I thought about blogging for a long time—a few years actually. But I was holding myself back.
In fact, I held myself back most of my life by keeping my writing concealed. I can’t even blame a lack of support around me, because I was lucky enough to have it right in front of my face. Yet, I refused to acknowledge any of it.
My English teachers encouraged me like crazy, but I brushed them off. My parents both said I should be a writer when I “grew up”, but I ignored them too.
Then one day Mr. H dared me to write a novel. Being that I was spinning in circles at that time in my young adulthood—bored and a bit reckless—I told him I was game.
I didn’t have a clue how I would pull off writing an entire freaking book.
Insecurities raced across my mind every day. How in the hell are you going to write hundreds of pages? Why are you going to spend your minuscule free time working that hard? And, after you devote years of your life to one damn story…who in their right mind will ever take the time to read it?
But when I say I’m going to do something…I do it.
Five years after the day I took that dare, I’m still here, proudly finishing up my third book, The Bra Game.
My blog, a physical perspective, is having a birthday. She just turned two.
Naturally, I wanted to celebrate this special day with all of you.
Blogging was a necessary step in the indie author process. How else would anyone know that me and my words existed?
It was difficult for me to find the courage to share my writing with the world. I didn’t feel that I had anything worthy to offer in an online universe where there is already such an overwhelming chatter.
Throughout my writing journey I have been amazed by one thing above all…our awesome community. People from across the globe are connecting in a way I never thought possible. Every day I see so much beauty being shared through the written word, and I feel honored to be a part of it.
I am truly grateful for all of you, and all of this. Keep rockin’ the peace and the love.
Britt Skrabanek 
Huge congrats on all your accomplishments to date!!! They’re just a foretaste of what’s to come!
Thanks so much, Stan! It feels good to reach the two-year mark in the blogosphere, for sure!
And as your fiction career takes off, it’ll feel even better! : )
Congrats on the two years as well as being almost finished with The Bra Game. Exciting accomplishments for sure!
Thanks, love! I almost totally missed my blogiversary. Thankfully some of my blogger pals who started around the same time mentioned the two-year celebration and reminded me. Feels awesome!
Well done and beautifully said, Britt! (and I love that photo of you!)
Happy 2nd Birthday APP and may we share many more years with you! ❤
Thank you, sweetness! Here’s to many more wonderful years with you as well. : )
Happy bloggiversary, Britt! It always makes me happy when I see bloggers celebrating the time they committed to maintaining their blogs, and even more so when it’s someone I know. 🙂 Here’s to many more birthdays to come!
Woot, woot! It makes me happy to see that too, especially anyone who makes it past that first year when statistically most blogs fizzle out. Wishing you many more blog birthdays to come as well!
Yay! Happy anniversary! I’m so glad you decided to blog so that we’ve all gotten the chance to know you and learn about your writing. I hope there are many more years of a Physical perspective still to come. 🙂
Aw, thank you, honey. I’ve had such an amazing time befriending spectacular peeps like yourself. I think a physical perspective has some more years up her sleeve. : )
Happy birthday and congrats for coming out as a writer and all you’ve achieved since 🙂
Thanks a bunch, Andrea! It took a leap of faith, but I’m glad I decided to do it. So many amazing things have happened since then.
Happy Birthday number 2! And Well Done on all your dedicated writing. 🙂
Thanks, Gallivanta! It hasn’t been an easy road, but I’m glad I decided to take my writing for a spin. : )
Congrats on your two-year blogiversary. I’m so glad that we connected. It’s always a pleasure to read your blog, as well as your fiction!
Thanks so much, lovely! You’re one of my fave pals in the blogosphere and I am forever grateful for your support.
It takes a certain amount of stick-to-it-ness to keep on blogging. So many start out like a house-a-fire, only to burn them selves out in a few months. Congrats on making it stick!
You can say that again. That was certainly another part of my hesitation with starting the blog, because I knew there was much more to it than writing by the seat of my pants. But I had no idea how much I would learn from the experience, in addition to how many awesome people I would connect with…bonus! Congrats to you as well for sticking it out. : )
We’re just a couple of blog toddlers you and I… watch out world, here come the terrible twos… Britt and Letizia blogging for two years now, walking and talking, and ready to grab everything in sight! Haha!
p.s. Mr. H rules – daring you to write your first novel….
You mean the “cutest” blog toddlers, right? : )
I was totally going to mention the terrible twos somewhere in the post, but I couldn’t find a clever enough way to weave it in. But, yes…watch out world!
(Mr. H absolutely rules.)
Congratulations! just been looking around at your blog, totally love it!
Thanks so much! Off to visit yours to snoop around. : )
Happy birthday, Britt, and congratulations for accepting a challenge, and on going far and beyond that goal. Wishing you all the best!
Thank you for your sweet wishes, Naomi! As long as inspiration keeps coming my way, I will continue accepting the challenge of writing books. Gotta keep on truckin’!