Celebrating 100 Posts. Fine 112. Better Late Than Never?

Funny thing. The last few months I was thinking that I should do something special for my 100th post. It's a milestone, right? Well, that milestone came and went a few weeks ago :-p. This post is number 112.

I'm not sure why I up and forgot about my 100th post. Maybe I thought I didn't have anywhere near 100 posts (actually that number still seems somewhat staggering to me, although I'm not sure why since I usually blog 4-5 times per week and I started back in September. I also missed my 6 month anniversary...), or maybe I'm just loving this whole blogging thing so much I plan to blog 100,000 more times and 100 seems measly :)

Either way, thank you, dear readers. You are the reason I blog. I love it when you tell me I inspire you to try new things, and make you want to cook and bake. If you are a faithful RSS subscriber, you can also follow my random musings on Twitter @RellaBellaK. For those of you who aren't subscribed but use things like Google Reader, well, become a subscriber! Just click the little drop-down arrow to the right of this post where it says "subscribe to."

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And in case you happen to be wondering what my 100th post was, it was actually rather fitting. Perhaps you've noticed my obsession with banana flavored baked goods?

A Celebration of Global Gratitude

You may have read my post about #TweetsGiving last week; I'm participating in this global gratitude celebration, and I encourage you to do the same! Feel free to leave a comment here, or share your gratitude through your own blog, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, or any other way you'd like.

Gratitude Au Gratin

Ingredients:

• 1 Mom who loves and supports me no matter what
• 1 Dad who never passes up an opportunity to tell me (and everyone he knows) that I make him proud
• 1 brother who constantly challenges me to rethink my preconceived notions
  
• 1 sister who reminds me that stopping to smell the roses isn't a waste of time
• 2 nephews who provide me with an endless source of unconditional love and hours of entertainment with their antics
• 1 grandmother who continually inspires me to strive to new heights
• zest of 1 lemon (because zest makes everything taste better; HT:GG)
  

Directions:

1. Mix all of the above ingredients.
2. Add a job that not only puts a roof over my head and food on my table, but that I genuinely enjoy and allows me to learn and grow.
3. Stir in opportunities to be involved in my community that (although they sometimes cause me stress and annoyance) help me to feel like I make a difference in this world.
4. Sprinkle in my wonderful friends who make life fun and interesting (you know who you are), who are there when I laugh and when I cry, who support and encourage me, and who aren't afraid to take me down a peg or two when I need it.
   

I'm grateful for my life; I'm in a very different place than I thought I would be, but then, who can tell the future anyway? I wouldn't trade a minute of it.