Two years ago today I decided to take blogging seriously. I was writing on my old WordPress blog – Red and Babyled sporadically and thought it might be nice to go self hosted and focus on it a bit more, aim to try and make something of it or at least to give me something to do in the evenings when Dave was at work and until I went back to work after maternity leave.
So at 6am that morning, when Little Man woke for the day, I bought three years hosting and a brand new domain name – Redhead Babyled was born. Since then I have blogged every single day and some days I have posted more than once depending on the amount of content I have that I need to get online. It’s been a busy two years but I wouldn’t change a moment of it.
The last two years have been amazing, full of opportunities, exciting emails and great conversations with PRs but more than that the last two years have seen me build such a great network of friends both online and off, who I can talk to, laugh with and who completely understand this thing that I do online.
Back in January What the Redhead said was born – with the help of Zoe – and it feels like I have come home. This space online now feels like me, it feels like a slightly older, slightly more grown up Redhead Babyled and I know it is where I will always be – there won’t be any more name changes here – although I may tweak the colour scheme every so often!
In two years I feel like I have learnt so much, achieved so much and changed so much. I have taught myself a lot about blogging, about social media, planning my time and being organised. I have learnt about tax returns and the wonder that is self employment. I have learnt about a whole world that I didn’t even know existed before I went self hosted with the blog and I love this world I have found myself in. I love the friends I have made, the experiences I have had and I absolutely love being a blogger.
Here’s to many more years doing this thing that we do on our little spaces online. I love it and can’t wait to see where the next few years take us.
Beth Twinderelmo says
You said to me early on to go self hosted sooner rather than later and I took your advice and am very thankful!
I love your blog as you know and it’s one I come to regardless. Keep up the good work! xx
Natalie says
Happy blogoversary, Donna!
Wishing you many more awesome years of opportunity xoxo
Laura's Lovely Blog says
You have come so far in that time and I hope I can say that I have achieved as much as you in two years time. Well done and I love the new blog x
Mummy Fever says
How exciting – well done you. i wish i had gone self hosted long ago x
Kim Carberry says
Congrats on the two years!! Here’s to many more x
Lucy Bishop says
Woop! Woop! And here’s to many more years to come…! xx
Jess @ Along Came Cherry says
Happy Blogiversary and well done you for working so hard alongside your day job. I don’t even manage to blog ever day and blogging is all I do! X
Amanda says
Happy Blogiversary!
You really are a shining example of how to blog, you’ve archived so much and all so well deserved from all your hard work xx
Donna Wishart says
Thanks Amanda. I guess I just had an aim and something to focus on. I’m really proud of where I have got to x
Katie @mummydaddyme says
You are a wonderful and supportive member of the blogging community Donna and should be so proud of all you have achieved. Happy Blog Birthday! Here’s to many more. x
Caroline Magovern says
Well done Donna! Great work and a wonderful inspiration to many of us x
Donna Wishart says
Amber, that may be the loveliest comment anyone has ever left me and I might be a bit emotional by it. Thanks for always being so supportive and lovely x
Tracey Williams says
Happy 2 years blogging Donna. I am coming up to my 2 years blogging birthday and I really need to make the leap and go self hosted. I have my own domain name but just need to sit down and DO IT. I love your blog and all the help and advice you give to people x