happy first birthday

One year ago today I made my first blog post. I was still new to the blogging world, having only discovered it a couple of months earlier, but ignorance is bliss and I thought I'd give it a test drive. Who knew that I would enjoy it so much that I'd still be doing it a year later, with no end in sight?

This blog was originally called art from the basement and it took me a few months to figure out how the whole blog community thing worked and to discover some blogs I wanted to visit regularly. I struggled with my 'voice' for awhile: what to write about, what to share 'in public', how much time I wanted to spend, etc. My knowledge of blog customizing came even later. It's been a great learning process, and an always-evolving exercise in creativity.

Meanwhile, back at the ranch, I've spent the past two days in organizational mode. I am often accused of being anal due to my need to organize my space, but it doesn't come naturally; absent-mindedness is my natural environment, but I had to learn early that if I was going to survive with my keys and deadlines intact I'd need to do everything in my power to counteract my tendency towards tunnel vision/distractedness. Space organization became my prime defense. And since I have these OCD tendencies and a perfectionist bent, I managed to overdo it. Of course. But I do have relapses, and last week's missed deadline made me realise that my record-keeping was way behind, so that's what I've been doing. I also revamped/streamlined my website and have probably developed carpal tunnel syndrome as a result.

Here's to another year ... as long as I don't lose my crayons, that is.