100 posts! Let’s Celebrate!

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I just received a notification from WordPress that said I’ve published over 100 posts on the platform! Yay me! But seriously, this is wonderful. One of my fears when I started blogging was that I would run of ideas to write. Here I am nearly six years and 100 posts later, and I’m still going. I started this blog because I believe everyone has an interesting and important story to tell, and I wanted to share mine. 

Sharing my story and experiences has been a wonderful journey so far. I’ve talked a lot about my experience with a genetic disorder called Turner syndrome on my blog. For years after I was diagnosed as a teenager, I kept my condition to myself, only sharing it with a very select few people. As I grew older, I started advocating for myself, and I needed people to understand what my day to day life is like as a woman with Turner syndrome. This inspired me to share my story. One of my first blog posts was “Imperfectly Perfect: Life with Turner Syndrome”. The truth is, I actually wrote this blog post for a major magazine. I submitted it, but never heard back from any representative from the magazine company. That’s when I decided to create my own platform. That’s how Life with Charli came about! I was nervous about starting a blog, but I realized that if I wanted more awareness on Turner syndrome, I needed to be comfortable with sharing my story. 

I have also talked a lot about dealing with mental illness on my blog. I have mentioned many times on my blog that was hesitant to start therapy and medication for my mental illness. To be honest, even up to the time I started my blog, I was still hesitant. However, I noticed a lot of other bloggers boldly talking about mental illness with no shame. Then, one day, I asked on one of X, then Twitter, if anyone would like to share their story on my blog. 

I was so happy when I got a response from a fellow writer Lesley Skinner. When Lesley told me that she wanted to write about mental illness, I gladly collaborated with her and published “Christianity and Mental Health”.  Around that time, a fellow blogger, Nadine, shouted me out as a fellow mental health advocate. 

I was shocked, because I didn’t see myself as one. However, I happily accepted the praise. It wasn’t really my intention to focus on mental health, but looking back, that was a topic I have been talking about from my very first post “This is Life: Your Purpose, Your gift”, which focused on self love. Other early posts that followed also focused on mental health, like “Judgements and Assumptions”, which focused on social anxiety. I just did not realize how connected to mental health those posts were. I was just writing my experience. Amazingly, people were listening responding so positively to what I had to say. Little did my fellow bloggers know, though, that I was listening to them too. I decided to reach out for help with my mental illness like so many of my fellow bloggers, and was officially diagnosed with depression and borderline personality disorder. 

It felt so good to finally be getting help. I’m very grateful to the bloggers who have had an influence on my mental health and blogging journey. With the beautiful feedback I have been receiving throughout my time blogging, I know my story has reached others as well. For instance, a beautiful soul took the time to send this email to me:

A very warm thankyou to you my friend, and to all those who have been supporting me through all this time. If you are sharing your story online like me, know that people are watching and listening. You are making an impact on someone’s life. Keep sharing your story. 

Thankyou for visiting and helping me celebrate 100 published posts. Here’s to 100 more.

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Author: Charli Dee

Welcome to my site! I started this site to help inspire people with my experiences. I hope that I accomplish my goal for this site even a little!

25 thoughts on “100 posts! Let’s Celebrate!”

      2. I love blog-land too, and the writing community as a whole! Yes, social media can be toxic. People can be so mean. I’ll never understand why. However, I’ve found that the writing community is filled with kind and supportive people. When I’m on social media, fellow writers are who I mostly interact. I don’t really I get toxic posts in my feed, as most of the writers I’ve interacted with are trying to spread positivity. When I do come across toxic posts though, I stay clear of them.

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      3. Good call – I think it’s a bit of a spin cycle – and I made a mistake of searching for info on American politics that accidentally opened up a can of opinionated red and blue worms – now I can’t seem to turn it off! L xx

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      4. Lol. Yeah, there is the saying that there are three topics to avoid in conversations: politics, religion and money because those can be very hot topics. Differing views on politics and religion have been known to get people killed. I don’t mind sharing my views on politics and religion if asked sometimes, but I also make it clear to the person I’m talking with that I’m not trying to force my views on them.

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      5. I think that’s a super-safe and sensible approach – they really can make other people feel very argumentative (I feel safe in my opinion and open to other ideas so I never get angry about those subjects – but even I don’t like it if I feel like the other person is trying to force me to change my mind!) Linda xox

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      6. lol. Don’t get me wrong, I love a good debate, but with my loved ones and people I feel safe with! We can often agree to disagree, and that’s ok! I don’t have debates with everyone though, because some people can really take it the wrong way and sometimes that can get very dangerous.

        I completely understand! I feel the same way about others thinking they can force their beliefs on me! I’m also very comfortable in my beloefs as well!

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      8. lol. I like to avoid confrontation, but sometimes I wonder if I’m too careful! lol. Sometimes I feel it’s good to speak out at times, because that’s how you make change. If people of marginalized groups like women stayed quiet we would not have the rights we have today.

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    1. Thankyou so much! I have no doubt you will get there! I no idea I would reach 100 posts! I didn’t know that had so much to share! I thought I would run out of ideas by now! lol. But I’m still going! There is still more experiences be had and shared! I’m looking forward to the future of my blog!

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