Celebrating .................:)

 YOU ….........yes…. You, my blog readers on my blogoversary.

Somewhere in 2007 when I signed into blogger.com, I was a total novice. I simply signed in and started fidgeting around. I have already written about it in my blog history in my 100^th post. It was around Sept 2009 that i took to active blogging,  What started off  playfully  into something which I was clueless about  has reached 4 years.

For somebody whose enthusiasm or passion for anything in life  is only for a short term of 6 months or may be an year,  4 years  is too long a time. I am surprised, i have  sustained a hobby or interest for so long:)

This has been possible all thanks to you people  who are veteran bloggers who have  made interesting and more posts with many blogoversaries behind you. Without your  Motivation, inspiration and support  this  might not have been possible. So, last September 25^th  with 243 posts( excluding my cookery posts and my children’s creative photo posts) , I clock 4 years of active blogging.  

This blog, like I have mentioned before in my 100th post,  is my cocoon of warmth and so you will never find any negative posts or rants( may be 1 like the recent chennai express post). This was written initially for my children, which later drifted into other areas.  It is more of a happy space which I hope my children will  read 15 or 20 years from now and I hope the blog will serve as a  mulligatawny soup for their souls in their later years.   That  was the purpose. ( No chicken soup for we are veg :))

There have been days when words and thoughts have flowed easily, sometimes it has been hard to put a thought into words, some thoughts  are still languishing as drafts,  sometimes there would be zero motivation but somehow I have managed to push through and  post atleast 5 posts in a month on an average( except during vacations).

I would like to take this opportunity to thank each and every one of you who has encouraged with motivating words and  propagated positive vibes through your  intelligent comments. It means me a lot to me  that you take time out of your busy schedules, visit my space and leave interesting and insightful comments. I have already mentioned my lovely blog friends here in this post. Many of them have quit blogging  or have paused  for a while or are irregular. Meanwhile I would like to mention again a few of them  from that list and add a few names to the list whom I have known through blogposts.

Sowmya: Soulspace her blog, is a warm place I love going to. Her forte is storytelling and so one will find more of stories here in this  space along with some heartwarming posts. She is my first follower and so very special. Thank you, Sowmya.

Rama of (Time, time...I have all the time):Apart from armchair traveling through her posts, I love the  positive and uplifting posts she writes.  The stories she shares have depth and  are realistic.   Thank you, Rama.

Swapna Raghu Sanand: When I read her posts, I find her to be a mirror image of me -  a combo of traditional values  and modern values. A mom who records memories for her son through her lovely blog "petals" amongst many other labels like movie, book reviews and all that happens or affects her. Thank you, Swapna.

 Ramesh( Business musings): is a scholar blogger who writes business news much before popular media reports. The business  related posts he makes are interesting and beautifully articulated. His opinions on business issues are what I would like to call “ Business with human face”. Thank you Ramesh.

Shilpa Garg of( Rose is a rose is a rose): For me, she is Blogsville’s Wordsmith.  The ease with she writes short stories in Drabble 100, fiction 55er  or spine poetry at shortnotice speaks about her creativity and word flair.  She is another blog mommy who writes heartwarming posts, which  I am sure , her son will love reading them when he grows up. Her committment and dedication to challenges amaze me. Thank you, shilpa.

SG of shoot the breeze: is a blogger again who writes posts  that are news to me, most of them from the other side of the globe.  His posts will make you introspect and reflect on simple issues which you might not even consider worth giving a thought. His blog thoughts are worth pondering about. Thank you, SG.

And  also a huge thank you to Shachi, Renu, Anu  and all those who have found my blog worthy of blogrolling. Thank you for your support. Hope to interact more regularly with you all.

Thanks are due to indiblogger and Blogadda too. The prompts  that you throw up often helps me to dislodge all those sweet memories which are hidden in the crevices of my heart, Lest they be forgotten.  And many of your contests also help me to  introspect and some  help me to think creatively. 

Last but not the least my passive readers without whose support, the hit statistics of my blog would not have reached 1,30,000+    

It also feels nice to see my thoughts and views are picked up by search engines and linked to their sites. My post on Tranquebar was linked in  the Neemrana hotel site and they had the courtesy to inform me.  My previous post on  Ganesh utsav celebrations was picked up by a local ezine. One of my photos( narthelai) was used  in a leading tamil fortnightly. ‘Mangayar  malar’   in  their recent issue of 2013( 1-15). They must have found it on google images. 

 Apart from being therapeutic,  Blogging for me  has been a huge learning curve not just with writing but also technically. I can diversify  and make more improvements but I fear it will lose its warmth.    

 Thanks for the support People. I am honored to have you all here and hope to continue the journey with you all.