.1 Year = Fancy Napkin's Birthday.

Well, my dear friends. Today is a biggie.
It's my little blog here's birthday!
She's 1 year old today, and I feel like a parent watching their little baby grow into something beautiful.
So.......
Happy {first} Birthday Fancy Napkin!

If someone asked me what this little blog of mine means to me, I don't think I could put it into words. Sounds silly, right. A blog?
But the truth is {without exaggerating} that blogging has completely changed my life. Not in momentous ways, but in the ways that I feel about myself. And how I live my life. I am incredibly thankful to have found such an amazing way to express and challenge myself, both creatively and mentally.
In some way, this blog has given me a piece of happiness that I didn't even know I was missing.
After I got married to my adorable man, I just found myself waiting for the next big thing. I wasn't ready for children, I was in a job that I didn't enjoy, and I was just feeling bored.
Then after reading my many daily blogs, a random thought popped in my head.
'Why not start your own?'
So I did, and Fancy Napkin was born. 
{you can check out my first welcome post here}

I didn't know what I was going to write about. I didn't really have any game plan. I just knew that there was this creative energy bursting in me which I needed to find a way to express.
I wanted this universe that was completely my own. A place where I could share a thought, a craft, an outfit, a recipe, or even just a happy event. A diary of sorts. And Fancy Napkin did just that.

It's truly my little piece of happiness each day. I look forward to sharing posts with you, and yes, some days the inspiration just isn't there, and it's those days that I just won't write. But for the most part, I am bursting with different ideas that I can't wait to get out there.
Blogging is always on my mind. From learning to take better pictures, to trying out different things which I wouldn't normally do. All because I really just want to share my experience with you.
It has helped me grow to be the person I am today.

It's opened up doors that I never thought possible, with some very exciting projects in the works, and that's just the beginning. I feel just so darn lucky sometimes and I can attribute that all to this blog.
I also feel like the last few months have just really begun to kick into high gear. I'm making new friends from all over the world, and can't wait to the day when I actually get to meet some of you. It might sound funny, but I look forward to hearing from a certain few each week and it's relationships like that, that I wouldn't have without Fancy Napkin.

 I am just a small little piece in the blogging world and even a year ago today never thought I'd even reach 200 followers, but know that this experience has changed me for the better. I am happier and more content them I have ever been, and some days I think that I may have found my little creative place in the World.
So THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart for reading, listening, and sharing in my world. With comments of encouragement, love and just being present, I so appreciate it.
You have brought me joy beyond words.
xoErinn