Happy Birthday HowDoesShe!

November 9, 2010 by  


We can’t even believe it. We are so excited to tell you that HowDoesShe.com officially turned ONE this week. We are the proudest ‘parents’! ;) HowDoesShe has been the craziest, yet funnest, adventure for us. Let’s take a little stroll down memory lane shall we…

We started by sending out our site to family and friends in a little e-mail. Exactly one year later we have over 19,500 email subscribers (whoo hoo, we love you, we love you!)

We couldn’t have done it without so many wonderful readers spreading the word about the site. We claim each and every one of you as a friend. Pretty cool to have 19,500 friends. ;)

The top 10 posts of the past year, in no particular order, are:

1. Happy Birthday Wreath (and I’m not just saying that because it’s our birthday) happy birthday

2. Chore Chart for Multiple Kids (Get those kids to work!) ;)

3. Shower Love Notes (Get a little dirty, while getting clean ;) )

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4. Top 3 cleaning products Ever (Thanks for contributing yours)

5. Oreo Cookie Sucker Tutorial with versions Easter and Halloween (Should I do a Christmas themed one?)

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6. Twins Sweet Shoppe Birthday (Perfectly pink)

7. 26 ABC’s

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8. Birthday Board (Making the birthday boy/girl feel EXTRA special)


9. FREE Exclusive HowDoesShe Birthday, Thank You, Summer, School, Halloween and St. Patrick’s Day printable packages. {All sets designed by chickabug}.

What you don’t have yours?! {Gasp!} Just sign up on our mailing list and all of our exclusive printables will be sent to you. happy birthday

10. Apples dipped in Heaven (If you haven’t made this yet, you need to,…now).

3 months ago we added 3 virtual assistants to our team.  They have helped in so many ways.  Because of these 3 fabulous girls, we are able to spend a little more time with our families.  Thank you Alysha Bobbi, and Caley! We are so grateful for all you do for HowDoesShe.com.

We all went out for dinner this past weekend with our husbands for a true birthday celebration. We made a fun list of our hopes and dreams for this next year.

Our birthday wishes…

Alison’s Wishes
1. Get on Disney (wish may be granted, stay tuned)
2. Figure out how to get our site to load faster…I know…in the next life I’ll come back as a computer techie!
3. Take a nap
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Shelley’s Wishes
1. Get on Regis and Kelly
2. 40,000 email subscribers
3. Get asked for a signature ;)
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Missy’s Wishes
1. Get on Ellen
2. Get more content on other categories including recipes and fun with family
3. Have more people post their ideas on our site
What are your hopes for HowDoesShe this next year?! Well we know that many of you have been asking for our ‘button’. We can’t tell you how excited we were when some of you actually e-mailed us specifically asking for a button to put on your sites. We love you. You really are the best. Wish granted. Thank you for asking, and thank you for posting it. Simply take this code and paste it into the html side of your blog.
<a href=” http://howdoesshe.com/” “><img border=”0″ src=” http://www.howdoesshe.com/wp-content/uploads/HowDoesShe_button_125x125.png ” /></a>

Happy 1st Birthday HowDoesShe!

Thank for being a part of this crazy journey. We appreciate your support more than you know.

Shelley

Shelley is one of the three founding editors of How Does She. She’s a spunky wife & mother of three, an interior design guru, and a party throwing queen. She loves cooking for crowds, eating good food, and dressing up like a girly girl. Shelley may need a 'pintervention' soon, as she is seriously addicted to pinterest.

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39 Responses to “Happy Birthday HowDoesShe!”
  1. Congrats, girls! What a truly remarkable feat you have accomplished in a year. I know it took a ton of hard work and dedication to get where you are in such a short amount of time. I’ve been at it for almost 4 years & I know how much hard work has gone into the fantastic job with your site. I wish you more and more successes!

  2. Big congrats girls on all the hard work for your first year of blogging! Wow, you have done an amazing job to be where you are in only one short year. Here’s to many more!

  3. De says:

    Happy Birthday! I just LOVE this site! So glad I found it! And what, is it a pre-requisite to be gorgeous to work there?! OMG you guys are stunning!

    Here’s to many more!

  4. Happy Birthday! I always love reading your site. You give me such good ideas.
    .-= Lynn from For Love or Funny´s last blog ..Why you shouldn’t get a smart dog =-.

  5. Tammy C says:

    I can’t remember how I found your site…but I am certainly glad I did! Thank you!!!

  6. Congratulations! I love your blog, so many incredible ideas! It’s amazing how far you’ve come in a year!
    .-= Amy @ Blowout Party!´s last blog ..Christmas Candy Cane Party =-.

  7. Angelica says:

    Happy Birthday! I just recently found your blog and I made the caramel sauce last night. Thanks for all the great posts! Love the blog!

  8. Tami Higbee says:

    I love your bog!! Thanks for all the fun ideas!!
    .-= Tami Higbee´s last blog ..Halloween Fun =-.

  9. Clare says:

    Happy Birthday! Your site is Fabulous!

  10. Kally says:

    Happy Birthday to my favorite blog! My days are hectic, but I always find a second or two to check and see what you’ve posted! Thanks for soooo many cute ideas!

  11. HAPPY, HAPPY, HAPPIEST OF BIRTHDAYS to my favorite gals who ever blogged! You’ve accomplished so much in one short year. Here’s to year two, and 20,000 more subscribers! (I’m sure it’ll happen in the blink of an eye!) : )

  12. stacy says:

    Happy Birthday HowDoesShe gals! Love your site!

  13. Gina says:

    I can’t believe it’s only been one year. Your positive influence shows all across the blogosphere and into the real world (I did a craft group with your wonderful birthday wreath). Congrats on all your success, and here’s to many more years!
    .-= Gina´s last blog ..Meal Plan Monday- Relish! Meal Planning Service =-.

  14. rachel s. says:

    Woo Hoo!!!
    Happy Birthday HowDoesShe!!!
    .-= rachel s.´s last blog ..Rose Cabochon Earrings – Red =-.

  15. Iris says:

    Happy birthday girls! You should be proud of all of your accomplishments! I am so thankful for your blog. Please know that all of your hard work is truly appreciated!

  16. Angela says:

    Happy Birthday and congrats! Your site is fabutastic – that’s fantantic and fabulous wrapped up in one :-) !!!!

  17. Michelle says:

    Love your blog! Happy Birthday!! I have been trying to post the new adorable button on my blog and I can’t get it to work. I had the old one but deleted the code to add the new one. :(

  18. Lorena Veloz says:

    Feliz cumpleaños chicas!! sois estupendas, las encontre por casualidad en junio cuando busca ideas para 3 cumpleaños de mi pequeña Martina, desde entonces no he dejado de entrar en vuestro blog. Os contare un secreto muy muy curioso para poder leer vuestro blog uso el traductor, estoy un pokito avergonzada de no saber ingles, pero gracias a esto estoy empezando con las clases de ingles, gracias por todo lo ke nos brindais!!! un beso desde Barcelona- España

  19. Carol says:

    Congrats on your one year birthday! I look forward to reading your blog–it has the best of everything. Here’s to another great year!

  20. Mindy says:

    Hooray for HowDoesShe!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY girls! Obviously I LOVE this site and each of you. Keep up the good work.

  21. Leticia says:

    Congratulations!!! I’m so glad you ladies have this blog. I love it and have learned alot. Thank you so much!!! Many more blessings to come!

  22. Yeah!! HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY! You all work so hard you deserve all your wishes to come true. Here’s looking forward to the next year and all the fun posts yet to come!!
    .-= Stephanie Hanson´s last blog ..Joeys Violin Recital =-.

  23. Ann says:

    CONGRATS ladies !!! Love your blog.

  24. Happy, Happy Birthday HowDoesShe!!! It’s incredible how far you’ve come in a year. You have such a bright future ahead of you! Cheers to the good things to come! :)
    .-= Jen @ Passion-for-Parties.com´s last blog ..Toy Story Birthday Cake =-.

  25. Nesleirbag says:

    Could there be a happier place to check in with every morning to start the day? I don’t think so!!!!!!! Happy Birthday to one great crew with absolutely fabulous ideas!

  26. pennymck says:

    Happy Birthday to the website I check every single day!

  27. Kim Cawley says:

    Happy Birthday! Congratulations too! Thanks for all the fantastic ideas and inspiration!

  28. Lorena says:

    Happy Birthday!! Cheers for more years!
    .-= Lorena´s last blog ..Thanksgiving Collection new at shop =-.

  29. Amy K says:

    Congratulations and Happy Birthday! Here’s to many, many more…
    Love the HDS button.
    Thanks for all you share here.

  30. Happy Birthday! You have a great blog! Congrats!
    .-= Lorena @sueniosencantados´s last blog ..Thanksgiving Collection new at shop =-.

  31. Brooke says:

    Happy Blog Birthday Ladies!!!

  32. tchrtiff says:

    Love you site! Thanks for all the great ideas and freebie printables! Happy Birthday!

  33. Ashley says:

    Is anyone else having problems getting the blog button to work??

  34. Jesslyn says:

    Happy birthday! Looking forward to many more. Thanks for the button!
    .-= Jesslyn´s last blog ..Earring Links =-.

  35. Jesslyn says:

    Yes – I’m also having trouble getting the button to work!
    .-= Jesslyn´s last blog ..Earring Links =-.

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