Day(s) late, dollar short but HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!! My blog turned a year old on Sunday but in my typical Barbie style, I confused the dates. Yes, really…hopefully this is not a testament to my mothering skill! I began this blog on 12 January 2013, on a public holiday in celebration of the birth date of prophet Mohammed and a public holiday in Nigeria. Turns out that like the Christian Easter date, the date of this Muslim holiday changes annually. This year, the public holiday is celebrated today 14 January 2014. So that’s really what caused the confusion. So my blog sort of shares a birthday with a famous teacher, the late Prophet Mohammed. Not too shabby. ☺

A whole year has passed since I started collating my thoughts here! Its amazing! I am so pleased and proud of myself for beginning. Please allow me bask in my own glory, we don’t do enough of that do we? Just congratulate ourselves and take pride in how far we have come, often we are too busy trying to achieve the next milestone. When I started writing, I think it was just to help me create some balance mentally; document my thoughts and I guess unpack my mind to make more room within. This blog served all of those purposes and much more. I didn’t realise how cathartic writing would be for me, as though I left bits of myself on the page…I literally wrote off emotions!

It’s been a great journey so far, and so many people have read me and sent me such supportive messages. It’s always fascinating to think that someone reads something you thought was unique to you and mentally screams, “OMG, I KNOW RIGHT?! I thought I was the only weirdo!” Haha! I love that. Thank you so much to everyone who’s ever visited my blog and a huge hug to those who returned or followed or commented. Thank you.

So what do I hope for my blogging this year? Just to enjoy myself even more, fall even deeper in love with writing and be open to seeing where this journey takes me. I hope to be more consistent although I know that I don’t ever force myself to write when I don’t have anything to say. I do write for an audience of one, and I think this blog has helped me in some way really live for an audience of one; for God. I really do want to do the things that make Him look at me and smile, from the eyes…Tyra style. ☺