Today is the second anniversary of my blog! I published my first post on 16th September 2018 and it feels like yesterday. How time has flown! I suppose I can no longer say that I am a new blogger, although I still feel like one sometimes. I am constantly learning new things about blogging …
There are quite a few things to remember when creating a blog post. To help me remember everything, I created a blog post checklist that I refer to every time. When I have done everything on the list, I know I am ready to press publish! I am going to share that list with you …
Do you ever sit down to work on your blog, and your mind goes completely blank? You just cannot think of anything to write about, and it seems bewildering how other bloggers are able to churn out post after post on imaginative topics. Where do all their ideas come from? I’ve definitely been there! Sometimes …
I am pleased to announce that my blog has been nominated for the Sunshine Blogger Award! It has taken me a while to get around to writing this post. I was nominated back in November by Cassie from A Life on a Dime, which is a fantastic blog about budgeting, organising, family and more. I …
If you follow my blog you will know that I took part in Blogtober last month. My challenge was to do something Autumnal or Halloween themed every day in October, and publish a blog post about it. I am pleased to say that I succeeded in doing this! Did I find it easy or tough? …
Wow, it’s the 31st October already! Happy Halloween, everyone. This month has gone by so quickly, it only seems like yesterday that I was writing Blogtober post number 1! Seeing as it is Halloween, I decided to cook a Halloween feast for my family! One of my favourite meals to cook is a pasta bake, …
For today’s Blogtober activities, my focus has been to get my Autumn vibes on in the digital world! You may have noticed that I have changed the logo on my blog to reflect the season. I will keep this logo until the end of Blogtober and then I will change it back to the usual …
I had been thinking about taking part in Blogtober this year, but decided against it. However, two days ago I changed my mind! What is Blogtober? Blogtober is a challenge that many bloggers take part in during the month of October. The one simple rule is to publish a new blog post every day in …
One year ago today, on the 16th September 2018, I published my first ever blog post on This Brilliant Day! It’s fair to say that I had very little idea of what blogging involved when I first started this blog. For the first few months, I would just quickly type up a post and publish …
It’s time to review how my August Challenges went, and let you know my September plans! In August I set myself two challenges: Use up 3 products / items from my ‘use up pile’ each day.Work on blog improvements for 1 hour each day. So, how did I do in my challenges? Using Things Up …
