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7 Years + Giveaway

7 Years ago today I wrote a blog post. It was terrible. But it’s still there if you REALLY want to go read it haha. My life was completely different. But the one constant that has remained for the last 7 years is my love of blogging.

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My blog name has changed a few times. The design has changed several times. I had one boyfriend when I started my blog, and I am married to the best guy now. When I started this blog I was 25 and carefree. 7 years later I will become a mom in about 9 weeks. I love this blog and I am so beyond grateful for the opportunities and people it has brought into my life. To celebrate I decided to share my 7 favorite posts from 7 years of blogging. No rhyme or reason to them just 7 posts I really love.

When It’s Different 

The One With The Engagement

5 Mistakes You Are Making With Your Blog

A Letter To My Single Self

Saved By The Bell: A Mystery 

On Living Together Before Marriage

Spilling The Beans

Feel free to peruse those posts. They are a fun trip down memory lane for me 🙂

I have learned so much about myself through these 7 years of blogging and I really can’t wait to see what the next year holds. It’s so much fun to look back at old posts no matter how ridiculous, embarrassing, or multi colored and multi font they are. I never delete posts mostly because, even if they involved people no longer in my life or they are legit my worst written, I think they are part of my journey.

Thank you to everyone who reads my blog. I can’t tell you how much it means to get such sweet comments, email, and messages. I am so grateful for each and every one of you!

Now to celebrate! For YOU GUYS I am giving away 2 $100 gift cards! Two winners! You can pick either $100 to Starbucks, Lululemon, Nordstrom, or Sephora! Your choice! This giveaway will run for a week and the winners will be emailed as well as announced in the widget within 48 hours of the giveaway ending.

Enter below! GOOD LUCK!

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  1. Tine wrote:

    Congratulations on your anniversary! I’ve been blogging for almost 7 years two, on my third blog now (which I’ve had for nearly 4 years now) so I know the name changing & layout changing all too well! I’m a bit horrified to go and reread my first post though, not even sure what it was about anymore! 😀

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  2. Charmaine Ng | Architecture & Lifestyle Blog wrote:

    Wow, 7 years! Congratulations, truly! I’m a relatively new reader so I’m going to read your favourite posts now. 🙂

    Charmaine Ng | Architecture & Lifestyle Blog
    http://charmainenyw.com

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  3. Leslie Soto wrote:

    Congratulations on 7 years! This is a fun trip down memory lane. I have to say, since finding you throug SYBL and BPP, your blog has easily become one of my favorites. You always seem so genuine and sweet and share such insipring, helpful posts. Cheers to 7 years and best wishes for at least 7 more.

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  4. Rebecca Bakofsky wrote:

    Although my blog has not been around for 7 years, we just hit our one year mark and I am feeling a lot of what you’re feeling. It is crazy to think how much a blog can evolve in just one year!

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  5. Tara L wrote:

    If I wore to win I would choose the Sephora Gift Card! Can’t go wrong with some beauty and make up (:

    Thanks

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  6. Abby @ WinsteadWandering wrote:

    Congratulations on 7 years! To be blogging that long and still going strong is a HUGE accomplishment.

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  7. Emily wrote:

    Wow! It’s cool to see how something small can become such a big part of your life in 7 years!!!

    Would definitely be going to for Lululemon – January brings fitness resolutions!

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  8. MartaG wrote:

    Congrats on the anniversary! I love reading your blog from Barcelona, Spain!

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  9. Trista @ The Classy Chaos wrote:

    Congrats on 7 years! That’s awesome! And thank you for always sharing your wisdom from what you’ve learned!

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  10. Kayla @ a paper arrow wrote:

    Congratulations on 7 years! That is amazing. 🙂 I always enjoy following along.

    If I were to win the gift card, I would 100% go for the Starbucks one. It’s the perfect time, since they’re currently running their Starbucks for Life game!

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  11. Erin | Very Erin Blog wrote:

    Oh my gosh, seven years! Congratulations, that’s incredible!

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  12. alyssa emmett wrote:

    Congrats on seven years! That’s a great accomplishment.
    p.s. I would choose Sephora.

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  13. Cait wrote:

    i would probably do $100 to starbucks!

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  14. Mallory Brasher wrote:

    Congrats on 7 years!!
    I’d choose the Sephora gift card 🙂

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  15. Shann eva wrote:

    Congratulations on 7 years! What an amazing milestone! It’s so wonderful that you have found your passion and turned it into your career. Also, what a wonderful way to see how your life has changed. Congrats on your upcoming journey into motherhood…so exciting!

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  16. Ann Matteson wrote:

    Congratulations on 7 years!

    I’d take the Starbucks card.

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  17. Charlotte wrote:

    Oh, my goodness–what a great giveaway! And congrats on 7 years! Isn’t it amazing (and fun) to look back on some of those older posts? Sometimes I barely recognize my writing. N-E-Way… 😉 I’d love a Lululemon gift card!

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  18. Jessica Bradshaw wrote:

    Congratulations on 7 years!! I am almost to a year and can’t even imagine what it will look like in 6 years. 🙂

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  19. Julie Wood wrote:

    Congrats on 7 Years of blogging! What an accomplishment! I would love the gift card to Nordstrom! Thanks so much!

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  20. Kari Ann wrote:

    I would love Sephora! Thanks for the giveaway and congrats on 7 years!

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  21. Jamie wrote:

    Congrats on your 7th bloggiversary! That is so exciting and hopefully there are many more years of blogging to come!

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  22. Cassie || The Brunette With a Blog wrote:

    Congrats!! This is such exciting news – seven years blogging AND a baby on the way! You must be thrilled.
    I hope to get to seven years one day!

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  23. Amanda wrote:

    Nordstrom for sure! Thanks for the chance! And happy 7 years!

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  24. Meghan wrote:

    Congrats on 7 years!

    I would def get the Starbucks gc if I won!

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  25. Melissa Blake wrote:

    YAYYYYY!!! Congrats on 7 years! I just celebrated my 8th blogiversary last month…where DOES the time go, I wonder? xoxo

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  26. Meegan wrote:

    Happy 7 Years–what an accomplishment! I tried blogging and didn’t even last a year so I know how tough it can be. So many great gift cards to choose from, I think I would pick Nordstrom because the possibilities are endless! Congratulations again!

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  27. Erica Nicole wrote:

    congrats on 7 years of blogging! That’s such an impressive feat and you truly must be one of the OG bloggers!

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  28. Crystal wrote:

    Congrats! I think it’s fun to have my life chronicled online. It’s always changing, and there are days I feel all nostalgic and go back to see where I started. Can’t wait to go back & read through your past posts.

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  29. Natalie wrote:

    I would love to win the Sephora gift card so that I can buy makeup!

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  30. Caroline wrote:

    So much fun! Happy 7 years — so proud of you!!!!

    I would love the Sephora card!

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  31. Tiffany Banks wrote:

    Wow congrats on 7 years!! I would choose Starbucks!

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  32. Catherine Sargent wrote:

    Congratulations on 7 years of blogging and the upcoming new member of the family. I will check out your 7 favorite post.

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  33. Kristin Cook wrote:

    Haha. I was just thinking about earlier today has terrible my first few (dozen) blog posts were. I had no idea what I was doing. But they are still there just like yours are, and they are still a peace of my blogging. They are a part of getting me here 🙂 Congrats on 7 years!

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  34. alicia szemon wrote:

    I would pick sephora because i love makeup and i could use some new products!!

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  35. rachel jenkins wrote:

    I would pick sephora i love makeup!!!

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  36. Divya @ Eat Teach Blog wrote:

    Wow! 7 years! That is a LONG time! I hope that when I reach my 7-year blogiversary, I can balance everything as well as you do!

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  37. Colleen Boudreau wrote:

    Nordstrom.

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  38. Colleen Smith wrote:

    I’m so glad you’re here! And even more excited you’re going to be a mom soon! Also I would LOVE a Sephora gift card! 🙂

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  39. jessica lynn wrote:

    Congrats!!! I’d be alllllll over that Starbucks gift card! Oh, just the thought of that makes me happy. So nice of you!

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  40. Kim Pincombe-Cole wrote:

    Happy 7th Blogiversary!! I’ve been a reader for years!
    Here’s to the next 7… ?
    And for the giveaway, I’d choose a Nordstrom gift card!

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  41. Heather Sebastian wrote:

    Congrats! Super exciting! What a HUGE feat! Cheers!
    xoxo

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  42. Rachel wrote:

    Congratulations on 7 years! I would choose the Starbucks gift card.

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  43. valmg @ Mom Knows It All wrote:

    Congratulations on your anniversary. I’m blogging over 11 years now, my first posts crack me up because some of them weren’t even complete sentences.

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  44. Jessica Hughes wrote:

    Happy blogiversary!!! That is such a great milestone and you have sure come along way in seven years!

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  45. Jordan D. wrote:

    Happy blogiversary! Seven years is amazing! I’d love the Sephora or Starbucks gift card for sure. Hard to pick between the two 😉

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  46. Nelle wrote:

    Happy Blogaversary!!!! I would choose a Sephora gift card!

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  47. shelly peterson wrote:

    congrats on 7 years. I would choose Starbucks or Sephora.

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  48. Jenny wrote:

    Congrats on 7 years, Neely! Gonna read some of your favorite posts now. 🙂

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  49. Greta wrote:

    Congrats on your blogging anniversary! I’ll have to look through some of your old posts, so fun!

    Greta | http://www.gretahollar.com

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  50. Tee Anderson wrote:

    I would choose Starbucks. Congrats on 7 years!!

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  51. Kelsie wrote:

    Yay! Congratulations on your 7 year blog entry- that’s amazing!! I entered the giveaway- fingers crossed 🙂 Look at how much can happen in 7 years! Yay for baby oh so soon!

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  52. Kelly Tupick wrote:

    I would like the Sephora gift card, thanks and Congrats!!

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  53. Dia All The Things I Do wrote:

    Congrats on your anniversary and your little one on the way. It’s kind of beautiful that you have been able to record your life the past 7 years and can see how thing have changed.

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  54. Julie @ Running in a Skirt wrote:

    What a great giveaway!!!! I’d get the Nordstrom one!

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  55. Elena wrote:

    I would choose Nordstrom. Thank you!

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  56. Michele wrote:

    You and I must have started blogging at about the same time!! Congratulations on your 7 year blogaversary.

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  57. sandra wrote:

    I would like a Nordstrom gift Card

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  58. Dagmar wrote:

    Sephora!!

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  59. Andrea Rust wrote:

    I had a hard time choosing between Starbucks and Nordstrom, but I think I’d have to go with Starbucks!

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  60. Christina A. wrote:

    Any of those would be great but I would choose Nordstrom…or maybe Starbucks…well…but Nordstrom! 😉

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  61. Lexi wrote:

    Congratulations, Neely! I’m so excited for you. I absolutely love you and your blog and look up to you greatly. Thanks for being a great go-to whenever I need blogging advice. Here’s to many more years of blogging! xoxo PS- I’d love either Sephora or Lululemon

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  62. Toughcookiemommy wrote:

    Congratulations on this wonderful milestone. It’s so nice to see other bloggers as passionate about their blogs as I am about mine.

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  63. Christina Z. wrote:

    Congrats on 7 years thats Awesome! If I was so lucky to win I would pick the Sephora 🙂

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  64. Elizabeth O wrote:

    Congratulations on you blog anniversary! It is a journey with taking. .. Bravo!

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  65. Marilyn Nawara wrote:

    I would love a Sephora Gift Card.

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  66. Sammy wrote:

    Congratulations on seven years! That’s amazing! <3

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  67. Chrissy wrote:

    I definitely want to win the Starbucks gift card! Congrats on this awesome milestone!

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  68. the color palette/abril wrote:

    wow 7 years!!!! Congratulations lady.

    x,abril
    The Color Palette

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  69. Courtney H wrote:

    I think I would choose Nordstrom 🙂

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  70. Ashley Perez wrote:

    I would love the Nordstrom gift card(:

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  71. Barrie wrote:

    I would love a Starbucks card! Starbucks is a special treat 🙂

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  72. Janet W. wrote:

    I would probably choose the Starbucks gift card!

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  73. Rachel K wrote:

    Congrats on 7 years! I’m sure the time has flown!!! I’d love to win the Sephora gift card because as time goes by I need a little extra help!!!

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  74. Kristin C wrote:

    I would love the Starbucks card! Something to help me get going in the morning.

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  75. Melissa Storms wrote:

    Congrats on 7 years! I would choose Sephora if I won the giveaway.

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  76. Bridget Heiple Reich wrote:

    I think I would pick Nordstrom! 🙂 Thanks and congrats! 🙂

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  77. Amy Orvin wrote:

    I would choose the Sephora card!!

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  78. Laurajj wrote:

    Wow…..7 years! Congrats! That is so wonderful!!! Oh I would love Nordstroms!

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  79. Kenya F wrote:

    Happy Blogiversary! Wow 7 years is a long time! I plan on launching my blog on 1/1/17 and I hope to be as successful as you for 7 years and beyond. I would love the Nordstroms gift card. I’ve been working out a lot and my sexy is making a comeback! And that means..shopping! LOL! Happy Holidays!

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  80. Dawn Monroe wrote:

    I would pick Nordstrom. Congrats, your blog is great. One of my favorites.

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  81. Dana Rodriguez wrote:

    I can’t believe it is already seven years! Congrats! I would LOVE Nordstrom. Happy Holidays!

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  82. Jamie Williams wrote:

    If I won I would choose the Sephora gift card. Thank you.

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  83. Dawn Monzu wrote:

    I would choose Nordstrom for sure! God bless and Happy Holidays everyone!

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  84. Cynthia Gaarder wrote:

    Nordstroms for sure

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  85. Tarah wrote:

    Happy 7 years! I love that you have such a great journal to look back on too. I would LOVE the Nordstrom card if I won!

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  86. Stacey Roberson wrote:

    Congrats on 7 years. I would love a $100 to Nordstrom.

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  87. Carolsue wrote:

    Well, congratulations! That’s great!
    I’d choose the Starbucks card. That’s a lot of coffee!

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  88. Andrea Williams wrote:

    I would love a Starbucks card. Congrats on 7 years!

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  89. Cindy A. wrote:

    I would choose Sephora. Thank you so much for offering such a wonderful giveaway.

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  90. DeidreSH wrote:

    oh what a great giveaway! Goodness, picking is hard…I think Starbucks would be fabulous. 🙂
    Thank you for hosting a great giveaway!

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  91. Tracie Cooper wrote:

    I would love Sephora!

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  92. sihem wrote:

    congratulation to you,thank you for this great chance i would choose Nordstrom card

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  93. Rust wrote:

    I would choose Starbucks. Congratulations on your success!

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  94. Terry Stevens wrote:

    I would love a Sephora gift card.

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  95. Thoma Murphy wrote:

    I would like the Nordstrom GC.

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  96. Meg wrote:

    7 years? Gosh, that’s fantastic! Congratulations!

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  97. Rachel wrote:

    Happy blogiversary! So glad you started this space and that I found it!

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  98. Amma wrote:

    I would choose one after another. these are all awesome giveaways!

    Thanks

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