Today is the 9-year anniversary of the day I started the A Lady in London blog. Time has flown since I quit my hedge fund job, got a visa, and arrived in England wondering where life would take me. And it’s no wonder. In 9 years of blogging I’ve traveled all over the world and seen as much of the UK as I can. But I couldn’t have done that without you.

9 Years of Blogging

Blog Anniversaries

I write a blog post every year on the anniversary of the founding of the blog. At 6 years I wrote the story of how I moved to London and started A Lady in London, at 8 years I wrote about how I took a risk and made the leap to full-time blogging in 2010.

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9 Years of Blogging

But this year I want to write about you. Because without you I wouldn’t be blogging. Or traveling. Or maybe even in London. Without you, I wouldn’t be living my dream.

So this year I want to say thank you. Thank you for reading, for subscribing, for following, for commenting, for purchasing my eBooks and attending my classes.

Thank you for your kind words of support. Your emails. Your time to fill out my reader surveys and vote for me in blogging awards.

Thank you for your likes on Instagram, your shares on Facebook, your retweets on Twitter. Thank you for watching my snaps on Snapchat, and for pinning my photos on Pinterest.

I spend a lot of time creating, editing, and sharing on A Lady in London and its social media channels, and it’s encouraging to know that you’re enjoying it.

Sometimes it’s hard to keep it all going. I feel burned out from traveling, or discouraged by negative comments, or worried that I’m not doing enough or doing well enough.

But then I hear from you, I see your likes and comments, shares and views, and it motivates me to keep going and to keep getting better at everything that goes into the blog.

So thank you for a great 9 years of blogging. Here’s to an exciting future for us ahead!

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56 Comments on Lady’s 9-Year Anniversary of A Lady in London

  3. Just started following you.
    Congratulations. Sincere and extensive congratulations.
    You have earned the confidence I see in the photo of you standing on that enormous tree platform.
    You are a role model.

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  5. Thank you for being an inspiration to us all! Keep up the great work. I definitely have bad days when I want to throw it all in, but then I get an newsletter from you! Congratulations x

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  10. Congratulations!!!! I LOVE your pics on instagram!!!! They make me smile every day and were an inspiration for my most recent trip to London>

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  11. Congratulations. Wow 9 years of blogging! Since a few days I follow your blog, because our vacation this year goes to Great Britain and London. Thank you for your amazing posts 🙂 Good Work. I love your blog.

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  15. You are such an inspiration Julie, especially for me personally – as I’ve always wanted to do exactly what you are doing! I thought I’d stay in California forever (kids, career, etc), but sometime life just happens – and here I am, 4 years gone, living just outside London. And reading your blog…

    I understand committment, and the challenge to always have a fresh view, so send on my biggest congratulations and sincere appreciation. Bloggers everywhere can learn so much from you. And all of us eager holiday-makers delight in your pearls of wisdom and unique view of the world. You are a consummate professional and deserve the highest praise!

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  16. Congratulations, Julie! You always remain the “international woman of mystery” [a shout-out to your original travel blog]. Well, not mystery anymore since you blog professionally; but awesome that you are staying true to your passion!

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  20. Congratulations on such an amazing achievement Julie! Keep up the great work and I’d say to not worry about ‘not doing enough’ – I really loved your recent posts, especially those on Scotland and your Snapchat stories. I think it shows how much you enjoy the places you go and that’s what counts 🙂

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  22. First of all congratulations to you. It is not easy to maintain a blog for such a long time…and 9 years is quite a time. Despite the odds some people are still able to do things they love much and that requires perseverance. For bloggers, a blog is a trail of memories in the passage of time. God bless.

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  23. Congratulations, Julie!!! To many more years for a lady in London!!! Thank you for being such an inspiration.

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  24. Huge congratulations to you, Julie!! I’m so very happy for you and proud of you too!! I’ve been following your posts for over four years now though I apologize that I don’t get to your blog as often as I would like to. Have another great year, my friend! 🙂

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  25. I’ve been reading your blog for about a year now. 9 years of blogging, wow! That’s quite an achievement. I want to say thank you for a great read and great photos. Greetings from the Far East (Philippines).

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