Dainty Ditsy Turns 2!

I cannot quite believe that today my blog, Dainty Ditsy, turns two years old. 2. YEARS. It's gone so quick, and yet at the same time it feels like I've been doing this blog for my whole life. This time, 24 months ago, I was sitting down at this very computer I am typing this post at now, preparing to hit 'Publish' on my very first post (which you can find here if you fancy a read). And now, I am sitting in the exact same spot, writing about my 2nd 'Bloggerversary'. Madness.

I wrote more about the whole backstory of 'Dainty Ditsy' and the tale up to its 1st Bloggerversary in this post I did to mark the occasion this time last year, so once again, if you fancy having a read - you know what to do. So what's changed since then? Since finishing my A Levels last year, this blog has become even more of a priority for me. I've spent this past year trying my hardest to get myself into full-time employment - applying for jobs, going to interviews, qualifying as a Nail Technician - and while things may not be where I want them to be just yet, the one positive of it all is this very space I've created online. It fills my time, detracts from my sometimes overthinking mind and ultimately, is one of the things I am most proud of. Hopefully in the very near future, I will get to where I want to be in terms of my personal life but for now, I am very thankful to have my blog.

While it is not all about the numbers, I cannot believe how much my blog has grown in the past 12 months. This time last year, when Dainty Ditsy turned 1, I was nearing 70 followers and now I am currently at just over 300. I know it is nothing in comparison to some, but to me, that is a huge number which I am again, so, so thankful for and I cannot put into words how grateful I am to have that amount of people interested in reading what I have to say. It makes me so genuintely happy to know that people enjoy reading my blog as much as I enjoy putting it all together and to all of you lovely lot who take the time to hit 'Follow' (or even if you don't) - thank you, thank you, thank you. I love reading your comments, interacting with you (plus all the other lovely bloggers in the community) on various social platforms and just generally everything that comes with having this online space.

In the very near future I want to have a full redesign round these parts and also maybe (just maybe) finally 'reveal' myself (that sounds super cringe and stupid but can't think of another way to put it) and 'put a face to the name' - as I've hinted at doing for a little while now. I love my blog and think this whole 2 Year thing has served to remind me of that so I think those two things are definitely going to happen very soon. Here's to the next year!