Tag: blogging
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8 Years of Blogging
Last week, Brown Sugar Toast quietly celebrated its eighth year of existence. (And by quietly, I mean the date came and went and I didn’t realize it until after the fact.) Eight years is a long time in the blogging world. Basically, I think it means I’ve reached grandmother status. I’m even succeeding in the…
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10 Most Popular Posts of 2018
I’m always curious to discover the most popular posts of the year. I looked this up last week and wanted to share the results with you in case you missed any of these articles. (And if your favorite post isn’t below, I’d love to know what it is!) Here are the top 10, ending with…
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3 Questions I Ask Before Pressing “Publish”
Today marks 7 years of blogging here at Brown Sugar Toast. 7 YEARS! In commemoration of this event, I’m going to share 3 questions I ask before pressing publish. I want you to know what my goals are for the writing in this space, rather than it seeming like a random assortment of posts. Whether I…
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FIVE YEARS
Five years ago today, I began posting on this little site called Brown Sugar Toast. 800 posts later, here I am – still pecking away at the keyboard. There are many things I’ve learned through these five years, but the biggest one is this: If you don’t know your why, you’ll give up. (and the…
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10 Most Popular Posts of 2015
It’s that time again! Time for a brand new year to start rollin’ around! In the interest of curiosity, I checked back over my stats to see what the 10 Most Popular Posts of 2015 were here on ye ol’ blog. The winners may surprise you {as they did me}… #1 – Storage options {for kallax/expedit} a…
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3 things I learned from attending Allume
Last week, I packed my bags, kissed my husband & babies goodbye, and headed to my first ever blogging conference. I’m definitely still in processing mode over here. Attending multiple sessions + meeting lots of new people + getting minimal sleep will do that to you. But there are a few lessons that keep rising to…
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Friday Faves
Hey there! And Happy Friday to you! Here are 5 fun links for you to peruse over the weekend… I just got this app last weekend {free for android!} and am loving it! If you’re looking for help in memorizing God’s Word, definitely check out this app. Sarah from Thrift Decor Chick shared this post about the…
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Friday Faves
Hey there! Happy weekend!! How about some awesome links for your perusal? This cornbread is the best I’ve ever tried. I literally had a moment of silence when I tasted my first bite. With my eyes closed. And a few repeated mumblings that went something like, “mmm…best…mmm…moist…mmm…” Jonathan was confused. Needless to say, there were no guests…
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let’s review, shall we? :: february 2015
Happy almost-March! February has been a good, full month. I’m really working to enjoy the cold weather, even though a part of me can’t wait for WARM! But the whole snuggling under blankets, drinking hot tea (#6 is my fave!), and enjoying moments like this? Priceless. Let’s do a review from February, shall we? We…
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clean + simple
For the past few months, the design of this site has been getting on my nerves. Everything was so cluttered. I kept seeing different sites that I loved and I finally realized what they all had in common. They were simple. Clean. Uncluttered. And they were beautiful. I am clearly not a graphic designer. Nor am…
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thoughts + changes :: part 2
2 weeks ago, I decided to take a little break from writing. It was a good time to think, pray, talk, and write things that weren’t going to be shared with the world. The results of my time away are a couple changes for this site. Change #1: no more comments. I love comments. I…
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a little favor
just a little favor on this Friday, the 7th of March in the year 2014. I decided to enter this contest: There are some seriously a.ma.zing. projects and contestants over there. And I thought I might not even enter. But then I figured, “hey, it never hurts to try.” So I took the plunge and…