I was reflecting on my blogging year, mid-December/early January, plus putting together my cobbled together blogging schedule and… holy shit? Eight years? My blog would be in elementary school if I personified it? Damn. My anniversary posts over the years have been quite the mish-mash of things. Some being advice, some being insights, some were […]
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