Happy 1st birthday to this blog. Wow one whole year! I made it. To those of you who have been with me on this journey. Thank you, you are awesome. I hope you have found some laughter and escapism in my posts. Maybe learnt one or two useful but more likely useless bits of information. However, most importantly not felt you are alone on your own journey. If nothing else maybe you had a giggle at my expense. If you have its fine. Making someone chuckle when things are hard is all good with me.
I penned this post quite a way in advance as I was pretty sure I would keep coming back to it to edit it. Maybe even delete it for it to never see the light of day. At various points at the start of this blog I wasn’t sure if I was going to keep posting. I seriously didn’t think it would be reaching its first birthday. It has been easier than I thought it would be to find topics to ramble on about. I have learnt a lot about myself. It has been therapeutic.
It has also made me realise how much I do love to write and each post seemed easier: only if I was in the right head space. As is with most things there is a but. This is hard for me so I apologise. When doing research for my bigger writing project I read an article about pen names. It said if you write something, especially if it is something difficult; something personal, you should be proud of it and want to put your name to it. I am proud of this blog.
That is something that does not come naturally to me. To say you know what; it is good. So why am I not shoving it in peoples faces? Saying ‘hey look what I have been working on!’ Rejection? Belittling comments? Or worse people not caring? All of the above and more I suppose. However you may have noticed, that without fanfare, I have added an about me page to this site.
There has been much pondering. Soul searching. My conclusion? I am immensely proud so I am going to take that leap. I asked my online friend to nag me about this. If I am true to form I will promise myself I am going to do this and then chicken out. Oh yeah; she named one of her chickens after me…. not sure if that is a compliment or not! Not relevant so swiftly moving on.
I am not going to hide this away like I am ashamed of it anymore. So as The Shaky Reality celebrates its first birthday plans are in place to share this more openly. Is it likely to upset some? Maybe. Most likely. I am going to take the view that they don’t have to read it going forward. It is not compulsory. I bet they will just to be nosy. Will I change the style of my writing? No. This is me. Nutty me, sad me, floundering me and on occasion angry me. Take it or leave it.
Should you read it and not approve. Think it is tat? Want me to take it down? Sorry no. I will quote ‘If you have nothing nice to say; then say nothing at all.’ If you want to leave me a comment, please do. Just be aware I have control over what comments get published. Oh the power!!! I will try not to let it go to my head.
So here is to the next twelve months. May they be peppered with crazy stories, positive progress and lots of laughter. For those of you just finding me. I hope you will stop by from time to time. Even if it is to make sure I have not been carted off. Once again I thank those of you who have supported me from the beginning. It really does mean a lot. You guys are superstars. Love Ya!! E x