I haven’t been a serious blogger for that long, I think I started getting really being serious about blogging last April when I started my internship. I was out of College for the year and had way more time to think about blogposts and put some serious work into it.
I would find myself writing lists of blogposts ideas, getting ideas about photography and get so excited and inspired about it. That’s also when my love for Bloglovin started. Having a place where I could catch up with the blogs I follow and discover so many more is such a huge help and definitely has inspired me ever since.
It took me a while to really find my blogging path though. I have always loved anything beauty-related, but coming from a family who does not, I never really had many beauty products. It didn’t stop me from watching many beauty Youtubers and following many beauty bloggers, but somehow, I felt like it wasn’t going to be my niche as I didn’t own “enough” products nor had tested much (this has changed a bit since though…). Plus, I knew it wasn’t all I wanted to talk about. And then, the Lifestyle category came into my life. I realized my blog is my own place of the Internet and there are no rules to blogging. I now write about anything that I am passionate about, hopeful that it would speak to other people or help anyone. My only rule for my blog is to be passionate about what I put out there.
I love sharing, whether its my experiences, advises, what drives me, what I love or my struggles. It’s not always easy though, sometimes I feel a bit nervous about putting my life out there, sharing my thoughts and my issues. It makes me feel a bit vulnerable, but I know that thanks to some people who did just that, I have grown a great deal and I’ve learned so much that it would be wrong not to give back.
At times, blogging can seem like a competition and I feel like a fraud. I think low of myself compared to the amazing, incredibly talented bloggers I follow and admire. But I know that it happens to people everyday, comparison is a problem we all have to confront at some point. And I know it never lasts because they always end up making my blogging experience even better.
I can honestly say that I am so incredibly grateful that now more than 300 of you are following me on this journey. I never ever imagined there would be so many of you. I mean, for some it’s not that many, a lot of bloggers have more that 500 followers or even thousands of them, but for small me, this is a huge milestone. When I saw the numbers growing for the past few months, I had hoped (without really believing it could happen) to reach 300 followers before the end of 2017, and it happened a month early. I think of it as an early Christmas present, and one I will definitely remember.
To anyone who reads, likes, comments and subscribes on my blog, thank you. Thank you for making me so happy and filling this hole in my heart I could feel was empty.
For me, reading a blogger’s work allows the time to slow down, makes me feel less alone, sets my worries aside, awakens my inspiration, and always reminds me of why I am a blogger. Whether you are one or not, I hope that someday my blog can do all that to a reader, and maybe, hopefully it already has for some people.
From the bottom of my heart, again, thank you so much,
xx Gabrielle
Well done lovely, you deserve all your followers as your blog is great. X
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Thank you lovely!! xxx
congratulations!!! I love reading your blog so much and this is such an exciting milestone! xx Brynn
https://www.brynnieblogs.com
I LOVE reading your blog! so so so many congratulations on 300!!! xx Brynn
https://www.brynnieblogs.com
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Thank you lovely!! This means so much to me xxx
Congrats! xx
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Welcome! 🙂
Congrats on 300! xxx
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Thank you! xxx