One year of blogging down, a lifetime to go! It has been such an amazing year and I've learned SO much. My blog has become my happy place and where I go to learn new things, have something I truly enjoy and something that is totally and completely my own. I remember literally as if it were yesterday - a Saturday night, watching tv and trying to come up with blog names. I was also in the midst of re-decorating my room (shocker, I know) so I was doing some online shopping at ZGallerie; I think that was what originally made me think of "design". When I began Daily Dose of Design, I thought I could only focus on one thing (as if the blogging police would come get me if I didn't) and I thought it would be all about my love for interior decorating.
Now, I couldn't be happier with my niches and the categories I have for my blog! I could not be happier with the way it has evolved and I have some big plans for this year too. For one, I love my blog design, but I'm either ready for something new or ready for some updates. Getting my blog designed a few months in was one of the best things I did - I am TOO indecisive to code my own theme like I had tried to do! Speaking of best things I've done, starting this blog is definitely one of the top things on that list!
I cannot believe it but I've officially been blogging for an entire 365 days! It feels way longer and I've accomplished way more than I ever thought possible with this blog, but every day is a new adventure and I love always having things to do to improve and work on. From blog design, to posts that have gone semi viral, to learning to utilize Pinterest and growing my Instagram, it has been an amazing first year of blogging and I am so excited to see what's to come this year and beyond!
Blogging is a never ending learning process and I've said it tons of times and I'll say it again - that is by far my favorite part. Taking as much time as I can each day to work on posts, sharing on social media, updating my theme, etc. is what I look forward to most. It is a never ending process and with that comes learning new things each and every day. Not a day goes by that I don't learn something new either from reading other blog posts or from bloggers who have experienced it before.
Here are the 8 most important things I've learned throughout my first year of blogging:
