fill in the blank friday

It's Friday!  That means it's time for Lauren's link up.

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1.  I started my blog because   I depressed at the time, and it was a way for me to interact with the outside world in a safe way.

2.   One thing I love seeing on other blogs   are inspirational photographs and stories.

3.  Something I love about blogging  the community.  Bloggers are so encouraging and supportive, and that's really nice, even if we don't know each other in real life.

4. A favorite blog post of mine is probably  either of my Hong Kong posts.  You can read them here and here.  But in terms of getting to know me, this is the best post.  But for sentimental reasons, my post about Ian is also up there.

5. Something my friends in real life know about me that I've never before mentioned on my blog is   actually, it's more like the other way around!  Most of my real life friends don't even know I have a blog!  It's something I've kept from them, I don't know why.  Very few of them know.  I think I'm shy about telling them.  Also, I sometimes blog about personal stuff, like my depression last year, that I wouldn't openly talk about with a lot of people.

6.  My new favorite blogs to read are  not new, I've been reading them for a while.  But I love Beta Dad.  He cracks me up every time.  I also love Save and Continue.  She's one of my oldest childhood friends, and at 29 she just beat breast cancer.  Her blog is a really open and honest look at her journey, and I just grow more and more in awe of her strength and honesty.

7.  Some things I tend to avoid doing on my blog are   posting photos of myself.  I've posted a few in recent months, but it doesn't happen very often...