My 1000th Blog Post!!!

Happy Monday everyone!

This is my 1000th blog post! Okay, not really. I passed 1000 blog posts a little bit ago, but I had to take down some already published posts for personal reasons. And so, as it stands now, THIS is my 1000th blog post. It's taken me a little bit over 6 years, and a good measure of consistency (even though I've had to take scheduled and impromptu breaks at different points). I wouldn't say I'm ecstatic and so excited about it, but I think I've done pretty well. I'm definitely past my peak period, and sometimes I think if I had stayed back in Nigeria, I would have gone much farther with the blog and as a blogger. However, I'm not looking back but looking ahead and moving ONWARD.

This will be a little bit of a reflective post. Let's go down memory lane, shall we?

The Top 5 Most Read Posts from this blog are:

1. Maternity Style: Blues
2. Staying Alive
3. Pregnancy Tag
4. Blogging Anonymously or Not
5. Vlog: Trying to Conceive

And some of my personal favorites:

1. The First Kiss Fridays posts where people shared their first kiss experiences.
2. My Family UK Vacay series
3. I totally forgot about my less-than-stellar experience at a restaurant in Lekki. I wonder if they're still open. I also remember writing a not-great review about a resort in Lagos a couple of years later and finding out I had been blacklisted and unofficially banned.
4. A potential pitfall of having your photos online are having them stolen by someone else to sell their products. After that, I started heavily watermarking my photos. I've gotten away from it since I'm not as popular anymore :p
5. I'm going to go back and read my Proverbs Blog-Along aka Proverbs Bible Study.
6. This is a good one. 10 Things I Learned from the She Leads Africa Webinar with Stephanie Obi.
7. I really enjoyed going to Veronica Odeka's Vane Style Clinic and shared some of the things I learned.

My blog has brought me many opportunities from working with different brands like Nazuri Curls, Jord Watches, African Naturalistas, and more.

I have made friends, and lost friends. I have learned photography and some videography. I've made small money here and there. I've shared a lot about my private life, and learned to keep some things to myself. It's been a long road - and I'm glad I've made it this far. I hope to be more intentional and blog better in the future.

I love you all who have stuck with me since reading any of my blog posts. Your support means a lot to me and I pray that God blesses you very mightily!

Have a great week and cheers to another 1000 posts and more millions of views!