New Year...New Blog

2012 had it's ups and downs for me in terms of blogging - some months I blogged frequently and others, not so much. A lot of the time it was due to being unmotivated and uninspired and sometimes it was because I felt as though my photos weren't up to par. However, this year I plan to change all of that - I have set myself a schedule which I'm going to do my best to stick to, along with ideas for posts I could do to add dimension and content to my blog.

My schedule: I plan to post every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. I also plan on setting a running theme for those days, but since I will be starting a challenge on Wednesday, those themes are yet to be determined.

Since this is the start of something new, I thought I would include some goals I hope to achieve by the end of 2013....

• Reach 4,000 GFC followers and 3,500 Likes on Facebook.
• Have published at least 300 blog posts.
• Interact more with my readers on all social media platforms.
• Become more active on social media networks, especially Tumblr & Twitter
• Improve the quality of my photos and find a lighting set up I am comfortable with.
• Learn how to best use both of my cameras.
• Start doing tutorials and improve my line work in Nail Art.
• Do more 'Favourites' posts, as well as 'Bargain Buys' and Comparisons.
• Master Water marbling and Tape Manis.
• Use the majority, if not all, of my Untrieds.
• Be more creative with both Stamping and Nail Art
• Be more adventurous with Colour Combinations.
• Improve Blog content
• Improve my Macro shots, both on the Nail and in the Bottle.

So there you have my goals for 2013 and also a little snippet of information about what to expect from Polished Criminails this upcoming year. I hope you'll all stick around and join me on my little adventure! 

See you soon for the first instalment of the ABC challenge!!