Showing posts with label Blog birthday. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Blog birthday. Show all posts

Aug 24, 2012

Happy (belated) 3rd blog birthday!!!

So I missed the 3rd Birthday of this blog.....it was August 7th. Can't believe how fast a year goes by! Well, better late than never, right? 

Well, HAPPY 3rd BIRTHDAY to this blog! It's been another amazing year and here below, the traditional summary of what has happened since the last blog birthday post.

Since the last Blog Birthday, in random order, I have....
...moved across Switzerland to the French speaking part.
...changed jobs/company.
...said Goodbye to Schaffhausen by hosting a farewell party with a Nautical theme together with Chris.
...interviewed one of my favorite bands, The Weepies!
...interviewed one of my favorite female singers, Lucy Rose!
....run my first race during the Lausanne Marathon and that was also the first time I ran 10k, EVER.
...participated in a basic Mountain Biking technique course, which was great fun!!
....been proposed to by Chris and I said yes (of course!!). 
....business trips aside (too many to mention), I have travelled to Italy for diving, to London for Christmas shopping and sightseeing, to Florida for a road trip, and I've also gone back to Sweden on various occasions.
...had a massive amount of visitors here in Essertines which has been sooooo much fun!
...did my first couple of awkward video blog posts:
http://linda-lostinswitzerland.blogspot.ch/2011/10/video-blog-just-dropping-by-to-say.html
http://linda-lostinswitzerland.blogspot.ch/2012/03/video-blog-spring-time-in-essertines.html
...continued my journey towards becoming a fearless blue slope skier ;)) Hahaha! Sorry, but for me, blue is already scary enough! It's looked something like this:
http://linda-lostinswitzerland.blogspot.ch/2012/01/learning-to-skipleasure-or-pain.html
http://linda-lostinswitzerland.blogspot.ch/2012/01/learing-to-ski-learn-to-love-your-enemy.html
http://linda-lostinswitzerland.blogspot.ch/2012/02/learning-to-ski-seriously.html
And I still have a long way to go!
...turned 33!
...started to plan our wedding next year.
...started the most exciting journey of my life by becoming pregnant!!! And the development has looked something like this so far:

...written 114 posts since the last blog birthday post (410 in total!).
...gotten some new followers of the blog and also started to follow quite a few new gems ;)
...become even happier and feel that I still have sooooo much to look forward to!

That's it...in short of course....I probably missed to mention lots, but it's not exactly an easy task to summarize a year.

A BIG THANK YOU to everyone who has started to or continued to support me and this blog over the past year/years! It's still lots of fun and seeing that people actually read what's written here is what keeps me going. Am hoping I will manage to keep it up with a little baby soon joining our family ;)) Am also hoping for your continued support as I start my 4th year (!!!!) as a blogger!

xox

Aug 17, 2011

Happy 2nd Blog Birthday!!!

Wow! Time flies and it is again time to celebrate the 2nd birthday of this blog (belated)!!! 

To align to the blogging tradition, here is a reflection of my second year as a blogger (the past year in review if you will):

Blog Birthday: August 7th 2009
Number of posts: 298 (this is 299)
The first post:
The most fun post to write (for some strange reason, I like to share embarrassing stories about myself):
The post I'm probably the most proud of: 
Since the last blog birthday, I have...
....tried downhill skiing for the first time ever!!
....managed to finally get my PADI Open Water Diver Certificate
My little niece, Cindy
....celebrated the 1st B-day of my little niece and God daughter and she has started to walk!!!
....bought myself a Mountain bike! A great investment... Thanks Chris for insisting =))
....climbed a tree for the first time in years (and it's still soooo childishly fun!!!)
....found myself a new and exciting job (still in Switzerland, but in the French speaking part, meaning that I will continue to feel pretty lost from time to time ;))
....found a new, great friend!! Nicole, I am so happy to be able to call you my friend!!!
....travelled to Sweden a few times, the Dominican Republic, Rome (twice!!), Poland (Warszaw and Katowice), Paris, Germany (diffrent locations) and last but not least - many places here in Switzerland...
....improved my photography skills and hope to further do so as I just invested in underwater housing for my Canon G10.
....baked a lot of Cupcakes (not to mention the eating of them)!
....spent countless of hours in the gym.
...learned a little bit of German (finally ;))
...."met" some really nice, new (to me) bloggers (they are on my list of blogs that I'm stalking ;)).
....had some of my very best friends come here to visit us.
....very spontaneously booked a trip to Italy this weekend that we will spend diving, enjoying fine Italian cuisine and watching at least a couple of sunsets.

The Facebook fan page for this blog has grown from last years 155 to this years 223 followers!! THANK YOU!!


....and last but certainly not least, I am still very much in love 

In other words, it has been another amazing year!
The last year in retrospect......
Thanks to all of you who have been following and reading my blog... Thank you for all your comments, kindness and amazing support! I love to interact with you and you are the reason and motivation that keeps this blog going. I hope that you will continue to stop by. As long as you do, I will continue to blog ;))

xox

Aug 19, 2010

Happy (Belated) Blog Birthday!

Here I am, thinking I am getting quite used to this thing called blogging and almost missed one of the most common posts that bloggers do.......namely: Celebrate the birthday of ones blog!!!


To align to tradition, here is a reflection of my first year as a blogger.....the past year in review if you will:

Blog Birthday: August 7th 2009
Number of posts: 156
The first post:
The most revealing post:
http://linda-lostinswitzerland.blogspot.com/2009/08/dear-diary.html
My favourite post (simply because it describes the feeling of really being "Lost in Switzerland")
http://linda-lostinswitzerland.blogspot.com/2010/05/borta-bra-men-hemma-bast.html


Since I started this blog, I have
Managed to settle down in Switzerland (all though still feeling pretty lost from time to time ;))
Privately travelled to Sweden (many times), Tuscany, Venice, Como (twice), Cannes, Poland, London, Birmingham, Brussels, Germany (diffrent locations), Paris (a few times), Amsterdam, Rotterdam etc.....
Met Paulo Coelho for dinner after this post: http://linda-lostinswitzerland.blogspot.com/2009/12/in-my-comfort-zone.html
Had 2 photos chosen for an online travel-guide:
http://linda-lostinswitzerland.blogspot.com/2009/12/i-have-been-schmapped.html
Got "accidentally" promoted at work
http://linda-lostinswitzerland.blogspot.com/2009/09/happiness.html
Cried in the office 
Started a Facebook fan page for this blog and now have 155 fans


On top of all these things related to my blog, I went from having almost constant back pain, to finally getting the right diagnosis, got a lot  better and am now playing soccer again for the first time in 10 years! I've also tried ice skating again and jumped off a bridge into the Rhein =))
I became an auntie and a Godmother!!!! 
I have met some really nice people! I have laughed, cried, screamed, jumped and danced! I have learned so much about myself, about other people and most importantly, about life. I have been happy, sad, confused, heartbroken, lonely, in love, overwhelmed and disappointed.......and sometimes all at the same time!


....and last but certainly not least, I have Found Love 


In other words, it has been an amazing year!!
Thanks to all of you who have been following and reading my blog! It's been a pleasure!


xox