My birthday’s in March, folks…remember? (yeah, it’s okay if you don’t)
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I registered for WordPress in May of 2014.
May 27 to be exact.
That’s when I started the blog that would carry me through my summer as a Smithsonian intern in Washington D.C…
…but that internship only lasted eight weeks. And I hardly thought it was appropriate to carry on a blog entitled “2 Massachusetts Ave., N.E.” (a.k.a the street address of the National Postal Museum) past the summer of 2014.
With the end of my summer, and the blog that went along with it, I found myself asking what I should do next with this blogging business…
See, I had a blog on Blogger, already. I initially decided to try WordPress out for my internship blog because I was curious…some of my Facebook friends were using WordPress for their blogs and I really was just so curious. Admittedly, I toyed with using it for my first blog, but was for some reason a little intimidated by it, which is why I chose Blogger instead. In the weeks leading up to the beginning of my internship, I decided I wanted to make a blog specifically to document my experiences living in D.C. So, given that I was curious about WordPress, I put my intimidation past me and signed up. I soon discovered that this WordPress place seemed pretty awesome. I’m not even sure why I was so drawn to it because I hadn’t even found the community, yet, but needless to say…by the end of last summer, WordPress had stolen my heart. I didn’t want to carry on with Blogger. The natural thing for me to do, then? Abandon my blog on Blogger and start up a completely new one on WordPress. A new one devoted to me, myself, and I…not just one internship and one summer.
So, that’s what I did. I didn’t even write a goodbye post on Blogger. Whoops! (But really, no regrets).
Enter August 19, 2014.
Exactly one year ago today.
Or, the birth of this baby site right here that I like to think of as more of a full grown child these days (interested in the first post? You can see that here).
It’s been through a name change (“What is Past is Prologue” was good for a while…until it wasn’t–you can see the thought process behind that here), a couple different themes, and a lot of life.
I’ve learned so much in the past year and I attribute a lot of that to this virtual space. The writing I’ve done here, the people I’ve connected with.
When I started this blog a year ago, I never imagined how many friends I would gain in the process. Most of you I haven’t met in person. Yet, you are all so supportive, so willing to give advice, and are just plain awesome in general.
This blog has been through a lot…because I’ve been through a lot. And I wouldn’t change it for the world.
So there ya have it. Happy birthday you blog, you…and cheers to many more. It’s been a great ride!
It's a Britta Bottle! 
Happy Bday Blog! Cheers to many many happy years ahead 🙂
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Thanks so much, Estela! 🙂
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Happy bloggy birthday!
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Thanks!
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Cheers Britta! Lovely post and Happy B’day Britta’s Blog!!
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Thank you so much, DJ!
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Hooray!! Happy Blogoversary Britta!! I’m so glad to have found your blog and to have followed your journey in blogging!! Much joy to you today and always and look forward to reading you into your second year plus of blogging!!
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Thank you soo much, Lia! I’m so glad to have connected with you, too! I’m so looking forward to sharing more in my second year plus year of blogging and into the future…starting with the great Thai adventure of 2015! 🙂
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Amen to that! Happy blogiversary, Britta! 🙂 Here’s to many, many more years of blogging!
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Thanks Adi!
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I was on blogger too and I ended up not enjoying it. I for some reason was turned off by WordPress as well and I’m really not sure why! I love it now!
Happy Blog Birthday!
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Yeah, Blogger just seemed so secluded and closed off to me in the short time that I used it. I love how active the WordPress community is, which is why I’m sticking with WordPress for now!
Thanks so much, Jessie.
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Happy Blog Birthday!!!!! Here’s to many more years of blogging ahead *clink* 😀 Karen XXX
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Thank you so much, Karen! 🙂
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always welcome 🙂 X
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Happy blog-a-versary, Britta! Here’s to many more years of wonderful posts!!
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Thanks Amelia! Cheers to that! 🙂
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Yay! It’s so nice to look back after a year and be like…WOW.
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It really is. It’s so amazing how much I’ve changed in the last year and the evolution of this blog is a clear testimony to that.
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Happy blog birthday, Britta! Believe it or not, I remember seeing “The Past is Prologue;” maybe I was following you then. I like where your blog has gone and look forward to see where it will take you 🙂
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Well, my blog had over 100 followers by the time I changed my name in January, so it doesn’t surprise me that some people remember it. 🙂 Thank you so much for your support, Terri. It means a lot.
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Always, Britta!
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😀🎂Blog! It is great to have you here. It will be wonderful to see how you morph in the next 12 months.
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Thabks so much, Lisa! I’m excited to see how it morphs, too. These are exciting times, you know. 🙂
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Happy Blogiversary!!! Here’s to many many more blog birthdays!! 😉 Xx
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Thanks so much, Mandii!
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Happy blog birthday!! Hurray! Cheers to a great writer and soon to be Thai adventurer! Many happy returns!
I’m happy you moved to WP and to have met you here.
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PS: How interesting to learn from your journey. I had a similar experience with blogger and moved to WP without regrets.
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Thank you so much, Lucile! It’s so exciting and I can’t wait for many more years of blogging. 🙂
So happy to have moved to WordPress and to have meet you, too.
I have absolutely no regrets about moving to WordPress form Blogger. Blogger works for some people, but it just wasn’t satisfying for me at all.
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I don’t regret either. There is no comparison between the two. There was no real community there.
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Totally agree. I felt so isolated on Blogger. I didn’t even know I was looking for a blogging community until I found one on WordPress and its changed my life for the better. 🙂
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We really share the same experience. There I had no interaction with bloggers and it was a big surprise to find such a supporting community at WP.
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Oh, I’m so (fashionably) late for the party! Cant you see I’m still catching up on my reading…. happy blogsary Britta!!! Hope you had a good one. hehe. Glad to have met you here. 🙂
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Better to be fashionably late than not show up at all. Thanks so much, Belle. Glad to have met you, too. 🙂
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COngrats! We all started together. What an experience it has been. Looking forward to your new adventure!
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