Sunday, August 9, 2020

A decade of blogging

 As astounding as it seems, exactly 10 years ago today I started this blog. I just can't believe it's been that long. Looking back at the first month or two of my posts, I'm amazed at how many things have happened and changed in that amount of time. When I began this blog, I had just moved back to Florence after 3 years of living 20 miles out in the country. I was still working as the store manager at Pier 1 Imports of Florence, but unbeknownst to me our little store was about to go out of business later that year. Now Pier 1 Imports as a company is out of business altogether. I loved that job and it was a sad day when our store closed down. When I started this blog, Gregg had not been diagnosed with cancer yet, and now he's an 8 year cancer survivor. I've changed jobs twice since then, made lots of friends, and finally bought a home of our own (which meant another move). Life has had its ups and downs. Ginger was still a young, high energy pup when I started writing here, Marco was still a baby, and George wouldn't come along for another 3 years. We had a little House Sparrow named Chip who lived with us, too. My mother in law was still alive and her mind was still sharp (I miss her so much), and our favorite niece and nephew were young teenagers. That same niece just got married last year, and last month she and her husband moved all the way across the country to Oregon where she'll be starting law school later this month. How life moves along! If I manage to keep blogging for another 10 years who knows what my life will look like then. I hope most of the changes that are sure to happen are mostly happy ones, and that I can meet the challenges and bad times with courage and heart.

Thank you for being here. Thank you for reading. Writing this blog has enriched my life more than I could ever have anticipated back in 2010. I treasure each and every one of you.

This double rainbow appeared in the sky beyond our house two days ago after an afternoon rain shower.

32 comments:

  1. a double rainbow is a lucky sign! 10 years; may you go another 20! glad to "know" you, friend!

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  2. The rainbow has got to be a message of some kind...like good tidings.

    Congrats on the ten years. I don't know where the time goes. I never wanted to blog...I didn't know I'd like it, but now 13 years later. And how cool you worked at Pier I also. I worked there just till I could find work, when a interior design studio I worked for closed. I ended up being there for 10 years as a regional visual merchandiser. The second manager I worked for was a dick. So It was always wonderful to go visit the store after I was promoted and got to call out things that needed improvement.

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  3. 10 years is amazing! I buy all my candles at Pier 1, I hope they don't all shut down. I think blogging is great therapy through the good times and the bad, it allows us to very private in a very public way. Thanks for your words.

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    1. They are all shutting down Dave. Go to the Keystone Candle Company on 322 heading to Hershey. They smell soooooo good, various sizes, and good prices. And their local!!!!

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  4. Congrats, Jennifer! Wow, a lot can happen in just 10 years!

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  5. Happy blogday ! May there be many more !!

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  6. Happy blogging Anniversary and keep on writing :)

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  7. Happy 10 year Blog day !
    Thank You for being my friend

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  8. Congratulations.... a nice round figure. A lot happens in 10 years.

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  9. Congratulations and Happy Blog Anniversary! Ten years is a long time! Since I have been following your blog for a little less than one year I enjoyed reading a little about your past ten years. Because I have only been writing a blog since last January, it is encouraging to me to read how writing your blog has enriched your life. I have followed many blogs for several years and I do understand how special blog friends can be. I very much enjoy your blog and I hope that I can someday be half the blogger that you are today!

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  10. Congratulations on ten years of blogging Jennifer! I always like to visit your blog because of its honesty and unpretentious character. In addition I get a kick out of hearing something about everyday life in Florence SC. It could have been any place in America but it happens to be Florence. It's also nice to hear about Marco!

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  11. Well done on the 10 years - long may you continue

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  12. 10 years of blogging is quite an accomplishment. Well done!

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  13. Congratulations to your tenth blogoversary! I am so glad I found your blog - I guess it was through your comments on YP's blog that I became interested, but I am not sure. I remember so well how unhappy you were at your previous job, your house-hunting, what you told us of your friend Marla, your dogs, your new job, your husband, your reading, your voluntary work, your thoughts... the list could be much longer and does by no means represent any "ranking", just what has come to mind of the many things you have been writing about.
    Please keep blogging, dear friend!

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  14. That double rainbow is amazing. Congratulations on 10 years. I can't believe I'll be there, as well, in just two months.

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  15. Super photo of the rainbow. Well done on 10 years' blogging and I look forward to reading many more.

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  16. I'm so glad to know you, Jennifer. And your sweet household. The rainbows offer their blessing and we all add ours to you and yours. Here's to ten more good years and then another then.

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  17. Congrats on your blogaversary! It's been a pleasure reading your blog and getting to know you and your family. Ten years doesn't sound like a long time until you think of all the things that have changed during that time -- ten years ago Dave and I were still living in New Jersey!

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  18. That double rainbow seems to be promising much joy ahead. Great idea to look back on the past 10 years of blogging and of your life events.

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  19. Congratulations on 10 years of blogging, Jennifer. Most people don’t last that long (I am 9) and as time goes by, I wonder where they went. My feeling is they followed the path to Instagram.

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