I’ve occasionally celebrated my blog’s anniversary over the years, but in recent years I’ve been forgetful. I have also not been blogging consistently in the past few years. Nevertheless, this year marks 12 fabulous years of blogging for me. Since 12 is my lucky number, I couldn’t miss it! Although I wasn’t always consistent, I am proud that I’ve maintained my little blog for this long. This post will reflect on why I started blogging and how I’ve enjoyed it throughout the years.
I started my little blog when I was 21! I was completing my bachelor’s degree and really looking forward to being done with school. My blog was a distraction when I should have been focused on my studies. It’s ironic that now, 12 years later as I write this, I am in school again! I am completing a Health Information Management college program part time while also working full time. Being so busy is challenging, but I do truly enjoy being back at school. It’s a good challenge for my brain. As I’ve gotten older, I’ve learned that I thrive on being busy and occupying my time with productive activities. That is one one the reasons why I continued blogging for so many years, although not consistently. I believe writing is productive, even if I am not the world’s most eloquent writer. I enjoy looking back on old blog posts and reminiscing. Some of my more personal lifestyle posts are therapeutic to write, and of course a lot of my blog is just fun beauty reviews.
My main goal for my blog this year is to be more consistent. Since starting school part time at the end of 2022, my blog has really taken a back seat. My goal for 2024 is to publish at least 2 posts per month. Last year I averaged 0-1 posts per month, so any improvement from that is great! I am also striving to improve my blog’s quality. I am taking advantage of the WordPress SEO tips and trying to optimize my headings and blog post content. In the past I ignored those prompts, but recently I’ve been making more effort. I still have a lot to learn!
Here’s a blast from the past, my first ever blog post from February 13, 2012. Thank you for reading my ramblings if you’ve made it this far, and here’s to another 12 fabulous years of blogging!
Wow, congratulations on 12 years of blogging! Here’s to many more great years to come. π
Thank you so much! β€οΈ
Congratulations! That is such a huge milestone! I look forward to all of your future posts <3
Thank you!! π π
Congratulations on 12 years! Me too. I started my blog in 2012. I hope you can get to the two posts per month. I know what it is like when you are in school and or work full time.
Allie of
http://www.allienyc.com
Thank you so much and congrats on 12 years to you too! π
Congratulations! That’s amazing you’ve been blogging for 12 years! That is a great goal to be more consistent this year!
Thank you so much π
Happy Blog Anniversary, Melanie. Hope that you can achieve your goal and post more often. But sometimes life happens and there are more important things than blogging…set your priority and do what you can.
Thank you so much! And yes, you’re right π
12 years wow congratulations and keep it up π
Thank you! π
Congratulations on 12 years of blogging – that’s a fantastic milestone. I am aiming to be more consistent this year too!
Julia x
https://www.thevelvetrunway.com/
Thank you so much! π