2019 Year in Review

I can’t believe I’m typing the number “2020” and not having it be related to some weird unknown future where we all, like, own rocket packs and fight over if flying over someone’s personal space ship is considered lane jumping.

But yet, time moves on, and we move forward. 2019 has been a year of big personal changes and some good updates for our home and lives. So I wanted to take this time to do a wee recap of what worked, what didn’t, and what we plan to do in the new decade.

Last year’s list (taken from this post)

My 2019 Year in Review

2019 HOUSE GOALS

Paint Kitchen – not done
Paint Living Room – done!
Install Range Hood – not done
Install floating bookshelves – done
Get more lighting and outlets in the basement – done
Have an electrician install light next to front door and outlets on the front porch – done
Find full-length fancy mirror for closet – still on the hunt
New long-ass executive desk (which will be a challenge since I’m thrift store only!) – done! Ended up building one myself.

Extras I didn’t even consider in 2018:

Installed a dry well with rain barrel attachment
Created a gravel run off for one side of the house
Had the deck professionally repainted

2019 BLOG GOALS

52 videos (OMFG terrifying) – sigh, not done
>50 printables in the Print Shop – not done. I don’t know what I was thinking when I wrote 50
Move to another advertising network – not yet done
Attend Haven 2019 – done and I even got to speak there!
Keep up with editorial calendar goals and donâ€™t fall behind more than 2 weeks – erm, sadly not done in the way I originally thought, but I’ve still kept lists of topics to talk about rather than staring blankly at a blog post.
1k YouTube subscribers – nope
20k Instagram followers – nope
10k Pinterest followers – nope
30k monthly visitors – nope, but getting there.

So, this list doesn’t look very complete, I know, but I’m really not disappointed with it as 2019 was a year of change and pivoting for Beige House where I decided to create a more active role in it for myself and really take the reigns on content, whereas before I was relying on other bloggers and social media managers to handle things while I worked a full-time job.

Cool Extra Things That Happened

I spoke at Haven as a “Marketing Expert” (their words!)
I left my day job to become self-employed and it has been such a relief. And I know how ~Millennial~ this sounds, but I don’t seem to do well with office settings (especially open office floor plans, yuck) and, while the money is nice, it is never worth it in the long run for me and my anxiety.
Pivoted Beige House to be about more than just our house. Our house is lovely, but our lives include so much more than that, and I’m hopeful that it’s been a better experience for you!
Joined ShopStyle to offer more cool stuff for you
Traveled to Cancun, Atlanta, Palm Springs, Cincinnati, and Palm Bay
Invested in professionals who can help me reach my goals, including a business coach and a team of SEO ballers.
Launched a bunch of cool print-on-demand products in the Print Shop