This post serves as my official entry to Red’s 1st Blogversary Contest
November 3, 2008. That’s the date of my first post at my oldest blog hosted at Blogger, Random WAHM Thoughts. Now I’m less than a month shy of my second blogversary, and although that is still a relatively short time by long-time bloggers’ standards, I still cannot believe I’ve made it this far. Don’t get me wrong though. I love writing. In fact, I’ve been a writer long before I became a blogger, both within the confines of educational institutions and outside of them when I was already working. Writing comes naturally to me like breathing, the way some people are good at musical instruments or taking photographs (both of which I am horrible at).
What makes this whole blogging experience unbelievable for me is the number of great people who I’ve met along the way. Certainly, this hasn’t been the most stress-free ride of my entire life but trust me, its well worth the effort. Writing, for me, before this blogging activity of mine began, is a thankless job. I produce articles like the word machine that I am, submit it to whoever needs it and… period. I didn’t feel my worth as a writer, it’s as if I’ve never written those words at all. It took me some time to realize that I shouldn’t be expecting anyone to appreciate the words that came out of my mind, given my job description. Sucks but yes, that’s how it was during the pre-blogging period of my life.
I became a WAHM prior to giving birth to my only daughter, and it wasn’t until half a year later that the blogging bug bit me. It hasn’t let go of me ever since, although there were times in the early days when I felt the need to crawl back under my rock to lick a wound (which I did) thus forcing me to go on a couple of blogging hiatus back then. The early days were hard. I still felt unappreciated, like somehow my thoughts still don’t matter, mainly because I didn’t have a lot of friends in the blogosphere (excuse me, blogniverse). I wasn’t too much of a social butterfly to gain much of them in such a short time, so my progress was slooow.
Of course eventually, I gained some close (and thankfully, real) friends who made me feel important, who made me realize that hey, my blog posts don’t go unread all the time. In this crazy blogging world, you can’t help it but have friends. Even if you’re usually the lone wolf, there are people who will find time to read your posts, and who will make an effort to be your friend. So unless you hate people (which in that case you shouldn’t be blogging at all since blogging=socializing), you are bound to find good friends (for life, I hope!) like I did.
Enter the Marce Club. No, we’re not an “official” organization registered at SEC, nothing like that. We’re just a bunch of bloggers (albeit a highly respected bunch. LOL. Seriously) who were united by a common bond named Pehpot, specifically by her wonderful delight of a daughter named Sati. The blogosphere is a noisy, confusing (yet fun!) place to be in, but in the Marce Club I found solace and real camaraderie, the type that you only find once in your life. They’re really special to me, these girls. Without them I don’t think I would have lasted (and will last forever and ever amen) this long. Their friendship is what kept me sane, and they never fail to make me feel that there is a place for me here.
And is that my most memorable experience as a blogger, having met the Marce Club? Yes, as cheesy as my whole post sounds, yes. I would endure once more the insecurities of a first-time blogger in my next lifetime if that means I get to meet my marces again. So I may have learned a lot of useful things from blogging (particularly blog design, that which mostly feeds my family now), but friendship is the one lesson I hold close to my heart. So I may have won and made money from blogging more than I have ever imagined and could ever count, but I needn’t count beyond eleven, because that’s all it takes to count the eleven special bloggers closest to my heart.
To my girls Chris, Fedhz, Gene, Jade, Kikamz, Liz, Mye, Niko, Pehpot, Seiko and Yami, this post is for you.
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walang agawan ng entry.. nang aano ka eh
gumawa ka na din? gawa ka na dali 😀 sabihin mo ha i referred you 😀
waaahh!! asan na ba sayo? patingin!
http://luckyzoan.blogspot.com/2010/08/winning-his-heart.html
di ka kasi nakikinig 🙁 i chatted you kaya. tama ba “chatted” ?? ehehhe :angel:
gawa ka na rin kase. 😆
Mare good luck sa contest. I hope you win. Na-touch naman ako sa post mo. 🙂
comment ka din sa post ko yami 😀 para may chance akong manalo din 😀
for the marces yan shempre 😉
salamat marce! :hug:
di ako kasali? ehehehe
onti pa. 😆
i mean di ako kasali sa friends??:( ehehehe
friends na naman ^^
yepey 😀 congrats pala nanalo ang entry mo sa contest ni Peh ehehehe
Writing comes naturally to me like breathing <– sana ako din katulad mo sa areang ito.
You are blessed with so many talents and with special friends, plus your adorable daughter and loving partner.
thanks mommy mylene. that’s why i’m so thankful i made this blogging journey. i’ve made friends like you! :hug:
aw naman!! nkkaiyak. baket kaya di ako mkagawa ng malufet na post tulad neto 😀
Niko gawa ka na bilis, tapos sabihin mo i referred you ha 😀 kailangan ko ng points eh, si Kaye, di naman nghahabol yan 🙂 ehehe
wenks. kain ka mani. :haha:
ahahahha 😀
awww…you’re the sweetest at walang makakatalo talaga sa samahan ng MARCE Club–lucky girl!
you’re sweeter mommy clang 🙂 and yes, i am one lucky girl for having them 😉
Clarissa, swerte talaga si kaye for having friends 😀 tayo din swerte tayo may mga friends din tayo 🙂 :baby:
of course. anyone who has friends is very lucky ^^
naextra na naman ako dito. may bayad ba to? hehehe
$10 per link. alam mo naman PayPal ko no? bwahaha!
aw! ang sweet naman!!! waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!! =))
hihi. labs ko sila e. mushy talaga 🙂
teary eyed naman ako… im really glad to have met you guys too. made by blogging life become more “real”
awww.. me too marce. me too 🙂
Congratulations on the win. I understand you did? 🙂 The fun thing about blogging as a living is that you can just be anywhere with your laptop and write about the different things you see. Of course a camera is always handy to have by, to go along with the posts. To more blogging years…. :biggrin:
nope, the contest isn’t over yet, so i couldn’t have won so quickly. LOL. but thank you anyways for thinking i did ^^
to more blogging years! 🙂
thanks for dropping by!
I’m late..so sweet of you to include us in your post marce and how i wish one of these days I could proudly say ” writing comes naturally to me like breathing” …how i wish marce but contented na ako to be a friend of a good writer:)
naks. humble ka naman marce as always. well, i’m sure you’re a fab teacher (di ba nga idol ka ng mga estudyante mo. hihi), and to top that, you also write well! 🙂
sweet nio nman, goodluck and more power on ur friendship. kakatouch. meeting friends thru the blogosphere:) pwd join, hehe
may requirement e. dapat baliw. hahaha!
What an excellent post you wrote! It was touching. The people I have met since blogging have been amazing. I do need a blog makeover though. I’m fairly new, and yet to figure this business out. Kudos to you on the great work you do!:inlove: :dazed2: :hug: :write:
God Bless,
Kelly
http://www.sarafan2.blogspot.com
ooohh how exciting! well, good luck to you and may you find friends to make your blogging life worthwhile! :hug:
this is such a wonderful testimony of a great friendship formed through blogging. I can so relate to this now that i just got active to blogosphere. more power to your friendship 🙂 :celebrate:
thanks janaki! i hope you find true friends too in time :hug:
congrats for staying in the blogosphere for this long. blogging really brings out lots of good things, as you said, the money, the experience, and the friends.
From my blog:
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thank you for dropping by elvira! i hope to remain blogging for as long as i can ^^
http://www.missclarisse.com/2010/10/angels-abound.html
awww.. thanks C! love yah!
That’s so sweet and nice of you to commend your other Marce Club members. I am sure, your other Marce pals are equally happy to have you in their circle of friends.
God Bless! Thanks for visiting, btw 🙂 Na Miss na kita ha… 🙂
Ria C
It’s My Party
Home is Where the Heart Is
Handmade with Love
P.S.
Happy Blogaversary to you! :cupcake:
thanks Ria! i miss you too! i wish i have more than 24 hours a day so i can blog hop often. augh. anyways, thanks for commenting here! mwah!
waging-wagi ang entry ah. kaso major sponsor kita. hahaha.