Happy 3rd Blogiversary, alamodestuff!

Numbers by Ian Pearson GB, on Flickr

Today is about numbers for me.  It is the 3 year anniversary of this blog!  You can visit my very first post here.  I took a leap of faith when I started blogging and here I am writing my 994 post.

There have been 2989 comments from wonderful readers, 3 fabulous contributors (thank you, thank you, and thank you), generous sponsors, and a few guest posts along the way. 

I've chronicled my business and personal life.  I've laughed, cried, promoted, bragged, taught, learned, and vented.  Through this blog I've grown personally, professionally, and technologically.

Thank you for being a part of this wonderful experience.  This blog has evolved in many ways and I look forward to its next evolution as my family moves across the country and new adventures unfold.

52 More Weeks of Blogging your Passion - an ebook review

[photo by recep-bg on flickr]

Sometimes I simply need a swift kick in the rump.  If you've followed my blog for long, you know that I blog out loud and often write things hoping they'll come to fruition.  I say to myself what I want others to say to me,  "Snap out of it and enjoy what you do!"  "Spend more time in the moment!" Sometimes, it takes a lot to motivate me. 

I've been blogging since March of 2008. When I began, I had little direction.  I simply wanted to keep track of things happening in my business.  I've learned so much since I began and and have watched my blog grow.  I don't want to stop now.  So, I just read part of 52 More Weeks of Blogging your Passion by Tara Gentile of Scoutie Girl.  This is where the swift kick comes in...Tara is like having your own personal trainer. She's a motivator.



 

When Tara took over Scoutie Girl in July 2009, I knew change was in the air.  I had been writing a biweekly post, Zoomed Local, for Jan DiCintio (Scoutie Girl's founder and owner of Daisy Janie) up to that point and was going to continue writing for Tara.  However, I needed to sit back and see what was going to happen next.  So, I did just that.  I read Tara's blogs (including Big Thinking for Small Businesses), tweets, FB posts.  I watched her burst out of the starting gate with kinetic energy .  Frankly, she hasn't stopped.  She has inspired, explained, intrigued, enabled and encouraged small businesses and, particularly, the handmade community.  I don't know where she gets her energy or prose, much less her great ideas.  One thing is for sure, she's kept them coming.  What's more, she practices what she preaches.  She's making her own dreams come true.

Tara just launched 52 More Weeks of Blogging your Passion and is offering preorder pricing and specials including a webinar on September 21st. Whether you are thinking about blogging or have been doing it for a while, I recommend Tara's ebooks (the precursor to this book here).  While I am an affiliate partner, I can promise you that I wouldn't promote something unless it resonates with me.  Tara is helping me push the envelope of my business and my blog.  I'm certain she'd do the same for you.  If you need a swift kick in the blogging butt,  click here to view more details.

OM [one moment] meet up - week #14 - welcoming a new blog contributor, Diana Brennan

I am very excited to introduce my talented friend, Diana Brennan, as a new contributor to the alamodeStuff blog! I've known Diana for several years through Etsy and the Arts in RI Etsy team. She is a great photographer and nature enthusiast. Combining her background in environmental science with her knowledge and love for photography, Diana's work is beautifully detailed and ethereal.

Diana will be curating a weekly photography post called "Captured." I look forward to seeing what she will share with us each Monday. You can learn more about Diana on her website, http://www.dsbrennan.com/ or blog, http://www.dsbrennan.blogspot.com/.

My moment this week actually came about while I was scheduling Diana's first post for this Monday. I have written aproximately 775 posts on this blog beginning in March, 2008. Having Lindy (Crafted by Lindy) and Diana as contributors allows me an opportunity to view this blog as the readers do, with an element of surprise and anticipation. Thank you, ladies!

What was your 'one moment' this week? What took you out of your present moment and made you grateful, smile, happy?

Share in the blog comments here, on your own blog (and link back below) or on my Facebook fan page. If you are on Twitter, I've started a hash tag - #omMeetup so that we can converse if we'd like. We'd love to hear your moment this week!

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