice people

in the blog world.  If I follow your blog,

you know who you are.

3)  I never knew how much a comment

could mean.  It means the world

to me when you take time out of your day

to read my blog and/or comment on it.

Thank you!

4)  I've discovered how much you fellow

bloggers can inspire me!

I built my own arbor

for heaven's sake.

5)  I've learned I can pitch a tent,

cook out over a fire,

and break down a camp site it

less than 20 minutes

when a storm is approaching.

6)  I managed to rely

on my GPS system to go someplace

I've never gone before.

7)  I've had people I know and don't know

support me in my endeavors of building

good lives for my special needs children.

You humble me.

8)  I've learned a bit about

editing photos, thanks to a fellow blogger.

9)  It took me the entire year,

but I finally got a header on my blog

AND a title on that header!

10)  Lastly, I've learned I want to

continue to try to stretch my wings

even further.

I'm hoping 53 makes it easier.

11)  Because of your comments on my blog

entry entitled "To Nook or Not to Nook"

I caved in and got a Nook.

So far, so good

but it's even more technology for

this non-techie person to learn! Ack!

Things I still need to learn:

1)  How to do the "link" thing properly.

2)  To find even more blogs

to follow.

3)  To find more hobbies,

in addition to camping.

4)  How to do a better

job editing my photos.

5)  To carry my camera

with me at all times.

One last thing I've learned...

I'd rather blog than Facebook.

I want to thank everyone

that has followed me through Facebook.

Your comments have enriched me more than

you could know.

However,

since I am going to try to reduce

my Facebook time,

this is the last blog entry I will be posting

to Facebook.

You are welcome to follow me here

or through email

or be happy you don't have

to indulge me anymore. :)

I can't wait to see what the

next year brings!