Hello Muir,
Welcome to your Secret Santa gift!!!!
I felt it was only fitting, as a tribute to you, our wonderful co-founder, to go around annoying people to get lots of lovely messages for you from your very own members.
So
er… sit back, and get uncomfortable because here comes a lot of well deserved
Muir Appreciation!
“Muir is one of the most selfless and caring people I have ever had the pleasure of meeting. I don’t think either Muir or Zoe will ever fully understand how much they have truly helped personally in supporting me over the last year. I think putting their own lives to the side to create a safe and inclusive place for so many people to come in their worst times really speaks volumes about how amazing they are. I can’t think of anyone I’d rather have leading a site like this. My hope is that they get back from it as much as they’ve put into it in terms of support and community and know how much they are appreciated. I hope you both know that I will be there to support and help in any way I can, and if you’re ever sat in the rain outside Starbucks.. I will find you and help you too, just like you did for me <3.”
– Maggie (Panic! At The Trials)
“Muir is awesome, and smart and I can talk tech to Muir and she understands, Muir is awesome, lots of love <3”
– Sarah (happywondering)
“Thank you SO much Muir and Zoe for setting up TGL and making sure we have an awesome, safe Chat and Forum out of your own time and funds. Muir you’re an incredible, lovely and caring woman who’s helped keep me going many times this year. Thank you for being my personal assistance human too <3 love you loads, girl xxx”
– Chels (Saudade)
“Muir is a wonderful person and an amazing support. She is hard working, creative and a perfectionist, to a fault at times but her vision has paid off in the site that we have here. She cares deeply for others and about the work we do at TGL. I wouldn’t dream of taking on this venture with anybody else. To my incredible partner, and somebody I’m proud to call my friend, I love you and you are my rock!”
– Zoe (Spork)
“My fondness for you is on par with Joy Division”
– Darren (Enthused)
“I see real composure in Muir. I have a huge amount of respect for every ounce of work she has put into TGL despite the difficulties in her daily life. Even at her worst she offers her ear without hesitation and I’ve come to rely on her for a kind word, a hilarious quip or just to hear me melt down. One day I hope the world takes as much care of her as she does of everyone around her.”
– Joe (Rug)
“Muir, you are so wonderful and amazing, there is nothing you can’t do. You bring light and joy to the lives of so many and have worked to create such a wonderful space to help people (with a little help from Zoe). Continue to stay true to yourself and your goals, you will go so far.”
– Mikki
“Muir (and Zoe too), What can I say? You have done so much to get TGL up and running and boy have you done it well. It’s amazing all the work you both put in, especially when you have us all nagging you most of the time. I know I have said it many times but thank you so much for making TGL such a safe place to chat and browse. I know I haven’t been the easiest member some of the time but the fact that you have still kept this place on the up and up even with your own struggles is such an achievement. The 12 days of Christmas word hunts and riddles were so much fun (if a little in the box thinking sometimes) I don’t think I can tell you enough what an awesome job you’ve done and here’s to another 5000 posts and many more years of fun”
– Nix (dolphins)
“Muir thank you for everything you do for all of us here. It is appreciated beyond words. I look up to everything you do and admire your perseverance to make this place a safe and enjoyable place for all of us. You are beyond lovely and I appreciate the support you’ve given me and enjoy the random chats we’ve had in the past.”
– Mash (Burnt.Toast)
“Thank you for all of the hard work and time you have put into creating and maintaining TGL.”
– Wyatt (BangEndedScoot)
“My turn! I think you’re amazing Muir. Most of us have absolutely no idea of the amount of work and time it must have taken you to build this wonderful place. I, for sure, couldn’t do it. Even with the amazing partnership you have with Zoe, it still must take an enormous amount of patience, dedication, mental and emotional strength. Not only that, but you both do a fantastic job of actually running the place now it’s set up, and tirelessly working to think of ways to keep everything moving forward. I can see everyone’s participation, excitement and involvement growing every day. Just know that we are all so invested in this home you have made for us all, and we will do all we can to give TGL, and all your hard work, the energy and love it deserves. You’re fantastic – I hope you have a really positive 2019, because you deserve it!”
– Anon(Anon)
Muir, this particular blog is just for you as your SS gift, but of course Zoe is our other wonderful co-founder and deserves all the love and gratitude as well. However, she had to upload this for me so Muir wouldn’t know! Therefore it’s not a surprise for her!
Therefore, once you have read this, please skip on over to the forums where a thread will have been made as an extension to this. This is partly for the inclusion of Zoe, so that anyone who didn’t include her in their message above and would like to, can go and write it in there!
But also because, although I have been annoying people in DMs, I feel there are still others that would like to share their appreciation to Muir (and Zoe) but DMs can be intimidating.
So for everyone who didn’t contribute to this but still would like to, head over to the thread in forums and you can do it in your own time.