Showing posts with label new year. Show all posts
Showing posts with label new year. Show all posts

Monday, January 21, 2019

My Most Popular And My Favorite Blog Posts of 2018


I like posts like this especially from bloggers I found recently so that I can catch up on their old posts and also see from a bloggers perspective which posts are there favorite. It's really interesting at least to me haha. I think a lot of time people surprise you. In this post, I'm going to be sharing my most popular and also my favorite posts from 2018!
Most Popular:

My annual art car parade post which of course includes lots of art and cool cars and crazy people. People always seem to love my random posts with lots of photos and I'm just like lol why.


Some of my fave teen bloggers! This post did surprisingly well, especially on Pinterest. I might have to do a part two. :)

As you can tell from the title I shared a bunch of insta accounts I was loving! Basically what I am learning from this post is that y'all like suggestions! Maybe I'll do youtube or something next haha.

This was my post after parkland and I basically just poured out my heart and thoughts and mind. It was kind of emotional and I think it made people think. The comments were really good. 


Lots of sites that I use and love that will send you free stuff with or without a big following online! This post would have been really helpful to me in the past and I hope it is to other people. 

Aww yes, my birthday wishlist. Pretty much me listing about a thousand products I wanted while saying cute I think at least 12 times. It was a fun post. 

One of my more helpful posts if I do say so myself. I list 11 super easy ways to make money solely online even as a younger person! 

That post was actually a collab with the wonderful Anika and I think it's the only collab on this list.


This post was basically everything I had learned in the past two years put into a post and I remember it making me really happy when I wrote it. It's basically all of my tips to just be happier. Some of them are duh but I hope others really make you think. :)

I've done a summer bucket list for the past three years (you can look at 2017 and 2016 if you want) and I actually really like doing them. I don't do goals by month but with summer there is so much free time so I think it's good to have a bucket list set out beforehand. 

I have always been shy about the music I liked because I honestly didn't really like anyone?? I had a Taylor Swift phase but once she disappeared for that 3 years I didn't have a favorite and I just listened to general pop. Recently though I've found some new musicians I love so so so much and this post is me sharing that with you!! If you like Dodie or Conan Gray or Bea Miller you will like the songs on that list. :)


My Favorite:

I'm going to do the favorites by month. :)

January: 
-Everyone Has a Story aka a poetry type post which I think is very thought provoking 
or
-My 2017 recap which I like because I think it sums up my year really well


February:
or 

I think both of those are and can be really helpful. :)

March:
How Are You? aka a super dark but I think an interesting post and an example of my weird head and writing
or 
Enough is Enough which is the one about the shooting that I talked about earlier

April:
Who Am I? a post in which I talk about how I don't really know who I am
or 
The little life update I did where I talked about lots of Harvey things and also being on the radio + seeing grace Vanderwall


May:
Some Super Nabila Thoughts because I think it just shows y'all into my mind and my thoughts on a daily basis

June:
A Day In The Life Of Abigail Lenah aka a super cool day in the life by one of my lovely blogger friends. 


July:
11 Easy Ways To Make Money Online which I think is a super helpful post any who is interested in making money online should check out
or
Disconnected, Things I Need To Learn, and I Remember which are three very personal poetry type posts.  

August:
I can't decide at all! I posted so much in August! And there are a lot of good posts. Or maybe they're all just super mediocre. I don't know. The one y'all seemed to like was the photo diary I did of Greenville. I think you guys liked it because all of the pictures are pretty and I did a pretty good job of describing everything we did. 


September:
This post where I talked lots about change which I actually love so so much
or
 The collab I did with Kenzie about books because it's both Kenzie and books and what could get better than that


October:
14 Things I've Learned In 14 Years because it was my birthday post and I think I really shared most of those super important lessons I have learned


or 
You're Never Truly Alone because it wasn't the longest post or the most well written but I think it has a really good message :)

November:
Top 10 Tips For Instagram Everyone Should Know where I share a bunch of (I hope helpful!!) insta tips
or 
My 5 Year Blogiversary post because I just generally freaked out and had a good time and gave lots of shoutouts to lovely individuals which I hope made them happy

December:
Sites That Will Send You Free Stuff Even If You Have A Small Following because once again I think it could be super helpful 
or 
A Weekend In New Orleans which just includes so many good memories 


or 
My Current Music Faves where I share the playlist I've been listening to always and confuse so many people cause no one knows anyone who I listen to cause they're all pretty unknown and it was very great 



Monday, January 14, 2019

2019 Goals


If you missed my last two posts you might not have heard that I said I was going to be sharing with y'all some of my 2019 goals! I think it's nice to set goals for yourself so that you know what you want to accomplish. :)

*side note there are like 3 different types of photos in this post but it's cool we're accepting in this household
  
-Post at least once a month on Youtube + get to 150 subscribers 

Especially with starting high school I'm not sure how active I can be on youtube but I still want to try. Plus because I don't know how much I'm going to be posting I don't expect to grow that much. I currently have 120 subscribers so 150 is only gaining 30 which I think I reasonable. 

-2,500 Instagram Followers 

I haven't been growing much on insta lately??? But I really really want to?? I've had insta for a little more than a year and I have 1,500 so I think another 1k in a year is manageable??


-Post on my blog at least once a week

I think I've talked about this before but with high school, I'm really scared I'm going to be a lot less active on here but I don't want to be and ahhhhh. I am going to post at least once a week though hopefully. 

-Think about the gifts I give people

I've realized I actually really enjoy giving people gifts but a lot of times I put it off till the last minute, especially for birthdays. I want to stop doing that.


-Figure out Pinterest 

I have read soooooo many times and have been told sooooo many times by other bloggers that Pinterest is one of there main traffic sources. It's not that for me and I want to figure out why and what I can do to change it. Basically, I need to put some time into it. I would appreciate suggestions!! 

-Do something to my hair 

Just some kind of change. Maybe cut it a bit shorter or dye it a different color or maybe even just straighten it for once. I've been having the urge to change up my hair for a while.


-Decorate my room and appreciate it and all of the new house things 

Sometime this year we're going to be moving into our new house!!! I'm going to have my own room and it's actually going to be new (which I've never had before) so I get to pick everything out and basically I just want to do a good job.

-Have a good start to high school and join things 

I've mentioned high school so many times in this post but I'm scared y'allllll. Like. It's a lot. You guys are probably rolling your eyes at me like wow Nabila I'm in college shut up but like ahhhhhhhh. I want to make an effort to join things and try all of the things. And also make some new friends!!


-Take around a water bottle with me everywhere 

I have decided water bottles are the key to drinking a lot of water. They are basically magic. Soooooo I want to get a cute one that I actually like and try bringing it with me more places! One place I definitely need to bring a water bottle to is school, but I never have because I don't want to carry it lol. 

-Use a calendar

I've always loved calendars and the thought of being organized but I never have really done it??? Which is super bad?? Going to high school and also being a blogger + youtuber I need to get my calendar game up. A lot of people have content calendars which I've also never done. I want to start scheduling everything.


-Think about + learn about starting a photography business

I've been wanting to do this for the longest time! It would just be so cool. One thing holding be back is because I don't have a legit camera except for my phone and I thought people wouldn't take me seriously. This is probably actually true so I should probably also work on getting a legit camera.

-Figure out another income for myself/think about jobs + general money things

I've been making some money online (you can find out how to do that yourself here) and I want to work on that more and find new ways. Maybe something along the lines of an online course?? Or maybe a coach?? Or I would love to sell graphics?? I also want to reach out to more people about babysitting and just explore all of the money job optionsssss. Also bank account?? That's a thing?? Look at that maybe??



-Read 40 books 

I only read 38 books this year and it one hundred percent killed me. My reading has been down sooooooooooo down and if I don't read at least 40 books this year I will be kind of mad at myself so I'm putting it as a goal.

-Travel somewhere new

Traveling is something that makes me so so so so happy and traveling and exploring a new place makes me even happier. :) Plus I'm pretty sure I'm going to be able to complete this goal this summer (stay tuned for updates!!).


-Keep writing letters to people

I've been writing lots of letters to people and just doing general pen pal/snail mail things lately and it has made me soooo happy. I want to continue that in the new year.

-Have an A/B average in all classes + survive finals

My goal is to usually have an A average in all classes but with algebra and high school, I've decided no haha. I had midterms lately and I got kind of low B's for both of my high school credit classes and it's very not good (side note this is kind of bad for me personally but I know they are actually good grades and that could be so great for other people don't come at me). I need to study extra super duper hard for finals. 

That's all for now! You can find two of my other goal posts here and here. 

I would love to read some of your new years resolutions/goals. Comment them down below!


Monday, January 7, 2019

Looking Back On My 2018 Goals


I've done posts like this the past two years and I'm not going to stop now! At the beginning of the year, I think it's nice to look back on what you have accomplished in the past year and how you're goals have changed and everything. Today we're going to be looking back at my 2018 goals and see what I have gotten done and what I just haven't. :) I also did a post in the middle of the year looking back on these goals! If you want, you can go read that one first to see what has changed and everything. Before we start I just realized it's Coptic Christmas when I will be posting this?? That's pretty cool?? I'm not Coptic but my grandparents are so they will be celebrating. Merry Coptic Christmas if you celebrattttttte. Ok now onto the goals. :)
The Goals:

-Get to 150 followers on Bloglovin'
-Have 125 followers with Google Friend Connect
-Reach 400 followers on Instagram
-Read 100 books
-Start thinking about and working towards getting into a fabulous high school
-Keep posting on here weekly
-Upload at least 5 videos to my YouTube channel
-Not be too scared to try new things
-Be content and always try to look on the bright side
-Join another club
-Start enjoying exercise and walking more
-Grow my blog and start working with more people
-Travel somewhere new
-Start babysitting or doing some kind of job


How did I do?

-Get to 150 followers on Bloglovin'
Done! I have 181 followers on Bloglovin' currently. :)

-Have 125 followers with Google Friend Connect
I'm sadly 5 off for this one! I have 120

-Reach 400 followers on Instagram
Done done done and more done! Currently at 1,512. I think I grew a lot more than I thought I would haha. If you're not already following me on insta it would make me super happy if you coulddddd.

-Read 100 books
Definitely failed this one. :( I didn't even complete my Goodreads goal of 50. *cries* I sometimes forget to write down when I complete a book but according to Goodreads, I've read 37 books this year. I've read a lot less this past year and it makes me kind of sad.

-Start thinking about and working towards getting into a fabulous high school
Done! I've decided where I'm going to high school and currently I'm happy with my decision. :)

-Keep posting on here weekly
Done! I even posted two times a week for a while there (I have less time now but that might start back up again sometime). I haven't missed a week at all this year. :)

-Upload at least 5 videos to my YouTube channel
I uploaded 26 videos in 2018 to my channel!

-Not be too scared to try new things
Maybe half?? I think I have been saying yes to more things but not as a drastic change.

-Be content and always try to look on the bright side
Yep! Of course not always but in general I would say I was pretty content last year.

-Join another club
Yep yep yep! National Junior Honor Society and Karate.

-Start enjoying exercise and walking more
Yeah no. :( I need to find some kind of exercise I like doing or someone to do it with maybe. I have been healthier though! I was a lot more conscious of my food.

-Grow my blog and start working with more people
I haven't grown my blog that much but I have been growing my other channels. And I have definitellllllly been working with more people.

-Travel somewhere new
New Orleans! It was really fun. :)

-Start babysitting or doing some kind of job
I've been working for my mom actually! Doing design and chart stuff for her business.

I completed 11/14! I would say that's pretty good. :)
What were some of your 2018 goals? How did you do in accomplishing them? 


Monday, December 31, 2018

2018 Recap


It's New Year's Eve and let me just say woah. THIS YEAR WENT BY REALLY FAST ESPECIALLY THE SCHOOL YEAR LIKE WHAT THE HECK HAPPENED HELP. As I've done in past years (2016 and 2017!) I thought I would do a fun recap of the year. Basically listing some stuff that happened to me this year. :) These posts are always fun to make, so I hope you enjoy ittttttttt. This year though I'm doing my goals separately! Look forward to a post on looking back on goals and new goals and stuff soon. :)

-Women's March which was super cool like last year 


-I GOT TO SEE GRACE VANDERWALL IN CONCERT AS A LATE BIRTHDAY AND Y'ALL THAT WAS FREAKING GREAT


-My elementary school got torn down :(


-My old house also got torn down
-Did yearbook (sadly not in it anymore cause of scheduling problems *cries*)
-Went to Marfa and Big Bend for spring break 


-Got into NJHS + was elected vice president for student council
-Got to read something I wrote on the radio
-I lived in the 3rd ward in Houston for a while (after the flood) which was really interesting but right after the break (not sure if this was in 2018 but I don't know I'm counting it) we moved into the house we live in now. It's a lot nicer and is closer to school and stuff which is so much better. Hopefully, by the end of 2019, I can say we're in our new new house (being built now!!!).
-The march for our lives happened! More and more (young) people got into politics and activism and it was super cool. 






-Started posting more on youtube
-Celebrated the end of the school year by hanging with lots of friends




-Did a little engineering camp and both built and programmed a robot 


-Celebrated 4th of July and got a cool photo of lightning and fireworks


-Spent a lot of my summer with my grandparents in South Carolina 
-Some of which was spent in Greenville!


-Caught lots of fish and was on the boat lots and lots while I was there
-Got to come home and see the beginnings of the house 


-Went to the miller outdoor theatre at lottttttt


-Hung out with lots of friends over summer
-Started 8th grade and my last year of middle school 


-Got to spend my birthday in New Orleans


-Had a fun scavenger hunt birthday party


-Started Karate 
-Spent a lot of time at the construction house 




-Also started Algebra (aka torture)
-Was elected historian for NJHS


-Thought a lot about life 
-Did The Best Christmas Pageant Ever and played Maxine and did a UIL competition and advanced to District!  


-Got my gold belt in Karate 


-Did lots of student council and NJHS stuff
-Met Jason Reynolds and got his new book




-Did a whole month of collabs for my blogiversary 
-Applied and decided where I'm going to high school 
-Lots of gifts and gift giving and white elephants and holiday parties


-Christmas 


-Hit 1.5 k on Instagram 
-Hit 180 on Bloglovin'
-Hit 1.5k on Pinterest 
-Hit 120 on Youtube
-Hit 1.3k email subscribers
-Hit 120 blogger followers

I hope y'all have an absolutely awesome 2019 and that you had an awesome 2018! 

What's something cool you did in 2018?


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