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Monday 26 April 2010

blogaversary

So.. two years ago I started this blog. Two years ago I was nearing the end of my first two week wait (period for that first cycle began on the 1.4.08, April's Fools Day :-). Nice date to begin, no?). Two years and another year before that to get things going both technically and emotionally (taking folic acid as a first act; changing my medical plan; going to see a gynecologist for the first time [was terrified!]; appointments at sperm bank and fertility clinic; and basically internalizing the idea of becoming a single mother by choice using donor sperm). But two years ago I actively began on my voyage, taking me about a year and a half to conceive. And now in retrospect I know that's not such a lot of time (and some of you trying for longer than that), but it did look back then like eternal, and will I ever!?

I wanted to do some kind of change in the appearance of my blog, mainly to have a three column blog. But looking for such a template (free ones. I really don't intend on spending money on such), I couldn't find something where I can put my own into it. There were nice templates out there, some I was thinking that might do it, but they weren't "mine", and I couldn't personalize them (if I knew HTML I probably could have played around enough to my liking, but beyond knowing how to put a word in bold in a comment, I don't....). So I'll keep it as is.
I did add a new counter [which oops, added a day too early], one that shows on the blog itself how many readers by countries. I wonder in my next blogaversay, how many countries I would have been visited by! (right now it shows the country's map when you hover over the flag, but I'm not sure if that's a premium feature that will "vanish" in two weeks time when my "trial period" [have no intention of purchasing the premium] ends or will stay. I also think it will go to a basic white as I've seen on other blogs).

Funny how blogging goes with you a long way. Many times I would think, oh I should post about this and write a whole post in my head about whatever. Many times knowing that I will never actually write that post, just that fun of chronicling ones daily events in a post in ones head.. And other times when I do intend on posting but maybe am not currently in front of the computer, I would have the perfect wording, best way of phrasing, which will miraculously vanish when I finally try and put it down into writing. lol. And thank god for spell check, because there are too many words here that I know I misspelled! [and yes, also misspelled was misspelled..].

P.S
I'm scheduling this post to be posted at the exact same date and time as my first post :-).

17 comments:

Lollipop Goldstein said...

Happy blogoversary :-)

DRMOMOFTWO said...

Yes, happy blogoversary! I like the new counter, too...I added it to mine!

battynurse said...

Happy Blogoversary!
I do that a lot with posts. Think up something that would be great and then forget or something.

Tiara said...

Happy Blogaversary!

Reading your blog has meant so much to me & I very much appreciate you sharing a piece of yourself with the rest of us!

MeAndBaby said...

Happy Blogoversary!! And love the country tracker thing. Cool! And wow, you only have 35 days left! :)

Tammy said...

Happy Blogoversary!!!

MookiePie said...

Congratulations on your 2nd Blogoversary! I'm looking forward to catching up on your past two years :)

Patricia said...

Happy Blogoversary!!! What a cool idea! I love your little ticker showing the countries of you visitors!!!

Hera said...

Happy Blogaversary! I have so much enjoyed it and was glad when I found it way back (last fall) - I lurked for quite a long time! You sharing your story like you have sure gave me the courage to try it on my own. So thank you!!!

Browniris said...

Happy blogoversary!

Little One said...

Happy Blogaversary! I'm so glad that I can follow your journey now :)

Paige said...

I'm so happy that you started a blog and that I found you! Thank you for sharing your story and always being my friend. New touches on the blog look great!

Krissi said...

Congrats on your pregnancy! And Happy Blogaversary! AND Happy ICLW! If you have the time to share, I would love to feature your success story on my blog! Come by to check it out!

Stefanie Wolfaardt said...

Happy blogoversary

~Stopping by for ICLW #126

Genkicat said...

Happy blogoversary!

Quiet Dreams said...

Happy Blogoversary! So glad you're writing!

S.I.F. said...

Happy Blogoversary!! That is awesome! And the stat counters are a blast!