Happy Birthday to Scribbles & Musings!!

(My OCD-ness needs to point out that I realize it isn’t quite in ROGIBIV order but was trying to match the cupcakes)

Happy Birthday to you…happy birthday to you…

Happy Birthday Dear Scribbles & Musings…

Happy Birthday to

Yoooouuuu!!!!

One year ago today, I had this crazy idea that I needed to learn about WordPress and therefore should start a new blog. Thus, Scribbles & Musings was born. One year later, I am happy to say that I am still learning about all kinds of different things about WordPress (and other computer-y things) and still love my blog space!

Life threw me a bit of a curve ball when my Mom passed away back in October 2015, which sent me into serious hibernation mode to lick my wounds for much of the winter and well into the spring. I am attempting to inch my way back out into the world (at least as much as any introvert goes out into the world) as the days finally get warmer and my body craves the warmth of the sun on my skin. My enthusiasm for most things, including blogging, seemed to disappear after my Mom died, but despite that I have managed to keep my weekly series of Fav Foto Friday (which will celebrate it’s one year anniversary at the end of July!) going even if I have been a ‘bit’ (ok…I know…a lot!) quiet otherwise on my blog.

One of the only things, other than my menagerie of animals (which have a way of getting your attention even if you want to hide your head in the sand) that I have been able to stay focused on since my Mom died, is my long time desire to learn to code…as in computer programming. I remember back in the 80s wanting to learn how to ‘do things’ with the Commodore 64 computer my parents brought home one day. I was fascinated with that thing! Through the years I have always stayed interested in ‘all things computer’…which was how the need to learn about WordPress came from…and what has brought me to this place.

This time I have spent hiding away from the world to lick my wounds, has been productive at least, in that it has given me lots of time to spend behind my computer learning to code and trying out all different kinds of platforms that teach you all these things. Online places like Treehouse, Codecademy, Udemy, Skillcrush and more. After months of trying out all these different platforms and learning about learning to code, I have even enrolled in an online bootcamp, Learn Verified, in a Fullstack Web Development program at Flatiron School to continue my venture into learning to code. Two months into it and I am still loving it and enjoying the journey! So despite hiding away from the world, I have kept myself busy and I think I am learning stuff…it might even be sinking in…finally.

All this to say, Happy Birthday Scribbles & Musings!! I still love ya! And just maybe you might hear more about my learning to code journey here at Scribbles & Musings…

Grab a cupcake and celebrate with us!!