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Today is my 7th Blogiversary. Happy Blogiversary to me! I think this is the longest time I've ever stuck at anything (besides teaching and being a mother - and no choice with those). So I'm joining the R2BC linky over at Mich's Mummy from the Heart as part of my Blogiversary celebrations. (Actually there are no other Blogiversary celebrations - this is it.) And here are my reasons 2B cheerful for this week.
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Blogiversary
It's my 7th Blogiversary. I may have mentioned that already. Almost 870,000 views over 920 posts. This year I want to break the 1,000,000 views. I'm not sure about passing 1,000 posts. I think maybe it's time to weed out some of the weaker posts from the beginning. And the posts where the photos or videos have mysteriously disappeared, which is extremely annoying. Anyhoo, congrats to me.
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Work
I finished writing my reports this week. I also caught up with a load of grading for my online college course. Still a fair bit of college grading to do. I also got completely up to date with my freelance writing.
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Just as I was planning all the other Project January jobs I was going to get done this weekend, the second half of the freelance assignment arrived. So that's another 10 hours I'd not planned for in the coming week. (Although it does mean it will all be done in January, which is what I wanted).
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Stormy Weather
We had another big rain storm last night. DD didn't go to school today. It's hardly worth going on a Friday morning anyway as they finish at 11.45 and do only 'light' lessons, so when the weather is bad on a Friday I let her stay home if she wants to.
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It didn't snow. Although no one wants snow on a Friday/Saturday, we were hoping for maybe no school on Thursday or a bad snowfall that would give us Sunday off. No such luck. However there is another storm forecast for the end of next week....
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Bowling
DD went bowling for a birthday party yesterday evening. She loved it. She's asked me at least three times since last night when she can go again. I'm delighted to have something that she enjoys that's close by and that we can do together. Could we have found our sport?
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Online Delivery
As I watched the thunderstorm this morning, I smugly waited for my supermarket delivery that I'd ordered on Wednesday and scheduled for this morning. I only occasionally do online orders. It's usually when I need to buy another 8kg bag of laundry powder and/or when I have enough loyalty points for a free online delivery. When these two events collide I take the opportunity to stock up on non-perishables as well as my weekly shop.
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There are some pitfalls to online orders but that's for a whole other post. Possibly tomorrow if I get done cooking up the 10kg of potatoes I accidently ordered (I thought I was ordering 2kg but turns out it was 2 sacks) and finding things to do with the 30 [small Middle-Eastern] cucumbers that make up 2kg of cucumbers. (Who knew cucumbers were so light?)
Happy Blogiversary! It's been a joy to read your blog over the years, and hopefully for many more to come as wel. If I could bring my gang over, we'd help you with the potatoes, not sure what to do with a glut of cucumbers. I'd say iced soup, but not if it's snowing xx
ReplyDeleteI know, if it were summer I'd be making iced soup for sure. Meanwhile I've done the potatoes proud. I'l blog about later today. And thank you, I count you among my inner circle of bloggers. xxx
DeleteOh bless you, 30 cucumbers, that will be a big salad you are making! I have my shopping delivered every week as I get a cheap deal on a delivery pass and the shop is a 20 mile round trip from here, so it works out cheaper.
ReplyDeleteHappy Blogerversary too, mine comes up in Feb and that will be 10 years, it is mental, how long we have been doing it now. Although I really started properly in March 2009, so I'll only count it as 9 years then. Mich x
I pickled a whole big jar of the cucumbers yesterday, and we did have a big salad. I think today is stir-fry and another salad. And of course DD will get cucumber in her lunch every day this week. And yes it is crazy that we've been doing this for so many years. And I still love it.
DeleteI love the way you approach life doing the things that work and breaking the rules when it makes sense to do so. Happy Blog Anniversary - how much we learn along the way. Also love how you say there is no choice with some things but blogging is a choice even if it does not always feel that way
ReplyDeleteThanks Kate. Yes I think you've described my approach to life to tee. Otoh, I admire how you had the courage to move your whole family to France. We certainly learn along the way and we learn loads from each other. xxx
DeleteLovely post. Great to remind ourselves that we have alot to be grateful for.
ReplyDeleteYes, and doing this post each week actually makes me go looking for things to be cheerful about.
DeleteCongratulations on 8 years. How things have changed. Still lots of positives - like this post: taking the time to reflect on the positives.
ReplyDeleteBest wishes to you. Another 8?
I've just realied that it's only 7 years. Woops. But I'll take another 8 thanks. You were one of my first blogging buddies Gemma and you gave me loads of advice.
DeleteBelatedly blogversary congrats! Think that must be about 7 years since we "met" then? Hope we can meet in real life sometime
ReplyDeleteThank you. I have full intentions of meeting up with you and Michelle and Candi sometime. And Gemma, and Kate - both of them, and both Emmas. xxx
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