#i meant to do this for easter but april fools works too i guess

[harmonia-university]

New harmonia university dropped

[inspired-snowflace]

Prank ( loki×reader )

Loki× Reader fanfic

A/N : Hey !!! I am new to tumblr !! It would be great if you could give me some tips about it !!! This is a loki×reader fic. Please do review it !!! Thanks !!!!

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"Hey Sif" you called out as you entered the room. The woman referred to looked towards you and smiled. You and Sif got along well as she had immense respect for your strength, powers and kindness. However, She only disliked your taste in men. Yes. You, a Midgardian, loved Loki, the God of Mischief and was living with him on Asgard for a visit. And It was an understatement to say that she hated him. She could not believe that you would choose Loki over Thor. She even took you to a healer once saying that you need to get your eyesight checked !! Except that, you got along pretty well.

Presently Sif walked over to you and said sweetly "Hey Y/N. Is there something I can help you with?"

"Actually, yes."

She slighty tilted her head giving you an ok for further explanation.

You decided to start carefully. "There is this tradition on Midgard..." and you trailed off.

A twinkle shone in her eyes for she and Thor loved when you mentioned Midgardian traditions.

Last Easter, you all had so much fun until somebody hid the egg in Odins vault and that some one being Loki. Needless to mention the scolding you all got. However, that did not diminish anybody's excitement.

This was reflected in her voice as she asked immediately "What is it ?"

"Well tomorrow on Midgard is 1st April which is All Fools Day. On this day, people pull pranks on each other and have lots of fun."

The corners of her mouth turned slightly upwards at the mention of fun. Even though she was a warrior, She absolutely loved fun.

"So whats the plan ?"

"Well, I plan on pranking Loki"

" Oh...how ?" And then you proceeded to explain your entire idea to her.

"There is no way in Hel I am doing that !!"

Well, you sorta expected this...

So launching convincing plan one- "Pleaseeee Sif... " you said with puppy eyes and pouty lips. "No way." Well this worked better on Loki.

Launching convincing plan two- "Sif ... Imagine the number of times he has pranked you all! This is your chance at revenge !! Come on Sif !!! Wouldnt you like- scratch that-love to see the GOD OF MISCHIEF fail his title for once... the title in which he takes so much pride !!!" You didnt have anything against Loki's title but you knew the exact words that would turn Sifs gears.

At that same time you heard Thor's voice boom " Hello Sif !!"

You both turned to look at the newcomer. Thor shook your hand and said "Hello Lady Y/N". You smiled.

"What were you talking about ?"

"She is planning to prank Loki " Sif said signalling towards you. Thors ears perked up like a dog had just been shown his favourite stick. And you proceeded to repeat the same words to Thor.

At the end of your speech Thor laughed and if you ever wondered why Thor was the God of Thunder, his laugh really proved it. "Sif you should really do it" he added after his laughter died.

"We have tried a million times to prank Loki but to no avail. This might be an amazing chance."

Now convinced when the plan was repeated for a second time and her excuses met with solid replies, Sif huffed "Fine. I will do it "

You exchanged a clap with Thor and said "Let the mischief begin".

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The next day in the morning you and Thor crouched behind a pillar and were made invisible (however Sif could see you both and you could see each other ) with your magic.

Sif sat opposite the pillar on a staircase that led to the floor above and the long perpendicular corridor stretched between you. At the end of this corridor was yours and Lokis room. You were sure that in five minutes the puntual Loki will head for breakfast.

And It happened. You heard the door of your room click and Loki stepped outside. You gave Sif a thumbs up and threw a magical strand her way which brought tears in her eyes. You used magic; for Sif had made an excuse that she has never cried and wont be able to.

Presently, She sat there holding her legs in her arms, shaking, sobbing uncontrably and for a split second you thought that your magic had been too strong. Lokis footsteps echoed in the hall along with Sif's sobbing. You couldn't see Lokis expression from your position. But the moment he came into your view you could see the tension on his face. If it would have been a normal day, Loki would have mocked her for crying but you could see his tense shoulders and you understood that he felt compassion.

"Well, why is the bravest asgardian I know crying ?"

You exchanged a look with Thor and he grinned and you guessed he must have thought " the prey fell right into the trap."

Going over to Sif-

She moved her neck so sharply at his voice that you would have believed that she didnot sense his presence. She looked at his face with shock tried to stop the tears with her hands but they kept falling. Wow! You were definitely going to compliment her on her acting.

She continued to snif and Loki sat beside her asking " What happened Lady Sif ? What is wrong ?"

The voice was probably one of the sweetest that rolled off his Silvertongue.

She shot a look of longing his way and he immediately conjured a handkerchief for her and made an attempt to hand it to her. She looked at the handkerchief and looked back at him and wrapped her arms violently around him sobbing continuously. You were definitely going to ask Sif to join the theatre even if that meant risking a sword on your throat.

Loki looked like he was ready to push her away but from one look of her face he decided against it.

Thor whispered in your ear that his newfound compassion was a result of your love. You blushed but prayed that Loki didnt hear it; but Sifs sobs made up well for it, keeping Loki preoccupied.

Loki hadn't reciprocated the affection but Sif said " There was somebody I loved but they are now in love with someone else. " all between sobs. At this point Loki carefully put his arm around her, hesitantly, as if a snake would bite him.

"Who did dare reject you ?"

At this question Sif sobbed further. Yes! You were definitely going to ask her about joining theatre. Who cares for a sword at your throat ?

"YOU !!!" She screamed.

"I loved you so much and yet you fell for that... that stupid mortal !!"

This was your cue. You gave Thor a thumbs up and teleported you both to the other end of the corridor. You took off your invisibility but Loki couldn't see you as the staircase was little further inside.

"What ?" Loki almost whispered but you could tell that it was out of shock rather than secrecy.

"Yes." She confirmed.

"I loved you since we were children and just didn't know how to tell you until you gave your heart to the mortal."

She held his coat tightly in her fist and continued crying and shaking convulsively. You started walking down the corridor towards Loki and Sif. The moment you reached there you saw that Loki was in a trance-like state and Sif looked up to you immediately. You could have sworn you saw a smirk on her face but it disappeared rather quickly.

"Loki !!" you exclaimed, lower lip quivering. You just hoped that your acting was as good as Sif's.

Loki didn't move from his trance till you called his name. He looked up at you shocked but you fixed your eyes rather disgustedly at Sif. He looked from your face to Sif then to his arm that lay on her as his look changed to horror and his face paler than milk as he realised what that must look to an onlooker.

Meanwhile, Sif appeared to be shocked and was switching her gaze between you and Loki every few seconds.

"Y/N Wait! " Loki croaked not as powerful as he had hoped.

You shifted your poisonous glare towards him demanding an explanation which you knew he didn't have... not a logical one atleast.

"Y/N I ...." he trailed off looking down in shame as he tried to find the logic in his explanation.

"Well, If you loved this stupid warrior then why did you pretend to love me ?" You spat at him.

"Y/N I dont lo-"His words were cut short by Sif's scream.

" WELL MORTAL HE DOES LOVE ME. He loves me and I love him."

You pretended to break down and went on your knees as Loki sat there frozen.

"How long has this being going on for ?" You asked with a teary gaze.

"WELL MORTAL HE NEVER LOVED YOU. He only loved me and he has been even sleeping with me."

"What? " - Similar to Loki's from a few moments ago left your mouth.

Loki was shocked to the core. It felt as if someone had told him that Odin was a frostgiant.

At this moment you took of Thor's invisibility and this was his cue His footsteps rang in the hall.

"Y/N no !! That is not true." Loki protested.

You started to sob uncontrably.

"Lady Y/N... Is everything okay ?" Thor ran towards you even placed his hands on your shoulders before looking forth.

He looked at Loki and Sif and the shock was written all over his face as if he had just noticed them. Damn! Did all Asgardians learn theatre ?

"Brother! Lady Sif! " Thor's voice boomed. Thor helped you up as Loki looked on helplessly.

"Thor!" You cried hiding your face in his chest knowing very well what effect it would have on Loki.

Even though you didn't look up you knew that Thor must be glaring at Loki.

"What is the meaning of all this ?"

"Brother, I can explain-"

"Can you now ? Please do explain why you are wrapped around lady Sif and why is lady Y/N crying."

"Brot-"

You cut Loki short and said " Thor !!! Loki has been cheating on me ! He has an affair with Lady Sif ! He has also been sleeping with her." Your voice broke at every second word.Thor furrowed his eyebrows in shock.

"I am leaving and I am not coming back" you spat, throwing Loki a spiteful look.

You glanced back at Thor and then back to Loki and said waving your finger at them "look how they are still sticking together like a vice!"

At this realisation, Loki tried to get Sif arms off him while you started running.

You looked back and said "Don't come looking for me."

"Y/N no !!" His voice was laced with immense sadness and a look behind confirmed that he was crying.

By the time he got Sif's arms off him, you had gained a considerable lead. He turned to follow you but was blocked by Thor's huge body. You cast an illusion of you running away while you stood behind another pillar a bit farther away; cloaking your true self in invisibility .

"Brother !! A woman is kind to you, courts you, loves you and that is how you treat her ? I thought you only loved betraying me. Was not even she excluded from your schemes and betrayal ? "

Loki looked at him with eyes from which tears fell smoothly.

"Brother, let me go and stop her ."

"No."

"Brother, please." Desperation in his voice.

" I will not allow you to hurt beautiful lady Y/N anymore."

" I DIDN'T MEAN TO HURT HER"

"Well you clearly did, intentional or otherwise."

Loki fell to the ground after making an attempt to push his stone wall brother as he watched your illusion run away, around the corridor, abandoning him forever. His eyes suddenly fell on Sif as he turned around realising her presence just yet.

"WELL LOOK WHAT YOU HAVE DONE !! BECAUSE OF YOUR STUPIDITY MY BELOVED Y/N THINKS THAT I BETRAYED HER AND ...AND ... AND ... she left " his voice turned into sobs and he turned to face Sif.

A sudden anger took over him and he started to choke her by wrapping his palms tightly accross her neck. Thor thrashed forward and pulled him back before he could strangle Sif.

" For once I had found happiness in the smile of the lovely woman. Why did you take it away from me ?" The words somehow hurt like a wild sword in your stomach. Loki tried to thrash at her again but his energy was drained.

"I dont want to live without Y/N anymore. Brother, please kill me." His words a mere whisper.

All of you were shocked at his words. Did Loki love you so much ? You immediately materialised in front of him. He looked at you but didnt respond.

He finally spoke pointing at you " My magic even cast an illusion of her. Involuntarily."

You and Thor exchanged a look.

"Brother, It is not an illusion. This is Y/N herself."

"Loki... this was all a prank we played on you. But it seems we took it too far." You added.

"Prank ?" His eyes shone with hope.

"Yes, Loki. Today is April Fools day, so we decided to prank you but we clearly went overboard."

You three watched on as Loki put two and two together. You closed your eyes imagining him to storm off or screan his lungs at you. If it did happen you wouldn't blame him, except it didn't. All you felt was a warmth coming from the arms tightly wrapped around you.

"Oh Y/N, please don't do this to me ever again. I...I....I... I thought I lost you.. forever."

The last word seemed to cause him physical pain.

"Loki, I wont."

"You promise ?"

"I promise."

[likesrandomstuff]

The Drama of the last 2 Weeks

This story is mostly for Kayla, @daringswordfights, and is too long to message. I will probably delete it once you’ve read it. To everyone else, my last two weekends have been crazy, and I need to vent. To summarise, the girl I’ve been crushing on for two years got herself a girlfriend.

The story starts back in February of 2015. I moved into College to start Uni. I met Kat in O-Week and we had a great chat. After my first conversation with her I walked away saying to myself that if I got a crush at college it would be her, or one of two others that I’ve got to know (The other two are now some of my closest friends). First semester happens; I slowly start coming out as Bi, like one person here, another there, told the majority of my school friendship group in one go. Life’s great besides from my homophobic sinkie (like roomie, but we have our own rooms but share a bathroom). Now in July, people start coming back from mid-year break. It’s odd not seeing people for a month when you’ve basically seen them every day for four months, and didn’t know them before then. Kat comes back and I’m super excited. Chatted to her about how she was and the great deal I got on my new shoes. Leaving that conversation I evaluated why I was so much more excited to see her than everyone else combined, and I hit me. I had a crush on her. Part of me was patting myself on the back for predicting this five months ago, the other half was lost at what to do now as I’ve never had a proper crush before.

I kept the crush to myself for a while, processing everything. Told my Day Kid Friend (non-College student), one of my closest friends I let them guess. She got it as I apparently I talked about Kat too much. My school friends found out at a picnic in September in the park near our old school. They were so excited for me, and this crush became the main topic of discussion at every group meet up for the next six months. There was the excitement and novelty of my first crush, but they were really supportive. From September onwards I started trying to find a good time to tell her. I’ve read too many slow-burn fanfics and just wanted to move on, one way or another. Finding a good time was a challenge. Do I wait for end of year, where I didn’t have to see her for three months if things went badly, or before then so if things didn’t we’d have time to start something?

My sinkie found out I had a crush, and was very desperate to know who it was. She offered to tell me hers’ in exchange, which I didn’t take up as I wouldn’t know who it was and I frankly didn’t care that much. I let her guess, but due to homophobia she just got very confused. Uni got busy, so I decided to tell her on the day I moved out. At 9 am I messaged her saying I was leaving at midday, and to come say goodbye if she wanted to. I also sent this message in a group chat. I expected visitors to come evenly over those three hours, but instead I got ten people all at 11:30. These people were still in my room when my parents arrived, and Kat came down after them. As I wasn’t going to reveal everything in front of a stack of mutual friends and my parents, my opportunity passed. Kat and I hugged goodbye, promising to catch-up over the summer, as for college friends we lived relatively close (3 hours by train).

Kat and I messaged so much over that holiday. More so then I had with anyone else on Facebook in the four years I’ve had it. It was Saturday the 14th of December. I was on the train heading to Melbourne for Taylor Swift’s last 1989 concert. Kat and I were messaging, and she was also on the train to Melbourne. I had my niece’s birthday party, which I had time to go help set-up, but didn’t have to, and she had some free time as well. “This was it” I thought. Started messaging friends for support, told the friend who was joining me for the party before we both went to the concert that it was happening and she said she’ll give us space. I was so nervous, but ready to go. I waited for Kat at her platform. We met up, I went with her to get flowers for her event, and we went to get lunch. I was ready to say something over lunch, but it didn’t happen. We started chatting to the people in line behind us, also in Melbourne to see Taylor, and ended up sitting at a table with them. There was no time to tell her before my friend found us and I had to leave for the party. I vented to my friend so much on the train to the party.

We didn’t get another chance to meet up; Kat got a job and I went away on holiday, but we were always in contact. I stopped breathing when it came up on Facebook that Kat had liked a Buzzfeed post, “19 photos that definitely won’t make sense to straight girls”. I had to let that sink in for a solid four hours and chat extensively to a friend before asking Kat about it. I wrote “If there is anything you want to tell me, I’m still here for you”. Her response was “Haha I was thinking of my softball friends when I read that!” followed by her favourite emoji, the winking tongue out. Mixed emotions for sure, but at least I could breathe again.

Second year of Uni and College came around. We played softball together for the second year. We didn’t live in the same block anymore, so our spontaneous stairwell conversations were no more. My birthday rolls around, then it’s Easter. Tuesday the 29th of March I’m having a catch-up/ one week late birthday party with my school friends after seeing Batman vs Superman with one of them. Over lunch my friends ask me about Kat, cause of course they do, and I say I need to tell her asap as it’s been months since I’ve first tried to. They say they have my back, and even suggest in the group chat afterwards that I should have some liquid courage, really confusing the friend who has missed all the catch-ups where Kat was discussed. 

I message Kat asking if we could talk when she’s back at college as there’s something I need to talk with her about. She was very curious and asked if everything was okay, and I just said there was something I needed to say. We plan to chat on Friday, which was the 1st of April. There is a text-post going around saying that Aprils Fools is the best day to tell your crush that you like them as you can say it was a joke if things go badly. Sadly our chat had to be postponed to the next day as Kat ran out of time before a 21st birthday party. Although it would have been easier to do it on Friday, I’m glad I didn’t have that back-out option. Around 11:30 on Saturday morning I went to Kat’s room. We chatted for half an hour before a lull in the conversation meant it was time. I told her I was Bi and that I had a crush on her. She handled it really well. She said she didn’t have time for a relationship, but was amazed with my courage and glad I told her. We then went back to talking for another half an hour before heading to lunch. I messaged her after thanking her for taking it so well. She reiterated her comments from before and asked if I wanted to talk to any of her softball teammate about it (the stereotype is so real), but I declined. My crush didn’t go away completely, but it had stopped being a prime motivator for me to do things.

In the year and a bit since I still see her occasionally, but not the multiple times a week like first year; even less as she’s moved out of college for this year. I sent her messages over summer, which didn’t get replies, which was such a turnaround even as a friend. She was talking a technology break over summer, which I don’t know how that is possible, but I was working full time for most of the break to be too concerned. Kat comes back to coach softball this year, I see her at my 21st birthday party, and other random times, and then last weekend happens.      

Her housemate, who is also a good friend of mine, holds her 21st at their place. It’s a small gathering; 10 invited, 6 came. When I walk in I see Kat’s wearing flannel. When I sit next to her on the couch I see she’s wearing this ring (x) it has a gap to signify the gap in marriage equality. At the end of the party I ask for a tour of the house as it’s my first time there as I missed the housewarming (went to the footy instead). On her desk is a mini gay flag. Kat’s always been a strong supporter of gay rights, so I’m not super surprised, but all three things are a bit too much. I didn’t get a good chance to chat with her during that party, but we both had another 21st that night, so I wasn’t too bummed. I didn’t chat to her that night. There were a lot of people there I haven’t seen in some very long times, and Kat left earlier than I did. Again I knew we had another 21st on the Saturday just passed.

Kat organises a group present and there is someone I don’t know in the group. Kat and this birthday girl had some subjects together last year, so I just assumed it was a mutual friend from there. The party was a three hour drive from Melbourne, and my car arrived at 7. By 8 everyone was wondering where Kat was. I ask others who she was driving with, as most of our friends invited were already there. A friend said she was coming up with her capital G girlfriend. I was blindsided, and tried to keep my visible shock to just “I didn’t know she had a girlfriend”. I find out very little before they arrive, but do message my friends back home for moral support. They ring me up, and our conversation is hampered by terrible reception, but they help calm me down. By the end of the chat I head back inside to find that Kay and her girlfriend have finally arrived, three hours late, and in each other’s arms. I stall as long as I could, but it was cold outside. I go in and find Kat alone, have a nice chat for a couple of minutes. Nothing about the gf or her sexuality was brought up. 

This party was 80’s themed. My friends who I was just on the phone with had giving me glow-sticks for my 21st that I’d brought along. I offer them to Kat, and she takes some. Later on I find the gf is wearing a couple and it hurts. I avoid them the rest of the night. There was a lot of PDA. So much so how they were sitting could not have been comfortable. They played with each other’s hair, shared their drink, held hands constantly and I even saw them kiss. I got stuck playing Never Have I Ever with them, and I want to bleach my brain. I went to bed a bit after 2am, and I hadn’t seen them for a while before then. To get back to Melbourne I left very early, well before anyone else sleeping over was considering getting out of bed.

It’s been a week now since the reveal. I spent most of Sunday sorting through my feelings. I’m happy for Kat, and I’m sure her girlfriend is nice as I trust her taste. It’s just not the situation I thought I’d find myself in. There’s nothing on either of their Facebooks suggesting that they are together, but the gf knew no-one at this party, besides Kat, and it was a 6 hour round trip, so they must be pretty serious. I don’t know where to go from here. Writing this out was pretty therapeutic though.  

[box-of-muses]

Sweets For My Sweet, 'Cause I'm the Candy Man...

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TIME quickly flows by when one is focused with college and everyday responsibilities, one of the reasons why the amethyst male {@amethystyugina} absolutely forgot about White Day, finding himself quickly on Easter, which coincidentally this year was the date for April Fool’s. A day for pranks or just a holiday, the gamer opted to try to remain unnoticed for the twenty four hour period, save for a very few exceptions. Deciding to kill two birds with one stone, the Japanese man had already earlier texted to the royal {@box-of-muses } his intentions on visiting the former spirit of the Puzzle, not knowing if the man had received his SMS. So here he was at the Egyptian‘s door, securely holding against his chest the biggest box of Mon Chéri that he could find, a sweet treat containing chocolate, a fine Cherry Kirsch Liqueur and hard cherries, concealed within a violet wrapping, added to a single red rose, carefully placed in an arrangement with a purple ribbon. On his other hand, the gamer held a tight grasp on a huge basket withholding several packages of Easter treats, some containing nut free chocolate, others not having any chocolate at all, being the cocoa treats the normal variety and of the lactose free stripe.

With a deep longing sigh, for he hadn’t seen the monarch for some time, the male gently knocked at the door, awaiting for it to be opened. At the sight of the Egyptian, the Nipponic one bowed, offering first the gift intended for White Day, including the stem. “Happy Holiday, Yamira, White Day and today. Apologies for my absence, but college is a bit hard to manage.” Trying to conceal his shame for his faux-pas, he added: “I should have sent these via a dispatcher, but I guess that even I can become forgetful at times. Gomen.” Raising afterwards the basket to become within the other male’s reach, the Japanese male added: “In here are several Easter treats for all tastes, I hope, all of them nut free. A package for you to munch on SLOWLY, and the remainder of these for you to give to your landlord so that they can DISTRIBUTE it to their tenants.” The matter of the holiday treats settled, the gamer had an idea. “I know that I’m AT FAULT at times for not reaching out more often, perhaps due to the fact that I hardly needed to speak when we were sharing a body, but I’m GOING TO TRY to do that a just bit more.” Shifting his weight a little, he continued: “It’s just that college is HOARDING away my time, not forgetting also that I follow the belief that one’s presence around another being should be WANTED and not annoying, a thing I can RELATE to since I became a bit more reclusive. Nevertheless, I’m going to MAKE TIME for you, because I WANT TO.” ======================================

Well. He had been warned previously that Yugi was going to arrive at his place but considering the amount of coursework that he was currently attempting to catch up in, time seemed to fly by a lot quicker than expected. He had been fighting over this last paragraph for what felt like forever when he heard his doorbell go off, startling his for a split second before he remembered the texts from earlier that day. Saving the work he’d had saved, he jumped to his feet and hurried over to answer the door, tilting his head slightly at all the gifts that was suddenly presented to him. Was this something else that had been forgotten? What was this white day and Easter that his Aibou spoke of? Just how many holidays were there that meant you needed to exchange gifts of candy and chocolate to one another? He gave a weak smile as he accepted the gifts, not too sure on what else to say as he hadn’t gotten a gift for the other and so automatically felt a little guilty about this entire situation. “Erm... well I suppose you should come inside then?”, he smiled weakly and walked over to place the basket down on the table as he turned around to face Yugi again as he looked a little confused by the last things that had been said. “...You can come around whenever you wish. Just give me a small warning to make sure that I’m not in class or at Seto’s” he smiled and motioned for him to come inside, “If you have a little time now then why don’t we catch up a little?”

[generationtrygirl]

How I Made $57.30 in My First 3 Weeks of Blogging – March 2017 Monthly Report: Ho

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Not gonna lie, I almost didn’t write this “first month of blogging” monthly report. My goal was to publish it by April 1st. But hen I got distracted by “BUT MAYBE I SHOULD WRITE AN APRIL FOOL’S DAY FACT POST,” which I started but never finished. Because honestly there are not that many April Fool’s facts. And all of my sources said the exact same things. And I don’t want my blogging to become copy and paste. ANYWAYS, when I missed my deadline I was like “Well, I missed it. I’m just not gonna write it.”

As the days went on in the month, I started to even think “Hey, in fact maybe I’ll never write again! I already failed anyway!” It was my inner perfectionist/sloth speaking. In my head I thought I couldn’t write another post before I wrote this one, even though I had no desire to write this one at the time. Finally, I kicked that thought away and wrote something else that I was actually excited about — a fun Easter craft I got to make at work– and was again motivated suddenly to write again! The next day, I sat outside with my cat and got in my writer zone, and what you have is my full personal monthly review for my blog, as well as my goal’s for next month!

If I’ve learned anything from my social media work over the past two years, its that keeping a monthly report can really help you track your progress over time. Would I have guessed Plaid would have 140,000 Facebook followers only  two years after I joined them at 35,000? Nope. But here we are. Now, as I reflect on what I’ve accomplished over my first month (well, really, 3 weeks) of blogging, I’m actually excited to scoot on ahead. I want this to be the first of a monthly series, tracking my progress every 30 days or so. ‘Cause goal-setting gets things done y’all. SO, without further ado: how I made $57.30 in my first 3 weeks of blogging, and my reflections on those weeks.

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MARCH 2017 INCOME:

Qapital: $20

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Ebates: $25

Ebates is a cash-back App, Website, and Google Chrome Extension that gives you 1-40% cash back online and in-store at an ever growing list of major retailers. Every quarter you are rewarded with your cash back from your spending when using the app with a “big fat check.” Basically, it’s an app that rewards you for shopping. Read up more about it here. By signing up through my referral link, you can get an extra $10 cash back after your first purchase at any store of $25 when you have your Ebates rewards turned on!

Ibotta: $10

Ibotta is a cash-back grocery shopping app (which has now expanded to other kinds of retailers too!) that gives you and everyone with the app on your “team” (a.k.a All your Facebook friends!) major coupons and cash back rewards on both grocery staples and new products! I’ve made over $100 cash back using the app so far, and I’ve only had it a few months! Read more about Ibotta and six other ways to save while you shop here. Also, with my referral link, you can get an extra $10 the first time you use Ibotta!

Google Adsense: $1.30

Whoo! Big money, Google Adsense! Admittedly, I’m not running nearly as many Ads as I could (you’re welcome), but I may go back and optimize a few of my posts this month.

TOTAL: $57.30

Not bad for my first 3 weeks of blogging, I’d say! Not making a profit off it yet (still getting my money back from my initial expenses of hosting/domain buying.) But hey! I’m glad to be getting it back slowly but surely, especially because I quite enjoy blogging.

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Facebook: 153 [GenerationTryGirl]

Pinterest: 646 [@Generation_Try] (Psst, I’ll tell you more about my Pinterest strategy in my “achievements” section below.)

Twitter: 116 [@Generation_try] ; 637 [@CeliaQuillian]

Instagram: 288 [@generationtrygirl] ; 340 [@Quilce0]

YouTube: 0

MARCH 2017 BLOG STATS:

# Posts Written: 11

# Comments: 171 (I think half were my responses to others’ comments.)

# Views: 1,757 , Avg per day: 57

# Unique Visitors: 1,009

80% New Sessions, 20% Returning Sessions

Avg Session Duration: 1:55 minutes 

Best Post: 186/187 views, 15 Inspiring Quotes For  International Women’s Day and Qapital App Review (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});

MARCH 2017 ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

Actually starting the darn blog! I’ve been wanting to start a blog as a side business since June 2016, when I actually learned that was a thing. Seriously. I had no idea you could make serious money blogging. In August 2016, I had my idea and bought my domain/hosting, but then got all caught up in the details and wanting to make it perfect. I told myself I would FINALLY start in December. Then January. February. March. Finally, I think on March 6th, I actually kicked my butt into gear and published something. I only wish I’d started sooner!

Learning a lot about WordPress Plug-Ins & Blog Promotion: Read a LOT (but I still feel like I’m barely grazing the surface) that other bloggers have written about the best wordpress plug-ins to use, and the best ways to boost your site’s SEO. I’ve also joined a number of blogger groups on Facebook, which I believe resulted in an increased number of views/comments. It also helps motivate me!

Taking my time to optimize for SEO. With my other blogs in the past (doing them for pleasure, and not trying to do them for profit at all–because, again, I had no idea that was a thing), I never optimized. I barely knew what SEO even was! I’ve learned A LOT this past month. And not only has it made me a better blogger, its also made me a better worker at my contracting social media jobs!

Reorganizing my old Pinterest Boards. At first, I created a new Pinterest account for this blog, which literally meant: Starting. From. Nothing. By the 3rd week of march, I had about 30 followers. Not bad for a new blog, but not great. I then remembered my personal Pinterest had something like 690 followers (pretty good for the average Joe! I’m just assuming this is because I was a VERY EARLY Pinterest adopter.) So I decided “Why start with 30 followers with 630 followers?!” I went to my old Pinterest boards and consolidated and cleaned them up. I lost probably about 40 followers along the way that followed random boards I never pinned too, but I’m not complaining. My Pinterest now looks much more professional, and my boards are optimized with actual SEO optimized descriptions.

GOALS FOR APRIL 2017:

I strongly believe in the value of writing down your goals and thereby making your goals more likely to be accomplished. So, here are my goals for my blog in April. (Shhh I know April has already started! I’m working on it!)

Publish 3 Posts a Week (roughly 12 times/month). From all I’ve been reading about blogging, I’ve heard this is a pretty good goal for optimizing your blog. The best thing would be to have your posts written well ahead of time and scheduled out on regular days of the week. But I’m not there yet, okay?

Write yo’ damn about page, and make blog more easy to navigate. I cringe a little every time I see the large number of views on my blog’s “About Page” and know that there is really nothing there. Not even a picture! Which: Side note, mini-goal: Get my hair touched up and make my boyfriend to take blogger-y pictures of me. For blogging and vanity purposes, obvi.

Create some kind of guide or downloadable to entice email subscribers. I dunno what’ll be, but it’ll be exciting. Apparently having an email list is a good thing? I /have/ one, but I have no idea how many people have actually signed up. Which brings me to..

Figure out how to use a damn email list. Seriously, Celia. You’ve worked in PR, Marketing, and Social Media way too long to not know how to make a good email newsletter.

Don’t Fret. Keep focused. Stay consistent. I sometimes have a tendency to totally stop a project if I fall off the bandwagon for too long. Case in point, I was going HAM on my blog in the first two weeks, and then in the second two weeks of having it I only wrote one post. When I finally forgave myself, I wrote a single post, and now I’m back at the “Hey! I actually super enjoy this!” phase again. The goal for April is to be consistent, but always hop right back on that blogging horse.

Increase Social Following: Goals – 180 for Facebook, 150 for Twitter, 675 for Pinterest, 325 for Instagram

Make more income in April than in March. Don’t know if this will happen, but it’s still a pretty solid goal! Right?

What about you, other bloggers?

I’d love to hear any of your blogging stories, or read any monthly reports of yours! How do you stay focused on moving forward, and what do you do when you feel behind? Something that I’ve already noticed about the blogging community is that it is super supportive, so I’d love any advice you have to give! Comment below and let me know. <3

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Worst April Fools Story

So, with April 1st almost over, I feel safe enough to creep back online without fear of jokes, and thought I’d share the worst April Fool’s joke I’ve had the misfortune to experience.

(Story involves fake maggots, so please don’t read if maggots upset you in any form)

When I was growing up, my Nana would organise a trip around Easter for us and our cousin’s family.  Normally we’d go to a caravan park of some kind, but one year we ended up in the highlands at some quite hoity toity bungalow resort joint.  The usual suspects this year consisted of my 10-year-old self, my eight-year-old brother and nine-year-old male cousin (MC), my 5-year-old female cousin (FC), my Nana, Dad, Stepmother and Aunt and Uncle.

Compared to our other trips it was a very dull time – there were very few other children and almost no activities for us until about half way through the trip.  Made worse for me on the grounds that I’m the oldest of all my cousins, and was also considered to be the unpaid babysitter for FC on these trips because she loved tagging along with me.  Which, I hated because I she was so young – my brother and MC at least had someone of a similar age to keep them entertained. 

In order to keep us from climbing the walls, our parents would take us in to the local village to give us a change of scenery.  It was mostly standard souvenir fair, but there was a joke shop in town too.  Sadly, the parents were a little too smart to let four very bored under-10’s anywhere near it no matter how we begged.

However, at the start of April, our Nana was the one taking us into town, and all four of us darling innocent children convinced her to let us spend some money in the joke shop for April Fools.  They had all variety of things from foul tasting sweets to fake flies to prop dog poo, the works.  I ended up getting a packet of chewing gum that had a mousetrap-like snapper if you took the piece out, MC got some of the foul sweets, and my brother bought some glow-in-the-dark maggots. 

When we got back, MC tried to trick Nana into eating the sweets (no takers), and I showed off my chewing gum, but nobody was falling for it.  That night, we’d pretty much forgotten about the trip, and put the jokes at the back of our minds…or so we thought.

This resort was fancy, and that meant we were fairly overcrowded to save money. The couch in the living room folded out into a double bed that I shared with Nana and FC, while the boys shared a double bed in another room.  Our parents slept in the bungalow next door (happily leaving Nana to handle the kids so they could have the evenings to themselves).

That night, we all settled down, little FC grabbed her teddy bear and snuggled in between the two of us while we tried to get to sleep.

Seconds after the light went off?

“AHHHH!”

Both my nana and I jerk up and the light gets snapped on.  FC is bolt upright and shaking furiously.

“There’s something in the bed!”

We look under the covers, and sure enough, there’s little white things lying all over the bed sheets.  It doesn’t take long for my Nana to put it together.

“BOYS!”

My brother and MC waltz in laughing furiously.  Little brother, angel that he was, decided to put his maggots to good use.  They shone green in the dark which is how FC had spotted them.  We manage to gather them up, scold the terrible duo, and go back to bed.  Thirty seconds later?

“AHHHH!  They’re still there!”

FC was bawling her eyes out, and so we turn on the lights and look again.  It takes us 2 repeats of this before we realise we need to turn off the lights to find the last few stragglers.  We enlist the help of the boys to pick up the last few, and thankfully by this point they were starting to realise that this might not have been the smartest idea they ever had.

Bed is finally maggot clean, and we got back to bed again.  Guess what happens no more than a minute later.

“I can still see them!”

Drag the boys back through, show FC that there clearly are no more maggots in the bed, and go back.  Another minute, and another wail.  By this point I’m ready to hurt my little brother for bringing us this hell, when I hear what she’s saying.

“It’s on my teddy!”

Yes, one of those damnable little maggots had somehow gotten stuck onto the bear’s fur and that’s what had been freaking her out for the past hour.  We picked it clean, and finally, thankfully got to sleep.  But both my brother and cousin were essentially ‘grounded’ for putting little FC through all that (although considering it was a holiday and there was very little for us to do, there wasn’t much punishment to be given).

You’d think my brother would have learned his lesson after that, but no.  The maggots ended up getting an encore performance a few months later, when he spread them on his own bed sheets before my mother changed them.  His reward for scaring the living daylights out of her?  A ten-minute screaming fit and two weeks solid grounding.  The maggots ended up in the bin, and can’t say it was anything less than good riddance.  Some jokes are funny, but some are just plain stupid.

Much like April Fools in general