tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post9188303197272289..comments2024-03-28T12:11:42.691-04:00Comments on For What It's Worth: Tell Me Something Tuesday: relieving blogging stressKarenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13958940283330319507noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-51072105273084039192019-10-14T18:49:52.915-04:002019-10-14T18:49:52.915-04:00OMG, yes! I'm 8 and a half years in and I thin...OMG, yes! I'm 8 and a half years in and I think for the first 3 years I was absolutely consumed by it, blogging 7 days a week, 365 days per year. Then I started burning out and finding other passions and stressing out about not being able to blog as much. Now if I take a few months break, so be it, if I blog once a week, I am more than happy, but it took a long time to stop feeling guilty about it. :) I do it for me in the end of the day, so when the pressure to keep up and to impress goes away, that's when it becomes truly a sweet pastime and nothing more - to review books on your blog.kara-karina@Nocturnal Book Reviewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11262585710463536717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-72712777399292547072019-09-30T20:44:16.856-04:002019-09-30T20:44:16.856-04:00A lot of people on IG have been talking about Inst...A lot of people on IG have been talking about Instagrammers and Booktubers jumping on the Harry Potter train because of its popularity, but I started doing HP posts to fill in because I love Harry Potter so much putting the blog posts together is a ton of fun for me, and most of the other posts had become a chore. I needed to find something I enjoyed. It was a fluke that they have become my most viewed features. I hope people don't think I did it for the extra views. 😛<br /><br />I see so many bloggers thinking they need to blog every day, or five days a week and I wish I knew where they get that idea. Almost my entire second year of blogging I only posted my Tell Me Tuesday feature with a tag, reading challenge, or review thrown in once in a great while. If I had tried to keep up even three posts a week I think I would have quit. Like you said, people need to keep in mind it's a hobby. 📚La La in the Libraryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18253014225202985934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-62317395881970487372019-09-30T05:37:49.150-04:002019-09-30T05:37:49.150-04:00Yeah, I don't have a concrete answer for this ...Yeah, I don't have a concrete answer for this one either. I take my steps away and back from it all when I need them. And just try my best to have fun. That's why I am here after all... Olivia's Catastrophehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12706765857201768908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-66671541868452335542019-09-28T21:23:10.857-04:002019-09-28T21:23:10.857-04:00This is great advice! I really wish I had listened...This is great advice! I really wish I had listened to it when I started hah. I did the same thing, got in wayyyy over my head. And then... I don't know, I guess I just calmed down because it was either calm down or explode? I genuinely don't know. People have asked how I eventually became less stressed, and I really don't have an answer. I just... did? I throw some "whatever the hell we want" Bellamy Blake GIFs at them but the real answer is, I guess my brain knew that it was either chill, or quit, because I could NOT keep up at the levels I used to do. Life basically decided I was done being stressed about blogging, I suppose! Shannon @ It Starts at Midnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10043593641190645773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-34664796175200641382019-09-27T17:27:47.971-04:002019-09-27T17:27:47.971-04:00I LOVE THE FALL THEME.
Man I just thought about ...I LOVE THE FALL THEME. <br /><br />Man I just thought about this question and I honestly don't think I have any ways to relieve the stress...which isn't great. Haha. Amber Elisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00671652212967695538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-63355729005534798642019-09-27T16:22:10.846-04:002019-09-27T16:22:10.846-04:00It's interesting to me that people will quit b...It's interesting to me that people will quit but not take a break lol<br /><br />I hope I'm always ab;e to find that middle ground.<br /><br />Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13958940283330319507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-82085563318337044982019-09-27T16:21:14.610-04:002019-09-27T16:21:14.610-04:00That's great!! It was like that for me at firs...That's great!! It was like that for me at first but I took on things just to help people out that weren't my thing and then it's easy for it to be more of a chore than fun.<br /><br />I'm back to my happy place with it.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13958940283330319507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-78391548660766747432019-09-27T16:19:37.101-04:002019-09-27T16:19:37.101-04:00Exactly! And it happens to all of us so we all get...Exactly! And it happens to all of us so we all get it.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13958940283330319507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-50446125116821198112019-09-27T16:19:17.858-04:002019-09-27T16:19:17.858-04:00It's always strange to me how guilt inducing b...It's always strange to me how guilt inducing blogging is. I can't think of another hobby that has ever made me feel that way. <br /><br />i'm glad you don't let it get to you anymore. You do SO much!!!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13958940283330319507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-12823149969812551242019-09-27T14:49:08.575-04:002019-09-27T14:49:08.575-04:00I'm with Karen. I've had a very rough and ...I'm with Karen. I've had a very rough and haven't been able to do anything but stare at the tv and listen to an audio. Sometimes you just need a break.Bark At The Ghoulshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05201971932093705929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-15494163422281124452019-09-27T14:47:26.669-04:002019-09-27T14:47:26.669-04:00I love this advice and it is the BEST advice. I al...I love this advice and it is the BEST advice. I always take on more than I can handle but I no longer let the blog guilt get to me. I now only post when I have time and if that means one post a week like this week, that's how it's gonna be. I no longer feel the urge to keep to a schedule because it always stressed me out.Bark At The Ghoulshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05201971932093705929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-5069423076354150522019-09-26T22:57:19.078-04:002019-09-26T22:57:19.078-04:00Totally agree. It sure helped me! Also, don't ...Totally agree. It sure helped me! Also, don't feel like you need to apologize for anything. Life happens!Joy https://www.blogger.com/profile/08176549392514186645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-32732351762294836432019-09-25T21:56:33.811-04:002019-09-25T21:56:33.811-04:00I think its important to find what works for you a...I think its important to find what works for you as far as self care goes. My passion is blogging, I pretty much live and breathe it, so I only need to do this every once in a while. But I do keep a balanced lifestyle. And that is what works for me. Just having balance in life and I rarely need to step away from blogging. But then its my deep rooted passion and I truly love it. Its much more than just a hobby for me, this would be my career if I could make money from it lol <br /><br />Great post and love that you have shared some great advice for many bloggers. Lover Of Romancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06815249440754171341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-32685938450042647452019-09-25T17:23:49.518-04:002019-09-25T17:23:49.518-04:00Solid advice! Walk away and take a break. It's...Solid advice! Walk away and take a break. It's so easy to feel like that's not an option but this isn't a job, as you said, it's a hobby. A hobby should be fun. Reading should be fun. If they're causing you stress, stop. It's that simple and that hard. <br /><br />One day, I'll learn to listen to myself, lol. Niccihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12122972546470154598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-90147597562188348692019-09-25T12:56:58.137-04:002019-09-25T12:56:58.137-04:00I'm a post-it note girl too!! lolI'm a post-it note girl too!! lolKarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13958940283330319507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-42969893833875156312019-09-25T12:56:21.978-04:002019-09-25T12:56:21.978-04:00That's how I was in the beginning and blogging...That's how I was in the beginning and blogging 7 days a week was easy for me. Until it wasn't lol<br /><br />I'm back to that mindset though and it's great.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13958940283330319507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-41410110830581035942019-09-25T12:55:26.598-04:002019-09-25T12:55:26.598-04:00I feel really detached when I blog ahead. I forget...I feel really detached when I blog ahead. I forget all about the post by the time it goes up and when people comment I have no idea what they're talking about lolKarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13958940283330319507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-24877780019483810472019-09-25T12:54:28.744-04:002019-09-25T12:54:28.744-04:00I go with the curl up and watch tv thing now. But ...I go with the curl up and watch tv thing now. But I'm also caught up on my review books so I'm reading for fun now - reviews are optional.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13958940283330319507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-51211599294082427302019-09-25T12:53:23.921-04:002019-09-25T12:53:23.921-04:00Well, you know me. The second I decide to take a b...Well, you know me. The second I decide to take a break I end up writing 10 posts lolKarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13958940283330319507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-87875836963265038042019-09-25T12:52:55.231-04:002019-09-25T12:52:55.231-04:00I'm the same. As soon as I get the overwhelmed...I'm the same. As soon as I get the overwhelmed feeling I step back and within a day or so I'm itching to get back to it.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13958940283330319507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-41657547010578267172019-09-25T12:52:14.906-04:002019-09-25T12:52:14.906-04:00For me, it's been about embracing the breaks. ...For me, it's been about embracing the breaks. As soon as I feel overwhelmed I take a few days off and then I'm fine and can't wait to get back to it. Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13958940283330319507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-9119216462290963412019-09-25T12:50:39.240-04:002019-09-25T12:50:39.240-04:00I really got caught up in it during my first few y...I really got caught up in it during my first few years. I needed to let a lot of that go in order to keep blogging. Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13958940283330319507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-86200344761509312802019-09-25T12:49:52.924-04:002019-09-25T12:49:52.924-04:00I was all consumed by blogging a few years ago. It...I was all consumed by blogging a few years ago. It's a really weird hobby - mentally - as opposed to other hobbies. Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13958940283330319507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-75234096263710411312019-09-25T11:47:49.613-04:002019-09-25T11:47:49.613-04:00In two words ... colouring books.
Great to see ho...In two words ... colouring books.<br /><br />Great to see how everyone else beats the blogging stress. I guess practically speaking I try not to, well, stress about things too much by keeping in mind the adage that I can only do what I can do. I also find being organised helps as do post-it-notes ... lots of them stuck everywhere.Felicity Grace Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17852843882007267665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7047843651411739466.post-22350102209247803532019-09-25T11:33:39.872-04:002019-09-25T11:33:39.872-04:00Blogging is a break from the stress of my 9-5 job....Blogging is a break from the stress of my 9-5 job. I have fun with it instead of stressing out about it!Lori Breehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10703713875411084322noreply@blogger.com