Hey there.
Long time no blog.
Yep.
Been kinda quiet around here.
So I guess its time for true confessions of the blogger for the close out of 2016.
First, Happy New Years Eve
Yep.
Pretty much over self thrashing now. I mean it is what it is. I didn't meet my personal goals for keeping up with blogging last year. You can tell from the side bar. Three posts. Granted they were for charity - so bonus points on the positive sharing. The year before of the reinventing of me - 23. I'd say I fell down on the job.
So what happened?
On the serious side, I did take some time off in January and February to have elective surgery that I am happy to say went beautifully and so happy I took care of. But if I was being honest, it's the excuse. I had two 'overdue' blog posts not done prior to my surgery. When I thought about blogging, well...two turned into three...and so on...and so on. Kinda of a snowball effect. I felt overwhelmed by my pastdue unwritten blog entries.
Where do I start?
Do I do the most recent past due one?
Or the oldest past due one?
Or the one I've been thinking about?
Or the one that I think is the most interesting?
I just didn't start. That didn't solve the problem. I just choose to ignore it. All year long.
Just so you know. It wasn't just blogging that I fell apart on commitment. That effort to write reviews for everything I read? Yeah, that got overwhelming too. I read a shit ton of books while recuperating but the reviews just didn't happen. That added to the anxiety- do I catch up the blog or the reviews first? Sheesh...as Elisa says I let it go.
Okay fine there you have the reasons. Why am I writing this now? I got inspired by a friend. See she's started her own blog. (Link on the side bar) And her blog is everything I wanted this blog to be. Not a promo blog. Not a strictly review blog. Just a blog of her reading and random thoughts on life. So, its what I want my blog to grow up to be someday where I talking about the reading world and what is on my mind on a fairly consistent basis. Not for anyone else but me.
Okay - LETS DO THIS (again). I've got a plan.
And the plan is: Just blog whatever is on my mind and whenever I feel like it. I'm not going to beat myself up if I don't get my Tuesday night entry done. When it happens, I will be basking in the awesomeness of getting it done. And rather than taking the approach where I am fair and unbiased. I'm going to be biased as hell. Yep, I'm going to fangirl all over your face about something that I absolutely love. You'll see - in my head - there is an epic blog entry tomorrow. Baring any hangovers.
Now, what about my past blog entries. Those will come. You see, I have some really great pictures to share and awesome adventure tales to tell. Which means this blog entry will become somewhat out of whack because -yes, I'm admitting to cheating- backdating the entries to when they occurred. So you'll see 2016 go from 3 to unknown number. It's kinda OCD of me. But hey, my blog and my rules.
In the mean time, grab a cocktail of your choice, be with your favorite people and usher in 2017 with a big smile. I will with a great book in my hands.
Since you asked so nicely. It's an ARC of Dirty Secret by Chelle Bliss and Brenda Rothert.
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