Google account & Blogger being shut down??

Hi everyone.  I got an email about my Google account being shut down as of April 2, 2019.  My blog is through Blogger which is attached to my Google account, so if I’m understanding the email, I will no longer have a blog as of April.  I noticed that 99% of the blogs in my list that I follow are through Blogger.  Does that mean that everyone else uses a Google account as well?  What is everyone else planning to do?  Open a new blog through another provider (WordPress)?  I’m looking into WordPress myself or is this the time to stop blogging all together.  I’d like to hear what other cross stitchers are planning on doing. 

February Goals

January Review

Blog more - YES, I posted 13 times last month compared to 5 times in 2018

Floral January block - YES, I completed the grid lines for the whole project and stitched the January flower

2019 Smalls SAL - NO, I didn’t get anything finished in time for January

February Goals

Floral February block (Feb 18)

Assemble something from my FFG pile (Feb 10)

Stitch a small Just Nan project for the 2019 Smalls SAL (Feb 25)

Find time to stitch more

Blog more this month

Other Goals

Finish and mail birthday card for my Mother-In-Law (birthday Feb. 24).

Decide on birthday card themes for family members that have birthdays in March & April.

Watch some artist tutorials on how to blend and colour using colouring pencils on YouTube or find colouring blogs.

Floral SAL - January block - Happy Dance!!

This is my first finish of the year, January block is complete.  I think my fabric is 32ct green/grey coloured evenweave (sorry don’t have the colour name).  I originally bought it for my 3D garden chair.

Floral SAL - update #4

Here is my progress with the back stitching.  I still have a butterfly to stitch in the top left corner, which I hope to complete tonight.

Floral SAL - update #3

I’m almost finished the January flower.  Here was  my progress as of Friday night.  I forgot to take a photo today after I back stitched.  I will do it tomorrow.

Floral SAL - update #2

I finally got a bit of time to stitch.  Here is my progress photo.  I didn’t get as much done as I wanted after ripping out the orange flower 2 times.  I just couldn’t seem to count tonight.

Floral SAL - update #1

I stitched all the grid lines with a light blue floss.  I wanted the grid lines to be light but still a different colour than the light green/grey evenweave fabric.  I took a photo with the grid lines, but they are so light you cannot see them.

The grid lines were very helpful.  It was so easy to find the right place to start stitching each flower since the design will overlap through the months.  Here is my start for the January flower.  I think the blue is a butterfly wing in the bottom corner.  You can see the grid lines in this photo.