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Thursday 14 January 2016

It's My 1st Blog Birthday



I can not believe I have been blogging for one year. Where has that year gone. I can remember sitting here this time last year setting up my corner of the internet, trying to find a name and with so many ideas of what to write but no real idea what I was doing.

My blog has given me so many things. A place to vent and a place to showcase our days out. We have received some fantastic things to review, as well as host some giveaways, and I am so thankful to the companies that took the time to contact me and gave me that opportunity. But most of all it has brought me friends. Friends that I have never met and friends that I have met just the once. Whether I have met them or not I feel like I know each and every one and they have been a great support to me with the 'me too's' and the 'I know how you feel'.

I firstly want to thank Emma at Brummy Mummy of 2. You made me take the leap into setting up this blog. I had been following you on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram and when you published your post So You Wanna Start A Blog I thought 'lets do this' and I am so glad I did, so thank you!

Then there is Emily at Twin Mummy and Daddy and Sarah at Run Jump Scrap who were the first bloggers I met in person at BritMums last year. We all met at Paddington and a friendship was formed from then. They were my safety nets there and thank you both for being so kind. And since we met they have been my go to people for advice or even to just say hi when I feel lost in this blogosphere.

Thank you to everyone I met at BritMums and to those that took the time to come by and say hello, Mummascribbles, It's Mostly Okay and Twinderelmo. You will never know how much that meant that you knew who I was. Especially Amie from Finding Our Feet who told me she loved my blog, that made my year!

I can't mention everyone that has made an impact on me and my blog because otherwise this post would be full of tags but I can't publish this without mentioning Helen at All The Beautiful Things who I have never met but I feel like I know you so well and thank you for taking the time to comment on my posts. Then there is Beth at Life As Mum who gave me the opportunity to join Just Another Linky, which I believe is one of the main reasons my blog has grown how it has. It gave me the opportunity to find and communicate with some fantastic blogs and bloggers. That brings me to all of the people that link up with us each and every week. Whether you pop by every week or every now and then, thank you!

And I promise this is the last person I am going to tag and that is Nigel (Emily's husband) at DIY Daddy for commenting and supporting my blog. Thank you.

Then to the rest of you gorgeous bunch, thank you! I wish I could mention you all.

I could never have known what this blog was to give me when I set it up and where it would take me. Each and every day I link up with fellow bloggers and read some pretty amazing blogs. I'm not sure where my blog will take me but I am pretty happy with where it is at the moment. People are reading my posts and engaging with me on a daily basis.

Thank you to each and every person that takes the time to like, comment and share my posts and pictures on all my social media. Each and every like, comment or share means so much to me.

I took the leap just a few months after I set up the blog to share it with my friends and family and I was so nervous with how it would be taken. But it couldn't have gone better and I want to thank them for their support and for actually reading my, sometimes, rambling posts.

I couldn't go without mentioning Tots100. I know stats aren't everything but this month I got into the top 500, position 491 to be precise, but to get into the top 500 is amazing!

This little corner of the internet where I share my children's tantrums, what I'm having for tea, pictures that I find beautiful and experiences I want to share has brought me so much joy and I cant wait to see what the next year will bring.

So once again, THANK YOU! You have made this blog what it is today and you have made me smile.



Mummuddlingthrough
A Cornish Mum

39 comments:

  1. Happy blog birthday lovely lady! So glad we got to meet up - I'm still in awe of your gorgeous hair!!
    Keep doing what you are doing. I love seeing it grow & your gorgeous family. Hope to meet up again this year xxxx

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  2. Happy birthday to yooouuuuu! It sounds like you've had quite a year! Well done for all that you have achieved and for how far you've come! I think you're so supportive of new bloggers too. Youve spotted little old me and you always take the time to comment on my posts too, so thank you for being supportive of the newbies xxxxx

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  3. Happy blog birthday! Thanks for mentioning me, I really appreciate it! I agree with Beth, your hair is awesome! I love reading your blog and hearing all about you and your family. Britmums was fab. I loved meeting you and Sarah and everyone else! xx

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  4. Happy blog birthday your posts are always great to read looking forward to the next year we'll done on tots 100 xx

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  5. Happy blog birthday! Hope you do something fun to celebrate. I love reading your blog, it's lovely to read you have had so many great opportunities and met lots of lovely people in the past year. Congrats on your Tots score xx #coolmumclub

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  6. Hey we share the same blog birthday! Happy blog birthday lovely and here's to another stonking year! Thanks for linking to #coolmumclub xx

    Talya - http://www.motherhoodtherealdeal.com

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  7. Happy blog birthday lovely! Thank you for being the very first host to my very first linky. You were so welcoming - I immediately felt like I belonged to this very special little community. I love your blog and reading about your adventures with your boys. I hope this next year brings you everything you could wish for.

    Dawn x
    #coolmumclub

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  8. HAPPY BLOGGY BIRTHDAY LOVELY LOVELY LADY!!!!!! So glad you started! xxxxxx

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  9. Happy Blog Birthday lovely!! Your blog is amazing and you're an amazing Co-host for the linky. Be proud! Well done lovely xxx

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  10. Happy Birthday to your Blog....I thought you had been blogging longer. hehehe

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  11. Happy Blog Birthday!!! #coolmumclub

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  12. Ahh thanks so much my lovely, I love your posts and feel like I know you too :) Here's to the next year of blogging! Lots of love X

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  13. Congratulations on one year of blogging! You've done so well, looking forward to seeing what year 2 has in store for Something Crunchy Mummy :)

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  14. Happy first birthday lovely! Congrats on making the top 500 on Tots 100. I'd love to be up there someday! Your blog is lovely & you have done a fabulous job with it. #picknmix

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  15. Happy birthday! Lovely to see you doing so well after a year and still going strong #picknmix

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  16. Happy blog birthday and what a year its been! It sounds like you've had so many fantastic experiences thanks to blogging, it really is a wonderful platform :)

    Helen x

    http://treasureeverymoment01.blogspot.co.uk/

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  17. Yay! Happy birthday!! The blogging community is great, isn't it?! Congratulations on getting into the Tots100 top 500. I know what you mean about stats not being everything but it's a handy branch mark. Getting into the top 500 gets harder each year as more blogs are added to the mix so have a virtual glass of bubbles on me :) #coolmumclub

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  18. Loved this. It was somewhat akin to listening to the speeches at the Oscars :-D I hope I can make it to be one year Blogiversary :-D

    #justanotherlinky

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  19. Just popping back again through #justanotherlinky. Thanks for hosting xx

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  20. Happy Blog Birthday lovely!! How exciting is that!! You have a lovely blog and you have achieved so much!! I"m sure you will do even better this year. Well done for now being into the top 500 for Tots100!! It is nice to see that all the effort pay off. All the best for 2016!! :-) xx
    #JustAnotherLinky

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  21. Happy blog birthday. Congratulations. My aim is to get into the tots100 500 too. Fingers crossed. X #justanotherlinky lifeinthemumslane

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  22. Happy blog birthday. Congratulations. My aim is to get into the tots100 500 too. Fingers crossed. X #justanotherlinky lifeinthemumslane

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  23. Happy blog birthday :) Great Tots score too how nice to get they just in time for your blog anniversary #picknmix

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  24. It seems to be everyone's blog birthday at the moment - it's our 3rd next week! #justanotherlinky

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  25. Happy Blog Birthday!
    Hopefully there's many more to come
    AliceMegan

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  26. Happy Blog Birthday! Congratulations on all the fab things you've achieved - here's to an even better 2016! :) #justanotherlinky

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  27. Congratulations! You have accomplished quite a lot in a year. My one year blog anni came and went without a word or notice as that was about the time I had begun a blogging burnout and chilled out for awhile. I wish you the best for 2016 and thank you again for hostessing #justanotherlinky!

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  28. Ah this is lovely! I haven't long started my blog but the people you get to know is something I never imagined but boy what a perk! Thanks for hosting #justanotherlinky

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  29. Happy Bloganniversay! You've accomplished so much in such a small period of time - well done! #JustAnotherLinky

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  30. Happy Blog Birthday! I'm just into my 5th month so still finding my way around (& not figured how to add badges to posts, sorry!). Amazing what you have achieved in a year. Hope you continue to enjoy #justanotherlinky

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  31. Congratulations on one year of your lovely blog! I'm not going to have managed to do anywhere near as much as you by my 1 yr birthday, and I'm still terrified of attempting to run a linky! I'm also in the top 500 this month - it's exciting, isn't it?! :D #justanotherlinky

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  32. Such a lovely post! Happy bloggy birthday! It sounds like you've had a great year. The best thing about blogging is the friendships for sure! It's crazy how close you can feel to people you have never actually met isn't it? #justanotherlinky xx

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  33. Happy blog birthday! It looks lovely and I love reading your posts. Thanks so much for sharing with us!

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  34. Hi Kirsty, Happy Blog Birthday! Looking back don't you find just how much you've learned amazing too? When I started out I remember thinking I'd never be able to set up my own blog or edit photos. And even copying and pasting widget and plugin codes used to scare me (I feel really silly typing that, but it's true!).

    I've not met any bloggers in person, but the whole blogging community is so much friendlier than I ever thought it could be.

    Wishing your blog a long and successful 'life'.

    xx

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  35. Happy blog birthday, and thank you for running your linky. It has been a great way for me to link up with other bloggers and feel part of a community. I've thought about running one myself but the workload is a bit daunting. Here's to a fab second year for you!

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  36. Congrats on your blog birthday!! You've had a great year by the looks of things. I hope 2016 is even better for you! #justanotherlinky

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  37. Happy blog birthday! What a lovely post. My blog is a year old now too and I can't imagine life without it now. Thanks for linking to #PickNMix

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  38. Happy belated blog birthday (though I already said it on social media ha) I find it crazy that a year has passed for both of us, but I've loved it as much as it sounds that you have. Here's to lots more years for both of us!
    Thanks for linking up to #PicknMix

    Stevie xx

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  39. Happy Birthday :) sounds like a great first year well done you, I only started 10 months ago but when I cam across your blog I assumed you had been doing it for years :) I love that everyone finds their own little niches and that everyone is so friendly. #PickNMix

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