My First Post

was on October 17, 2006, this is the day I started my blog.  I had no idea what I was doing but after reading Elizabeth and Debbie's blogs, I knew that's what I wanted too.  I had great computer skills and knew that while this was all new to me, I felt I could tackle the new world of blogging, so off I was to start a new adventure. 

When I would tell friends or those in the antique business that I had a blog, they'd get this funny look on their face and then they'd say, "What's a blog".  It's funny now thinking back at their expressions but trying to explain what a blog was then was even harder.  I would just tell them, here's my link, you'll just have to see for yourself.  Before I knew it, they were emailing me that they had a blog.  Now 4 years later with over 600 followers and 596,000+ visits, and with over 640 posts I think I've accomplished a lot in four years, but I couldn't have done any of this without you, my faithful readers!! 

I had no idea where this blog would lead to or who it would lead me to meet.  My goodness, I got to meet the two that so inspired me most through magazines and then their blogs and have met so many other wonderful people as well.  And the friendships I've literally made through blogging is priceless, the doors it has opened for me that I probably would never have had the opportunity to make is just awesome.  A dream of starting an online journal came true.  I started out thinking, what will I blog about, who will read it, maybe I'll do a post just once a week or once a month.  The thought of doing several posts in one day, almost daily, never even occurred to me, but this is exactly what I've done and more in the past four years.

For me, to write a journal, of the events that are forthcoming or to write about something or some place or someone that has inspired me is so rewarding.  I am passionate about blogging, it's a joy not a chore for me.  

You can read my first post HERE.  This first post I mentioned meeting TOT and we've stayed friends ever since our first meeting at Marburger Farms.  I then mentioned my favorite places, Leftover's, Uncommon Objects, and favorite websites like Sue Balmforth's of Bountiful and Gloria of ShabbytownUSA ~ See Gloria you were mentioned way before I got the opportunity to actually meet you!!  What a dream come true to meet all these wonderful people, Elizabeth and Debbie, as well as meeting each and every one of you that have stopped by and told me you read my blog (and some of you even said DAILY~no pressure there to produce something that will interest you, right!) and especially for those of you that leave me such wonderful comments.  Dawn was also one of the first ones to leave me a comment and while we've never met in person, I feel as though I know her.  What a gem she is in this blogging world!

Thank you so much for those of you that stop by to check on me, that have left such wonderful comments, that follow me daily (even though you may not have a blog), I am truely thankful for all of you.

I know that my Anniversary date has come and gone, but I didn't forget it.  I kept thinking all week what can I do to thank you for the joy that you've brought me through blogging.  So, I've come up with two great gifts to give two of you.  If you would like to be considered for this, all you have to do is leave me a comment on this post, or you can send me an email here.  You don't even have to have a blog to be entered for the giveaway, I want to include you too because so many of you have told me you read my blog and I want to be able to include you as well, so just email me. 

Here are the prizes:

1.  One of the lastest issues of the Jeanne D'Arc Living Magazine (if you've never seen this magazine just google it on images and you'll be amazed at the great pictures) or a year's worth of your favorite magazine.

2.  A $10 gift certificate to Starbucks Coffee

I'll choose the winners on November 1st!