Not Quite A Year in the Life
It's a meme of sorts--the first line of the first post of each month. I found it at landismom's (a blog I strongly suggest you check out; she's great. I sort of wish we were RL people, because I just know Diva Girl and The Bee would be best friends.)
04.14: I'm trying to write this inaugural post, but it's not going well.
05.01: There's an old saying that in parenting, the days are long, but the years are short.
06.04: Back when I wrote for dotmoms, I put up a post detailing the issues involved in celebrating the birth of a holiday baby.
07.01: Happy Canada Day!
08.01: I've always loved the beginning of the school year--even before I was old enough to go to school.
09.01: Remember when I got a little defensive about my friend's father getting bent out of shape over a flippant remark I made?
10.02: I've written before about the insidious nature of bullying, Heathers style.
11.01: Well, that was quicker than even I expected.
12.01: Don't hate me because I have fabulous hair (it won't last anyway)
A year (or 9 months, as the case may be) seems like such a long time. And then you look back and realize that it was just the blink of an eye.
This was a fun exercise because it stirred memories. From the terrifying, exciting first days of starting the blog, through the exciting milestones, birthday parties, and a long hot summer, to a fall filled with Heathers, hari kari, and haircuts, it's been an interesting year. I'm eager to see what comes next.
I'm also interested to hear what you thought. Which posts did you like? Did the blog turn out like you thought it would? What would you like to see in 2007? (no promises--my mom reads this, you know!)
Happy New Year everyone.
Comments
I know, they would totally hang out! Have a Happy New Year! As you know, I love your blog!
I am going to borrow the idea and post the first sentences too!
I love reading landismom too. The Bee and Diva Girl sound like a great pair.
I did this in my blog - borrowed it from a friend of mine too! Thought it was a good way to cap out the year myself!
As far as the blog goes... love it as is. If you think about it or worry about it too much it might lose whatever that quality is that makes it so appealing. Just keep doing what you're doing -- and you're doing a great job! :-)
Click on my name to nominate Kimberly for the Best Blog 2006 award!
I am deeply disturbed by the censorship I see on the iVillage blogs. A month or so ago a good friend of mine wrote movingly about the blog "Sex on My Desk." She said it reminded her of a time when men would chase women around the desk, of a time when in the workplace, women were considered second class at best and sex toys at worst. This is not the sort of woman who normally speaks up about anything, so I was proud of her. I referred several people to read the post, but guess what: it was removed after a day or two! I'm posting this to your blog, hoping you or someone at iVillage.com will see that censoring the comments of readers (unless they contain harsh or offensive language, which my friend's did NOT) is a suppression of women's rights. Please don't remove this post!
I love your blog just as it is. Great job!!!
