Although it’s officially tomorrow, I thought I’d use today to mark Zen & the Art of Legal Networking’s SEVENTH “blogiversary.” It’s hard to believe that it’s been seven years since I started blogging, and even more, that I’m still enjoying it. Here’s a roundup of the anniversary posts that I’ve done:

Two Years

Four Years

Five Years

Six Years

The 7th anniversary gift is typically copper or wool, and a fun fact for those of you who may not know me well is that I am a very fast crocheter. It’s a skill I learned from my grandmother at a young age, and one I’ve kept up through the years, often making gifts for family and friends. A GREAT way to take advantage of a love of crocheting is by donating your time (and wool!) to some excellent causes, which is something I do on a yearly basis. Two things I do are crocheting scarves for our troops (although it’s often warm during the day where they’re deployed to, the dramatic temperature drops at night, and in the winter, mean it can get a bit cold, so they do actually need scarves) and crocheting hats for cancer patients undergoing chemo who have lost their hair. Here are the links for those who’d like to use their own knitting or crochet skills to do the same, or who’d like to make a monetary gift to support these awesome causes!

Operation Gratitude

Hats Off for Cancer

As I mentioned in Tuesday’s post, I spent several hours yesterday back at my high school, which was just as familiar and strange as I expected it to be. I got to see my favorite teacher (Mr. Mac!) who is retiring this year, and talk to a fresh-faced group of 55 sophomores, along with 7 other brilliant and accomplished panelists, including lawyers, teachers, entrepreneurs, and women in the entertainment field. Every woman agreed that staying open to opportunities was the key to their current success, but there were two other themes that came out of the afternoon that I wanted to share as well (neither of which will be a surprise to this audience, I’m sure):

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