This whole thing started for me around 2008. That’s when I started blogging and it became my vice. I was hooked. I started with a beauty and fashion blog. I tried my hand at a celeb site too. Once I became a mama, that all changed. I wanted to connect with other moms. My friends that lived near me weren’t married and weren’t having babies. I kinda felt like I was on this journey by myself. My solution was to find a community that I could connect with about this mommy journey. I wanted to talk to other women who were trying to maintain their identity and style after having babies.
I have to say, this community has been amazing. I have gotten to know so many women who have become friends. Isn’t that always the way things work with this bloggy life? This whole world of blogging can take over – if you let it. Here’s how to know when maybe you’ve been blogging too long! Is that even possible? LOL!
- Every life event is a bloggable moment.
Who am I kidding? Every day moments become blog worthy!
- You have more online friends than you do IRL.
I may or may not be guilty.
- You go to bed thinking about ideas for posts/new site design.
So GUILTY!
- You inbox is a black hole. Will never see zero again.
Who has over 40K emails? That would be me!
- Alone time with your lap top and a glass of wine is perfection.
Absolute perfection. It sets the tone for creation.
- You take a picture of everything just in case you need it for a blog post later.
Am I alone in this?
- Your friends are all “Are you going to blog this?”
Actually, they don’t ask anymore, they know the answer!
- You happen to be looking cute one day and your friend offers to take a pic.
“So you can blog your OOTD”
- Everything you read is a post.
No matter if it was in a magazine. It’s, “Did you read that post?”
- You keep late hours burning the midnight oil.
Because that’s the only time you have to blog.
Your smart phone is FULL of post ideas!
Bloggers, do you have any other things to add to this list?
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OMG this is so me. Almost each and every last one of them! LOL. Blogging is a black hole of time suckage, but I love it! I have met so many great people from it and learned so many things!
LaShawn recently posted…Everyday Eyecandy: Cheese
You’re right. Almost everything I do throughout the day I know I can turn it into a blog post. My husband just rolls his eyes most of the time.
Janel (A Mom’s Take) recently posted…6 Tailgating Essentials + Chili Cheese Dog Recipe
If you were to ask my husband, he would say that every other thing out of my mouth is “that would be a great blog post idea”. LOL.
Robin (Masshole Mommy) recently posted…Fantasy Football Isn’t Just For Guys
Fun post – you are so right … my friends and family always ask me are you going to blog about this? LOL Also they say Take a pic and blog about it!
I don’t fit into hardly any of those. Now instragram. . . that’s a different story! lol
Krissy recently posted…What’s the Haps
This is so true! Most of my best friends are online now.
I first started a blog in the late 90s. It was a geocities tripod type thing. Then came Yahoo 360, MySpace and Blogger. I haven’t really had a niche site up until 2009 when I tried a few of them. Some stuck. Others I got rid of rather quickly. LOL
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Love love love this list! Every one of them sounds like me too. My husband knows now that he can’t touch the food until I give him the go-ahead, you know, in case I need to snap a photo first!
Jenni E. {Sweet Pennies from Heaven} recently posted…13 Guaranteed Ways to Stick to your Grocery Budget
So true. I think I’m guilty of so many of the things you listed.
deb recently posted…Haunted Gettsyburg
the inbox IS a black hole. I will never have an empty one. It’s my fate.
Lindsey @ Redhead Baby Mama recently posted…A Lovely Target Giftcard Giveaway
I do have one to add, whenever someone in the family wants something, no matter how ridiculous it is, they say, ‘why don’t you ask to review one?’ Silly folks… 😉
Great, great, GREAT post! Burning the midnight oil is an understatement. I’ve learned that I really only need four hours of sleep to remain upright. =D
Ben @ Cheap is the New Classy recently posted…How To Make The Perfect Grilled Cheese Sandwich #sponsored #MC #RomanMeal
You are so right on all of these! My phone is an encyclopedia of blog ideas!
Marina recently posted…Roasted Tomato Soup Recipe
This is a really great post. Everything you said is so true! I don’t know who manufactures midnight oil, but they’re making a killing!
Liz Mays recently posted…Behind the Scenes at Denny’s – America’s Diner: Denny’s HQ and Test Kitchen
Good lord. You have 40,000 emails! I’d die 🙂 I love the list, too 🙂
Marybeth Hamilton recently posted…That Time I Met Jamie Foxx & Quvenzhane Wallis To Talk About ‘Annie’ #AnnieMovie
Alone time with my laptop and wine sounds like the perfect date! Life of a blogger….
Bridgette recently posted…Comment on Overcoming Math Madness with Go Math Academy #HMHAcademy by Rosey
Oh my gosh, these are all so true! And I’m glad I’m not the only one with a huge amount of emails. 😉
Carly Anderson recently posted…Golden Tote: 5 Days of Style
Yes to all of these! I one day hope to have 0 emails in my box LOL
Christie recently posted…Bold Sloppy Joes Nacho Bites Recipe #Manwich
Oh yes!! To all of it! I laughed. It’s sad, I am this post! 😉
Everything is fair game when you’re a blogger, right? This was great!
When your husband says lets go to California and you start thinking of all of the bloggy friends you have there and immediately start thinking of some sort of meet up!! #truestory
mimi recently posted…Banana Nut Muffins
i take pictures of everything just in case too. it’s funny how similar we all are even though our blogs are vastly different
Melinda recently posted…Toyota Teen Driving Safety Clinic #TeenDrive365
Although I haven’t had a website as long as you have, I think I can see some of those habits in me. I stay up all night working on it and all morning.
Beth@KCMompreneurs recently posted…Margaret Hansen with O’s for Olivia
I really have to resist the temptation of allowing my blog to take over my life. Haha! But I can relate to alot of what you mentioned
This is such a fun post! I was nodding in agreement the whole time.
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I don’t know if I should admit to this or not but I’m guilty of ALMOST every one of these. Most of my friends are online, we move to much and I never leave the house as I was always shy. Now I’m not but with 5 kids not many want to chat with you.Oh I don’t have 45,000 emails I only have 25,000.
This is a great post and funny too! I’ve had many of those moments. 😀
lisa recently posted…I’m Heading to Halloween Horror Nights 24 at Universal Studios Florida
My email inbox will never be zero. I just can’t delete that many! I also have more online friends since I also work online than I do IRL friends. Thankfully I’ve met many of them over the years.
MommaDJane recently posted…Writing our own wedding vows
I have pretty much all of these on my list, lol! I laughed when I read how many emails are in your inbox, because I thought my 10k emails was bad, lol! Girl, we are truly bloggers…ha!
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My husband had to reel me in. It got to the point where I was so busy photographing everything as a potiential story that I never got to just enjoy things.
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It is funny hoe blogging takes over your brain. I dream of blog post ideas lol. My smart phone is full of quick notes from when inspiration hit.
This is an awesome post. My blog started off as therapy for me, a way to relieve stress from my “day job”. And I’m addicted, it is fun, I can be creative and market. I love marketing and beauty, I’m obsessed and this fills those two obsessions!
Absolutely! I have a ton of ideas written in my phone. I even made an insert for my planner and sometimes have to grab ideas off it!
I find myself being able to relate to the amount of emails recieved, your so right it is a black hole. This hit the nail on the head I can relate to this all the way.
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I suffer from a few of these myself. I especially have the “Every minute is a blog worthy minute.”
Should I be ashamed that I identify with many of these. LOL Yes my iPhone5 is full of pics, everything is a potential blog post, and that email inbox… chile, so shameful.
Reginia Cordell recently posted…Good News Travels Fast
So true…. and amazing how many awesome people I have met Online. Some of my best friends I never even met in real life! LOL
Lara recently posted…California Raisins Pumpkin Bread #SnacktoSchool #LoveYourRaisins
HAHA! This is so true. I’ve met some great people online as well.
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I can SO relate to this post! You whole life becomes post ideas!! LOL
Angela
Angela recently posted…Captain America M&M’s Pancakes
Totally! I also explain to my mom my friend “insert blog name”…. She can’t keep the IRL friends and blog friends straight!
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Okay…I admit that I may be guilty of a few or all of these. I’m weaning myself off though. Promise. 🙂
Almost choked on my coffee. I don’t remember the last time my email was at zero.lol
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