Happy Birthday, TSP!

Well, today is the day! Exactly one year ago I pressed "Publish" on the first post that started this incredible journey.

As I write this, I am sitting in the exact same chair in my house as I was when I made the decision to start TSP. I had been reading a few blogs for a while. I was nervous about starting college and how it would all work out, but most of all, I was worried about losing my creativity.

Some of you may already know that I'm an Accounting major and plan on becoming a lawyer. Did you wince a little when you read that? It's not exactly an industry that involves a lot of creativity, excitement, and human interaction - things I like to think I live on. TSP is the place where I try to keep that part of myself alive and healthy, because I don't ever want to lose it.

One thing that I wanted to quickly touch on and hope to elaborate more on in the future is that TSP has taught me an appreciation for coding. I have not paid or had anyone look at the coding for blog and fix things for me - it's all been GoogleFu, e-books, and random troubleshooting articles on how to make TSP a reflection of who I am. I am very glad I discovered this part of blogging and hope to help encourage more women to explore the technical side of technology.

I've said it once, and I don't think I'll ever stop saying it: Thank you, all of you! Thank you for your support, for putting up with my weirdness, for coming back and always sharing your kind thoughts and words.

I had absolutely no idea where this blog would take me - to be honest, I wasn't even sure if I was going to have enough time to devote to it and keep it alive to make it through a whole year. But I did, and I have received so much support from readers and potential sponsors, and I am so grateful that I decided to go on this adventure.

Let's put some of this in perspective, shall we? In the past year, BECAUSE OF Y'ALL I have:

Gained 1087 Instagram followers.

Gained 303 Twitter followers.

Gained 134 Bloglovin' followers.

Gained 102 Facebook likes.

Hosted my first blog giveaway.

Had a few sponsored posts and secured more.

Met so many amazing bloggers online.

Learned more about myself that I had no idea about.

I am so excited to see where this next year will take me (and TSP!). Here's to more fun adventures, cute clothes, more Netflix binge-watching, and a million more minutes of laughter.

xx

Catch you next time.