After 127 posts, 1976 comments, 110 RSS readers, and 136 Twitter followers, today CreateaBalance.com is one year old! It’s been an amazing ride and I’m looking forward to another exciting year.
In honor of my one year anniversary I am giving away one space for the Hungry for Balance Online Retreat.
How to Enter the Giveaway…
1st Entry: Let me know why you want to win in the comments section of this post.
2nd Entry: Follow me on Twitter.
3rd Entry: Tweet the following message to your followers…Just entered the Hungry for Balance Giveaway. You can win by following @createabalance. http://bit.ly/H0lZr
4th Entry > Mention this contest in a blog post. Let me know by linking to this post (if your trackback doesn’t work, leave another comment on this post so I know about your post).
5th Entry > Subscribe to my RSS feed via email.
Yes, that’s 5 chances to win! One entry per person. Contest closes at 11:59 p.m. CST on Thursday, February 19, 2009.
A Year In Review
If you missed any, here are some of my most popular posts that I wrote of the past year.
Top Ten Signs I May Always Look Pregnant
Best Way to Lose Weight – My Personal Guiding Principles
Can You Embrace Your Authentic Sense of Self While Raising Children?
How to Synchronize Your Authentic Voice
Practicing Being Selfish = Self Nurturing
21 Reasons to Schedule a Weekly Night Out for Yourself
Join The Life Balance Group Writing Project
Getting My Groove Back
Okay, okay…I’m slowly getting my groove back and promise to start writing about the practice of life balance very very soon.
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Happy blog anniversary Stacey! Looking forward to another year of great writing and inspiration.
One year down.That is huge Stacey. I am all about self improvement so I would love a chance to be apart of your retreat! I already follow you, RSS, and just now twited about it. Thanks for being you Stacey!
Jay´s last blog post..Inner Noodle’s Guide to Dream Analysis- Step One
Stacey,
Happy Birthday! And lots more balanced years to come.
I would love to win a ticket to your online retreat. I have been following you for a while and I’d love to get deeper into the subject of life balance. We lead similar lives and can learn from the wisdom of others.
Thanks for inspiring me.
Mindful Mimi´s last blog post..How to create 10 simple, positive habits
Hi Stacey –
One year — congratulations! You’ve done amazing things here this past year. I’ve been visiting for many months, and it’s been a complete joy to come here, and to get to know you. Best of luck in all the future holds for you, my friend! And know that I’ll be here, along for the ride!!
Lance´s last blog post..Sunday Thought For The Day
Happy Anniversary – many wonderful accomplishments indeed!! It’s been a pleasure reading your thoughts on balance and look forward to continuing in year 2.
Vered – Thank you for your kind words.
Jay – Thank you for supporting me and my blog throughout this journey.
Mimi – Learning from our own inner wisdom and bonding with like-minded people is priceless.
Lance – Thank you for contributing so much to the CreateaBalance.com experience.
Stacey Shipman – Thanks. We still need to get together to figure out some sort of collaborative project!
Stacey, congratulations! I love the picture, and you certainly seem to be getting back in the groove very quickly. Have just tweeted and am already following you and looking forward to more wonderful things on your blog!
Daphne´s last blog post..The World Is Inside You
Happy Anniversary!
I flipped through the posts and recognized some of them. I hadn’t read “Top Ten Signs I May Always Look Pregnant” before. I think it was key for your belly journey and was the fuel for later posts.
Good stuff, good sharing, and good lessons.
J.D. Meier´s last blog post..Forcing Functions
Daphne – Thank you for all of your support!
J.D. – My belly journey continues (I guess everything happens for a reason).
Congratulations on a year of success!
I’ve only entered the blogging sphere recently, yet, from day one, I’ve been so amazed by how many people are willing to share their wisdom to help others live more balanced, fulfilled lives.
Thank you Stacey for your time, effort, and wisdom. I look forward to future posts!
-Maricor
Maricor Coquia´s last blog post..Apparently, I’m being too slow with change.
Happy blog anniversary Stacey! Thank you for the Hungry for Balance magnet. I received it in the mail last week and it is proudly sitting on my refrigerator.
Davina´s last blog post..The Morning Muse — Just Write
Maricor – Welcome to the blogosphere and to the CreateaBalance.com experience. Blogging is truly amazing and I hope you continue to enjoy the journey.
Davina – Yeah! It was so fun to mail you the magnet. I’m happy to know you are enjoying it.
Happy Anniversary Stacey! Reaching the one year milestone in blogging is a huge accomplishment. You’ve done excellent.
I’m looking forward to many more years of reading Create A Balance and hearing your wonderful words of wisdom.
Barbara Swafford´s last blog post..When Non-Blogger Friends Don’t Get It
Congratulations!! Oh my…how this blog has grown! And you are all ready to start rolling out a new program? Good for you! Way to go! You’re an inspiration!
Evelyn Lim´s last blog post..Installing Love On the Human Computer
A year has passed. You made a difference in blogosphere especially on a life balance and the ways of blogging.
Happy Anniversary and always be success, Stacey.
Arswino´s last blog post..Love, Wealth, or Success?
Happy Birthday ‘Create A Balance’ – and congratulations to your owner, Stacey! With her balanced life I am sure she will keep you filled with posts for a long time to come – and lots of bloggers will be sharing her journey with her (and filling up your comments section as well).
Love from LLF (and thanks to Evelyn for inspiring this conversation) x
Robin´s last blog post..Finding Our True Selves
Barbara – Please know you have helped me grow as a blogger (and I miss hanging out on your blog. I’ll be back soon).
Evelyn – You are one of my inspirations (and one of the first blogs I started to visit on a regular basis).
Arswino – Thank you. I’d like to think I have made some difference in the world.
Robin – I am honored to be sharing this blogging journey with you.
Congratulations on the anniversary. I wish you many more years of happy and balanced blogging!
rummuser´s last blog post..A Tale Of Two Crises
Congratulations on your one year!
“May next year be better than the last but not quite as good as tomorrow!” ~Henie~
Henie´s last blog post..Sempiternal Glow
Happy Anniversary, Stacy. I love coming here and getting a little break from the world…………………..:)
LisaNewton´s last blog post..Walkin’ Santa Monica Boulevard in Beverly Hills
Rummuser – Thank you. I wish you balanced blogging too.
Henie – Love the quote!
Lisa – I love having you hear and I love visiting your blog for a quick California escape.