Day 1- Start a Blog

Day 1- Start a Blog

Ohmygosh.  Do you know what it looks like when you start a blog?  If you've blogged before, you probably know what I'm talking about.  

For the novice-bloggers, it's this.  It looks like this:

Overwhelming, to say the least.  

But just as this blank page literally stares me in the face, I'm realizing that this whole adventure is a figurative blank page, and both are SO exciting!!

All month, I've seen "Day 1" written on my calendar on January 29th and as I watched this day get closer and closer, I was excited but also pretty nervous!  I've ALWAYS wanted to start a blog (well since I've discovered the world of Pinterest, anyway)  But I've never taken the first step.  Now I finally have the perfect excuse to start one, and to actually commit to posting on it every day for the first month!

My First Hurdle: 

Being new to the world of blogging, I didn't quite know about choosing a blog name until I tried to find the perfect one.  Inspired by one of my favorite quotes from Peter Pan, I finally decided on "An Awfully Big Adventure," which, of course, has already been taken.  Then I decided to just add a few words at the beginning and have it be "Today Will Be An Awfully Big Adventure."  But you're not supposed to make the name too long, or else people won't read it or remember it.  Nothing that I liked was available, and everything that was available was too long.  But thanks to a little help from my sisters (and lots of group-text brainstorming), I decided on "Thirty-Some Adventures."  It's perfect for what I'm doing here- both my reason for starting the blog (a media to share my 30 by 30), but also for all the adventures that I'll enjoy (and probably struggle with) in my thirties.  A PERFECT way to welcome in a new decade!

My Second Hurdle:

I should've started working on this a week ago!  There are SOOOO many options, and it takes a lot of work to get something up and running and looking nice.  So, my apologies friends, you'll just have to wait a few days for the "looking nice" part!

My Next Hurdle:

When I turn 40, I'm going to need a new blog name (and TONS of emotional support).