THINGS TO DO WHEN YOU'VE HAD ENOUGH OF BLOGGING
I thought I'd do this post as it's all been pretty relevant to me over the last few months. Around Christmas time, I’d decided I was done with blogging. Yep, I was probably being a tad dramatic, but over the culmination of a good few months I'd decided I no longer liked it and really hated the content I was coming up with. I know, possibly sounding like I'm expecting tiny violins to start playing.
It was a real jumble of factors as to why I wasn't loving it.. from feeling like I didn’t have the time to do it how I wanted, to the constant over analysing of my appearance and myself as a person. Anyhoo.. I had a breather, had my little strop and eventually moved on to start getting some ‘blogging lurrrve’ back. While I’m still working on it, I feel like my opinion has somewhat altered and we’re back to me & blogging being friends. If you’re having that ‘off’ stage with blogging, these are a few ways I think can help get you back on track.
Take a break.
The world won’t stop turning if you miss a couple of posts. I got so into my once-every-other-day schedule that I felt like I couldn’t have a break and just think about what it is that I’m actually doing. The internet is a funny old world and sometimes I just need a bit of time away from it. While I never really disappeared from blogging, I had a few weeks of done in advance posts so that I could also have some time to think what I wanted to do next.
Get re-inspired
I find it’s easy to get so wrapped up in your own little blogging world that you forget to soak up a good bit of inspo. More recently I’ve been obsessed with Tumblr and Pinterest, stalking everything from outfits to photography ideas. Another thing I push myself to do is READ OTHER BLOGS. It’s just one of those last minute things I never have time for, but it’s always nice to get some inspo back from all those blogging babes.
Plan
My biggest problem is usually planning.. Mainly because I plan without actually ‘planning’. In the past I’ve churned out a few scheduled blog posts, but was mostly done it without a purpose, just for the sake of keeping it up. These days I try to make jotting down ideas a continuous thing - always updating a memo on my phone or adding bits to my diary. I think about what I like to read, what I like to write and then try to smudge that all together.
Take another direction
I think my blog has changed a bit recently.. It hasn’t been a conscious effort, but in three years of blogging my interests have understandably altered. I still love the fashion-y bits, but I also like to read the daft chatty stuff, lifestyle posts and about all things girly. Change isn’t always a bad thing, and I love that I now write about what I want to write about.. Not just the stuff that's expected.
Think about if it’s what you want to be doing
I thought about this one for ages.. Had me and the internet world just fallen out for good? In the end I decided we were just going through a rough patch, but there’s nothing wrong in deciding it’s no longer right for you. I’ve been blogging for a few years now and can I definitely say this will be something I’ll be doing when I’m old and wrinkly? Nope. While I’m happy to get back into my blog, I’ve reminded myself that if it’s no longer right for me then it’s not a crime to say so. It’s always something you can come back to if and when you feel the time is right.
Aaaand that’s how I got back to no longer feeling all mehhh about blogging. Please tell me I’m not the only one that’s had the blogging ‘dip'?!
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