i completed my blog consistency challenge!!
I did it….kind of!
A lot of you know that I participated in Mattie James’s Consistency Challenge, which consisted of posting a blog post every Monday through Friday for the month of July. Basically, that’s 20 posts! While I didn’t completely finish all 20, I posted 18. (And honestly, that’s way more that I ever expected to do 😂)
This was really really really hard, but I’m so glad I pushed myself. In July alone, I’ve:
Broadened my niche outside of food and motherhood to beauty, lifestyle, love, and home decor.
Gained over 1,800 followers on Instagram bringing me to over 10K followers! (Over 700 follows came within the first week of the challenge alone.)
Secured 5 paid partnerships.
Proven to myself that I can do this if I really put in the effort.
So what have I learned?
The hardest part about blogging for me is hitting the publish button. I realized through this challenge that mapping out my content wasn’t the problem. I can honestly knock out 2-3 blog posts a day. (I have a LOT of thoughts lol). But I was honestly scared of the reaction of my audience.
Even though my family has a large social media presence online, I was always more comfortable taking the back seat. I love Kier & Them, but I want it to be a platform to highlight Kier and his journey through marriage and fatherhood. He’s so creative, witty, and funny and I think we’re finally at a place where we can expand and venture out to create multiple platforms within our business. Simmer Down with Noémie gives me a chance to have my own lane, in a space that I’m more comfortable in. (If you haven’t noticed, I suck at vlogging lol. But I can write my a•• off, okay?)
What can you expect next?
I will not be blogging daily anymore, but I will be publishing at least one blog post every week moving forward, and topics will range from cooking, love and marriage, parenthood, work, feelings, and whatever I feel like talking about lol. I want this space to be safe, communal, and open space for women to share stories about what we go through and to help each other work through it. Some posts will be funny, and some will get really deep.
I’m finally in a space where I’m happy with who I am and how I’m growing. And being vulnerable with you guys helps me feel free-er. I know it sounds strange, but it honestly does.
How can you continue to follow my journey?
If you don’t already follow me on IG, hit the link here to follow. You can also follow my family page and YouTube vlog to see what the fam is up to. And if you want to chat with me directly, send me an email to connect.
For those of you who’ve been riding with me all July, thank you so much!! You’re the CORE reason why we made it here. I love and appreciate you so much for it!
See y’all next week!
XO
Noémie
