{"id":4649,"date":"2014-09-04T05:00:04","date_gmt":"2014-09-04T12:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.homeyohmy.com\/?p=4649"},"modified":"2014-09-12T08:15:51","modified_gmt":"2014-09-12T15:15:51","slug":"happy-1st-birthday-homey-oh-my","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homeyohmy.com\/happy-1st-birthday-homey-oh-my\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy 1st Birthday, Homey Oh My!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Happy<\/p>\n

We made it!! \u00a0One year of blogging!!! \u00a0Fastest year of my life, wow.<\/p>\n

Today is a little bit past the one year mark from my first blog post, but it marks exactly one year from the day I went live with my blog and\u00a0sent an email to\u00a0all my friends to ask for their support, haha! \u00a0Seriously, I did that, and\u00a0I will never forget how much it meant to me to have their encouragement, and still today.<\/p>\n

One year ago today, I remember being a nervous wreck\u00a0of excitement and fear\u00a0over the launch of\u00a0this blog. \u00a0I barely slept, I’d forget to eat, I poured everything I had into planning, making, and learning for the growth of this blog (I’ve chilled out a LOT since then, thankfully). \u00a0As terrified as I was, I knew that all meant this would be worth striving for.<\/p>\n

Through this entire experience, I can say I’ve gotten pretty good at recognizing fear as an\u00a0opportunity. \u00a0Every time I pushed through fear, I never regretted it, because good things\u00a0always<\/em>\u00a0came out of it, whether I realized it immediately or later on. \u00a0The fear is absolutely still there today, everyday, over a lot of different things, but I’ve learned\u00a0that it\u00a0can be\u00a0a sign that something great is about to happen.<\/p>\n

\"pursue<\/p>\n

The goals I had initially set for this blog were just to stick with it\u00a0for the long term, to get better at putting myself out there, and to feed\u00a0my\u00a0desire to keep learning and growing. \u00a0What I got in return for achieving these goals was exponentially more than I ever could have predicted, which is why pursuing this blog was the best decision I ever made<\/em>. \u00a0I kicked fear right in the ass.<\/p>\n

So I thought I was going to go through and talk about all the things I learned in my first year of blogging and everything that made it so wonderful, but instead I’m just going to focus on the biggest one of them all:<\/p>\n

One of the greatest things you can do for someone is to let them know you appreciate their work.<\/em><\/p>\n

I’ve never met a blogger that didn’t *freaking love* getting comments on their posts, and I now know myself just how much those comments can be that extra push to keep believing in what you’re doing, which is everything. \u00a0I didn’t know this that well back when I was a silent admirer of other blogs, but now that I do, I’ve become a lot less reserved about showing my appreciation and enthusiasm for anything and everything, anywhere, in both blog world and in-person world, because through you guys, I’ve grown a bigger\u00a0heart of gratitude. \u00a0For real. \u00a0That, in and of itself, is just a happier way to be, and nothing has taught me that better than this blog and you guys have. <3<\/p>\n

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Here’s the fun part.\u00a0 As a small gesture of how deeply grateful I am for all of you, I’m having a top secret\u00a0giveaway for…<\/p>\n

\"MysteryA mystery box. \u00a0HOW. \u00a0FUN. \u00a0Filled with a few\u00a0of my favorite crafty and decor things, all brand new, hand-picked and purchased by me, and the details of which I am withholding from you so that if\u00a0you are the lucky one to receive it in the mail, it will be like opening up Christmas presents. \u00a0I don’t know about you, but receiving gifts in the mail is a very rare occurrence, so I’d love to say thank you in this fun and personal way that hopefully gets you as excited as I am :D.<\/p>\n

I want to keep this casual and intimate, so I won’t be promoting this giveaway anywhere, and to keep in line with that, there will be NO Rafflecopter widget. \u00a0Let’s all let out a sigh of relief.<\/p>\n

To enter the giveaway, all you have to do is leave me a comment telling me:<\/strong><\/p>\n

1) How did you first come across Homey Oh My!?<\/strong><\/p>\n

AND<\/b><\/p>\n

2) What’s your favorite Homey Oh My! project\/post?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I LOVE hearing from you guys,\u00a0so I’d be delighted to hear your answers. \u00a0One winner will be selected randomly and emailed in a week, some time next Friday the 12th!<\/p>\n

After you leave your comment, go and leave a few more comments for your favorite blogs out there, or let your friend know she did an amazing job planning your last get-together, or tell your coworker you love her new haircut. \u00a0However small it may be, spread the love whenever you feel it. \u00a0It will be so appreciated.<\/p>\n

Love you guys <3.<\/p>\n

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*UPDATE*<\/p>\n

A winner has been selected! \u00a0There were 39 valid entries and using random.org, comment number #21 was selected which was… \u00a0Jessica!! Here’s her comment:<\/p>\n

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“I stumbled upon your blog from Pinterest based on my favorite project of yours \u2013 your beautiful black, white, and gold desk! So much inspiration and I\u2019m SHOCKED you\u2019ve only been at this one year. Incredible work!”<\/p>\n

Congratulations, Jessica! \u00a0I can’t wait for you to receive your mystery box :D.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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