I just looked back to my first entry on this blog, just over a year ago, and what an amazing journey it’s been. Three jobs with three companies. Travel to Thailand, USA, France, Switzerland, Belgium, the Reunion Islands, Mauritius. Nearly Malaysia and Alaska. A new house. One (careless) prang of the car. Nearly 25,000 miles around the M25. Countless birthday parties, dinner parties, and other celebrations. Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Friends coming, and sadly, even more friends going.

I never kept a diary when I was younger, which is a shame. It’s amazing how much you forget. But you cover a lot of ground almost without noticing.

I don’t know if anyone else has enjoyed or appreciated my blog. But reading back over the past year, I’m glad I’ve maintained it — if only to remind myself where I’ve been.

Imagine the story it will tell ten years from now.