So, I glanced at my sidebar recently and realized something exciting – The Inquisitive Mom Blog is almost to 500 fans! I try not to focus too much on numbers, but reaching the big 5-0-0 would be a huge milestone for me as a blogger. I spent the afternoon nostagic about how a little family blog I started in February of 2008 with maybe 8 followers transitioned into The Inquisitive Mom in August 2009 and is now followed by nearly 500 people! – Update – The Blog Reached 500 fans last night during a BabyKicks twitter party!
I had no idea how much blogging would come to mean to me when I typed y first post. It began as a way to share anectdotes and pictures with distant family and friends, before we all joined facebook. Then I started meeting new bloggers, joining the cloth diapering community, and reviewing and giving away products on my blog.
Today, “blogger” is one of the ways I describe myself. It’s kept me writing, helped me maintain my sanity, and provided amazing perpective and clarity. I look forward to blogging and wish I had time to write more. Your comments inspire me. I can’t tell you how much it means to have readers interact with me on my blog and companies trust me to share their products!
I want to celebrate 500 followers with you! What better way to express my gratitude than a giveaway from one of my very favorite designers, Maggie of Maxwell Designs? I met Maggie through blogging and I think she is a wonderful, creative person with extraordinary taste and I’m proud to call her my friend. It only seems fitting to give away something from a friend I met through blogging!
I purchased this gorgeous Wallet Clutch in Amy Butler Aqua to give away to one lucky reader once my blog reaches 500 GFC followers! Maggie also suprised me by offering to give away a little something extra with the wallet to help me celebrate.
I have no idea, but I would guess through cloth diapers blogs/chats!
You know, I have no idea but I’m betting that I saw a comment from you on another blog. I’ve been reading you for so long and that’s how I found people when I first started blogging.
I think I clicked over from FB one day…it was a while ago…
How did we meet? OMG it’s been SO LONG NOW! Maybe a blog hop? I don’t know. I’m just glad we did! xo
Congrats on almost 500 followers! That is a HUGE milestone!
Ha, I met you in real life and googled your name to find your blog after you mentioned you had one. Strange, I know, to follow a blog of someone I actually met it in person.
Dave it has always been pleasant reading what you wrote here and expressed with freedom. We look ahead to your posts
Estetik
I just now saw your tweet in the #babykicks twitter party! 🙂
I was #500!! Yay! My friend Kristi Cartwright sent me to your blog to check it out 🙂 Glad she did
I started following you at the Babykicks twitter party
(Lisa Kuhl on rafflecopter)
On Facebook I heard about this giveaway but I’ve been following you for a little while, to be honest, i can’t remember from where but I believe it was through a giveaway entry 🙂
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