On Milestones (My 200th Post!)

Since the ability to remember idiosyncratic anniversaries and count small achievements is one of my hidden superpowers, I'm excited to report that this is my 200th blog post! (Seriously, I'm the kind of person who passes the time on the elliptical machine by multiplying the number of strides or calories per minute by the number of minutes remaining in my workout, and then trying to beat my projected totals. What can I say: it keeps my mind engaged!)

In any case: 200 posts in just over a year and four months. It certainly feels like a milestone! I've reflected on what blogging means to me and how it's changed my life for the better, but given the absolute [multiple expletives deleted] that is 2017 so far, I'm especially grateful for all this blog has given me.

It's not just fancy dresses...though they're quite important too!

The friends I met through a shared love of pretty dresses and vintage style have become a source of much-needed, must-appreciated positivity and support. When I woke up at 3:30am the night of the 2016 presidential election, it was my good pal Rebecca in Wales who commiserated with me while I freaked the heck out. (Thanks, time zones! For once, you helped us out!) When my sister was missing, it was so many of my pinup pals who, with countless friends from all stages of my life, shared and reposted her photo, making it possible for the image to finally find its way into the newsfeed of the woman who found her.

When I feel down these days, I'll often turn to my lists of happy thoughts, but more often than not, I'll just think about all the wonderful people I'm lucky enough to still have in my life. You know what? It helps more than words can say.

Seeing the very best of my fellow human beings has inspired me to work harder to become the type of person I want to be. Once you've gotten used to seeing people build each other up, you realize 1) it feels amazing and 2) it's your duty to stop being so bashful about telling your friends and acquaintances how awesome they are! As a result of the community I've found through blogging, I've gained so much confidence about sharing my admiration for other people and the amazing things they do. I just feel more comfortable in my own skin, y'know?

200 posts into this blogging thing, I'm pretty darn grateful for all of the changes it's brought to my life. Those life changes, to me, make all the hours of being stared at while taking outfit photos, editing said photos, carefully choosing the right words to express exactly what's inside my brain, and putting it out forever into Internet-Land some of the best things I've done in the past year and change.

If you blog, what's your favorite part of having a blog?

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