Hidden Blog Downsizing After 8 Years

Hidden Blog was born on July 1, 2007. Back then these things were true about me:

- Worked in the tax department for State Farm. Then I was reorganized into the actuarial department against my wishes, set up a five year exit strategy, reached it in three. Living the dream as a self-employed math tutor with a business that's grown every semester for six years - 76 in the last year.

- Facilitator for Leadership McLean County. I continued two more years, took a four-year break, then had another tour. Now I'm helping design the leadership training component for the program.

- Had just left a worship band and the church we got married in. After a break, I joined another band for three years, and am now back on the market.

- Was 13 years into condominium ownership and five years into treasurer duties. Now into the 21st year, last month we put an offer on our first house.

- Had no other major volunteer activities. Soon after I began a five-year stint as an assistant high school basketball coach, then transitioned into three years of theater.

Hidden Blog was a way of being creative, and even more so, was a way to journal life's thoughts and memorable events. "50 monthly posts" has been the foundation for 96 months, more than 5,000 posts, and over 200,000 page views.

Life is most definitely better since then. The adventures have been memorable, the act of journaling has been personally soothing, and by happenstance along the way it's reached other people as well. Hidden Blog will live on, maintaining at least the purpose of tracking my goals, but the self-enrichment exercise of doing as many as 50 posts in a month has been completed with unblemished success.

May God continue to bless us daily in spreading love, fun and good life!