Hey hey friends! So now that Gabby and I are out of school and back on the blogging grind, we’ve been engaging with our followers like crazy on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. All of this engagement has done wonders for…
Why You Should Start A Hashtag For Your Blog!
In case you didn’t know, I take my Instagram account very seriously. Okay, so not that seriously, but I do love having a theme and curating my very own little exhibit of art. Yes, that’s right, art. One of my…
5 Travel Hacks for Exploring New Cities
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Blogger Basics: How I Edit My Images With Lightroom!
One of the most stressful things about preparing a blog post to go live is not even the writing. That is so simple, I can write 1,000 words in about 30 minutes easily. I don’t know if that’s a skill…
First Thoughts: Nikon DSLR Camera
So if you’ve been following The Swirl on Insta (and honestly, why wouldn’t you be?) you know that our photography game went 0 to 100 real quick after Gabby and I both received DSLR cameras for Christmas. Gabby has always…
Blogger Basics: 5 Blog Things I Wish I’d Done Sooner
Balancing the blog and junior year has been a super hard task. I try to use my breaks to my advantage by having all of my blog ideas scheduled and photographed. I’m not lying when I say that I have…
14 Ways to Improve Your Blog in Under 5 Minutes
A lot of bloggers make the mistake of thinking that they need to spend hours and hours improving their blog in order to draw more readers. While I totally recommend sitting down at least twice a year to review your…
Blogger Resolutions: What I Want From 2017
In all honesty, I thought 2016 was going to be THE year. However, it really didn’t live up to the internal hype that I put on it at the end of 2015. I also think I’m an optimist who thinks…
Blogmas: The Best Holiday Instagrams of #SwirlSocial
It’s the eve y’all! Life definitely got in the way of blogmas this year, but it’s okay because I am back on track for the last Friday and I’m bringing you an exciting post full of shout out’s to my…
10 Ways to Get Inspired for Fall!
Confession: I went MIA this month. #midtermszn hit me too hard. I wanted to switch things up for the month of October and make it more fall themed because I love this perfect season! I’ll be incorporating all the perfection of…
How to Kill the Instagram Game: Themes, Editing, and Inspo!
One of the first things people told me upon my return from summer break was how much they enjoyed my Instagram pictures. I was honestly pleasantly surprised because my use of Instagram has shifted from “only for special occasions” to…
July Monthly Recap
WOW. I really do feel like I just wrote the June monthly recap and here I am, back again. Personally, 2016 has flownnnn by. I don’t know if it’s just that college life is super busy and spring semester flew…