I Just Hit 500 Followers Today

This is how I will celebrate

I just hit the personal record of 500 followers today!

I started writing on Medium at the end of last June, as mysterious forces pulled me here after a particularly problematic pregnant breakup (that I have extensively written about — if you are curious).

Then I stopped writing towards the end of September, as I was getting closer to my due date. Now, in January 2024, I finally reopened the app, started reading my favorite fellow writers again, and managed to write a couple of pieces.

And things are still growing and proceeding here.

Slowly but steadily.

Today, I am celebrating my Medium result with another day blessed by the presence of my amazing three-month-old baby, lunch with friends, and maybe a visit to a museum.

Also, this was obviously all planned before knowing about the 500 followers — and let’s be honest, this is just a number like any other.

But I hear you should watch out for and celebrate the small wins.

So here we go.

I have a new reason to be happy about today and what awaits me in a couple of hours!

Not to mention that I am lucky enough that my baby and I are both good health-wise, that I have many friends, that I live in a country where maternity leave is a serious concept, and where there are discounts and free entries to museums with small children.

Life is plagued by some very serious problems, nasty polemics, toxic presences, and a despairing uncertainty — it looks like that on many mornings. But not today.

Today I don’t want to think about any of that.

Today, life is good. :)