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Monday 1 October 2012

Bird's Words Birthday! | My First Year of Blogging

1. Source - WeHeartIt (Edited) / 2. Writing Bird's Words - taken from the 'Blogging Love Tag' here

This month marks my blog's first 'birthday' - cue mega cheesy post filled with lots of cliches and predictable rambles! Cliche or not, I really can't believe how much my little slice of the interwebs has become one of the main parts of my life and one that has had such a positive effect on me as a person. As well as being a hobby, i've been introduced to a fabulous online community of lovely people and had the oppurtunity to discover more about something that interests me and share it with you all along the way.

I sometimes look back at my old posts and think how much my little blog has changed - I often wonder whether to delete some of my older ones as I didn't have a clue about how best to set out a post, how much to write or where or when to get the best out of my photographs - but at the end of the day, those first posts have played a part in the growth of my blog and were a learning curve for how I run it now. I see this blog as part of my future - I have goals and aims to achieve with it and it's something I can be proud of. Some people will always roll their eyes when you tell them you write a blog about beauty, but most people are keen to find out more about it - it's actually a really good thing to pop on your CV too. 

I've actually shocked myself as to how nifty I can be with a computer and the odd bit of HTML (oof, getting all technical on yous now). I can't explain to you how many times i've sat trawling the internet for 'how to's' and advice on technical riff-raff! A lot of time and effort has gone into Bird's Words and even though I haven't got it exactly how I want it, it's starting to look like how I imagined it to look when I first started it and i've learnt a hell of a lot about blog design in the process. 
 
I never imagined I would get so much out of blogging - from getting to know you all on Twitter, discovering new brands I never would have tried before, having the oppurtunity to sample beauty products and review them, and above all it's also been a good way of keeping my little brain in gear. I've always loved writing but I find words come much more easily to me now (it's made essay writing a little bit easier at uni!) If i ever have a down day - I often snuggle up with a cup of tea and read through my blog list - It's like having a whole bunch of really good friends at the click of a button and I guess i'd just like to take this as an excuse to thank all of my wonderful followers, old and new. It makes my day to see somebody has taken time out of their day to comment, email or tweet me, and above all, somebody wants to read what i've written.

Thankyou every single one of you

31 comments:

  1. Happy Blogger Birthday Beth! Can't believe you've only been here a year! <3

    aisforayla.blogspot.com

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    1. Thankyou lovely! :) I know it feels like longer! cant remember my life before my blog ;) haha xx

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  2. happy birthday blog! You and your blog are an asset to the internet! (if that makes sense!) xx


    http://2wanderlust.blogspot.com

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    1. It does indeed make sense :) Thanks beaut! xx

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  3. Happy blog birthday, you have such a amazing blog to be proud of x

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  4. Happy Blog birthday! Congrats on your blogs success! I love your blog and read it all the time - you are fabulous! <3

    xoxo Bree
    The Urban Umbrella

    http://www.theurbanumbrella.com

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  5. Happy Blog Birthday!

    I am so happy that we have started speaking, you are such a lovely & gorgeous girl! and your blog is amazing <3

    Love India xxx

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  6. Happy blog birthday! :D Beth, you've literally achieved so much in this past year even though I was a late follower. ;) I hope you continue to have amazing success with bird's words!

    Vanese
    x

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  7. Happy birthday blog!! I never thought blogging would be so much fun either!!

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  8. omg! just read this post & i'm loving your blog completely :D <3 its so cute :)

    also congrats on 1 year of blogging :D xx

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  9. Woohoo! Happy Blog Birthday sweetie! xx

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  10. Happy Blog Birthday Beth! You're blog is one of my absolute favourites xxx

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  11. No way! i feel like i've not been reading your blog for 2 minutes, its flown by! your blog was one of the reasons i started to blog myself.. shame some cruel comments stopped me halfway through but i'm back with a vengence now. I love your blog beth, Happy Birthday you deserve every single follower you have! xxx

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  12. Happy 1st Blog Birthday!! :) I feel exactly the same as you about my blog, it's crazy what a big part of our lives it becomes!! An interviewer also told me he was very impressed by it which is always a bonus haha!! Your blog is fabulous hun you should be proud :) definitely one of my faves!! Xx.

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  13. Congrats on reaching your 1 year blogging anniversary :)
    Kiwi..x

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  14. awww happy first birthday birds words bloggy :) i love your blog hun. i felt the same way about my older posts too, a little embarassed, but ive spoken to loads of bloggers about it, most who feel the same about theirs. its good to show the growth and how far youve come. HTML geeks :) and i totally know what you mean about having some buddies on the other side of the computer screen, its the best thing :)
    well done again :) x

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  15. Happy Blogger Birthday! It is amazing how our little blogs develop, I wouldn't be without mine now. Keep up the good work! xx

    http://missjaynebecca.blogspot.co.uk/

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  16. Congratulations!
    Hopefully there are more wonderful years of blogging to come.
    x

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  17. YEY Happy blog birthday!

    http://golddustk.blogspot.co.uk/

    xx

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  18. Happy Birthday!!! Your blog is great a very welldone to you :) I'm just really getting started, and can't wait to get into it properly.
    Love Becky xx
    http://bjt92.blogspot.co.uk/

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  19. Happy Birthday to an awesome blog!XO

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  20. Happy blog birthday :') xxx

    Lindsayfrances.blogspot.co.uk

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  21. Happy blogging birthday! You're blog seems way more sophisticated than just a year!

    Lucy Loves To Blog

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  22. Congrats on the 1 year! :)
    & hope you continue to write your blog for another year! :) xx

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  23. Aw this is so lovely! Happy blog birthday :) You should be so proud of your blog it has done amazingly well and it's one of my firm favourites xxx

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  24. Happy bloggy birthday Beth! I know what you mean about old posts, I felt the same but at the end of the day your blog grows with you so it's always going to change :) xxx

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  25. happy birthday to your blog, and that cube of cake is really sweet! xoxo
    would you like to follow each other?
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    http://epiquemoi.blogspot.com

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I always read all of my lovely comments. Make sure you check back as i often reply but if you do have a specific question and want a quicker response then please do email me over at birds.words@yahoo.co.uk or tweet me (@Beth_BirdsWords). Thank you for all your support! x