Happy 1st birthday Strength and Sunshine! Que balloons, fireworks, horns, and general fanfare… I just want to cry! My little blog baby is now 1 year old! O how the time has flown by. From the first post to this post and all the 263 in between. My o my how this little blog has grown. I am so forever grateful that I finally took that step and got serious about starting my own blog. Thinking back now to all that I could have accomplished if I hadn’t gets completely trumped by what I have accomplished, all because of SAS.
Strength and Sunshine is still a baby blog. It hasn’t grown like some other blogs do in their first year or even 6 months, but it has grown enough for me and has grown with me. It’s my little space to share my recipes, my love for yoga and fitness, living a crazy gluten-free allergy filled life, to share products I love (honestly), random happenings and thoughts that pop up in my head and I write down all in a blog post, and soon to be musings from a DC college student. I don’t know where this blog will take me next or how it will transform in its next year of life, but I know I do not want to stop anytime soon. I have been given some amazing opportunities, been able to connect with so many amazing people, work with fabulous brands, companies, and blogging networks.
And I want to thank you most off all. To those of you who comment directly or connect with me via Twitter, Pinterest, Facebook, and Instagram, you have no idea how much it means to be and the joy it brings to my day. Even if you are a silent-stalker (I say this with the most love), I thank you too, because that is the whole point of blogging. To Share! If I didn’t want to share, well then I would just keep a daily journal; that’s what blogging is if there is no connection. But I have a blog and I get to share it with you, read all your blogs, and even just know that some are coming to read and enjoy on their own.
How about we take a trip down memory lane and re-read some old posts? How about the top 3 viewed posts on the blog that you all have loved first! (They all have to do with food…and I am a-okay with that ;))
1. Vegan Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms and A Crunchy Sweet Treat
2. My Take On “Spaghetti and Meatballs”
All good choices indeed! Now for my top 3 favorite posts…
1. It’s Okay To Cry During Yoga
2. Vanilla Purple Sweet Potato Pancakes (a.k.a PSPcakes…how I miss them so!)
3. An Interview With My Yoga Inspiration: Fiji McAlpine
And to thank you all for stopping by and reading, I have a little giveaway for you all! By now most of you know I am the giveaway-entering-queen (just ask Caitlin, she knows!). Really they are so fun and enter almost everyone. So now I am giving you a chance to enter one here on the SAS to show my love! I’ll put together a special Strength and Sunshine Birthday prize box to one lucky beautiful reader! What is in it will be a surprise…but you can rest assured it will be foodie related 😉
Just use the Rafflecopter link above to enter (U.S. only please! Even though I love you all!). I will announce the winner on next weeks Friday Finisher (July 4th…how can it almost be July 4th already!?)
I have no idea where this blog will be in the next month, then next year, but I thank you for following and being a part of this journey with me. I wish you all the Strength and Sunshine that is out there to be had. I love this community and I’m proud to call myself the blogger of Strength and Sunshine.
So tell me:
+ What was you favorite Strength and Sunshine post?
+ What would you like to see in the coming year from Strength and Sunshine? Don’t be shy, I want to know!
+ If you’ve never commented before, introduce yourself! Tell me your name and one interesting fact about yourself!
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Shannon F
HAPPY BLOG BIRTHDAY!
I’m a new reader and I love your blog! 🙂
Strength and Sunshine
Thanks Shannon! Glad to have you 🙂
nourishbymelissa
HAPPY BLOG BIRTHDAY 🙂
Strength and Sunshine
Thanks 🙂
torikom20
Happy birthday to Strength and Sunshine! Love your blog and hope you have many more birthdays! 🙂
Strength and Sunshine
Thank you!!!!
Nicole @ uglygreencouch.net
Happy blog birthday! Looking forward to the posts to come. 🙂
Strength and Sunshine
Thank you Nicole! 🙂
jillconyers
Happy 1 year! A blogging year goes by fast doesn’t it 🙂
Strength and Sunshine
Yes it does! Thank you so much Jill 🙂
Kristy @ Southern In-Law
Happy blog birthday, gorgeous! I love that your blog is you in a nutshell – you don’t just stick to one topic!
Keep doing what you’re doing! Xx
Strength and Sunshine
Thank you so much Kristy! XOXO
I’m so glad I got to connect with you this year!
candies & crunches
Happy 1st Birthday!!! TO many more! xoxo Olena
Strength and Sunshine
Thank you Olena! XOXO
Ella Greene
Happy blog birthday girl! To many more years of great posts 🙂
Strength and Sunshine
Thank you so much Ella! 🙂 XOXO
Brittany Lesser
Aww yay happy birthday to your blog! 😀
Strength and Sunshine
Thanks Brittany!!! 🙂
Astrid
Wow, happy bloggiversary! My blog is going to be one year old in August, but I moved it to WP in November. I love these posts about yoga and your recipes are gorgeous. I’ll be sure to check out that “okay to cry during yoga” post, cause that’s a reason I gave up yoga.
Strength and Sunshine
Thank you!
O no! Why would you give it up!?!?!?
Felecia Efriann
Congrats on a year of Blogging at Strength and Sunshine! It is quite an accomplishment. The cool part about blogiversaries is looking back and seeing all that has happened over that period of time.
I am new to your blog and looking through the top post of your blog makes me hungry. I am pinning quite a few recipes to cook them at a later date, hopefully soon. Seriously, just looking is making me hungry. Again, congrats on a year of blogging at SAS. 🙂
Strength and Sunshine
Haha thank you so much friend 🙂
Antoinette
I just found your blog today! Although I am about 10 years older than you, we have a lot in common and I’ve been enjoying reading your older posts. Happy blog-iversary! I can’t wait to read more!
Strength and Sunshine
Haha, well thank you! I’m glad you found me XOXO
Linda @ Fit Fed and Happy
Many Congratulations, Rebecca!
Strength and Sunshine
Thank you Linda!
Nichole
Happy Birthday Strength and Sunshine!! How exciting:)) Time flies when your having fun! Love that you included the top posts! I am so happy to have met you through the blogging world girly!
Strength and Sunshine
Thank you so much Nichole! I am soooo happy I met you too! Blogging Blends Forever 😉 XOXO
Brittany (@batrentham)
Happy Birthday SAS!! Can’t wait for more of your GF recipes!
Strength and Sunshine
Thank you Brittany! I think the recipes are my favorite part of blogging 😉
Deanna Segrave-Daly (@tspbasil)
Happy 1st birthday S&S – congrats on this milestone. How fast they grow up 🙂
Strength and Sunshine
Haha, thank you Deanna! It definitely does not feel like it has been a whole year!
Megan @ Meg Go Run
Happy bday, SAS! My blog recently celebrated 1 yr as well. Oh how time flies. They grow up so fast. 😉
Strength and Sunshine
Thank you Megan! O yes they do! In the blink of an eye 😉
Sami
Happy Birthday Strength and Sunshine! I have really enjoyed reading your posts over the last several months and look forward to many more!
Strength and Sunshine
Thank you so much Sami! That means so much to me 🙂 XOXO
fitfoodiemama
Happy Birthday Strength & Sunshine! 🙂 Also, I am trying that stuffed portobello mushroom recipe…looks AMAZING!
Strength and Sunshine
Thank you love! Please do! It is one of my favorites!!!
cottercrunch
happy one year! cheers to many more to come! and gluten free goodies!
Strength and Sunshine
Thank you Lindsay! XOXO
Carla
(((CLINKS PROTEIN SHAKE GLASSES)))
Strength and Sunshine
(((Amps up the tunes for some celebratory burpees)))
Tina Muir
Your blog is only ONE YEAR! That is amazing Rebecca! Loook how far you have come 🙂 Here is to another 10 years….dont forget us when you make it big time 😉
Strength and Sunshine
Haha, thank you Tina! You’ll be right up there in the Blogging Hall of Fame with me 😉
EatGreatBEGreat
Yay!!!! How exciting!!! Happy 1st Birthday!! 🙂
Strength and Sunshine
Thank you Holly! XOXO