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6 Year Blogiversary

January 5, 2021 By Ruthie Ridley 17 Comments

Ruthie Ridley Blog 6 Year Blogiversary
If you had told me 6 years ago that eventually this blog would be my full time job, I would have laughed in your face. I am STILL in complete SHOCK that I was able to leave my job as a registered nurse last fall to go blogging full time. I will be honest with you all, I am living the dream. My heart is truly bursting with gratitude that I am where I am.
It is always an absolute privilege to do what you love for a living. This does not come without hours, and days and years of hard work, but it is worth it!! They always say that there is no such thing as overnight success and I could not agree more. Hard work is required for success, but when you are able to reap the benefits the reward is so sweet.
As we head into another year of blogging in this space, I wanted to say a huge thank you for being here with me. If you were not here with me, I could not do this. You are all so loyal, faithful and so so kind. This year my hope is to continue to bring you inspiring, creative, uplifting content. May God bless you all over and over and over again.
You can see previous anniversary posts here!

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