When I first began this blog I really did not know what I was doing. Blogging sounded fun and I thought it would be a convenient way for me to update my family on our fun adventures. I knew in my heart what I basically wanted to do with this blog but did not know how to go about doing it. I immediately loved that I had found the right platform for me to start expressing myself and sharing my thoughts and feelings with others.
As I took my time learning about blogging I educated myself about:
- posting
- uploading pictures
- sourcing pictures
- linking
- blog design
- networking
- statistics
- and advertising.
This has been wonderful to help in my learning process and to help me be more creative with my thinking. I have seen so many wonderful ideas and been touched by the creativity of so many women.
But, I have discovered that everything comes with a price and this time is costing me.
Costing me precious time away from my family, hours of sleep and time with my husband.
In family relationships love is really spelled t-i-m-e, time.
Blogging is taking up time I should be spending on my family relationships.
As I have pondered this thought, I started to see that I have reached a point where I am a more confident blogger. Can't believe I feel this way! *a little excited*
I think I have progressed {I do acknowledge I still have lots to learn} and have developed enough skills to go my own way.
Basically, what I am trying to say is that I don't think I need to:
- keep checking what others are doing
- who they are linking to
- what images they are using
- what topics are getting the most comments
- who they have on their blogroll and
- what type of blog design they have.
My family is too precious to me and my children are growing so fast.
I want to enjoy them while they are still young and be in the moment, to not be distracted and to give them one of the greatest gifts I can ~ My time.
Well said, I agree with you completely. The blogging world can become all to comsuming if you let it. It's always best to do your own thing and don't worry about what anyone else is up to.
ReplyDeleteI second Kelly. And it's important to step back sometimes and remember what is really important :)
ReplyDeleteI totally agree Naomi! I started to blog just for me but have found that the perfectionist in me has reared its ugly head and I have felt that at times, I haven't been blogging properly or in the right format.
ReplyDeleteThanks for taking me back to the reason I began to blog in the first place!
Blessings!
The thing I love most about your blog Naomi is your honesty and the celebration of your life with your family.
ReplyDeleteIt is very easy to get sucked into the blogging vortex and I admire greatly your resolve to stay true to your values and put priority towards the things in life that really matter.
Afterall your blog is a celebration of your seven cherubs, not the other way around.
Big x, Felicity
that is very well said! It is pretty easy to get carried away and spend a lot of time looking at pretty blogs! all the best with it and happy blogtoberfest!
ReplyDeleteBlog like nobody is reading, I say. I love what you do and how you do it and I look forward to this new era of Seven Cherubs.
ReplyDeleteBlogging can be such a time suck and love really is spelt t.i.m.e. I going to remember that too. x
I think at one point, most of us realize it can become an addiction of some sort.
ReplyDeleteI still battle that, although i'm better now, I post at a consistent hour (5:30am before kids are up) and only Monday-Friday.
Comments, etc, really only get done when I have a spare moment like now...
Love this post, and it is so true!
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