A Year of Blogging (I just realized it)

I think today, while I have some downtime, I'm going to read my blog from the beginning. I have been writing in it for almost a year now. I would be interested to know how I've progressed, what the common themes are, and how I can grow over the next year. The big birthday is approaching and I'm going to embrace it. Here's my birthday party information (Save the Date):