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My guest post is up!!! Over on the lovely Sarah's blog linked above. Go on over and read about why I think it's time to disconnect from Facebook. :-) Plus enjoy her fabulous writing and even better photography!! :-)
So many exclamation points but I am ridiculously excited about this guest post!!
Friday 21 September 2012
Tuesday 18 September 2012
I wrote a guest blog post! Already!! I'll have a link up when I know when it's up. That was a convoluted sentence. :-)
I've been pretty busy since I posted my last (only) entry. Had a fab holiday in Disneyland Paris and have been very busy home wise.
I'm trying to work out some regular posts. I think I need a structure when it comes to blogging otherwise I'm liable to let it slide. As a bit of a grammar and punctuation fan, not that you'd know from my writing so far, I'm trying to make my regulars a bit wordy. For example in the blogosphere I've seen a "wedding wednesday" and a "week I've had". I've also tried to come up with alliteration. I however don't think I'm cut out for taxidermy tuesday and fed-up friday seems a bit sad.... Any help would be much appreciated!
I've also recently began my first major diy job for the new house. I got a lovely vanity from my mum which had been in her hallway for about 20 years (probably longer but she won't admit to it!). It was a bit beaten up so I planned on painting it to use in my master bedroom. Of course when I started I realised it was a bigger job than I thought. I had to prise the handles off as the screws were so old and rusted they had melded into the lovely metal work. Then I had to remove lots of screws and other metal finishings that would not work. So I'm in the sanding stage now. Well I am now I've bought a little sander. :-) My health issues and having a baby to look after means I can only do a bit at a time but I'm making good progress I think. I'm never going to be able to do a full project in one weekend but I figure that's part of my charm.
Anyway I'm off to google some lovely words to see if I can find inspiration.
I've been pretty busy since I posted my last (only) entry. Had a fab holiday in Disneyland Paris and have been very busy home wise.
I'm trying to work out some regular posts. I think I need a structure when it comes to blogging otherwise I'm liable to let it slide. As a bit of a grammar and punctuation fan, not that you'd know from my writing so far, I'm trying to make my regulars a bit wordy. For example in the blogosphere I've seen a "wedding wednesday" and a "week I've had". I've also tried to come up with alliteration. I however don't think I'm cut out for taxidermy tuesday and fed-up friday seems a bit sad.... Any help would be much appreciated!
I've also recently began my first major diy job for the new house. I got a lovely vanity from my mum which had been in her hallway for about 20 years (probably longer but she won't admit to it!). It was a bit beaten up so I planned on painting it to use in my master bedroom. Of course when I started I realised it was a bigger job than I thought. I had to prise the handles off as the screws were so old and rusted they had melded into the lovely metal work. Then I had to remove lots of screws and other metal finishings that would not work. So I'm in the sanding stage now. Well I am now I've bought a little sander. :-) My health issues and having a baby to look after means I can only do a bit at a time but I'm making good progress I think. I'm never going to be able to do a full project in one weekend but I figure that's part of my charm.
Anyway I'm off to google some lovely words to see if I can find inspiration.
Monday 25 June 2012
To blog.... Or not?
I love reading blogs. I have a whole folder of bookmarked blogs. Actually make that two folders of bookmarks. I spend hours every week getting a little snap shot of other peoples lives. Occasionally I may actually know the person in real life, but that is a very rare case.
I always wondered if I could blog too? Would anyone be interested in anything I have to say? When I started my own business a few years ago I began a blog. I thought if I wrote about business-y related things I could maintain a connection which would help bring people to my shop. I wrote 3 entries. 3! Plus the third was to tell people I was closing down. Small businesses do not thrive in my village.
So I abandoned that blog. I felt I had failed. I didn't fail. If anything the local community failed me a bit but I didn't want to become bitter and ruin that blog as I wanted my business name to continue (it does on a small scale). Plus putting that on your business blog = bye bye any local customers who may still want to support you!!
So I left it. I read people blogs, I social networked and I got on with living life. But now I'm trying again. Why I hear you ask? (Well I would if I had anyone actually reading this yet) Well my life has changed dramatically since the last blog. I am a very proud mama to an 8 month old boy, I'm about to be married (in 6 sleeps!!) to a wonderful man (don't tell him I called him that his ego would explode) and we're about to move house! I like to do everything all at once it would seem. :-)
I wanted to be able to blog about lots of things, not just business-y stuff but personal things I'm interested in. The list can be exhaustive but I hope to include crafting, mummy related stuff, fixing up our new home, tv, family, my health (and hopefully vent and learn a little on that but not right now). I want to share my life. I want this blog to help me focus mainly on the happy. I can struggle to do that and so I want something to focus my attention. I wouldn't want to read a blog centred on doom and gloom so mine won't be. Hopefully that'll help me to do the same in real life.
So I hope to post often and Id like you to come along for the ride. Come and join me in my journey to focus on the happy. He is. :-)
I always wondered if I could blog too? Would anyone be interested in anything I have to say? When I started my own business a few years ago I began a blog. I thought if I wrote about business-y related things I could maintain a connection which would help bring people to my shop. I wrote 3 entries. 3! Plus the third was to tell people I was closing down. Small businesses do not thrive in my village.
So I abandoned that blog. I felt I had failed. I didn't fail. If anything the local community failed me a bit but I didn't want to become bitter and ruin that blog as I wanted my business name to continue (it does on a small scale). Plus putting that on your business blog = bye bye any local customers who may still want to support you!!
So I left it. I read people blogs, I social networked and I got on with living life. But now I'm trying again. Why I hear you ask? (Well I would if I had anyone actually reading this yet) Well my life has changed dramatically since the last blog. I am a very proud mama to an 8 month old boy, I'm about to be married (in 6 sleeps!!) to a wonderful man (don't tell him I called him that his ego would explode) and we're about to move house! I like to do everything all at once it would seem. :-)
I wanted to be able to blog about lots of things, not just business-y stuff but personal things I'm interested in. The list can be exhaustive but I hope to include crafting, mummy related stuff, fixing up our new home, tv, family, my health (and hopefully vent and learn a little on that but not right now). I want to share my life. I want this blog to help me focus mainly on the happy. I can struggle to do that and so I want something to focus my attention. I wouldn't want to read a blog centred on doom and gloom so mine won't be. Hopefully that'll help me to do the same in real life.
So I hope to post often and Id like you to come along for the ride. Come and join me in my journey to focus on the happy. He is. :-)
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