Happy 6th Blogversary to Me!

Six years ago today I put my first blog post out in blog land!

August 22, 2010

I had been watching some others that I knew develop their blogs and thought I'd give it a try.

Getting started...

If it weren't for Linda @ Life and Linda I wouldn't have gotten off the ground with it.  I'm really not savvy in the department of computer language.

Early on she was nicknamed "fairy blogmother" by a bunch of us for getting several others started and rescuing some of us when we'd screw something up on our blogs!

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** Thank you again Linda for all you've done for me! **

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Why did I start blogging?

Therapy
I'll spill my guts a little bit.
I was dealing with the empty the nest syndrome since our kids were out of the house
and in college.
More importantly though I needed something to focus on and to detract me from what was the worst financial time of our lives since Dan and I were married in 1978.  We had survived more than one recession but this one affected us like no other.
To begin with we are self employed and in 2001 we felt a change starting in the industrial sector of Michigan after the 9/11 attacks.  Michigan's economy became steadily worse and by 2008 we and pretty much everyone in the state of Michigan hit bottom.  Somehow we managed to stay afloat and little by little things started to improve.   We are still chugging along with our business although it's not the same as it was and never will be again.
I can definitely say that this experience changed us and we are wiser because of it.

My 2nd Blog...
Gardening was always a passion I had so I was also grateful to have it to focus on.  After I started my first blog I also started a 2nd blog called Sit With Me In My Garden.

Gardening can be therapeutic and rewarding.  It doesn't have to cost a lot- you can split up plants and double what you have and move plantings around to create new looks.  During our hard times I found it helpful to do things like that since I had very little to spend.

 Every winter I wait for the days to tick off and I really look forward for spring to arrive!

Seeing things sprout out of the ground makes me so happy and gives me such a feeling of renewed faith in everything!

Sharing changes in my home...

I  find it helpful to burn some energy off by shuffling things around in my home and if you've followed me for any length of time you know I've done this a lot!  For me changing things around gives the feeling of newness.  I don't like to be stagnate.
(No I don't go this far and re-paint my room every time I want to shuffle furniture!)

I love home decorating and find myself focused on that a lot.  I like to tweak things here and there.  It's been rewarding to "shop my house" and come up with new ways to use the things I already have.


Tablescaping...

When I found tablescaping in the blog world I thought it was crazy!  All I could think about was the cost of everything.  I kept my eye on it for a while and finally decided to give it a try.  Thanks to places like T.J. Maxx and following sales at some favorite stores I was able to build up a stash of tablescape related things.  It's a creative and enjoyable outlet and there's been so many fantastic ideas shared among the bloggers I'm glad I joined them.

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Camaraderie…
Most of all I have enjoyed meeting all of you through blogland and sharing all of the things we do.   I very much appreciate the time you take to visit and leave a comment for me.

Somehow I feel that there are more out there like me who joined the blogging world due to a change in their lives and I'd love to hear your story too!

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