Caboodle of Cozies Turns One - Introducing the Index

On July 25, 2010, I woke up to the news that my lifelong best friend had passed away. It was expected over the week or so prior to that, but when it actually happened, I felt emotional pain like I had never felt before.

Everyone's journey through grief is different. For me, I don't think I'll ever overcome it. And honestly, I don't want to. There's a great quote from Vision in Marvel's WandaVision series. He says, "What is grief, if not love persevering?" That grief is proof of how much Stephanie meant to me, and still means to me. I believe it's possible to grieve while still moving on.

One year after she passed, I made it my goal to do something positive for myself every year at this time of year. It's a way for me to move on, while still remembering my best friend. Last year on this date, I published my first blog post here. That means today, Caboodle of Cozies turns one! You can click on "Why Cozies?" on the right sidebar to learn more about how it all got started.

I want to thank all of my followers, readers, and commenters for your support over the past year. Connecting with you means more to me than you will ever know. I believe Stephanie played a role in connecting me with all of you. I have  another blog that I started in 2012, but it was more of a playground for my thoughts. I was still trying to find my way, so I didn't share it with the world. It wasn't until I started reading some of your blogs that I finally found my niche and my confidence to share my love for cozy mysteries and more. 

There are days and weeks when I feel I haven't done enough on my blog. However, this past weekend I spent some time creating an index for all the reviews I've posted. I thought this was going to be a quick task, but it ended up taking much longer than I thought it would. That's because I have many more reviews on here than I thought I did. This made me realize I how much I have accomplished over the past year. It reassured me that a little at a time adds up to something big.

I hope you'll check out my index by either clicking here or on the right sidebar. From now on, I'll update it each time I post a review and not wait until a year later. Lesson learned. LOL. I may eventually have to change the format of the index as I accumulate more reviews, but for now, this should work.

Thank you again for your support. Caboodle of Cozies is a labor of love that I couldn't do and wouldn't want to do without all of you.💗