It all started like this...

Thursday, March 20, 2003

So I decided to add one more thing to my crazy schedule and try my hand at blogging. I'm not even sure what I will put on my blog. But for now it's a good place to talk about my dissertation (but not today) and my knitting. Tonight, now that the kiddies are asleep I'm going to work on the Einstein coat I'm making for my son. It's a nice easy, no thinking, sit in front of the tv project. Just what I need today after hurting my brain trying to start writing my method chapter.

8:14 PM

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Here I am five years later (on a Thursday no less), still blogging. I started on Blogger and moved here to Typepad about 6 months later. In five years I've composed 9041 posts, had 966 956 visitors, received two silver Canadian Blog awards, and have read more than 900 comments. I really appreciate those comments; I love hearing from my readers and love being part of the knitblog community.

I certainly didn't realize what I got myself into when I started five years ago, but I'm very happy that I took the plunge and started to write. This has been the only journal that I've ever kept consistently and I don't cringe when I read the old posts (unlike the stuff I wrote when I was 13--wince). Though maybe my kids will be horrified when they realize their mother has been documenting their lives on the internet with her geeky knitting habit and feminist rantings.

I'll let you know in another five years.

Comments

[Cordelia]

Congratulations on five years. And the kids will love it -- er, once they grow up & appreciate what you've done...

[Rachel H]

We're very happy you decided to take the plunge and started to write too. Cheers to your 5th!

[claudia]

Happy blog day! How nice it is to have a picture laden journal of the last five years. Keep on writing!

[Cara]

I'm so glad you're here! Happy Blog day!

[Dani]

Congrats Steph! Keep up the great writing!

[Kim]

Happy 5th Blogiversary!

[Suzanne V. (Yarnhog)]

Wow. Five years? That really is an accomplishment. Congratulations on five great years! (I just passed the one year mark--it went really fast, but five years seems like a long time...)

[heather t]

happy blogiversary! Hope you make it another five years and beyond.

[Jean]

Happy Blogiversary! Wow, five years. What a tremendous accomplishment! Keep it up!

[Romi]

Congratulations on five years! :)

[Knittripps]

Happy blogiversary! Keep up the good work!

[Jessica]

Happy blogiversary. Here's to five good years.

[Beth]

Congratulations! Not always making it to read blogs lately, but you're definitely on my list - found you at first by googling on that boxy Summer Tweed sweater from Rowan 33, and you saved me from a mistake in making it myself. Was so great, back then, to find out some of my fav knitblogs were from other downtown T.O. people.

[minnie]

i understand completely. i've been blogging for about 3 years (my bloggiversary was in january), and it's the most faithful i've ever been. i think it has something to do with the fact that i know that my friends use it to keep up with the lunacy t hat is my life, particularly since i can't always remember to tell them everything when we see each other. that and i've developed a large number of internet friends through my blog.

congrats!

(and don't worry, i KNOW my kids will be embarassed, lol)

[JoVE]

v. cool. I know what you mean. I was more or less dragged kicking and screaming into this blogging thing but I have met so many cool people.

[Seanna Lea]

Congrats! You are a very prolific writer (my brain stopped a bit at over 9000 posts) and a very interesting read.

[Kate]

Happy blogiversary! Five years...very impressive :)

[Julia in KW]

Dragging myself out of lurkdom to say congratulations and I always enjoy your perspective...thanks, j

[(formerly) no-blog-rachel]

Happy Bloggiversary! Yours is one of the first on my list to check every day. So I hope you keep it up for many more!

[JDA]

I just noticed on the right bar that you have a link to a pdf of your entire dissertation. I think that is a great idea.

[Lee Ann]

Wicked glad you're here. And that coat? Ooooooooooooo.

[Josie]

Congrats on your blogiversary! Your knitting is always inspiring, and the non-knitting posts are interesting and thoughtful. Here's to many more years!

[Leanne]

Congrats on 5 years. I'm not sure that I've ever commented before (maybe once or twice), but I read regularly. I love your geeky knitting habits and your feminist rantings.

[Charlotte]

Congratulations on five years of blogging!

[deeni]

Kudos Steph!

I love your knitting and rant posts, especially when you post knitting rants. lol

[zoom]

Five years - congratulations, that's an impressive accomplishment. I think it makes you an early adopter. (Do you ever feel like quitting?)

[carol]

Blogging certainly becomes a regular thing easily. I started blogging more because it was a new thing to me and I had just re-started knitting and thought it would be nice to track projects.
Hmm, now I have "met" people, gotten exposed to alot more things than I would have heard about otherwise and just generally enjoyed myself!

[scoutj]

Whoo hoo! Congrats girl!

[vanessa]

happy blogiversary!

[Rachael]

So interesting that you note it's not only the only journal you've kept regularly, but the only one that doesn't make you cringe. Amen. I feel the same way about my blog -- just had never thought about it like that.

I'm so glad we both started blogging, and I'm so glad we're friends. xo

[teeweewonders]

Happy fifth bloggiversary! Keep it going. It is such a rewarding way of keeping a "diary".

[Pez]

Happy anniversary! I enjoy your blog so much!

[doulicia]

Keep it up. I'm so glad you're here.

d

[alison]

Happy 5th!!

[April]

Congratulations! I think I have been reading you for at least 3 of those years, but have never commented! So, hi!

[Angie]

I always read your blog for intelligent opinions and great knitting.