5 days ago, I received a notification from the PTB at Facebook (PTB= Powers That Be) of my 4th anniversary of blogging through this very lovely and wonderful blogsite (shameless plug).

It’s been four years. And I still don’t like the term “blog.” It sounds too much like “blah.” But as there’s not a better word for what I and millions of others write every day, it’ll have to do.

I’ve written 1,466 of these blogs since that fateful day in July 2010. Actually, counting this one, it’s 1,467. For some reason that I still have yet to determine, the good people at WordPress felt led to notify me when I reached that all-important plateau of 1,337 blogs. That felt extremely weird and random.

I feel like this is a way for me to share me to the world– my story, my passions, my likes, my history, and my day-to-day. I hope that someone out there reads what I write and says, “You know what I’m feeling and what I’m going through. Because of you, I’m not giving up.”

As an interesting addendum, I figure that if I average 300 words per blog, then I’ve written approximately 440,100 words. My goal is 1 million words. And maybe to make $1 per word. That’d be nice.

Right now, I’m reminded of an episode of Friends where Phoebe says something like, “If you want to be on my email list, you’re gonna have to donate money so I can buy a computer.” I don’t know what made me think of that or what it has to do with anything. It just came to mind.

So here’s to another 4 years. At least. Here’s to the discoveries and experiences and dreams that are yet to come. Here’s to finding joy and hope and love and light in the unlikeliest and most unexpected of places. I hope you stick with me, because it’s been a fun ride so far and I am still so very grateful to all those who take the time to read these things. Even you, Mom.