YIPPEE! My blog is five years old today!
Five Years Ago, Where It All Started.
Well, lets flashback to 26th August 2013 when I first decided to set up my blog. It was a warm summers' holiday break from college. I was struggling to find a summer job and to be honest, I was incredibly bored! Me and Katrina both decided to start our blogs at the same time; with a little inspiration from our favourite beauty vloggers, FleurDeForce and Zoella. I was very beauty oriented at the time, my first post was a 'What's in my Makeup Bag' post and well, yeah. Lets' not say any more! I can't believe that it is my blogs' fifth birthday!
I continued to blog throughout the second year of college, I loved makeup and beauty and my confidence flourished. It was an amazing time for me! I started to slack a little when I started studying at University though, as you may have read from my other posts. This was when my anxiety really took a hold of me, and this is why its' so important to look after your mental health at university. It's absolutely crazy to look back at myself five years ago and compare to now. I've been through a house fire, been taken for granted, felt lonely and yet here I am, better than ever! Happy fifth birthday to my blog, eh!
The Rebirth of Chloe Elizabeth.
When I finished my degree, I decided that I'd put my spare time to good use and start blogging again. Oh, what a fantastic decision it was! I've really started a fresh with my blog, focusing on my new interests, fashion, lifestyle and mental health to name a few. Theres' no strict criteria, and that is what I absolutely love about my blog now.
Since starting my blog again I've made so many friends and had so many wonderful opportunities. Whats' even better, is that I've spent so many hours dedicating my spare time into something I'm passionate about instead of watching Netflix! Although, sometimes I'll try and do both at the same time. Because, yanno. Netflix. But yes, I am so grateful to every single person who had supported me and viewed my blog, whether it was yesterday or five years ago. There has been many hurdles along the way and I'm sure I wouldn't be here without the support of others!
To celebrate the rebirth of my blog and the fact that it's my blog's fifth birthday; I've decided that I'll be running a little giveaway to celebrate! I'll be giving away:
- 'Into the Heart of Mindfulness' by Ed Halliwell
- 'Too Glam to Give a Damn' notebook
- Henry Holland 'La Croix' False Nails
How do you enter, I hear you ask? All you need to do is RT the tweet below [NOW ENDED] and make sure you're following me on twitter. Unfortunately this giveaway is open to the UK Only although I do plan on hosting more giveaways, so stay tuned!
Happy fifth birthday hun!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a milestone <3
It must be great to celebrate 5 years.
Go for another five!
Love,
Hehe, thank you Rose!
ReplyDeleteDefinitely, maybe ten at a push! ;)
Happy fifth birthday to your blog, such an amazing milestone, well done!
ReplyDeleteLovely giveaway too :)
Melissa 💕 |
http://www.moonlightmel.co.uk
Thanks so much Mel! <3
ReplyDeleteHappy 5th birthday to your lovely blog! Here's to five more! 💛
ReplyDeleteThank you so much lovely! <3
ReplyDeleteAmazing happy fifth year. I think naturally our blogs evolve over time don’t they?
ReplyDeleteRachael | https://rachaelstray.com
Thanks Rachael! Oh definitely, they change just like we do! xx
ReplyDeleteHappy 5th blog birthday! It’s so funny reading the story of your blog because you literally started it for the same reason I did. It’s lovely to see that after 5 years you are still enjoying it!
ReplyDeleteHappy 5th birthday to your blog! Sounds like you've had quite the journey to get here too! What a lovely giveaway you have decided to do, good luck to everyone that enters :)
ReplyDeleteAmy,
https://creativenails.uk
Wow 5 years is a long time! Your blog is amazing girl
ReplyDeleteTish
Aww thats' so cute, haha! Thank you so much Sophie! <3
ReplyDeleteThank you so much lovely! It's been a ride :D
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Tish!
ReplyDeleteSays you though, I LOVE your blog! <3
Happy 5th birthday love!! Honestly your blog is AMAZING! You must be so proud :) Can’t wait to see/download your upcoming blog printables by the way 🕺 hehe
ReplyDeleteRach 🤓
https://rachaelhope.co.uk
Aww bless you Rachael, thank you so much!
ReplyDeleteHaha, thanks to yours truly! ;)
Oh my gosh five years?! Huge congratulations to you! I don't think I've ever stuck to a hobby that long other than singing (which I'm conveniently on a bit of a break from right now...). I've only just hit one year on my blog so I really take my hat off to you for keeping this up for so long! It can be so stressful but it's so worth it, isn't it? I'm excited to follow your journey in the coming years and what a lovely giveaway, too!
ReplyDeleteAlice Xx
Happy 5th blogging birthday! Here's hoping there are many more to follow!
ReplyDeleteHappy 5th birthday to your blog! It's such an amazing milestone to reach 😊
ReplyDeleteHappy 5th birthday to your blog! What an achievement!! Reading about everything you've been though up to this point is honestly inspiring and gives me hope that I'll be able to get back to/stick at blogging for that long 😊
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Alice! It can be stressful, I won't lie there has been some long breaks along the way, but I love it too much to leave forever! xx
ReplyDeleteThank you! I really hope so! xx
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Kelly! <3
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Mary! Time flies! <3
ReplyDeleteHappy Blogiversary! 🎉
ReplyDeleteI can’t wait to see what the future brings for your blog 💕
Tori | JustTheBeginning-x.com
Latest blog post - My first Etsy Brighton meet up! 💕
Congratulations on 5 years. What an achievement, you must be so proud of yourself. I am now following your blog and on Twitter x
ReplyDeleteAwh thank you so much, Tori! Such a sweet comment! <3
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Caroline, that really means a lot! :) <3
ReplyDeleteHappy fifth blogging birthday! That’s such a huge milestone; I’ll be hitting four years next January and the time really does just fly by!😅
ReplyDeleteSoph | www.lovesoph.co.uk
Happy 5th birthday, what a huge milestone! Here's to many more amazing years
ReplyDeleteMegan // https://pixieskiesblog.wordpress.com
Congratulations to making it to five years of blogging! That's a huge achievement, and your content is so wonderful. Here's to the next five years!
ReplyDeleteCordelia || cordeliamoor.com
Thank you so much Sophie! Doesn't the time go just so super quick!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Megan! <3
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Cordelia! I can't wait for the next five! <3
ReplyDeleteCongrats girl! That’s half a decade, a major milestone! When you become a blogger, time really does fly! I’ve only been blogging for about 5 months and I already can barely remember what it was like before I Started blogging. Congrats on sticking to it and doing an awesome job!
ReplyDeleteAfairytaledream.com
Happy fifth birthday to your blog! It's nice to know how it evolved and changed over time. Just like a person would 😄 Awesome of you to do a giveaway, the book sounds interesting! Best of luck to everyone that enters!
ReplyDeleteKate
Thank you so much, it's incredible! Bless you, thank you so much!
ReplyDeleteTime flies when you're having fun! ;)
Thank you so much! Haha yes, my blog has changed drastically. Along with me I suppose! <3
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