Lately I feel like the blogging world has been filled with negativity. It seems that every other post I read is people calling other bloggers out for creating an image on their blog that is just to perfect to be real. Now I am not one for negativity and have no problem with other bloggers out there. But I mean who has a constant white room to create perfectly posed images? And can someone please just tell me how you are juggling working a full time job, having a social life we are all jealous off, yet still have time to create delicious recipes, pose for fashion photoshoots and blog about all of it?
These are what I call the magical bloggers and I admit, I love to admire them and all their hard work. I however am far from one of these magical bloggers, and that is totally fine by me. So since the secret is out that I am not always on my blogging game lets talk about the side of blogging I kinda just suck at.
Taking pictures in public
I love taking pictures, but put me somewhere with lots of other people around and I quickly put the camera away. This is the number one blogger fail for me. I need pictures for my post, I know what pictures I want, I see a shot I want to take, I go to take it, and I totally chicken out afraid someone is going to think I am weird for talking pictures. I am certain someone is going to stop me and be like…
This is when I throw a little kid fit until H takes the camera and gets the picture for me. It’s bad, I really need to get over this fear. H’s new solution, he just starts pushing me into the crowded area where I want a picture and blocks me there until I take it. So far this is not helping, but we are working on it!
Scheduling my posts
Every weekend I say I am going to write and schedule the entire weeks posts. I have a notebook full of ideas for blog posts, a calendar where I schedule out my posts, and a Google drive full of half started post drafts. For some reason though that is where it stops and I end up scrambling to put the finishing touches on my posts the night before.
I guess I think I am so ahead of the game and will have plenty of time to finish the post that I just forget about it. February is going to be the month where I complete these posts and have a week full of posts that are ready to go, wish me luck!
Self promoting my blog
Over this past year my blog has grown into something I am really proud of, but sharing this with other people, well it just makes me so uncomfortable! What makes me even more uncomfortable is when someone comes up to me and tells me they read my blog! I just get so awkward in those situations and quickly change the subject.
This is something I really want to work on. I mean I work hard on this little space I should want to shout it from the rooftops. Thankfully right now I have H to do that but I am working on getting better about not turning into a pool of awkward when my blog comes up.
Creating a Pinterest ready image
I know it may look like I have some amazing design skills based off of my images but here is a little insider secret, I never make them. Yikes the truth is out. All the credit for my images with text (aka Pinable images) has to go to my lovely Viking.
In my defense I try, I really do, but I just suck at making my images look nice. It doesn’t matter the number of times H has tried to show me how to use Indesign or Photoshop, I can never figure it out (I am more a PicMonkey kinda gal). When I do attempt to make my own images I spend way to long trying to make something look pretty, get frustrated, and then cry.
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Okay I may not cry but I do tend to give up and just send it to H who then creates the image in like five minutes, #annoying. I really must take a Skilshare class on Photoshop.
Asking my friends to pose for pictures for the blog
To my fellow bloggers, tell me how you handle this one. Now most of my friends know I have a blog, some even read it, but it is not like they are running around saying, “take my picture for your blog!” In my mind as soon as I bring out the camera my friends are going to do this…
I don’t know, maybe it is just my issue with taking photos in public but I never know how I should go about taking pictures with my friends. Do I ask them if I can post it? Do we review the pictures together so I can get their approval? What if I post a picture and they hate how they look? I mean this is a complicated thing, okay maybe I am just making it complicated.
My solution to this so far has been to not use pictures that often from when I am out with friends. But I feel like my blog is starting to look like I really don’t have any friends other than H and Azora (I have a few extra I swear!). One day my blog will share a glimpse of my social life, stay tuned.
Using tags and categories
I know this is super important for bloggers to help keep their blog nice and organized. And I do use tags and categories for each post, but I use like five different ones only.
I don’t know how yet but I know my limited use of tags and categories is going to come back to get me. So I am trying to be proactive about it and focus on using clear and organized tags and categories. We shall see how this goes.
Blogging is constantly throwing new things my way to learn and showing me things I need to improve that I didn’t even know about. Like the picture in public thing, this has been an issue even before I was blogging but I didn’t really think about it until I started blogging. Maybe if I read enough from these magical bloggers I will get it all figured out. Or not, I like to keep it real.
Question of the Day?
What blogger things do you struggle with? Do you have an issue with taking pictures in public?
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