I’m not one to usually blog on a Saturday. But 1) Ishu thought it’d be fun behavior to wake up at 5am and 2) it’s a SPECIAL DAY for EatTeachBlog.
10 years ago, I published my first post on WordPress.
10 years ago, I had just graduated from my Masters program and wanted to channel some of that summer energy into a project. I remember laying belly-down on my parents’ living room floor, publishing this very first post.
And, since then, this blog has been my constant companion.
Sometimes I used it to share my random weekly confessions. During one short phase in Tennessee, I attempted to monetize this thing. And, for a while, I resented Eat Teach Blog for not being so fun for me anymore. (Glad we moved on from that phase). I also used it to share quick and easy recipes (oh, those pictures are so funny and blurry now).
But, in recent years, it’s been a little bit of a tracker for Ishu’s development. All the big and little milestones he’s hit.
It’s been around longer than Ishu. Longer than ANKUR was even an idea in my brain. It’s been around for longer than my teaching career. Longer than any clothes I own (mostly ’cause those don’t fit anymore, y’know?).
It’s just been here. All along. My fun little sidekick “project” that I started.
And I don’t see an end in sight.
It’s one of the things I’m most proud of. The thing I’ve been most consistent about. The thing that makes me really, really happy.
And, today, it turns 10.
Happy birthday, Eat Teach Blog. Thanks for going through all these phases of life with me.
Congratulations on your TEN YEAR MARK of Eat Teach and Blog.
It has been a pleasure for us to follow you on this blogging journey.
It is always fun to pick up any of your “reflections and thoughts”. They are all interesting and informative.
Whether they are about your students that you have taught over the years or your recipes or your travel trips or some exciting happenings in your family or your own marriage or your lil prince IshuPishu.
I can go on and on….. Not only have I enjoyed it, I hear so many others around me that love reading your blogs and eagerly await for it to get posted every morning. We all have learnt so much from it and hopefully will continue to do so.
May you continue to write and share your journey of life and your life experiences with your followers.
Wishing to Health Happiness and Success in your blogging and everything else that you do in your life.
holy crappoly, unreal that’s it’s been 10 years. masi is right, watching your life through your words and eyes, how you navigate your world, has been a privilege didi! PLEASE DON’T STOP! thank you for blogging relentlessly and taking the best photos to go with it!! (please let Ishu be a guest blogger in 5 years 🙂
It’s the first thing I do in the morning. I read ETB. You write so so beautifully Div, capturing all our special moments and allowed for funny and important discussions. The latest Ishu content is the very best! Thank you for bringing us all along for the ride!
It’s my favorite thing to read, internalize its content, learn from, shed tears, laugh, get updated, be reminded, and so so much more. Happy birthday Blessings ETB. Wishing you continued blogging, the very best is yet to come!!! Love you ITNA SARA @Divya Budhraja Mathur I have already nominated you for my Best seller!!! And by the way you have touched hearts and souls at a global level as I get comments about ETB from INDIA too!!!!
10 years is a great accomplishment! Congrats! Many people don’t make it that long 😉