It's My Blogiversary!

September 2, 2007 is when it all started. Well, at least for this blog. Yep, it's been 7 years folks that I've been plugging away at FFP. That just seems crazy. I love this little blog. We've been through a lot together and I really hope you've enjoyed reading it as much as I've enjoyed writing for it and laboring over it.

In fact, THANK YOU! Thank you for reading and coming back or trying out a recipe. Thank you for your comments and messages, especially when my family has gone through some hard stuff. You are awesome (go ahead and say that out loud -- I {you} am awesome!) and I'm very grateful you are a part of my FFP community.

My blog has changed over the years and continues to grow with me. The reality is that I'm a different dietitian, cook, woman, and person in general than I was 7 years ago. That's not a bad thing at all. It's part of life and I happen to embrace change readily (it's literally a part of my personality according to Myers-Briggs).

And I'm not done changing either. I see so much more potential in this blog, more than I can even verbalize. I have so much to share with you, especially as I gain new knowledge and experiences. I'm excited for it to continue to unfold with time. I hope you will stick around with me as we all change and grow together.

But enough of the sappy stuff, let's celebrate!

(If you would like to read a little more about my blogging history, visit this post from last week.)

Since I love to throw a good party, and I can't have you all over, I'm throwing a party on the blog all month! I'm going to be a good, smart blogger, and schedule lots of content to keep this party interesting and fun. I'm even saving some great, new recipes to share with you. Oh, boy! I'm getting excited.

So please check in regularly to see what is going on. Or better yet, sign up for email subscription by clicking HERE.

(PS - Any friends of FFP who are interested in guest posting this month, send me an email at jbraddockrd@gmail.com)

To kick things off, I revealed a totally awesome hashtag project I started this past weekend. It's all about #MakeHealthyEasy. Please take a minute to read THIS post and get caught up. Start using the hasthtag #MakeHealthyEasy on your social media channels to connect us all to great ways to make healthy living easy. (Who doesn't want that?) I can't think of a better way to celebrate this blog then to collect a ton of ideas on how to make it easier to be healthy. Please join in and share the word with others!

So besides lots of great posts and an awesome hashtag party of sorts, I've put together a killer giveaway. I've reached out to many brands that I've enjoyed working with over the years that #makehealthyeasy for me. Some great companies have already joined in and I'm waiting to hear back from others. So this giveaway is going to run all month long in hopes that a few more prizes will be added.

(PS#2 - Any brands interested in participating in this giveway, send me an email at jbraddockrd@gmail.com)

For now, here are a few of the prizes. These are all foods that #MakeHealthyEasy in my life. I'll be sharing a little more about the how and why of that throughout the month.

2 single servings of Energy Bits for 2 winners
1 $50 Cabot Cheese prize pack for 1 winner
Beech-Nut baby food sample packs for 3 winners
Naked Juice coupons (TBD)

So stick around and let's have some fun. If anyone wants to get nastalgic, leave me a comment with your favorite FFP post or recipes. I'd love to know!