Happy (Belated) Blogiversary to me...

It's been one year (last Sat) since I started writing this crazy thing. A whole year. When I decided to dip my toe in the bloggy waters, I didn't know what to expect.

I pretty much still don't but I'm having fun doing it. This ol' blog (I can't believe it's been a whole year) has become a really nice little ranting spot for all the voices in my head and I've made some pretty good/supportive blog friends along the way.

I'm an analyzer. On birthdays, anniversaries, etc. I tend to take an evaluation of the past and the future. So, it seems appropriate to do so now.

I haven't been quite so prolific in the last few months (mainly because it's been crazy insane in real life) but I still enjoy the outlet. I like that my blog is random. I know serious bloggers always advise to have a topic or theme and stick with it.

Meh.

My brain is completely sporatic and so is my blog. My topics have been as strange as Man-scara, ghost stories, stuff about my kid and politics. I'm not going to change that.

I also know I have a relatively small readership, all things considered. I've never really tried to "recruit" people to read me, but I do hope my readership goes up. Maybe I should try to cast my readership nets wider. I'm just not all that sure how to go about it the right way.

I'd like to redesign my design. I'm only using a crappy Blogger backdrop which is shameful since I'm an advertising and marketing professional. I know better than this. My time has just been increasingly limited and web design has never been my thing.

Another goal of mine is to become an occasionally paid blogger. I'm not brave enough (yet) to base my income solely on writing, but to know that someone thinks my opinion is worthy enough to pay me to say something would be nice. Plus, I've always wanted to free lance and other than a few projects here and there over the years, I've never really actively pursued it.

So, we'll see. Who knows what this year holds. I do know that I promise to publish more often and comment more frequently...