500!

I have been taking pictures, but my camera and camera cord have had a sort of falling out, and didn’t make up until today. But, that works out perfectly because this is a special post. My 500th!

So in honor of reaching this milestone, I thought I’d look back to the start of it all.

This post is also know as, “Why I Started Blogging.”

Back in 2004, I had no idea what a blog was. One of my coworkers was “frienemies” with another co-worker who had a blog in which she bad-mouthed numerous other co-workers (she eventually got fired, or more likely “dooced.”). When coworker #1 told me about coworker #2’s blog, I enlisted the help of google to check it out. Despite the fact that she is a dowdy, middle-aged woman (Ooh, harsh! I apologize, but it is true), I totally devoured her blog. From her blog, I made my way to another (younger, more fun) co-worker’s, then eventually on to the blogs that I still read today – Katie (who ended up being the first to ever comment on my blog), GFF, and Courtney – to name a few (plus others that are no longer around).

After a failed attempt in early January, I first jumped in the world of blogging in April, 2005. Now 3 years and 500 posts later, I have new “friends” around the country, some of whom I’ve met, and most that I look forward to checking in with each morning as I have my morning tea. I love the blogging community I’ve become a part of in the past 3 years..

So, now I raise my afternoon tea (I drink lots of tea, now I’ve given up the d.coke) and toast to 500 more posts! (More audience participation) How/why did you start blogging?