{"id":8935,"date":"2012-03-09T08:30:51","date_gmt":"2012-03-09T00:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mywomenstuff.com\/?p=8935"},"modified":"2013-01-27T22:24:30","modified_gmt":"2013-01-27T14:24:30","slug":"5-years-of-beauty-blogging-and-5-things-beauty-blogging-has-taught-me-in-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mywomenstuff.com\/2012\/03\/5-years-of-beauty-blogging-and-5-things-beauty-blogging-has-taught-me-in-life\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Years of Beauty Blogging and 5 Things Beauty Blogging Has Taught Me in Life"},"content":{"rendered":"
‘Morning Ladies!<\/p>\n
MWS turns 5 today – 5! Did I ever think I’d hang around this long? No.<\/p>\n
Did I ever think I’d enjoy it this much? No.<\/p>\n
Did I ever think we’d evolve into such a strong beauty-loving community in which to share our tips, secrets and beauty thoughts? Nope!<\/p>\n
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Am I enjoying it? Hell yeah! \ud83d\ude00 5 years in the blogging scene has given me my fair share of ups and downs and trite as it might sound, I could never have pulled through without all of you \ud83d\ude42 So let me share with you the 5 things beauty blogging has taught me in these 5 years. Lessons I’ve learnt and applied to my daily life – whoever said nothing good comes out of blogging doesn’t know what they are talking about \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
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In the 5 years since I started this blog, I’ve been around the block where blogging is concerned. Done it for the money (not ashamed to admit I’ve done it and I can safely say why I won’t again), chased the rainbow for news and “the latest”, run scoops, \u00a0and shouted promotions from the rooftops. At the end, I’ve decided and learnt to prioritize my time and space. Time is a limited resource and I’d rather spend that limited resource on something that brings me joy. So I talk about things that bring me joy – products and brands that I enjoy using. If its a brand or product I’m not so keen on, I decline. Also, when it comes to skincare, I’m very happy with the state of my skin right now and I’m less wont to stray so I’ve become quite picky and I prioritize.<\/p>\n
Ditto life. Time is a limited resource so I prioritize the areas of my life I want focusing on and the people I want to surround myself with and try not to dwell too much on unpleasantness. Learning to prioritize what I want out of life and my blog, is probably the biggest lesson I’ve learnt \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
5 years, and I think I’ve seen it all from both ends of the spectrum and in between. Or maybe I haven’t. For the most part, I must say I have met the loveliest people from my online exploits, and I have made many fast friends this way. The best part for me is making friends from all over the globe thanks to a common love (much love to my Sherlock loving lipstick bandits!) which gives me a little thrill everytime because it tells me that the internet has no borders and we’re global, baybeh! \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n
The nasty ones or not so nice ones are there, and will always be there but I have chosen to turn a blind eye. I can’t and will not live my life wanting and waiting for you to be my friend nor for me to be yours, and perhaps I don’t want it either. There are lots more things to do and more to life than just getting upset over things people do or don’t do, and being petty and all round childish. I will confess that I sometimes let irritations get me down but once I brush it off, its time to get up and move on. Life’s short, and I plan to live it to the fullest \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n
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