Thanks! I can hardly believe it's been 4 years, the time has just flown by. The actual anniversary is on March 30th, so I'll pop some champagne that day (hoping to hear some good news by then too, to really make the celebration worthwhile!). HC, I have a feeling you will be getting that light bulb this year!
We've got a few really, really cool things in the works, I can't wait to announce them! Suffice it to say, things are going fantastic with the business - we've added a dozen new advertisers since the beginning of the year, our monthly unique visitors has grown, our FB page and Twitter account are kicking butt with activity, and I'm thrilled to be sponsoring Bootstraps (wine and education - my two favorite subjects!), the Mountain Area Home & Garden Show, and the Evergreen Big Chili Cook Off that benefits all 6 mountain area fire departments (firefighters - heck yeah! Oh, and I put in a request that for this year's Car Wash, they consider going shirtless - I'd double my pay and I'm sure I wouldn't be the only one who appreciates it. heehee).
The best part is that I love what I do-it makes me happy. If I could have a wish for everyone, it would be just that. If you love what you do for work, it isn't work. Do what is your passion. Or, as they put it in Rise of the Guardians (love that movie), "find your center."
"Now, more than ever, the illusions of division threaten our very existence. We all know the truth: more connects us than separates us. But in times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another as if we were one single tribe.” -King T'Challa, Black Panther
The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it. ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is. ~Winston Churchill