Well, it’s been 30 days of daily blogging; give or take a few days. I made it, sort of. While I may not have blogged every single day, but I did the majority of them. In the last 30 days, I made stuff; took more photos and wrote what was there to write day after day. It’s a long way from the blog sitting empty for weeks at a time.
It started with me staring at a blank page for the fifty-billionth time. Not sure what to write and sort of trapped in the what would be worth saying, what was important and second-guessing everything. I wasn’t sure that I even knew how to blog anymore. That was the day I committed to making something every day.
Daily blogging. Just like the old days (for me).
I dusted off my rusty typing fingers and started to write about whatever happened that day. Thoughts I had and ideas that crossed my path about life and business, relationships and challenging myself.
Along the way, I found my voice, which hadn’t been gone but buried deep. I took outfit photos and shared thoughts on shopping. But I also wrote about business and the things I experience as someone learning a new (to them) platform, like YouTube.
It helped me to stop trying so hard. To post more regularly across all my social media. Some, like Instagram, had been in the naughty corner for so long I was wondering if there wasn’t anything for me there anymore. It reinvigorated me at a time when I was producing so much content for others there didn’t seem to be room to do it for myself.
I’m glad I did it, and I’m going to keep trying.
Keep digging and discovering and finding something to say as often as I possibly can. Daily, if the habit keeps up. I want there to be a purpose to my blog and the things I share here. But I’m okay with that purpose being to entertain myself, for now. For it to be somewhere that I can create and share.
For a lot of you reading this, that will seem entirely obvious. Of course, a blog is somewhere to express yourself. I think the main thing I learned in the past 30 days was that by trying to BE something, I lost that. I thought I’d figured out what people wanted or needed from me and I was doing that. But along the way I’ve finally learned that really, people just want to come along for the ride.
So let’s do that. One day at a time.
Hi! I’m Melissa Walker Horn. Around here, they call me Suger. I’m the Chief Blogger and doer of all the things here at Suger Coat It. Blogging since 1901; I love a casual ootd, taking photos, and writing about things that irk or inspire me. I love wine and cheese, long days at the beach and spending time with my family. I make stuff for the internet over at Chalkboard Digital. You know, living the sweet life.
I know how you feel. I lost my blogging mojo, and then tried to find it again by re-creating my niche. Then I over-thought everything, and worried too much about what to write and what not to write. So I just didn’t. …….. and still haven’t. Then I get cross at myself. Maybe, like you – I should just write (and not worry about what others will think). See the internal conversation I am dealing with?!
Great to see you writing again – and finding your groove.
I think give it a try. It was very similar for me, I thoughts I was being blocked by something, it turns out I was probably overthinking it and the fun had gone. I’m enjoying it more now, the just write it as I see it thing is really freeing!
Thank you. I’m glad to be back. 😉
I used to blog every single day, too. While I don’t miss that, I do miss the regularity. I go months between posts sometimes. I just need to schedule the time and just DO IT, right? “People just want to come along for the ride.” Love it.
That’s what it was, I would get to the end of the day and think, meh, tomorrow. But this has pushed me to just do it and see what shows up. I think you’d love it (I mean, every day is just the aim anyway, anything short of that was better than where I was!). Give it a shot! Let me know how you go.
So so happy to see you blogging..and what a reunion it’s been over at the FB group that Caz and Jacqui started. Such fun. And, check this out…22 linkers here. Makes me very happy.
Thank you for linking up for #lifethisweek. Next week’s optional prompt is “My Home Country” 28/52. Denyse x
It certainly has been! So much fun.
You’ve done so well to blog ‘nearly’ every day for 30 days! I started out blogging every day. Sometimes more than once a day! BUT if wasn’t sustainable. Now I’m blogging just twice a week (though on a bit of a break at the moment while I have a kitchen reno going on) and it probably isn’t enough. I have tried different angles with my blog – a local info blog, a reflective, personal development blog, a blog for the middle-aged, sharing my new found love of pure plant based oil skin care products, the list goes on. My blog shifts and changes and evolves and reflects what is going on with me at the time I guess. One thing I have found though is that it is the posts where I share myself – my thoughts, my heart etc – that get the most positive and interactive responses. I’m at the stage of life where I dont want to create ‘big business’. I’m more interested in creating a well balanced and healthy life for myself and sharing what I learn with readers. I’ll keep trying. You do a great job here Melissa. You’re fab! 🙂 xo
I was the same when I started, I sustained a post every day (mostly) for years. But in the end, I ran out of things I wanted to say. Haha. And other things took priority. Life, like you said. I love that your blog shifts and changes, I think we need to always be changing as humans, of course our digital spaces should be too.
Thank you! I appreciate that. xo
You’ve done so well to blog ‘nearly’ every day for 30 days! I started out blogging every day. Sometimes more than once a day! BUT if wasn’t sustainable. Now I’m blogging just twice a week (though on a bit of a break at the moment while I have a kitchen reno going on) and it probably isn’t enough. I have tried different angles with my blog – a local info blog, a reflective, personal development blog, a blog for the middle-aged, sharing my new found love of pure plant based oil skin care products, the list goes on. My blog shifts and changes and evolves and reflects what is going on with me at the time I guess. One thing I have found though is that it is the posts where I share myself – my thoughts, my heart etc – that get the most positive and interactive responses. I’m at the stage of life where I dont want to create ‘big business’. I’m more interested in creating a well balanced and healthy life for myself and sharing what I learn with readers. I’ll keep trying. You do a great job here Melissa. You’re fab! 🙂 xo
You did really well to get out that many blog posts! I do the AtoZ Challenge every April and by the end of the month I’m pretty shattered (mind you all the visiting and commenting on other blogs tends to add to the load). I always admire bloggers who post more than a couple of times a week – just having that much that’s fresh to share is quite amazing in itself – so congrats!
Thank you, I appreciate that. It certainly was a long way from one post every two to three weeks! I’m proud of that. Great job on AtoZ April! That’s a big one.
Daily blogging is a good way to get back into it. All the best with doing this long term.
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It was a mission, that’s for sure! Haha. And to think, there were years where I blogged daily and didn’t bat an eyelid at it. I mean, who WAS that girl? Haha.
Well done, Melissa! Been following along with you through June.
SSG xxx
Thank you! It’s been a journey, that’s for sure.
After blogging daily for 7 years straight and now not daily blogging, I do wonder how the hell I ever did it!! It’s a big ask Takes a lot of commitment and a big dose of brain drain, Well done you!
Haha, that was me too. Back in the day, I was a full (FLL!) time property manager who worked six days a week and I still managed to write something every day. Where’d THAT girl go? Though, to be fair, she was a kid, good on her. 😉
Thank you! It certainly took something. Luckily, it shifted something along the way, so the effort was worth it.
Well done you. I remember the days when we all used to try to blog daily. It was both awesome and hard work. Love your dedication. Excited to be back commenting and loving blogs againtoo.
The crazy part is, it was easier for me back then, for some reason. Maybe it was still so new and fresh and the cynic in me hadn’t had a chance to crush it. The last year or two was hard. But I’ve come through now, maybe better than ever (just sayin. haha).
Thank you for visiting, glad you started that group and it’s given me a chance to reconnect to so many women I haven’t seen ‘around’ for years.
I think the point about creating and sharing is so important. It’s easy to focus on perfect and that’s not really the point.
Exactly, and I tend to fall back on the excuse of doing nothing, when getting something done that’s good enough, would do.
Well done! I remember trying to blog everyday for a month once upon a time and totally failing. I’m so glad you’re finding your voice again and sharing more. That makes me happy. I love your content and your voice.
Thank you, Becky. It’s been a whole heap of ups and downs, that’s for sure. But I’m feeling good. It feels like a good fit. I’m ready to roll! Watch this space. 😉
That is awesome that you found your voice again! It is great to take on these challenges and push yourself.
It really did take something like this to push me.
Yay to finding your voice again. As an aside, I’ve now found you on instagram, so the pressure to keep going is mounting…okay?
It’s fun to have something to say again, that’s for sure!
Haha. No problem. I’ll try to do go. 😛