Getting back to the blog

If you are a blogger you might understand this feeling, if you just enjoy reading blogs, and are still here, then you may not. I recently found myself a little stuck in terms of blogging, I've been trying to handle blogging, Alevels, a somewhat lacking social life and work over the past couple of months and its been stressful to say the least. Its safe to say my blog took the biggest hit. However after investing in a new laptop and realising how much I missed my little old blog I decided to get back into the swing of things and get back to blogging.

I really hope some of you are still here and want to hear some of the random stuff and thoughts that end up on here.

Thanks for reading,

xx

A little life update - Quality over quantity

Just in case its not clear I really love blogging. I love everything and especially when I get amazing feedback through comments and tweets by you. I've recently had some amazing opportunities offered to me (which of course I accepted) so basically im very happy right now.

I got a tweet the other day asking where I had gone this month which I understand as ive only had 4 posts up this month! I know ive been a bad blogger but after the rush of blogging everyday in August two things happened. Firstly a received  a little bit of bloggers block however I now have some new posts ready to upload so that's been overcome now. Secondly after the relaxing August period ive been thrown back into work, A levels and uni applications meaning I haven't had a lot of time to get lots of amazing blog stuff done. I think most bloggers will agree with me that blogging should be quality over quantity and I don't want to put rubbish up on my blog.

So basically I haven't left and there will be a lot more coming up on my blog every soon as well as (hopefully if technology doesn't fail me) an Autumn lookbook.

Thanks for still being here!

xx

Blogger interviews #8 - Everyday grace

So my blogs had a little week off as you will know if you follow me on twitter. My life has been a little too hectic at the moment with moving house and sorting out university applications as well as starting A2. But im back and ready to blog again! Starting off with an interview with all round blogger Grace.

What is your blog called and what is it about?

I’m Grace from Every Day In Grace (http://everydayingrace.blogspot.ca/) and I write a lifestyle, fashion and beauty blog! My blog is basically a giant collection of everything I’ve loving at the moment, whether that be outfit of the days, beauty product reviews, baking recipes, DIYs, tips on all sorts of random things, Friday Favourites, links I love or just me sharing my life with you through Photo Diaries!

Why did you want to start your blog?

 For about four years before I started my blog, I’ve read other blogs daily and I have to admit, it took up quite a bit of my time. I followed and read blogs every single day, and soon it became a hobby of mine to read blogs! I even liked it more than reading magazines…then, eventually I knew it was time to start my own and share my experiences with readers from all over the world like my favourite bloggers. And it’s amazing to think that all bloggers leave their mark on the world somehow, when you think about it that way ;). I originally wanted to start my blog after I was in university, but one day I just went for it and I couldn’t stop myself from writing my blog J.

What are some blogs you like and where do you take inspiration from?

 For lifestyle posts, I started by reading A Beautiful Mess (http://abeautifulmess.com/) and I still do! I also like Maze Days (http://mazedays.blogspot.dk/), The Freckled Fox (http://www.freckled-fox.com/),  ( Lauryn’s Notebook (http://www.laurynsnotebook.com/) and Lauren Conrad’s blog (http://laurenconrad.com/). For fashion posts, my favourites are Cupcakes and Cashmere, Just a Tina Bit (http://www.justatinabit.com/) and Von Vogue (http://www.vonvogue.com/). There’s a lot more blogs I admire, but it’d take all day to name them all!

What are you hoping for in the future?

I’m hoping to be more involved in the blogging community and making some blogger friends! And I’d love to go to a few blogging events, if any are available in my area!

What’s your best blogging tip?

Make your header aesthetically pleasing and have an easy to navigate layout. Your header is the first thing people see when they come to your blog, so make it nice! An easy layout allows them to enjoy their stay on your blog and makes sure they don’t get frustrated when they can’t find what they want J.

What’s any / all your social media links so any readers can find you?

I love interacting with my readers through the comments and on Twitter. I would be so happy if you came over and say hi! You can find me at:

http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/11896625

https://twitter.com/everydayingrace

http://instagram.com/everydayingrace

 http://www.pinterest.com/everydayingrace/

Thanks for reading,

xx

Welcome to my award winning blog?!?

When I restarted my blog back in May I never thought just  5 months later I would start winning awards for it!  I love my blog and love spending time making it hopefully enjoyable for you to read.  

This Tuesday, whilst scrolling through twitter I thought I would enter for a chance to win the first ever #WEAwards not thinking I would ever win. I've been apart of  a wear eponymous twitter chat before and knew they were a great company who really cared about bloggers so thought why not. However, you can obviously see were this is going, I won the first ever award! I'm so thankful as as much as I love writing my blog for my own sake, as I enjoy it, it means you lovely readers like it too. Which im not going to lie, makes me feel pretty darn great.

If you are also a blogger and really are passionate about you blog, you too can be in for the chance of winning the award and the opportunity to be the yearly winner you can find out more here:

http://fashion.weareponymous.com/we-awards

Thanks for reading!

xx

*update - im not 100% sure if I was the first winner however myself and http://fashionworked.wordpress.com/ both seem to have won week 1 *

BLOGUST! - (Im blogging at least once every day in august)

So im taking the plunge and ive decided to do something im calling Blogust, im blogging at least once every day! Ive been planning this since I started my blog, knowing that August would be the perfect time to do it before College starts. I've got lots of ideas, lots of blog posts already written up and scheduled and also a lot of stuff is happening in August so I thought it would be a challenge and fun to do!

There's going to be a wide range going up on my blog from blog event posts , reviews, tags, day out/holiday posts and a large handful of advice posts. As you may of also seen on my blog I am also doing blogger interviews. These will still go up but will not class as the post for that day! Meaning every Monday 2 posts will go up, an interview and a normal post. So please follow and enjoy!

Thanks for reading, please follow me on bloglovin to see everything and please go and read the already uploaded interviews. Im having SO much fun interviewing lots of amazing bloggers! 

xx

Blogger interviews #3 - Rebecca from Raising the roofs

Its time again for another blogger interview! This week I interviewed Becca from raisingtheroofs. So enjoy!

'What is your blog called and what is it about?'

My blog Url is http://raisingtheroofsblog.blogspot.com. My blog is called Raising the Roof’s and it is a lifestyle blog with some fashion, beauty, recipes and organization thrown into it. I share about the craziness of my family of 4 and all things about Raising The Roof’s!

'Why did you want to start your blog?'

I started my blog for a way to make friends and as a creative outlet for the million thoughts always running through my mind. We recently moved to a new state and I don’t know very many people around here so I wanted to blog to create new friendships and to help me keep sane while I stay at home with my 2 crazy toddlers.

'What’s some other blogs you like and where do you take inspiration from?'

I take inspiration from my blog from other great blogs out there. There is so many original and unique blogs that can be found and I just love reading what other’s post about. Some of my favourite blogs are www.marionberrystyle.com , www.livinginyellow.com and www.workclothesisuppose.com . These 3 ladies have such great blogs, Marion Berry and Work Clothes I suppose are great fashion blogs and always give me inspiration for putting together my own outfits. Living in Yellow is a great funny blog and I can’t get enough of all 3.

'What are you hoping for in the future?'

I'm hoping to keep writing great content on my blog and to get better at my writing style. I hope to make some great friendships in the blogging community and to eventually attend a few blogging conferences.

'What’s any / all your social media links?'

Twitter https://twitter.com/Beccaroof

Pinterest http://www.pinterest.com/beccaroof1013/

Bloglovin http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/11968827

I hope you enjoyed another interview post and make sure to check out all of Beccas links. Please follow for more interviews which now go up every Monday as well as my normal posts and if you are a blogger and would like to take part then email me at chloedeyes123@gmail.com !

To read the first blogger interview click here 

Thanks for reading

xx