When I started my blog I wanted to make sure I wasn't labeled as one of those "I'm wearing yoga pants everyday" kind of moms. It was a conscious decision to get me out of yoga pants after my son was born. I had no idea I would be blogging through my second pregnancy and beyond! It's so crazy when I think about all the opportunities and great people this blog has brought into my life. So.. let's take a look back at some of that, shall we?
Every year since 2010 I have been mixing up the topics between fashion or outfit posts, recipes, mom chat, healthier lifestyle tips, toddler and kids fashion, and more. Having said that, out of all the types of posts I do, I show you my style more then anything else. Here's a look back at my fashion posts stats over the years:-2010: 83 outfit posts-2011: 117 outfit posts (top looks post) - 2012: 172 outfit posts (top looks post)-2013: 192 outfit posts (top looks post)-2014 150 outfit posts (top looks post)
These stats are NUTS to me. I mean, 192 outfit posts in 2013? Can you believe I took photos of myself that many times during my regular day routine? It has become so much more then blogging or archiving my style, it is literally part of me now. "Oh, I'm dressed, let's blog this and go do whatever it is I'm doing today." See, nuts, but also part of who I am now. Which is both an odd and a fun thing I guess.
As I reflect on what have been some of my most fun points over the past five years, I realize that I have made some life long friends in other bloggers. The blogger community is an amazing one and I am so honored to be part of it! Thank you to all the beautiful (inside and out) ladies I have met and/or hung out with repeatably over the years, I truly love and value you all so much!
I've also had some OMG, moments. I'd love to share some of those with you so I've come up with this list:
-Meeting a few of my favorite "famous" Bloggers
-Meeting a few Celebrities
-Cosmopolitan India March 2013
-8 TV Appearances in 3 years (check them out on my press & features page)
-Had the opportunity to work with great brands! A few of my favorite are Sole Society, Just Fab, FabKids, Shop Lately, Lulus, House of Gemmes, T+J Designs, and so many more!
My biggest accomplishment has been keeping this blog going for so long! I never thought when I started this blog it would be anything more then a live journal. Today, I have hit almost 3 million page views! Yes, million. CRAZY!
I have already shot a magazine feature coming out March 2015 (more info coming soon) and have deals with a few brands in the works. So excited to share this will you all very soon!
The only difference that will happen during 2015 is cutting back a bit on the blog. I'll still post weekly, but it will be more of 3-5 posts per week not always the 6 posts I've been putting out for years.
Going forward, I want to blog better for you. By putting out less content (not just for the sake of putting out content), I can bring you better posts that are more thought out and only endorse or style items I truly love. Over the past five years have I posted content I didn't 100% stand behind but mommy needed money to help pay the bills? YES. I sold out more then once people. I obviously disclosed when I put up sponsored posts, but they were just that, sponsored posts! I will promise going forward if I have a sponsored post on this blog it's because I thought it was a good fit. This is more in the third/fourth year of blogging, but either way I wanted to fess up and also make it clear that this is changing.
My instagram account is going to be in full on fashion mode. Daily #ootd posts and more, but it's much easier to comment and "like" over there. I"ll save the best of the best fashion, recipes, reviews, and videos for blog posts.
So to sum it up for anyone who's read this far down, THANK YOU for reading my blog for the past five years! And I promise going forward you will only see the best content that I stand behind on my blog. Make sure you are following me on Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, and Facebook as I will be on my social media a lot more during 2015.
xoxo Lisa