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authorBradley Taunt <brad@bt.ht>2023-11-27 12:25:51 -0500
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+# Blogging for 7 Years
+
+2023-06-24
+
+My [first public article](/aui) was posted on June 28th 2016. That was *seven* years ago.
+
+In that time, quite a lot has changed in my life both personally and professionally. So, I figured it would be interesting to reflect on these years and document it for my own personal records. My hope is that this is something I could start doing every 5 or 10 years (if I can keep going that long!). This way, my blog also serves as a "time capsule" or museum of the past...
+
+## Fun Facts
+
+**This Blog**:
+
+I originally started blogging on `bradleytaunt.com` using WordPress, but since then I have changed both my main domain and blog infrastructure multiple times. At a glance I have used:
+
+- Jekyll
+- Hugo
+- Blot
+- Static HTML/CSS
+- [PHPetite](https://phpetite.bt.ht)
+- [Shinobi](https://shinobi.bt.ht)
+- [pblog](https://pblog.bt.ht)
+- [barf](https://barf.bt.ht) *Currently using!*
+
+
+**Personal:**
+
+As with anyone over time, the personal side of my life has seen the biggest *updates*:
+
+- Married the love of my life (after knowing each other for ~14 years!)
+- Moved out into rural Ontario for some peace and quiet
+- Had three wonderful kids with said wife (two boys and a girl)
+- Started noticing grey sprinkles in my stubble (I guess I can officially call myself a "grey beard"?)
+
+**Professionally:**
+
+- Pivoted heavily into UX research and design for a handful of years (after working mostly with web front-ends)
+- Recently switched back into a more fullstack development role to challenge myself and learn more
+
+## Nothing Special
+
+This post isn't anything ground-breaking but for me it's nice to reflect on the time passed and remember how much can change in such little time. Hopefully I'll be right back here in another 7 years and maybe you'll still be reading along with me! \ No newline at end of file