One of the parts of this job that you don’t see is how often I sit right here working on my computer. If I’m honest, I *much* prefer the physical content creation part of what I do versus sitting here working on copywriting and the never-ending e-mails!

Nonetheless, they work hand in hand, and without this blog, you’re reading right now, I wouldn’t have had a place to share my beauty tips and hair tutorials when I started back in 2011.

This year was significant for The Small Things because it was the 10 year anniversary! I continue to be amazed and humbled that I have the opportunity to do what I love and share it with you.

It’s been a journey unlike anything I could have imagined, and I’m so grateful for your support, interactions, and love over the years.
Despite social media becoming King in a lot of ways, the blog was always the “information hub”. It was where heavy, resource focused posts live, and where most of the tutorials and product demonstrations live as well.

While I loved my old design, it was in need of a bit of a refresh. Users are interacting with blogs differently than they were even just 5 years ago, so I worked with my designer to make the site very user-focused.

We made sure to add an easy-to-locate “search” bar to the top of the site. More often than not, blog readers come to the site in search of a specific topic. My previous search bar wasn’t as much of a fo...