A few days ago when my daughter was being snippy with me, I looked her dead in the eye and said, “Don't you talk back to me.” And immediately, with no hesitation she responded, “Isn't that how a conversation works?” And it felt like the entire universe was holding me back from keeping a straight face. She did have a point. I laughed, and then was so pissed at myself for laughing. WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO MY SWEET 8 YEAR OLD?
I'm not crying, you're crying.
This week has been a whirlwind of emotions. A little over three years ago I sat at my coffee stained kitchen table and pressed publish on my very first blog post while my heart pounded out of my chest. I don't think anyone read that blog post other than my family and my close friends. Fast forward to this week, my audience on Instagram blew past 12ok and suddenly I had a ton of new eyeballs on prettyonfridays.com.
When I posted that “about me” video on Instagram, there were thousands of you that shared it. THOUSANDS. I don't know what I did to deserve such an amazing and loyal community, but you guys are truly my people. And I 100% attribute that video going viral to you.
As most of you know, I started my IG account to promote my blog so that one day I could write a book. I was told I needed to build an audience to become relevant, so that people would care about what I had to say. Thank you for helping me grow that community, I will forever be grateful for the doors you all have opened for me.
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