Goal Reached

Last year I set a goal to blog twice a week. That's it. Just write a post. Achieving that goal would mean I would write 104 posts in the year.

So tonight I counted how many I actually achieved.

And drum roll please...

119!

I'm pretty excited. I'm hoping to keep it up this year. Maybe even a little bit more. Because I heart blogging. And here's why:

* Let's just state the obvious. It keeps me in touch with family and friends. Especially important since both our families live on the other side of the country.

* Also obvious - it serves as a great "family journal" - documenting our lives in a very easy-to-read format.

* Blogging is very cathartic for me. It allows me to vent, or relish, in the day-to-day aspects of my life. And put into words feelings I've felt (frustration, elation...) - which let's those feelings have an outlet.

* It has improved my writing. Just look back in my archives. Way back in 2007. You'll cringe. Seriously. Thank goodness I've gotten better.

* It makes me "document my life." Some people don't like this aspect of blogging - that it makes them look at the world through a "blogging lense," writing a post in their head as they experience life. For me it's just the opposite. It makes me savor moments, want to capture them on film permanently, and remember all the things I'm doing with my life right now.

* It gives me a way to archive photos that doesn't involve scrapbooking. Enough said.

* I get to pretend I know things about computers, like html codes and pixel size as I mess around in Blogger.

So I updated for January, and the new year. I've found some fun ways to add photos using Photobucket and Picnix. Interested in knowing how? Just ask! I promise I'll only slightly bore you to tears.

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