How crazy it is that its been a whole year since I began my
blog?! From the very bottom of my heart I want to thank each one of you, my
readers, for coming with me on this journey.
A lot has happened this year. Now, a month away
from tying the knot, I reflect back to all the big and small moments that made
me start Miles + Smiles. So you all know, Miles + Smiles started because I
simply needed an outlet to vent; a way to deal with my long distance
relationship. But, then the blog grew and eventually, my fiancée and I were
able to close the distance. A lot of people continued to ask: Ok, so now what
is the blog going to be about? Are you going to change the name? At the
beginning, my answer was a simple “I don’t know” -- I wanted to let the blog
evolve into whatever it needed to be.
I do believe that the best things in life happen
organically, without over planning or over thinking. That’s what happened with
this blog; it happened one day while I was visiting my fiancé. We were eating
ribs and drinking beer. He said to me, “you should start a blog.” The idea had
been in my mind for quite a while, but I could not find the right angle. He
said “just start it” and so I did. Quite possibly the best decision I have ever
made.
This blog has been fun, it has never felt like a chore. Honestly,
I feel that everything I write has taken me into a new experience. Both
personally and professionally, this blog made me grow and learn things that I
really never thought I would encounter.
Through my blog, I’ve also met amazing people and the true
meaning of empowering one another. I do have role models and one day I hope to
be like them, and I also have bloggers of my “size” that I help out and they
help me. It made me see that blogging is not about a competition, and that you
should always focus on improving yourself before comparing to other bloggers.
So all and all, it’s been a great first year! Here is to
many more… cheers!
Increíble que ya haya pasado todo un año! Y desde lo mas profundo de mi corazón muchas gracias a cada uno d mis seguidores por acompañarme en esta aventura.
Han pasado tantas cosas en este año que ahora que estamos a solo un mes de nuestra boda me pongo a pensar en todas las cosas grandes y pequeñas que me hicieron comenzar Miles + Smiles. Para que sepan, este blog empezó por mi necesidad de tener un lugar en donde pudiese sacar lo que llevaba por dentro y a la vez poder sobrellevar mi relación de larga distancia. Pero el blog creció y creció y logramos volver a vivir juntos. Mucha gente me preguntaba que iba a pasar con el blog? que si le iba cambiar el nombre? y yo simplemente decir "no se" porque quería que el blog solito se desarrollara y tomara el rumbo que tenia que tomar.
También me ha hecho conocer gente increíble y me hizo aprende el significado de ayudarnos a crecer los unos con los otros. Que los blogs y la industria de las bloggers no es una competencia y que siempre hay que enfocarse en uno mismo para ser mejor y siempre dar la mano a la gente que necesita un consejo. Intento no compararme con otras bloggers, al contrario, soy feliz viendo que les va bien y también las promuevo en mis canales de social media. Es importante tener un modelo a seguir como inspiración pero jamas para competir.
Nicely done, Clau.
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