Rest Day

I spent the morning trying to think of words behinning with the letter OThen I remembered that Sunday is a rest day in the A-Z ChallengeSoI could relaxThis week has been exciting I got a few promising emails And also did an informal chat with an on line media company I'm not sure what will come if itBut it's fun just to do itIt never ceases to amaze what can happen when you put yourself out there I have been contacted by people the world overTo do interviewsSkype chats Writing pieces for publicationsIt's all fun And it's all part of gathering awareness for addiction and EDs This month I am four years blogging It's quite hard to believeBut in other ways I feel every bit of the last four years I think back to 2012April 2012I was 30 years old 11 years in to my illnessAnd had been up and down since up until then Mostly down if I am honest I started looking for blogs on the Internet for like minded people I needed to find others who were like meIt's human nature The need to know that we are not alone The first sure I found was Yummy Secrets Some of you will remember this site It is no longer active nowI also found Recovering Anorexic over on WordpressAnd both these blogs opened the door to whole host of other blogs Some in the midst of their illnessSome recovering As well as the usual smattering of pro ana too
I read back on my first posts And I write about wanting to lost weight Fasting Purging I know back then I was about 50-54kgAnd I wanted to be smaller Blogger was so active back then There were so many blogs to discover and follow I would say that 75% of those are now defunct And there are only a handful of us left I worry for our community That it will die out I sincerely hope not thoughAs I know a lot of us depend on this community and each other Over time My blog has become more about my struggle to get wellI think ive grown up a little Finally says youBut seriously It's been an amazing rideTo document everything that's happened in the last four yearsTo meet and get to know so many lovely peopleFor you to be part of my story And me to have been part of yoursIt been like writing a diary And sharing it with the world I hope my blog has in some small way helped in the plight against EDs and addictionI am one girl writing a blogBut together I believe we can make a change For the better
So Happy Birthday to you today blog!And long may you last!