Here’s to 4 Years (and many more)
Hi, hello! How’re you?? It’s been awhile since I’ve done anything remotely blog related…
I do apologize about that, but life has been hectic, and to be quite honest, the blog has fallen to the back burner. Not an ideal situation, but life happens.
Anyways, the point of this post is not to make excuses for my almost 2-month absence. The real point of this post is to celebrate my 4 years of blogging!!
4 freaking years of blogging. What the heck!?
I completely missed my 2nd blogiversary and I refused to let that happen again. I was just now reading through my 1st and 3rd blogiversary posts and it’s like taking a trip down memory lane.
I remember being this shy (okay I’m still pretty shy) college freshman who didn’t want it to be known that I had my own little corner of the internet. It’s amazing to look back and see the progression of how my mindset and confidence has changed over the years. It’s also really neat to see how the blogging world has changed over the years as well.
The world of blogging used to be a lot more personal than it is now. It used to be about the blogger, what they were doing in life at that moment, and every sentence they wrote was filled with their passion. I mean come on, we used to dedicate posts to our favorite TV shows and movies at the moment. We used to write about our favorite snacks. We used to share our monthly favorites every single month.
Nowadays, blogging has become a lot more mainstream. It’s all about creating content for the reader. What’s going to help them? What’s going to get the most clicks and/or traction? It’s all cookie cutter content.
I feel like a lot of the blogging world has lost touch with the original purpose of blogging. It was to share your personal perspective on life. It was your little escape from the real world to share your passions, projects, and ideas. I want to get back to that. I want to stop worrying about what people will think if I post about certain topics (aka plants). I want to create content for ME and not for everyone else.
In year 4, I really hope to get back to my roots of why I blog. I need to stop worrying about how the post will be received. I need to blog for me and me only. People come to my blog for me, my personality, and my unique take on life. They don’t come to my blog and my content because I’m like every other blogger/influencer out there.
Okay wow IDK how I got on that rant, but I’m sure glad I did. I read Gabby’s post a few weeks back about her take on blogging in 2019. It definitely hit home and made me think about why I blog and why I love content creation.
Back to celebrating my 4 years of blogging!
Here’s some stats from the past year:
- I published 6 life update posts.
- Caitlyn and I finally sat down and started our podcast
- I had the opportunity to create content with and for my dream brand aka Adidas
- I finally met up and had an epic photoshoot with Gabby aka the blogging queen
- Designed and developed a blog theme that I’m actually so happy with and proud of
Top 3 Posts from Year 3
As I say every year, I wouldn’t have made it this far or had the opportunities I’ve had without YOU. My readers are a big reason as to why I do this and continue to blog. I love hearing how much you’ve suffered when doing one of my leg workouts or how you started your own fitness journey based on my posts. Hearing your feedback inspires me more than you could ever know. I love each and every one of you, and I cannot wait to go on the journey through year 4 with you!
~abigail gray
