A few people have asked me how this blog came to be known as "the beans blog". Inspired by my friend Khristas blog, in 2006 I started my first blog. I had no idea what I was getting myself into. I didn't know people other than my family would read it and I didn't even realize blogs had names ! I was just writing and posting photos and then I started to meet other people ... all over the world ... who wrote blogs. People who shared similar interests and who wanted to connect. I started to notice in the comments and in links to my blog from theirs, people started referring to my blog as "simple beauty" after I had posted this photo ...
That was when I decided that my personal blog would be known as "Simple Beauty" ... but this post is not about THAT blog ...
It's about the Beans Blog, which I started in September 2007. A little bit of background might be helpful for you ... I live in Australia. I'm American, not that I grew up in America but that's a story for another day ! My family all live in the States now ... except me ... I married an Aussie and moved here in 1997 ! So ... 10 years into being here and I'm having lots of conversations with my Mom and my cousins and my best friend about all these healthy and yummy foods they are eating and I'm really feeling like I'd like to have a 'community' of healthy food conversations and recipes. What I had learned about blogging so far was that you could create a community of people with similar interests through a blog so ... it was time to start another one !
On the 25th of September 2007 I posted this very first post ... "Having become very discouraged with trying to find healthy recipes that I KNOW WILL BE GOOD ... I've decided to enlist the help of my Mom, two of my cousins and my best friend Shay. All are great cooks and amazingly healthy eaters ... I keep getting emails about all the great things they are cooking. So ... here is my attempt at getting all of those recipes and ideas and hints and tips and nutritional discoveries at my fingertips. Actually, it's more about me feeling like I'm a part of it all but we'll just keep that to ourselves !!"
I love salads, veggies, fruit, all that healthy sort of stuff. But, having never liked beans other than green ones, and knowing how good they are for you, part of my quest was to find good bean recipes ! To try them. And to like them ! In the spirit of giving it a good go, I made my blog address "Pass The Beans Please !!" And do you know what ? I actually LIKE beans now !! Here is the recipe that started to change it all ...
Somewhere along the way, someone ... (I think it was Khrista)... referred to Pass The Beans Please as The Beans Blog ... and it stuck !
I love what this blog has become ! I love the community it has created. I love the conversations it starts. I love the feedback I get from people who have been inspired to try something new. I love the friendships that have grown because of it. I love the inspiration I find here.
Thanks for being a part of it !
Oh ... and pass the beans, please .....
7 comments:
What a great post! I love the history, but even more, I love that it reads like a story. I was sad when it was over... Like any good story.
Where's the "like" button for comments. I was also sad when it was over. It actually got me thinking that we should write more stories on our blogs or in notes on Facebook, telling some of our memories from living overseas or reunions (like when we all get together and we tell stories of our history).
This is a great post. I read it almost immediately but was sitting in a Pho restaurant and knew I wanted to write more than I care to write on my iPhone, much as I love it.
And i always thought it was named after me...
I think my mom should post too!
Bonnie you are amazing! You are the gluten that binds all our dough together.
thanks.
Not only that, Ryan, but she rises to the occasion, like the leaven that leavens the whole lump (in a good way)!
ha ha !! i love you guys !!
Love this post Bonnie! Always nice to read stories of how things began... so cool!
what a fun post.
Some day I will actually come back and post a few more :) Until then I enjoy getting meal ideas and recipes here!!!!
Thanks Bonnie!!!!
Beth
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