My time blogging has obviously been quite limited over the past few years. I tend to spend time on Instagram and Facebook more than anywhere else online. It occurred to me today that I never even shared my thoughts on turning 50! Now, I'm weeks away from turning 51 and looking back again. Since I … Continue reading 2025 in a Nutshell
Looking Back at My First Blog Posts
I spent a little time today going through my original blog posts. I was mostly looking for missing images and trying to fix up some formatting. However, when I started reading through them I came to a surprising realization. My first posts are surprisingly short. Like 2-3 paragraphs tops! Now I tend to be a … Continue reading Looking Back at My First Blog Posts
2022 in Review
Yet another year has flown by! Here we are in 2023 and I thought I would share some of the highlights of 2022. January For two weeks I worked from home due to increasing COVID cases. I did not mind since I got to hang out with my wonderful dogs. I became heavily involved in … Continue reading 2022 in Review
A Recap of the Past Year (or so)
I cannot believe how long it has been since the last time I blogged! My last post was all about the end of The In-Depth Genealogist and my feelings on that. I’m still trying to recover from the loss, but honestly compared to all that we’ve had to deal with in 2020 it really is … Continue reading A Recap of the Past Year (or so)
Feeling Sad
This weekend was a bit of a rough one for me emotionally. For a few months now I have been struggling with a difficult situation that ultimately means the end of The In-Depth Genealogist. After 6.5 years of publishing the magazine, we came to the decision that we could no longer keep our business in … Continue reading Feeling Sad
Jen Alford 