Mini Blogiversary

It's a mini milestone of sorts for me. I've officially been blogging for a month now. 

Starting my own blog is something that I have wanted to do for a really long time but I didn't have a clue where to start.  Instead of taking a step outside my comfort zone,  I made excuses...not enough time, nothing to write about, blah blah blah. It was my sweet husband who nudged me along and encouraged me to go for it. It turns out, I actually have a lot to say, and while I know that a month is such a short amount of time, I have already learned so much. Here are just a few of the things I've come to realize over the past few weeks.

• The difference between a ( and a {.  I seriously had no idea. Besides how to use alt key codes, I've learned how to install gadgets, a tiny bit of html, and that I'm dangerous with a little picmonkey and microsoft paint.

• Blogs are like houses. You settle into them. You move stuff around.  You decorate to suit your tastes and introduce yourself to the neighbors.

• Blogging is addictive. It's quickly become my new obsession. As in the I should probably  take a pill for that kind. I spend so much time reading blogs, commenting on them, and thinking about ideas for my own, that every time my husband or kids does something slightly embarrassing they ask "Are you going to blog about that?" 

• My Blog has a split personality. My writing seems to have taken on two very different personalities. Sometimes it's sarcastic, other times sentimental and sweet. I hope as I grow as a writer, they will meld together to reflect who I am as a wife and mom.

• Blog envy is a real condition. There are blogs that have better pictures {umm hello camera envy!}, are better organized, and their writing is so much funnier, wittier, sweeter...you get my point.  I know it's not a competition, but I just want to grow my blog into the best that it can be. 

• The Blogosphere is a community. I had no idea what an awesome community of women was out here. I have loved reading different blogs, hearing your stories, and getting to "know" some of you over comments and emails. I have been blown away by all of the support and encouragement people are eager to share and I look forward to sharing my own stories with you and making new friends along the way.