Home Decor Wishlist

Ever since moving out, home decor has constantly been on my mind. I've dreamt of having a place of my own to decorate for so long now and I've really been enjoying it! I've bought a few things for my room so far, but it was mostly stuff I needed like a nightstand and a mirror. Since the apartment came semi-furnished, I didn't have to buy any of my bedroom furniture, so I'm focusing on decorating with little accents here and there. I've compiled a list of some items I really like the style of and would love to see in my space!

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What stores do you like shopping at for home decor? What's on your wishlist?

Blog Traffic and Income Report | July and August 2015

THE TRAFFIC REPORT

For comparison purposes, here are what my traffic stats for June 2015 were. For a more in-depth look at my June stats, check out my June Traffic and Income Report!

JUNE 2015

Pageviews: 8,963
Sessions: 4,855
Unique Visitors: 4,132

JULY 2015

I only made one blog post in July, but luckily a few of my older blog posts drove quite a bit of traffic to my blog from Pinterest in July! I was pretty surprised to see how much my pageviews grew considering I spent practically no time on my blog in July. It gives me hope that with regular posting it’ll continue to grow this quickly!

THE TRAFFIC:

Pageviews: 11,029 (+2,066)
Sessions: 6,830 (+1,975)
Unique Visitors: 6,054 (+1,922)

In June I set a goal to get 10,500 pageviews and 5,500 unique visitors, and somehow without even posting on my blog I managed to achieve those goals! Thank you to everyone who has shared one of my posts, because without people sharing my content, my blog traffic would not have grown this month.

TOP BLOG CONTENT:

1. Top 5 Free Online Resources for Designers (2,534 views)
2. How I Doubled My Instagram Followers in 6 Weeks (1,419 views)
3. How To Digitize Hand Lettering (863 views)

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AUGUST 2015

In August, my traffic was even higher than it had been in July (thanks to Pinterest)! I didn't post a single blog post in August, so thanks again to anyone who shared my blog content in August!

THE TRAFFIC:

Pageviews: 11,490 (+461)
Sessions: 7,092 (+262)
Unique Visitors: 6,215 (+161)

TOP BLOG CONTENT:

1. Top 5 Free Online Resources for Designers (3,430 views)
2. Free Mood Board Template (1,068 views)
3. How To Digitize Hand Lettering (1,053 views)

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THE INCOME REPORT

I really didn't think much about my blog income in the 2 months I was absent. When I went back to check my sources of income, I was pleasantly surprised to see that I still had made a little bit of money! Now that I have a full-time job I won't be relying on my blog as much for income, but a little extra cash is always nice to have!

JULY 2015

EARNINGS:

Google Adsense: $4.41 (+$3.67)
Mood Board Templates on Etsy: $36.70 (+$9.25)

TOTAL JULY INCOME: $40.80

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AUGUST 2015

EARNINGS:

Google Adsense: $0.31 (-$4.10)
Mood Board Templates on Etsy: $31.97 (-$4.73)

TOTAL AUGUST INCOME: $32.28

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SOCIAL MEDIA STATS

JULY & AUGUST 2015

Bloglovin': 133 (+40)
Pinterest: 751 (+475)
Instagram: 1,284 (+39)
Twitter: 443 (+59)
Facebook: 503 (+22)

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Hopefully I'll be posting more consistently again, but needless to say, July and August were still great months for my blog stats (even though I didn't post anything)! I'm excited to see my traffic continue to grow in the future.

Life Update (Moving Out + My New Job)

Hi everyone! I know, it’s been a while. I basically dropped off the face of the earth for 2 months, but I’d like to think I have some pretty good excuses for that. The past 2 months have been so busy for me and I've gone through some pretty major life changes!

Last time you heard from me it was the beginning of July, and I had just recently come home from a trip to Walt Disney World. A few days after getting back home from Disney, I got the news that I got a new full time job! Right before my trip I had a job interview, and I was so thrilled to learn that I had gotten the position. I graduated from college with an advanced diploma in Graphic Design just over a year ago, and this is my first real job in the industry. I now work at a mobile advertising firm and I work on and create ads that appear on mobile devices!

Upon learning that I had a new job in Toronto, I knew moving to the city would be ideal. I only lived an hour outside of Toronto, but commuting from an hour away would be quite hectic and time consuming. It just so happened that my friend Abby (who had just graduated from the same school and program as I previously did), had plans to move to Toronto as well! So after a few weeks of looking for a place, we found one, and moved in shortly after.

So in the month of July I started a new full-time job and moved out of my parent's house for the first time. Those are big enough changes to justify my lack of blogging, right? I hope so.

Anyway, now that I’ve been at my new job and living in Toronto for a month, I'm quite a bit more settled and I really want to get back to blogging. I’ve been lucky because a few of my posts on Pinterest have kept some pretty steady traffic coming to my blog, and I’ve even gotten some new followers (so hi to those of you who are new)! For the next little bit my posts still might be a bit sporadic, but I hope to work out a schedule that works for me.

If you have any blog posts you’d like to see from me, be sure to let me know in a comment below! And before you ask, I do plan on sharing some photos of my new place, but I still have some more things I’d like to get for it before sharing so sit tight!

For anyone still reading, thank you for sticking around and I hope to be back with a new post soon!