HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Did you party in the new year? This mama was in bed by 10:30, but it’s all good cause I got an early wake up call from mini-me. She decided that 3:15 AM was a good time to wake up. 🙂
I didn’t do this last year, but this year I decided to take a look back at what happened in 2014. And later I’ll talk about my blogging plans for 2015.
2014 – A Year In Review
1st blogiversary
Let’s start at the beginning. Back in January 2014 I celebrated my one year blogiversary! And I held my very first giveaway to celebrate the occasion (hint hint, it’s coming soon again). That was a big milestone for me cause when I started this blog I didn’t know where it would go. So I was very happy to make it one full year, and so excited to be able to offer my first giveaway!
Canadian Beauty Bloggers (CBB)
At the end of January I teamed up with other amazing beauty bloggers and helped create the Canadian Beauty Bloggers, which we launched on March 1st. We now have 200+ beauty blogs in our blog directory, how exciting is that?!?
Guest Posts
One of the activities we do with the CBB is doing monthly guest posts together and I had my very first guest in March! I was also a guest for the first time that month! I like guest posts because it makes us (and you) discover new bloggers, and new products too depending on what they’re talking about.
My YouTube Channel
In June I decided to start a YouTube Channel. I featured mostly unboxing videos, but there were also a few shopping hauls and other random stuff. I really like doing videos and need to come up with new ideas so I can do more.
Giving Birth
The biggest highlight of the year was definitely giving birth to our beautiful baby girl on June 27th. We couldn’t be happier!!!
A Few Stats
Sarah from Workaday Ramblings included some statistics in her 2014 wrap-up post and I thought it was a great idea so I’m stealing it! 🙂
| Post | Views |
|---|---|
| Royald Gold “Radiant Foundation” in colour 21 – Review | 1235 |
| The Body Shop Pink Grapefruit Body Sorbet – Review | 804 |
| Essie “Imported Bubbly” – Swatches and Review | 583 |
| Post | Views |
|---|---|
| Etude House “Wonder Pore Whipping Foaming” and Wonder Pore Freshner” – Review | 2369 |
| Etude House I Need You Aloe! Mask Sheet – Review | 2178 |
| Etude House Pearl Extract Face Mask Sheet – Review | 1886 |
I guess my Etude House reviews are really popular.
2015 – What To Expect
There will be a few changes with the blog this year for various reasons.
Frequency of Posts
Since I gave birth my blog has been the busiest it’s ever been – you’d never guess I was a new mom! But towards the end of November 2014 something switched in my mind and I’ve started to breathe and relax more. I already started to slow down with my posts in December and you’ll see more of that this year. I need more “me” time. I’ll still post, but maybe 1-2 times a week as opposed to 3+ times.
Make-up Reviews
There will definitely be less make-up reviews for a while. Since I’m on maternity leave I only wear make-up if I go to an event (wedding, etc.), and that rarely happens, so until I go back to work and start wearing make-up more regularly there will be little make-up reviews (but they won’t stop completely).
Nail Polish and Nail Art
THERE WILL ALWAYS BE NAIL POSTS! 🙂 I still do my nails, although maybe a little bit less often than before because once baby goes to bed at night I’m often tired and just sit in front of the tv. But I still do my nails so those posts will always be around.
Tea Reviews
I love tea and drink it often so you will start to see more tea reviews.
Crafting Posts
For those who don’t know, I make jewellery, but I have not been very active with that since I started my blog 2 years ago. However, lately I’ve been getting my mojo back and have been working on new items so I might start posting about what I create. I also want to be more crafty in general so it won’t all be about jewellery.
I think that pretty much sums it up. If I forgot anything, well, too bad. :p
2014 was a wonderful year and I think 2015 will be just as good, if not better. I hope you’ll stick around to see what happens. 🙂
Before I sign off I want to thank all of you who’ve been here with me and reading what I share, whether it’s been from the beginning or just since yesterday. THANK YOU!!!
– Chantal 🙂