I hope this year holds unexpected blessings for all of you!
Last week, on Christmas Day, I celebrated eleven years of blogging on WordPress. A lot has changed in that time, and I’m grateful for those changes. I’m also thankful for the wonderful blogging buddies I’ve made over these past eleven years. Some of you have been with me from the beginning (or close to it) and others are more recent followers, and I appreciate you all.
I don’t know where I’ll be eleven years from now, or even a year from now, but I hope I’m still blogging. Granted, I don’t post as much as I used to–at one point I was posting three to four times a week. I wasn’t working full-time then and I had a lot to say. Now I’m busier with work and such, but I still have thoughts I want to express.
But back to the new year. It’s a time for hope and reflection, and for me, a day off so I can sleep in if I want to do so. Have a wonderful day and a marvelous year!!
Image Credits: Happy New Year banner © Brad Pict; Cat in Box © ugguggu; both, stock.adobe.com
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Congratulations to you, Belinda, on your blogaversary and Happy New Year to you, Walter and Mimi from all of us! 🍾🎉😸😻❤️
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Thank you!
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I hit send before I got a chance to wish a Happy New Year to you and all of your kitties! Walter and Mimi are asleep by my side, but I know they wish you all the same!
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Happy Blogging Anniversary Belinda! I find it fun to look back and see how my blog has changed and grown over that time. Hopefully you do too! Keep on writing!! 😎😎😎
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Thank you! Yeah, it is fun to see what I’ve written then and what I’m writing now.
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Belinda, Happy Blogaversary! It was so nice to see you still here when I returned to WordPress a while back. This has always been one of my very favorite places to visit (as well as Classic For A Reason back in the day!!!), and you have always been so generous with your visits and comments on my little corner of the Internet. I hope you, Walter, and Mimi have a great 2026!
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Thank you so much! I keep saying I’ll get back to Classic for a Reason, but it hasn’t happened yet. Maybe in 2026!
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Happy New Year, Belinda! I am hanging on to a whole lot of hope for this New Year.
I think that is Mimi in the box😺
Happy Blogaversary to you🥳 I hope you continue to blog… I am interested in your thoughts. I enjoy your blog and your writing. And I love Mimi and Walter. I have so enjoyed your posts and still continue to take my time reading my way through your posts. It’s lovely really… like picking up a good book. I hope you are having a happy day off. I wish for you to have a year that is all you want it to be and more.
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Thank you so much! It’s very encouraging to read this. And Walter and Mimi say thank you as well–I plan to continue with the Caturday posts. Maybe not every week, but as often as I can get decent photos of them!
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Happy New Year, Belinda! Wow – 11 years! I can hardly believe it’s been that long. I started blogging in 2010 and I’m thankful for all the connections I’ve made, including you!
I do hope the coming year is a good one. Wishing you all the best, my friend!
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Thank you, Judy! You are one of the first people I met, and I value our friendship. Best wishes in the new year for you as well!
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Congratulations, Belinda 🥳
I think we started around the same time, and I’m happy to see you’re still blogging!
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I agree, I think we started around the same time. I don’t remember exactly how we connected, but I’m glad we did!
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I’m a little late, but HAPPY NEW YEAR, BELINDA. I hope 2026 is kind to us all and I look forward to reading many more of your blogs, even 11 years from now.🥂
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Thank you! Yes, I also hope 2026 is kind to us.
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