Today marks one year since I began blogging properly and sharing my life with the world. The first post I wrote as a mother was Zach’s birth story as I thought that was a good place to start, and it has snowballed from there. I honestly didn’t think I would still be writing my blog today but I am so glad that I am. Blogging has brought so much happiness to my life, so I thought today would be the perfect opportunity to share the things I love most about it.
Learning New Skills
From HTML to Klout, and everything in between, I have learnt
so much from producing my little corner of the internet. There is a lot more
to blogging than I thought as it is not as easy as just writing a post and
publishing it. There is still so many things I want to learn, and this year I plan to
focus on my photography as I would love to improve the quality of my photos.
A Place to be Creative
The whole process of producing my blog kept my brain working
during my maternity leave and gave me somewhere to be creative which was
something I really needed. I’ve really enjoyed trying out new things – like trying
to put together a good flatlay, attempting to find my Instagram ‘theme’ and
photographing food for recipe posts and this is something I hope to work on going forward.
Storing Memories
One of the best bits about blogging is that it serves as a
diary. I love that I am able to go back over the first year of Zach’s life and
see what we were up to. There are so many little things that I have recorded
here that I would have forgotten otherwise. I especially love that we take part
in the ‘Me and Mine’ project where we take a family portrait each month because
I love seeing how we’ve changed over time.
Working With Brands
This is something I am still fairly new to, but I feel so
lucky to have worked with several brands and even to have made a little bit of
money from doing something I love. It is so exciting to connect with brands you
love and to work together, and I hope to do more of this in the future.
Making New Friends
When you become a blogger you suddenly find yourself in a
community filled with like-minded people. I have found other bloggers to be so
kind and supportive, and have even made some friends who I speak to most days. At
the beginning of the year I headed to my first blogging event, CBM16, which was
amazing as it meant I got to meet so many other bloggers. I now can’t wait to
attend both Blogcamp and Brit Mums Live to meet more people – please let me
know if you are going to either!
Totally agree with these, I've learnt loads from blogging and made so many lovely friends! Well done on working with brands :) xx
ReplyDeleteIt's such a great way to learn new skills isn't it?! Thank you Emily xx
DeleteAh I totally agree with everything you've written. There's so much more to blogging then you think isn't there?! Happy 1st birthday to your blog! x
ReplyDeleteThere really is! Thank you so much Alex xx
DeleteI agree completely! Blogging is amazing in so many ways x
ReplyDeleteIt sure is! So glad I started! xx
DeleteI agree with all of your points Chantal, I just wish I had more time for my blog! I didn't realise how big the blogging world really was until I entered it....xx
ReplyDeleteAhh me too! I've neglected it a bit over the past month! Need to get back into the swing of things xx
DeleteTotally agree - blogging really does bring so many new skills and I love having a creative outlet. Hopefully I'll see you at BML! #TheList
ReplyDeleteYay glad to know another person going! xx
DeleteAgree with all your points. I've learnt so much through blogging and I'm learning more each time. I had no idea what html was and now I can do so much thanks to blogging.
ReplyDeleteNazira | Love Hijab Girl | Bloglovin
HTML is such a good example of something you learn through blogging - I know so much more now! xx
DeleteI agree with all of these, especially having a creative space, making friends and learning new skills. I am going to Brit Mums live, all being well with the baby, so will look forward to meeting you! xx
ReplyDeleteOh I am so happy to hear that you are going! I can't wait to meet you (and your little bubba too!!) xx
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