So, this is it.

I pretty much decided that I was definitely closing it, just a few hours after I wrote the last post. But I figured I would wait the month out and see how it felt. And now I am 100% sure I don't want to do this anymore. Not for a long tim anyway.

So it's been 6½ years of bogging. That's quite a bit. I remember always wondering when I'd stop. I loved it so much part of me wondered if I ever would. And that frightened me a bit. I don't know why, but it did. So this is actually a relief. I'm glad that I've outgrown this. I can move on to other things.

Thank you to all my readers. I'm constantly amazed by the people who have been there from the beginning, and the ones who grabbed on some time later and just wouldn't let go. You've read about the college years, the big scary move to Sweden, the hellish three years of teaching, the loss of near and dear loved ones, and finally, the "new" job and all the good change that's brought to me in the past year. I can't believe you guys have stuck with me for so long, and I really thank you for that. This place was a great outlet for me, and it's wonderful that there were people who grew to know me and listen to me just through my blog.

If it wasn't for my blogging, I could definitely say that at least 3 of my closest real life friends would not have ever come into my life. Because of this blog I connected with (I'll use the names I've used on the site) "Magenta," who I started having lunches with and who introduced me to "Sierra," and in the same way I met "Magenta" I met "Indigo." I met "Lavender" through a different site, but I believe this blog is how she kept contact with me before getting me the job at the school where we became good friends. And now the 5 of us are a tightly knit group. And without my blog I don't think I would have these wonderful girls in my life. And that I can't be grateful enough for.

So there we have it. There may be a chance that in the future I will want to start up something new. But I really don't have any plans for that now, and I'm happy to get away from this. But if you drop me an email, I can let you know if I ever start anything up again.

Thank you all SO MUCH. It's been great fun. But things have to change. And so this is it for me and My Own Moon.

Love,

StarChild xoxo - Sunday, 10 February '08

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