It's been 120 months, 3,652 days and 5,259,600 minutes since I started my blog. A decade! 10 years! Not sure I can quite wrap my mind around the fact that my blog is celebrating this milestone anniversary.
On October 6th, 2014, my Blonde Classic blog was born!
I'm not sure I'd have believed you if you told me I'd still be blogging (and loving it) a decade later.
Before I delve into a look back, first I want to say a big, heart-felt, "Thank you," to everyone that has read, commented, liked, encouraged and helped me along the way.
Thank you to my parents and siblings for always being there for me, but also your steadfast support and encouragement. I can't imagine my life without you.
To my best friend of 30 years, Jennifer Klotz. Thank you doesn't seem like enough. Not only did you motivate me to start a blog, but you inspired the name Blonde Classic. Your constant friendship, encouragement and support mean the world to me and I'm not sure I'd have gotten as far as I did without your continued cheerleading and inspiration. From the bottom of my heart, I thank you.
Thank you to all the incredibly gifted Christian fiction writers whose influencer teams I'm privileged to be a part of. Thank you for entrusting your books to me to read and review. Even after all these years, it's still a tremendous honor and one I don't take lightly.
Lastly, thank you to all who read and comment on my blog. It means more than words can express. Hopefully, I'll be able to continue writing and blogging and touching your hearts the way you've touched mine.
Beyond my blog, I have expanded to monthly newsletters - sharing book reviews, books I want to read, and what's going on in my little corner of the world. I've been able to share my writing as I find my author voice. All of you are helping me to be a better writer, and I'm so grateful.
I have to chuckle looking back at my first blog post...what a newbie I was. Hopefully, I've grown as a writer. What hasn't changed is I still love finding adventure between the pages of a book or getting swept away by a film.
Thank you for 10 amazing years. Hoping for many more!
Reading is an adventure,
Emilee
