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In which it’s August 16th … AGAIN
Today is my two year anniversary of this BLOG which is amazing because I never thought I’d make it one year. I have decided to “tweak” last year’s post so bear with me, or don’t, your choice!!!!
(Written August 16th, 2011)
Today is August 16th. Last year on the same day it was also August 16th. This is relevant to my post and you’ll see if you just calm down.
Last spring (2010) I decided to write a book
Last spring I decided to write the book about me; sort of autobiographical I suppose
Last spring I asked Keely to write the book. She said no
Last spring I asked Andie to write the book. She also said no
Last spring I didn’t ask Daniel to write the book
Last spring I came up with a title to my book which was “Good Enough: The Chronicles of an Underachiever”
Last spring I told Keely and Andie the title to my book
Last spring I once again asked them to write the book. They both said no AGAIN
Last spring I asked them “why not?” and they said they were in college and “too busy” and suggested I write my autobiography myself
Last spring I explained I didn’t know how to write and I sulked
Last summer my cousin suggested I start a blog for my “stories” I had written down
Last summer I remember I HAD a blog and it was called “All Fooked Up”
Last summer I decided to start a blog and I wrote a post entitled “in which I declared my intention”
Last spring I included this conversation in my post:
This came about from a hilarious conversation in which we were discussing our mani/pedi from the day before.
Keely: So my manicurist asked if I was okay and I said why wouldn’t I be. She replied that she had never heard a mother be so mean to her child before. I told her that’s how my mom was and it didn’t bother me.
Me: All I said was that my toes were much prettier than yours and how the hell do you manage to walk on such stubby toes?
Keely: Well, you also told me to stop being selfish by picking out my own nail color and to help you. When I didn’t, you made some random stranger help you.
Me: Isn’t that normal?
Last summer I decided to start including conversations in my posts
Last summer no one read my blog even though I endlessly harassed everyone to read my blog
Last summer nobody cared and I whined about this fact
Last fall I went to Converge South
Last fall I learned about SEO and Twitter and Facebook at Converge South
Last fall at Converge South I learned my business card sucked
Last fall at Converge South I learned my blog design sucked
Last fall at Converge South I learned I didn’t know shit
Last fall at Converge South I learned being successful was hard
Last fall at Converge South I thought about quitting until my kids told me that I would quit and that I quit EVERYTHING
Last fall that totally pissed me off and I vowed to stay the course 6 months just to spite them
Last fall I was getting bored with blogging
Last fall my shrink told me that I wasn’t bored; that was anxiety
Last fall I fired my shrink
Last fall I decided my blog wasn’t pretty
Last fall I decided to have my blog made pretty for my Christmas present
Last winter I got my pretty new blog and I was happy
Last winter I decided now that I had spent money I should blog one year instead of six months
Last winter I had a few more followers although still very few
Last winter I whined about a lack of followers
Last winter my kids hated my blog and told me to shut up
Last winter I went to BlissDom and made some friends
Last winter at BlissDom I realized that making your blog bigger and better required copious amounts of work
Last winter at BlissDom I realized I wasn’t capable of copious amounts of work and should rely on my charm and good looks
Last winter that didn’t get me very far
Last winter I still had few followers
Last winter I once again whined about a lack of followers
This past spring (2011) I was proud of myself for staying the course
This past spring my kids blocked my stream on Facebook and pronounced me annoying
This past spring my kids admitted that they were “surprised I was still blogging” and that they still hated my blog
This past spring I started getting a few more followers
This past spring I started to enjoy myself and couldn’t stop talking about my blog
This past spring my kids told me to never mention my blog again
This past spring I offered to be the Keynote speaker at BlogHer
This past spring BlogHer rejected my offer
This past spring Keely told me to quit blogging and “write the damn book”
This past spring I disinherited Keely
This summer I went up to Type A parent conference and discovered mojitos
This summer I had loads of fun at the conference (possibly due to the mojitos…and beer…and wine)
This summer I made MORE friends at the conference
This summer I had more followers
This summer I applied to be a Voice of the Year at BlogHer
This summer BlogHer once again rejected me
This summer I rejected BlogHer’s rejection online but went to BlogHer anyways
This summer at BlogHer I rediscovered margaritas
This summer at BlogHer I went to a session on blog design
This summer I realized I needed to tweak my blog
This summer I realized that I only had one goal and I had almost reached it
… and when did I reach this goal? TODAY!!! August 16th, 2011 is my one-year anniversary of blogging.
(WRITTEN TODAY, AUGUST 16 2012)
So here i am again
It’s August 16th
I’ve made it two years
Which i really can’t believe
But for some reason
Which is behond my understanding
I’m still here
This year I went back to Blissdom
Where I got sick
But I did get into a huge clusterfuck with Ronnie Dunn
But I kept on being me
And then I went to Mom 2.0
Where I had a great time
And made some MORE friends
Which was awesome
I also wrote a book
An entire book
Which actually needs more work so I can get it published
I realized I wanted to quit blogging all the time
But I didn’t because I have such a loyal following
And that I’m okay with not being a huge blogger
Because every once in a while, MY BLOG makes a difference
And THAT my friends, makes it all worthwhile
And that’s why I’m still here
Because of you
Each and every person who agrees with me
… or feels the same
… Or identifies
… Or sends me an email
… saying “me too!”
… or that helped
… or “you touched me”
And all the support for Keely? I CAN’T EVEN express that to you.
So, thank you everyone for embracing me and being supportive whether I’m up or down or turned all around. YOU ARE ALWAYS THERE.
Love,
Lynn MacDonald
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I am very happy that you have done all those things. Your post is always the first one I see in my inbox & open, every single morning.
I have a hard time commenting from my phone ( for whatever reason), but today I’m reading from the iPad. If this works, well you know what a pain in the ass it will be to sleep with my iPad vs phone?
Then you will know it’s love.
You are awesome. I may not get a chance to tell you that all too often, but it is true. :)
thanks so much Kelly. I’m really glad we’ve gotten to know each other. I sleep with both if it’s any consolation. :))
I am very very glad you blog. I so look forward to the email alerts and enjoy reading your posts there and then coming over here just to see how it looks on the blog because yes, your blog is good looking and you CAN rely on your own charm and good looks because you are, you know, good looking and a darn good writer and a very humorous one and I can’t imagine not getting any updates about Keely and Andie and Daniel and Kevin because then I would totally worry to death and that would not be okay at all.
Huge hugs and happy, happy birthday to your blog. :-)
aww…thanks. I really appreciate your support. You, and others like you, make it all worthwhile :)
Happy Blogiversary!! We’re off to Birmingham for Sam’s the-beginning-of-the-formal-diagnosis process today.
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Oh. good luck
Sometimes I’ll check on Sunday, even though I know that’s your day, hoping you may have forgotten you’re off.
hahaha…how could i forget such a crucial thing though??
You know it was destined that you blog.
Because that is how we met.
Because if we hadn’t met, you know your life would be missing something. Right?
Because what would I do without you …
even if of late I have been a total needy pain in the ass …
also, we shared a suite at the Ritz, and you have not done that with anyone but Kevin,
so that makes me special xxx
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thanks…love you too girl
Congrats, Lynn! I always look forward to your ‘truthy’ writing. The part about you being a mean mom rings true around my house, too… only, my 21 yr old daughter gives as good as she gets :) Keep writing, looking forward to the book.
i’m keeping on…although the book is on the back burner right now
Don’t give up blogging!!! I need to rediscover margaritas next year in Chicago, and I can’t do that alone.
well, from what I hear there were thousands of women at BlogHer and I don’t know if I’m down for that…planning on going to Mom 2.0 in Laguna though
I totally love, love your blog! Even if I can’t get to it for a few days I love catching up. You make me forget my own f’d up life even just for a little bit. Keep on blogin’ cause I need ya!!!!! Much Love to you and your family…….
Awww..,thanks. I really appreciate that.
I concur with all the above. Love your blog and all the insanity it brings ~ which I relate to on so many levels. As a non blogger, I’m not hip to the conferences but if there is one in Chicago you can have my guest room where I’ll bring you coffee in the morning, wearing a Duke sweatshirt. (PS. The cocktails are unlimited as well.)
Wow Julie. You’d wear a Duke sweatshirt for me???? I’m impressed….thanks
Happy two year Blogiversary Lynn!
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It seems that you have wonderful things that you accomplished for all the seasons. Wow! You are successful in your blogging and I am here to great you a happy two year blogivesary.
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