Sometimes you just imagine, have I really written about all those subjects? Sometimes you just imagine, have I really shared all those stories about my life and my family? Sometimes you imagine, have I lasted this long in this blogging world?
Yes, I am on my tenth year today at WordPress. WordPress actually celebrates how long you have been here the moment you opened it even without an entry but a lone poem which somehow got lost through the years. But I celebrate it when I began writing my posts. What did I know of customizing a site? What did I know of uploading photos here and adding four more blogs through the years? Although only Dreams and Escapes is active at the moment, still I am proud what this blog has become. I used to upload several photos at Multiply, earned about a hundred friends who became close to me. I met some of them over the years. When it closed shop several years ago, I just maintained my WordPress blogs.
For those who are quite new here. I have five blogs all in all. A blog for my grandson Nate, a separate blog for photography, another blog for my garden and a new one which would replace this site once my free limit is filled up. All have their links here on Dreams and Escapes. You can just check the site.
It’s my 10th year at WordPress, a decade of sharing life and all its angst and joys. I can’t believe I have garnered a total of 690,545 stats and shared a total of 3,261 posts in all my blogs.
I really don’t know how many followers I have because most of them don’t actually interact nor click like to a post. I have loyal followers though who I also follow back.
Looking back, admiring the present and moving on to the future. I would like to thank those wonderful friends who I met here. You have enriched my life more than you know.
10 years is a milestone indeed, Arlene. It is a tribute to your writing, and your popularity, that you continue to not only enjoy blogging, but also inspire others.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Thank you so much Pete for the positive words 🙂
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Congratulations, Arlene. Well done
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Thanks Derrick!
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Happy Mother’s Day! Arlene.
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Thank you Myra. may I wish the same?
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What an amazing milestone! My best wishes to you for the future – may you continue to bring us such wonderful insights into the finer intricacies of life as you always do. Please continue to be this inspiration that you are for new bloggers like us.
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What a lovely thing to say Narendra, I am glad to have met you here.
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The pleasure is all mine! 🙂
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Congratulations Arlene!
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Thanks Tina. Welcome back.
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That’s great!!! 👏👏 Happy anniversary! 🙂
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Thanks Michelle 🙂
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Wow. That is terrific. And you never run out of things to write about even on those days when you think you might. As long as life goes on you will have responses and thoughts about it. Glad to have met you, Arlene.
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Same here Elizabeth. I do enjoy the online friendship with you.
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Congrats Arlene! 🥂
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Thanks Sabine 🙂
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What a grand statistic!! Congratulations! I’m so glad I found you, though I’ve been blogging only three years. I enjoy reading about your world and know we have many things in common.
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Thank you so much Anne. I enjoy reading your posts too.
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Congratulations, Arlene, on 10 years of blogging! Thank you for all that you have shared over the years – so many inspirational posts! I remember when I first connected (years ago) with you, your honest sharing of your cancer journey touched my heart deeply. Blessings as you continue in the blogosphere & celebratory grooves!! 🎶🎊🍾🎂🍾🎊🎶
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Thank you so much Virginia. I think I am losing my muse. Couldn’t think something nice to blog about. Maybe I need to rest for a while. Imagine that, you were one of the first few bloggers who followed me and I followed back. Blessings to you too.
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A wonderful journey, congratulations 🙂
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Thanks a lot. Let’s keep blogging.
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