It's 6:31 in the morning here on my side of the globe. A cloudy Sunday. I set my alarm to 7:30, but alas, my body is so used to waking up early it didn't wait for the alarm anymore. I have washed, brushed, and showered, and am sitting in front of my laptop with a glass of water, on my desk full of things. I'm pretty used to working on a table full of clutter; I won't bother clearing up when I don't feel like it.
This will be my second post since taking Susannah's blogging class. Right now, I'm feeling a bit of the writer's block, really. I'm not actually sure what I'm writing about. I'm just typing words off the top of my head. Which, I believe, is a good start. I'm 2 weeks into the course, and I am enjoying it so far. I've been going ooooh and ahhhh each time I finish reading a lesson. I've been blogging on and off for almost 3 years now, yet, I've never felt like I've connected with my blog. Blogging is supposed to be a happy activity, something to look forward to do doing. It is at times. But there are also many times that it feels more of a chore, because I feel I would have to come up with something clever to say whenever I blog. I don't have many readers. I've only had 1 follower, and 3 comments ever on my blog. And that 1 follower and 3 comments mean the world to me already! I hope to gather more of course, and to be able to connect with other people as well.
It's comforting to see that there are plenty others like me out there. My classmates are also, somehow struggling with their blogs. I haven't had much time to interact with them on Facebook. I've been pretty busy lately, and frankly, I'm still catching up with this week's lessons. I'm currently taking 2 online courses -- Susannah's and another from Nicole's Classes. But it's all good, I like busy. I'm happiest when I'm taking my classes. It makes me feel like I am improving my creativity, which I certainly hope I am. :-)
This describes perfectly where you are at right now. The pressure to "perform" blog is definitely real. I find after I write a really good post (at least I think it is really good) I struggle after that to write another, because I feel it has to be even better than the last one. That just isn't reality, the important part is to keep writing.
ReplyDeleteTotally agree! The important thing is to keep writing. :) Thanks for the comment :)
DeleteYou impress me with your fresh, natural way to write straight from your head into your blog! This is how I do when writing in my journal. Don't know why I can't do the same thing with blogging. Maybe because me too I feel the pressure of becoming better every time I post. But you inspired me to just keep writing no matter how interesting, meaningful, funny...it was. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteWow thank you! This is only the second time that I've been able to write straight from my head. All with the help of Susannah's course! It takes a bit of getting used to, though. I normally write the blog post in my head before typing it down. But now that I've tried writing like this, I like it way better. Yes, we should keep writing! Thank you for leaving a comment! I really really appreciate it :)
DeleteCongrats to you,Marjorie for getting this out! I'm in your class and an educator who blogs for myself, but also for 2 highly respected education companies. As a result, my posts are very specific to my mission, which is to support and mentor new teachers in the field. I sometimes, will veer into a more personal post, but not too often. Having said that, even with so much content that can be shared, I still also struggle to get posts out. Cheers to you on less struggle and more blogging, going forward!
ReplyDeleteCheers to all of us! I'm sure we'll all be struggling less at the end of the course :) Thank you for the comment!
DeleteHonest words resonate always the best. Every blogger knows this pressure of themself, I think.
ReplyDeleteEveryone is on their journey and it needs a lot of practice to find our way.
To me it helps to do my thing, unfortunatly it occasionaly happen that I compare to others and in this moments I disconnect with my own blog and writing.
Wish you a beautiful day.
Eos
I also struggle with what to blog. I created a blog post prompt list on my blog as a pdf if you want to use it sometime.
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