Saturday, January 12, 2013

Now It's Six

Six years. It seems like a lifetime in some respects. Yes, Kinexxions is now six years old. It was a nerve-wracking decision to join a very small group of people writing about their family history and genealogy. They inspired me to start blogging. But I wondered - Would anyone read what I wrote? Would they like what I wrote? Would they even care? And if they did, why?

But that decision to "just do it"  has proven to be one of the best things I ever did.

That group of genea-bloggers became friends that I cherish. Friends whose opinions I value. And friends that I enjoy meeting and spending time with when possible. The number of genea-bloggers has grown tremendously in the last few years as has the number of my blogging friends. It's been a real pleasure getting to know y'all through your blogs and even more fun when we can get together in person.

It was a real thrill when I got my first comment - left by my (now) friend Apple, on my fourth blog post. Once upon a time, we were strangers in blogger-land but then we became friends. We've even met several times. Thank You, Apple!

I was also extremely flattered and honored to be asked by footnoteMaven to contribute A Moment in Time as the first post in her series "Friday From The Collectors" on Shades of the Departed. Dear fM has had a rough time of it this past year (to say the least!) with complications from knee surgery. Now that she is on the road to recovery, I hope we "see" her back on Shades very soon.

At the end of every year a recap post is done that highlights what is thought to be the 'best' blog posts, or the most popular, or whatever, for that year. These 'year-end' posts do provide a sampling of what has been published here, for better or for worse.

2007 ~ ~ 2008 ~ ~ 2009 ~ ~ 2010 ~ ~ 2011 ~ ~ 2012


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Becky Wiseman, "Now It's Six," Kinexxions, posted January 12, 2013 (http://kinexxions.blogspot.com/2013/01/now-its-six.html : accessed [access date])

16 comments:

Olga said...

Happy six blogiversary

Bill West said...

Happy Blogiversary, Becky!

wendy said...

Happy blogiversary! Looking forward to many more years of reading Kinexxions!

Laura Cosgrove Lorenzana said...

Happy Blogiversary to you! I'm so glad we got to meet IRL and hope that we get the chance to see each other again soon. Here's to another great year at Kinexxions!

Andrea Kelleher said...

Happy Blogiversary!Congratulations on 6 years. Here's to many more.

Colleen G. Brown Pasquale said...

Becky, Happy Blog anniversary! May you have many happy posts ahead!

Barbara Poole said...

A huge congratulations Becky. I'm glad I've been following along for half of your blog's life. Looking forward to many more posts and hoping for some travels too.

The Brigham City Fort said...

Happy Blogiversary! Enjoyed your article. I've been blogging for four months. This is a great blogging community.

Jana Iverson Last said...

Congratulations and Happy Blogiversary Becky!

Debra Newton-Carter said...

Happy Blogiversary! You've done some pretty amazing things over the years! Looking forward to more exciting posts and further adventures!

Julie said...

Congrats on six wonderful years. If not for blogging, we would not have discovered we're distant cousins :)

Becky Wiseman said...

Thank you, everyone. Your comments are very much appreciated.

Charlie Purvis said...

Becky,
Happy "Belated" Blogiversary!! Sorry I'm late for the party. Your posting and photos have been terrific. Here's to many more successful years.

Charlie

Shelley Bishop said...

Happy 6th blogiversary, Becky! It's been great reading along with your adventures and discoveries, and I'm looking forward to continuing for many more years--and hopefully seeing you again, too!

Kathy Reed said...

I'm behind in my blog reading but just had to leave a note of congratulations. I've enjoyed your blog so much. When I looked at your list of popular posts from 2012, I was surprised how many I remembered. Keep on . . .

Michelle Goodrum said...

Happy belated Blogiversary. I love your blog and look forward to each post.

Your Just Do It philosophy is right on. Blogging has been a great choice