healthy food, lifestyle, travel, & everyday moments.
I’ve been writing about our increasingly online world and social media for years on this blog—since I created Just to Claireify in 2017. Posts I’ve written in the past include:
Last week I published my blog growth report for 2019 and shared how to increase blog traffic for beginners. This week, I’m going to share my blog growth goals for the new year and my best tips for how to set (and achieve) goals!… Read More »
Oneyear ago, we headed out on our honeymoon to the Canadian Rockies. It was a relaxing week full of good food, sleep, and company. And more importantly, it was refreshing–we got outdoors, my morning sickness came to a pleasantly abrupt end, and I made the decision to take blogging seriously.
You might think it’s a bit odd that I spent a few afternoons on vacation blogging, but that’s the way I work. When I have space to breathe away from the stress of everyday life, I’m the most creative and ambitious. So I try to channel my inspiration into something productive. Something I can stand back from and say, “Wow, I made that.”… Read More »
I’m a little tired of doing a “Life Lately” every week at the moment. We have a new(ish) puppy. It’s the snowiest February on record here in Minnesota. We’re planning our Australia trip. I’m working on photography and writing and cooking a lot. That’s a good summary of every week lately!
So while I don’t have any interesting updates to share, I thought I’d start another series of weekly personal posts as an alternative. They’re “Claireified Chats,” meaning that I’ll simply chat with you about random topics on my mind and you can (and should) your opinions, too! And the first topic is…… Read More »
Dear Perfectionist Blogger,
At the end of 2018, I stopped trying to create the “perfect” blog. The blog with only beautiful, well-lit photos; content planned out weeks in advance; every post search engine optimized and refined to the T. Instead, I started writing spontaneous, imperfect posts more frequently.
It was a fantastic decision.… Read More »
