{"id":1745,"date":"2010-05-22T22:49:57","date_gmt":"2010-05-23T05:49:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/?p=1745"},"modified":"2014-07-12T11:11:23","modified_gmt":"2014-07-12T18:11:23","slug":"500","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2010\/05\/22\/500\/","title":{"rendered":"500"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is my 500th post in this blog. Who knew I had that much to say?<\/p>\n

Still I sit here thinking about writing another post and I’m torn; I have so much to say, too much actually.<\/p>\n

I wonder about over-sharing, about letting my battle with cancer consume my blog the way it has consumed my life.<\/p>\n

I wonder about how this blog will change over the coming year.<\/p>\n

I miss the frivolous, light-hearted posts I used to write; my monthly letters to my daughter have taken on a new significance in the past couple months.\"500<\/a><\/p>\n

I’ve been reading over some of my favorite posts, and in honor of my 500 posts, I thought I’d share a few of them here<\/p>\n

20 Year High School Class Reunion<\/a>
\nContemplating my high school class reunion and how connecting with my old classmates on Facebook changed my attitude towards attending.<\/p>\n

Pregnancy 101: How to Roll Over<\/a>
\nSometimes a pregnant woman in bed feels (and looks) like a beached whale.\u00a0 Sometimes she needs to roll over.\u00a0 Sometimes the results are disastrous.<\/p>\n

I feel pretty<\/a>
\nSelf image is such a complicated issue for young women.\u00a0 I contemplate what makes me feel pretty, and how to help my daughter negotiate these issues as she grows up.<\/p>\n

Influence<\/a>
\nDo you pick up an accent when you visit the South? Is your mood affected by anyone else’s mood?\u00a0 What influences you? What influences you on a subconscious level? How do we teach our children to manage their influnces?<\/p>\n

Pregnancy<\/a>
\nPregnancy isn’t all bloating, and waddling, and strange cravings.\u00a0 Pregnancy can make you feel Amazing.<\/p>\n

Dear Baby Girl<\/a>
\nA note to my daughter, written before she was born.<\/p>\n

The Sweetest Gift<\/a>
\nThe sweetest Christmas gift I have ever received.<\/p>\n

A Blessing<\/a>
\nA stranger appears, blesses us, and vanishes.\u00a0 One of the coolest moments of my life.<\/p>\n

What Fuels Your Vote?<\/a>
\nWhenever you take sides on a political issue, how do you come to your decision? Once the decision is made, do you have peace in your heart, or fear?<\/p>\n

One Year Later<\/a>
\nMy father taught us a lot about living, the most powerful lesson came to me at his funeral.<\/p>\n

Patience<\/a>
\nSometimes getting the perfect shot can be frustrating and take quite a bit of patience.<\/p>\n

What I Didn’t Know<\/a>
\nFinding out I was going to be a mommy.<\/p>\n

Five Things I Learned from My Dad<\/a>
\nDad had a lot to teach.\u00a0 I was too thick headed to appreciate all his lessons, but some of them really stuck with me.<\/p>\n

On Being Content<\/a>
\nA change in attitude can change your life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I sit here thinking about writing another post and I’m torn; I have so much to say, too much actually.<\/p>\n

I wonder about over-sharing, about letting my battle with cancer consume my blog the way it has consumed my life.<\/p>\n

I wonder about how this blog will change over the coming year.<\/p>\n

I miss the frivolous, light-hearted posts I used to write; my monthly letters to my daughter have taken on a new significance in the past couple months.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6164,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[769,695,763],"tags":[361,351,671,71],"class_list":["post-1745","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blogging-creating-a-living","category-cancer-2","category-creating-a-living","tag-favorites","tag-life-is-what-happens-when-youre-making-other-plans","tag-life-lessons-2","tag-life-online","et-has-post-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/500-blog-posts.png?fit=640%2C438","blog_post_layout_featured_media_urls":{"thumbnail":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/500-blog-posts.png?resize=150%2C150",150,150,true],"full":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/500-blog-posts.png?fit=640%2C438",640,438,false]},"categories_names":{"769":{"name":"Blogging","link":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/category\/creating-a-living\/blogging-creating-a-living\/"},"695":{"name":"Cancer","link":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/category\/cancer-2\/"},"763":{"name":"Creating a Living","link":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/category\/creating-a-living\/"}},"tags_names":{"361":{"name":"favorites","link":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/tag\/favorites\/"},"351":{"name":"life is what happens when you're making other plans","link":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/tag\/life-is-what-happens-when-youre-making-other-plans\/"},"671":{"name":"life lessons","link":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/tag\/life-lessons-2\/"},"71":{"name":"life online","link":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/tag\/life-online\/"}},"comments_number":0,"wpmagazine_modules_lite_featured_media_urls":{"thumbnail":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/500-blog-posts.png?resize=150%2C150",150,150,true],"cvmm-medium":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/500-blog-posts.png?resize=300%2C300",300,300,true],"cvmm-medium-plus":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/500-blog-posts.png?resize=305%2C207",305,207,true],"cvmm-portrait":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/500-blog-posts.png?resize=400%2C438",400,438,true],"cvmm-medium-square":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/500-blog-posts.png?resize=600%2C438",600,438,true],"cvmm-large":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/500-blog-posts.png?resize=640%2C438",640,438,true],"cvmm-small":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/500-blog-posts.png?resize=130%2C95",130,95,true],"full":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/500-blog-posts.png?fit=640%2C438",640,438,false]},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/s1fDeG-500","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":12673,"url":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2025\/12\/16\/sorry-for-all-the-weird-blog-posts\/","url_meta":{"origin":1745,"position":0},"title":"Sorry for all the weird blog posts","author":"Judy Schwartz Haley","date":"","format":false,"excerpt":"Hi friends, You may have recently had your inbox fill with jibberish posts from my blog. 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