I can’t believe that it will soon be a year since this blog came to life. A year of daily posting and connecting with inspiring people all over this planet. I know it’s early, as it’s not a proper anniversary just yet. But I figured I might celebrate already today. Celebrate in the form of reflecting on what this blog is all about and what it was intended to be about. Maybe even thinking about how I would introduce me today, almost a year after I’ve introduced myself to my readers for the first time.
When I started with A Momma’s View all I wanted is getting back into writing, check if I could stick to a daily writing or posting routine over a long period. I had no clear idea about what I would write about. Well, I kind of did but I could not just put it in one word. There was no this will be a lifestyle blog. Or this will be a mommy blog. No this will be an expat blog or a SAHM blog. I couldn’t claim that this will be your typical homeschooling blog either. And yet it’s all of it, just slightly different. There was not intention on posting quotes or funny facts. All I wanted was to write about what goes through my mind. Things that make me happy, things that bother me, things that make me angry. I was hoping to inspire people, instead I got inspired by other bloggers.
I guess I cannot really change who I am. I’m still a mom, a wife, a woman approaching her mid 40’s. I love my children to bits and find my peace in nature. I don’t like judgmental people and yet I do judge from time to time too.
I look back on 11 months of blogging and it puts a smile on my face. It was not always easy. Sometimes the inspiration seemed lost and my head felt empty but then I headed out and read other bloggers’ posts and there it was. The inspiration was back, there were ideas in my head, things I wanted to write about. Feelings that had to be put out there.
Will I continue like this? I sure hope so. I grew over the last year. I feel confident writing and expressing myself and it’s all because of the feedback I got from all of you out there. The blogging community treated me very well and I’m happy to be a part of it. Here’s to another (at least) 11 months of blogging, sharing our thoughts and inspiring and be inspired.
To celebrate in style I figured I would invite you all to party with me!
- Share a link to your favorite post on your blog in the comments.
- Short intro of your blog won’t hurt.
- Please don’t forget to check out posts that have been shared in the comments already, to keep it fair. After all you want to meet new bloggers too, right?
Happy blogging and thank you all for your support and your inspiration 🙂
Congratulations on your one year anniversary!! You should be very proud with all that you have achieved and I look forward to having the same anniversary myself! 🙂 Here is my latest post where I took a trip to Chinatown in Singapore http://wp.me/p6o313-3U I hope you enjoy it!!
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Thanks for sharing! And well done!
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Congrats on your almost 1 year anniversary!!
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Thank you 🙂 I know ai’m weird to celebrate it now, but somehow I thought it’s fun 🙂
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Hey it’s your blog, celebrate whenever you want to!!
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🙂
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http://wp.me/p5jxvv-1aS
That is a link to a recent favorite post about increasing traffic by doing this–networking. Thanks for this opportunity, and congratulations!
Janice
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Thanks 🙂
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You really give some good advice in that post Janice. I recommend everyone to go read it!
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Awww… Thank you!
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Congratulations! Keep flourishing. 🙂
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Thanks 🙂
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I find that blogging is often more than we expect it to be. Congratulations on your first year. My son just started homeschooling last year. He’s going into 8th grade now. My daughter still goes to brick and mortar. I’d like her to have that experience through elementary before making her decision. Anyway, glad we are friends now and I am looking forward to hearing your opinions on homeschooling in your blogs. Personally, after a bit of a struggle through the first year, I’m glad we made the switch for my son but each child is different.
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That is very true. What might work for one might not be right for the other. Welcome to my blog and I’m looking forward to discovering yours.
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Thanks 🙂
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Congratulations that’s such an achievement.. Wish you good luck for future
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Thank you 😉
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Happy Anniversary!!! My most recent post is a digital painting I made to celebrate the birth of lbeth’s new grandchild.
She’s a beautiful baby; and Linda at Nutstrok is one of the finest people I’ve had the pleasure to meet…so here is the link and a reblog to give the party a little push…:)
http://robertmgoldstein.com/2015/08/02/forest-for-leda/
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Thanks, Rob! I appreciate your support and what a beautiful thing to do!
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Reblogged this on Art by Rob Goldstein and commented:
Happy Anniversary to A Momma’s View!
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https://adamskistoryblog.wordpress.com/2015/07/31/the-heist-on-silver-knights-bank/
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Thanks for sharing 🙂
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https://p33d33.wordpress.com/2015/05/05/unlocked/
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Thanks for sharing 🙂
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https://warjna.wordpress.com/2015/07/22/my-fathers-prayer/
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Thank you so much for sharing this post…
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Auch ich wünsche dir alles Gute zu dem 1. Geburtstag deines Blogs. Ich bin immer wieder erstaunt, wie du es schaffst, so viel zu schreiben, obwohl du bestimmt noch tausend andere Dinge tag täglich tun musst. Respekt! Mögest du noch viel Inspiration bekommen, um noch lange weiterzuschreiben!
Liebe Grüße aus Wien,
Caroline
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Tau send Dank, Caroline. Ich hoffe, es geht weiter so. Es macht soviel Spass. Danke für deinen Support und die Inspiration, die auch du mir gibst…
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https://morningstoryanddilbert.wordpress.com/2015/08/02/teaching-teddy/
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How beautiful. I wish there would be more teachers like this. People that listen, stop, feel, read between the lines… Thank you!
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Oh yes me too!
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Happy “soon-to-be” anniversary! It’s great being connected! 🙂
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Yes, I really appreciate you and your support 🙂 Thank you!
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http://gigoid.me/2015/07/24/barking-at-unfamiliar-toads/
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Another great post! Thanks!
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Congratulations 🙂 I turned one a few days back – Time sure seems to have flown! And I am with you – I initially started out to reflect upon myself by writing my thoughts. I had not anticipated the crazy inspiration that I was going to draw from the community. I hope to see you around for a long time! Cheers
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Happy anniversary to you too :-). It’s amazing, I agree! So let’s keep inspiring each other! Looking forward to your future posts!
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https://curtisbausse.wordpress.com/2015/07/29/picnpost-n-17-what-is-the-picture-of/
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Congratulations, Sandra. You have come an amazingly long way in such a short time! My respect!!!
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Thanks Erika! Your support has been amazing!
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Oh, you did so great that you attracted a lot of support. I am glad we met at least here if not in Switzerland… lol
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One day we’ll catch up for real.
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That would be so exciting!!!
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Congratulations on your near 1 year anniversary! Nice of you to throw a party for us, I can’t wait to go visit some of the other guests. I give you some virtual flowers and a box of chocolate on the occasion.
I’m Maja a 29 year old from Norway my blog is called the thoughts and life of me and that is what i blog about 😉 I want to share a post I recently posted on going for a walk in my old neighbourhood: http://thethoughtsandlifeofme.com/2015/07/30/ullandhaug-stavanger/
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Thanks Maya! Let’s share the chocolates! Thanks so much for your ongoing support!
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It’s my pleasure. I really enjoy reading your blog!
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Thank you so much! I should visit yours more (note to myself!)…
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Congratulations! 🙂
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Thanks 🙂
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Happy one-year anniversary (almost)! Quite a milestone!
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Thanks so much and thanks for all your support 🙂
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Congratulations on the Blogiversary!!! So glad we could be here to share this with you! Cheers and to many more years!!!
I blog over at http://yadadarcyyada.com about life, the universe and everything with a lot of humour.
I enjoy reading your posts, especially about homeschooling as I’ve home-educated my son with Asperger’s for many years.
I wish you a wonderful day and continued enjoyment. 🙂
Here’s my latest post after I returned from a short break http://yadadarcyyada.com/2015/08/02/never-tear-us-apart/
All the best, always! 🙂
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Thanks so much for your ongoing support!
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Congratulations!!! I loved following you and watching you grow. You have inspired others!!!!
I am approaching my year anniversary as well!! I started my blog to mend my heart by writing about and sharing my experiences of healing. And I wanted to fill a creative hole in my life. It’s been great so far!!!
Following is a favorite post from last month. Thx for letting me share 💕💕
My Mother . . . myself | Bare Naked in Public
http://barenakedinpublic.com/2015/07/08/my-mother-myself/
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Thank you so much for following me for such a long time and congrats for your anniversary. Thanks for your support, all the comments and likes. Truly appreciated!
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Sandra, congratulations on your almost one year blog anniversary! So nice to throw a party and invite all of us! A new feature on my Welcome Page is a Featured Photo from the photo gallery. The photo is the HEADER. This week is Timothy Price, photographer and blogger friend. You can check out his sunrise here – http://cerobinsonauthor.com
Christine
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Thanks a lot for sharing and thank you so much for all of your support! It’s truly appreciated.
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Thanks for the opportunity dear.
Recent Post On My blog: https://celonaiphyblog.wordpress.com/2015/08/04/my-convictions-lately/
Hope ya all share in my thought.
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Thanks for sharing!
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No worries dear
#WeHereForAllOfUs
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I hope in a year from now I can come as far as you have! https://cornerforconceptsbykeelin.wordpress.com/
Keelin
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Just keep going 🙂
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Congratulations, Sandra….. 🙂 My recent favorite post is from my lovely friend Erika’s guest post in my blog. Kindly do check ….
https://vivekvasantha.wordpress.com/2015/08/02/this-moms-life-special-friendship-day-post/
Please make a visit to my blog for other guest posts in the title ” This Mom’s Life “. Congrats once again. Keep Rocking … 🙂
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Thanks so much for sharing. And thank you too for your lovely support.
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Hellooo!!!Just stopped by to say Happy anniversary.Your blog is one of my favorite and I wish you to keep on the good work.
Here is one of my last post about relationships.hope you enjoy it.
http://wp.me/p5Tb0T-5s
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Thank you so much for sharing this and your support. I appreciate your kind words and will do my best to keep making you happy 🙂
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Congrats on your blogging anniversary!
I run a weekly updated geek and game themed food blog called Skill Up Skillet. The kitchen is my battleground and each recipe I conquer (video game style, of course) helps me grind out my cooking skills to the next level. There’s plenty of humor and sarcasm to be had. Probably you’ll even learn something.
Here’s one of my favorites, a Minecraft TNT Cake, complete with a lit ‘fuse’: https://skillupskillet.wordpress.com/2015/07/03/minecraft-tnt-cake-pt-2/
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I so love your Minecraft cake! Thanks for sharing! Your blog is so worth checking out!
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Thanks for the opportunity to share our blogs.
Pretty straight forward for me. I am just a guy that blogs about mental health challenges, family and whatever else happens to cross my mind. Hopefully my posts can either make you thoughtful or elicit a laugh – either is a success for me.
Here is a link to a recent post: http://justplainolvic.com/2015/08/02/wonderful-encounter-of-the-close-kind/
Take care!
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You have a great blog there. Keep it up! Thanks for all your support, your comments, your likes.
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Congratulations Momma. I cannot believe you have only been blogging for a year as you come across as if you have been doing it for years! You are really inspirational to us all with what you have achieved, and the way you always have time to help others out. Happy anniversary to you, and I am so glad I found your blog and count you as one of my friends 🙂
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That means a lot to me. Thank you so much! Your support has been amazing and I’m so thankful for you being there for me!
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I appreciate the other places I have been directed to through your blog since I also like to connect like-minded people. Mazel tov on your progress to date and keep it up. Meanwhile, one of these days my blog(s) may be robust enough, and I may even learn how, to insert a link to my favorite post.💌
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Thank you. Inserting a link is actually not as difficult as it seems. Just copy the link in your browser window. Then either simply paste it into your post or highlight whichever word you want people to get you to the post (like “my favorite post”) and then click the icon that looks sort of like a 8 in your edit window. A small window should pop up in which you can paste the link you copied prior. And that’s it.
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HI, Well congratulations. I think everyone re-evaluates their blog. I love yours, even if I don’t comment that much. I hope to do more with blogging when I retire. I love doing the photo challenges for now. Here is one of my favorite posts because it was our 2 week trip to Alaska. Thanks. ~ julia
https://julialewisblog.wordpress.com/2015/06/12/vivid-dance-mask/
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Thank you so much for this! I’ll check it right out 🙂
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