2012 ReCap

2012 was a busy year around Simply Designing!  I wanted to start of 2013 by doing a quick Recap of my blog.  This is not a "best of" post (that will come tomorrow 🙂 but more of a Holiday Newsletter for the year for my blog!  A few things I've learned, a few great things that have happened, a few sad things.  So here it is, my 2012 Year-End ReCap!

1. I hit 1 million page views this year!  
2. And then 2 million page views!!
3. I've continued to LOVE being a regular on Indy's Fox59! (see my videos here)
4. I even got my own "page" on the Fox59 website!  (check it out here)
5. I've done a few articles for SheKnows and have really enjoyed working with them!
6. I continue to blog monthly at Design Dazzle.
7. I discovered that it is possible to make a little money from blogging.  What!?!?  
8. Most bloggers, sponsors and affiliates are amazing, wonderful people.
9. But there are a few dishonest ones out there too 🙁
10. And a few that are just plain mean 🙁 🙁  (I was in tears for days over this one)
11. But there are a bunch of bloggers and readers that I absolutely love and consider dear friends and I never would have met them any other way! 
12. And the number of awesome bloggers and amazing companies FAR outweigh the not-so-nice ones. 🙂
13. I joined Google+ and even hosted a couple of live hangouts on air!  (follow me on G+ here)
14. I discovered that I own 4 glue guns.  But I am still eyeing a pretty damask one from Michaels...obsession maybe!?
15. Facebook continues to frustrate me since due to their policies, only about 10% of my followers see my posts 🙁  (but I'd still love you to follow me here!)
16. Pinterest has increased my page-views dramatically, especially of particular posts that I never would have dreamed to go viral!  (follow me on Pinterest here)

And I would just love for you to follow me on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Pintrest and via email. 

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