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March 14, 2012

One Year Of Blogging - Let Me Tell You A Fairy Tale!

One fine pre-spring day, in the beautiful city of Evanston, a girl-next-door decided to combine her love for writing, fashion and shopping and started curating her style thoughts on a blog. She named it Style-Delights for it was her belief that style should always be delightful. She started writing, but she wrote sporadically and felt her messages were going into the black hole of the big bad web without being heard. She got tangled up in her big move from Evanston to New York and she did not write for almost 5 months!! But she was a fashion blogger at heart, she just needed to channel her creativity with dedication. And luckily, she did just that! She rolled up her sleeves, created her inspiration board and started tapping up the key board!  She wrote about her style inspirations, her fashion sense and shared her nifty little style tips. She wrote about the outfits she was wearing, and the outfits she was coveting. She talked about everyday style and she talked about the celebrity style and she wrote about how to combined the two! It took her 8 months to realize the direction of her blog and whittle out the sharp focus for it. She has been writing almost everyday since December 2011 and her renewed focus and passion for style and writing now gets almost 40,000 page views a month. She is still a small blog, still learning the tricks of the trade and still growing every day. The best part of her journey so far- the interesting, creative, dedicated, stylish and over all awesome people she meets during the course of blogging! She is happy when she blogs, she is grateful for the love and support she got for it and she thanks her readers, her critics and the fellow bloggers who inspire her to blog her best!
Moral of the story - What Dr Seuss said in the book Oh,The Places You'll Go - "You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose
I chose fashion blogging. I chose style delights. Happy first birthday my blog!

I am not modest today. Whaaaaat? A birthday blog has the right to brag!!;-)
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52 comments:

  1. many many happy returns of the day style-delights and a big fat congrats to you, jyoti !(:
    you have done it !:)

    http://bongsbelleza.blogspot.com/
    Love,

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  2. Hiya Jyoti! Congratulations on the big ONE year! :) What a journey yours was!

    Thanks for your sweet comment on my blog. I will definitely be following you now :) Can't wait to see your future fashion tips :D

    ♥Josie
    8bitgrayscale

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  3. Happy Birthday to style delights - your second baby :)

    xoxoxo
    Ritcha
    http://ritchastyle.blogspot.com

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  4. Congrats on the blog birthday :)

    xo Teresa
    www.delightfullydarling.com

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  5. congratulations on your blog's birthday ;)

    i'm your new follower and i'm happy to read you :)))

    http://excurlythoughts.blogspot.com/

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  6. Happy blogiversary!

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  7. Happy Birthday Style Delights :D

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  8. Happy Birthday to you, dear Style Delights!! This blog is definitely a delight to read and you always look so well turned out :-) Keep up the good work!!

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  9. Happy Birthday Style Delights - keep us inspiring with your Delightful Ideas !

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  10. That's a great story! Happy Birthday to your blog :)

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  11. Happy anniversary! You've come so far in such an incredibly short time. Passion rules!! Such a fitting quote from Dr. Seuss. Here's to a fantastic future wherever you go, cin cin.

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  12. Congratulations Keep up the good work :)

    Love
    http://www.meghasarin.blogspot.com

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  13. wish u many more style-delights...congratulation n keep mesmerising us with ur style...

    http://megalivingg.blogspot.com/

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  14. Happy blog birthday!!!!!

    xoxo

    http://shop-shop-shopping.blogspot.com/

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  15. This is such a sweet post ♥
    Happy Birthday!!!!
    xoxo
    Sabrina

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  16. Thanks for your lovely comment! Congratulations to your blog anniversary! This is really fantastic! Your blog is gorgeous. I'm following you now (:
    http://thesmallnoble.blogspot.com/

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  17. Happy Birthday to your blog...I wish it many more years to come!! xx

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  18. Congrats Jyoti!!! And Happy Birthday to your blog!!!

    ∞ © tanvii.com ∞

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  19. Happy blogoversary! Here's to many many more

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  20. Congrats:) I am glad I found this blog .. It's such a fun , happy , stylish place! Here's wishing your blog a very happy birthday ..:) And here's to many more posts:)

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  21. Happy 1 year anniversary!!! Your blog is great and I love reading your posts!!! To another fab year!!! xo

    Pip
    http://chicstayathome.blogspot.com

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  22. happy anniversary :)
    nice blog
    xx

    http://lejournaldefleurs.blogspot.com/

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  23. LOVE this post!!! Happy Birthday to your blog!!! SOO glad you found my blog b/c I LOVVVEE yours!!! Can't wait to follow you and get fashion tips and ideas... Woohoo!

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  24. Congrats! and keep up the good work doll!

    I am now a follower! YEAH!

    http://icycrystalgalleria.blogspot.com/

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  26. congrats on your one year!!! :)

    thanks for visiting my blog and left me a comment! thx for following me~~ will follow you back!

    the STYLE Fringe BLOG
    http://the-stylefringe.blogspot.com

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  27. HI! I´M A NEW FOLLOWER. YESSSS! YOUR BOG IS SO NICE... Y FOLLOW YOU FOR VICEN, "LOOK 10". SORRY FOR MY BAD ENGLHIS, I SPEAP SPANISH (I´M SPANISH GIRL), AND FRENCH.
    COGRATULATIONS FOR DE AWARD "LOOK 10", AND FOR THE HAPPY B-DAY OR YOUR BLOG!

    I AM A GIRL OPERATED 13 TIMES IN THE COLUMN IN LITTLE MORE THAN THREE YEARS. I'VE BEEN SICK 4, AND SPENT MUCH TIME IN BED, BUT I LIKE LOTS OF FASHION, IS MY PASSION AND ILLUSION AND BY THAT MUCH FOUGHT EVERY DAY IN REHABILITATION... MANY HOURS OF PHYSICAL THERAPY AND REHABILITATION THROUGHOUT THE MORNING, AND SOMETIMES IN THE AFTERNOON BECAUSE I WANT TO GET OUT OF THIS DIFFICULT SITUATION. I THINK I'M THE MOST OPERATED COLUMN OF SPAIN AND THE WORLD, BECAUSE MY CASE IS UNIQUE, AND APPEARS IN ALL WORLD CONGRESSES AS A REFERENCE.

    HOWEVER, I WOULD LOVE TO SPEND ON MY BLOG, QUE TE SORPENDERAS OF MANY THINGS. YOU CAN PUT THE GOOGLE TRANSLATOR DIRECTLY AND SO YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT I WRITE.

    MANY KISSES
    ANI
    http:barbiepupitas.blogspot.com

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  28. AH! CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR YEAR AS BLOGGER! YOUR BLOG IS BEAUTIFUL! AND ALSO TELL YOU THAT I AM YOUR FOLLOWER NUMBER 504, AND SEEING THE PAGE VI CAME ANOTHER MORE... ALREADY YOU HAVE 505 FOLLOWERS! THAT IS WONDERFUL!
    KISSES
    ANI

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  29. Congratulations!!! I love your story and that Dr. Seuss quote is priceless. I wish you many more.
    http://www.averysweetblog.com/

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  30. Spoken eloquently. Your posts always feel genuine, and serve a purpose. Love that in a blog. Wishing you continued success Jyoti.

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  31. Aw, congratulations lovely lady! You have a beautiful blog and you have all rights to brag about it;) xx

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  32. congratulations!!! Happy B-day to your blog!!!

    http://sticktofashion.blogspot.com/

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  33. Happy birthday to your blog ! Good job !!!
    http://selenite.weebly.com

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  34. Congratulations on your blogs birthday hehe

    found you through the blog hop I am also following you!

    www.laurentfashion.blogspot.com

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  35. Congrats! That's so exciting! My blog is only three weeks old! I can't wait to celebrate its first birthday and see how far it has come!

    xx
    Kecia

    http://www.couturezooblog.com/

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  36. Happy Birthday to your Blog :)
    Very Lovely :)

    Alessandra
    Thelawoffashion.it Blog

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  37. Aww, Happy Blogaversary! here's to many more......
    Sarah
    www.comingunstitched.com

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  38. Congrats on one year! So exciting and you should be so proud!

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  39. Happy blog birthday, Jyoti! Congrats!

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  40. Happy blogoversary Jyoti! All the best to you in another successful year and here's to more outfit posts, more looks, and more ideas :)

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  41. Congratulations on your 1-yr!!! Looking forward to following you ;)

    xoxo,
    www.happilyfull.com
    https://twitter.com/#!/happilyfull
    https://www.facebook.com/happilyfull

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  42. lol despite your sarcasm I think you were most definately modest in your story. Im glad it has reached the heights that it has today and hopefully both our blogs can grow together and make a new niche group in this vast www hehe.

    Eeli

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  43. Many wishes on the first anniversary! :)
    Indeed a fairytale! And I love reading your blog! :)

    Facebook buddies? :)
    Love from Bindigasm

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  44. happy birthday for your blog :D

    just come here and love reading your blog, followed you! would you like to follow me back?


    Cheers, Helen
    http://helena-nt.blogspot.com/

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  45. Happy blogoversary! Here's to many many more my darling :) may your blog and its reach grow in leaps and bounds

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  46. Congratulations for the one year milestone. May your blog grows in leaps and bound. I am a regular reader and check your blog every day. My corworkers and I really enjoy your style and fashion tips. Your writing comes really from the heart. Keep up the great work.
    Take care,
    Ragini

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  47. Happy Birthday Style-Delights and CONGRATULATIONS Jyoti!!! You never cease to inspire me! I have been experiencing a slump in my blogging lately and really desire to re-dedicate myself as well because I LOVE it so much! So happy and grateful to have found you my beautiful friend! Xoxoxo Abby

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  48. Congrats! I passed by blog's birthday without realising, so I have to wait till next year!
    Your blog has prospered so well - my favourite blog!
    Keep it up, wish you many years of successful blogging to come!

    Love from, THE EASTERN PEARL

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  49. I enjoy reading and looking at pictures on ur blog :) U got great style!

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