ONE helluva ride!

My blogiversary was actually last week, but hey…I LOVE celebrations so the festivities are gonna continue for a little longer!

How this blog came into being:
My cousin suggested I submit a piece for an online, local magazine and I did. I got positive feedback from the editor but my piece was not the best fit for the magazine. We went back and forth with re-write after re-write and my ego got pretty bruised in the process because I mean really, how could my stuff just not measure up.

When I got my last re-write, I was on my way to Jamaica for a two-week vacation and I told the editor that I would look at the piece again when I got back to Trinidad. But then something magical happened in Jamaica, not only did I get clear on what I wanted and how I wanted to live my life (no marijuana was involved just in case you wondered)…I decided to stop trying to fit into someone else’s mold of what I should write.

While in Jamaica I remembered my failed first attempt at blogging over at Blogger. So when I returned home, I immediately looked for it and decided a revamp was in order. I chose WordPress as my new platform, imported my old blog and then deleted all those old posts save the very first one because I felt they were from another time, a different me if you will…then a hop, skip and a jump away (at least it feels like it) I’m celebrating my first Anniversary!

So what have I learned in a year of blogging:

1. Blogging is heart work and not about churning out posts.
2. BE REAL. No matter how ugly real is.
3. Get permission from family members before you put all their business in the road.
4. Patience. I’m a Work In Progress; therefore, I can ALWAYS hit the delete button.
5. Perseverance. Don’t give up. Keep writing.
And finally…
6. Humility. Despite erratic posts, I have a cohort of awesome here, who keep reading, commenting and encouraging me.

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you!