Right on schedule…the tulips are blooming! It has been my Mother’s Day gift for the past 10+ years and they never fail to bloom!
This year, I am seeing them with fresh eyes. They have come to represent this blog, my love of flowers, my love of tulips, the advent of Spring, Mother’s Day, and….me. For more than 10 years, they have appeared on blogs, in social media and in my garden. Their annual arrival is anticipated.
But, a lot of other things have happened in that decade. My children have grown up. My sons were in pre-K and 2nd grade when I started this blog. Now, the oldest is looking at colleges and my youngest is finishing Middle School and heading to High School. Two members of my family have had emergencies that required hospital stays. Thankfully, both are fine today. We adopted a beautiful King Charles Cavalier, Molly, who has brought us endless joy. We’ve traveled, experienced job changes, completed a renovation, had the typical highs and lows as everyone else and in the midst of it all….we’ve looked forward to the tulips.
Now, it’s time to transition.
I have loved the conversations, the connections, the friendships and the opportunities. I was blogging before Pinterest, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat and the term “Influencer”. I was always about sharing what I loved and made life more enjoyable and not as much about algorithms and SEO. Blogging has changed…and so have I.
I’ve decided that it’s time for me to wind things down. Over the next 2 weeks, I’ll share some of my favorite posts, a “best of” of sorts. And then, I’ll be taking an indefinite break. There is a lot of content here on PPT, so I’ll be leaving the site up for at least the next year. But, I won’t be posting 3 days a week, or 5 days a week, like I did in the beginning.
As things change, one thing remains….the tulips.
When one garden gate closes…another opens. I’ll still be on Instagram, so please follow me there @theprettypinktulips.
Hi Elizabeth its been a while, cannot remember the last time i got to visit my favorite blogs, feels like old times:) like the transition you have gone through, one of mine has been not being able to visit favorite blogs like i used to..kind of miss those simpler days! i hear you about how things have changed, was just talking to a friend the other day about how words that are so frequently used today were not even in our vocabulary 10 years ago- hashtag, influencer, phrases like “do you follow her” etc…crazy!
i understand the blog has been a wonderful chapter for you but that it may be time to open another. life is short its important to pursue whatever makes us happy so i wish you the very best ahead and keep those incrediblE tulips blooming….pink tulips will always be synonymous with you and your lovely blog!
Hi Tina,
Thank you for your kind words! I know you understand the time, effort and energy it takes to keep on blogging. I have just loved getting to know you through our blogs and then IRL and treasure the memories we’ve made. I will be following along as you create one enchanted home after another! Waving from the other side of Long Island Sound.
xoxoxo Elizabeth
Dear Tina,
Thank you so much for your sweet note! I will be forever grateful for blogging and what it brought into my life – which includes YOU!!! I am blessed to know you and have been inspired by you and the beautiful world you have created and the business you have started!!! I know our paths will cross again and definitely in Insta-world. HUGS!!
xx Elizabeth
Your tulips are beautiful; yOur blog is beautiful. Wherever life takes you, i hope it is beautiful. Thank You for the content.
Thank you, Catherine for reading along and your kind note!
all my best,
Elizabeth
Dear Catherine,
Thank you so much for you note! I so appreciate that you enjoyed PPT!!
xx Elizabeth
This makes me so sad beyond belief. I look forward to reading you ever M W F like clockwork. please reconsider. you and TKW are my daily doses of style.
Dear Brad,
Thank you so much for your sweet note! I am on my way to see TKW so I will share your comment!! Thank you for being a part of my blogging life!!
xx Elizabeth
Dear Elizabeth,
I am so very sad to hear you will no longer be blogging! Each season – especially spring – I have eagerly awaited new pictures from your beautiful home. You are an inspiration, and you have shared so much beauty with the world. Thank you! You will be greatly missed. Please keep in touch!
Warmest regards,
Andrea
The Glam Pad
Dear Andrea,
Thank you so much. I have loved getting to you know you through out blogs and have so enjoyed being a part of our larger community. Thank you for so kindly featuring my home and tulips on your blog and on Insta! That and your sweet note mean so much to me. I’ll see you on Insta!!
xx Elizabeth