I’ve been feeling a complete lack of creative flow lately. And to top it off, there just seems to be so much going on that I haven’t been taking enough time for things I enjoy – such as my blog and all you beautiful readers. In an attempt to create something, ANYTHING, I’m working at getting back to some kind of regularity in my posts. And posting about whatever I want. It’s really odd – I’ve let a lack of direction totally cripple my posts because I’ve been afraid that this blog would be too jumbled. It’s a new day, new week and with that, a new attitude. Here is what I hope to accomplish in coming weeks.
- Regularity. Regularity in my posting schedule, as well as in my content. Not to say it’ll be rigid or that I can’t take time off if life just happens, as we all know it does. Nonetheless, I want to post to a schedule. Some ideas we have are:
- Monday Mood Board – a post for the home improvement and diy enthusiast. We will share a design scheme and links to products and probably some household DIY.
- Travel Tuesday – You know the way to my heart is loving on my travel posts, and y’all have outdone yourselves in that regard! My top posts are related to our World travels. I have tons of content from recent trips and you can expect to see it here!
- Foodie Friday – If you’re a foodie like me and crave that sort of content, Friday will be your day. We will be sharing posts with recipes, easy dinners, healthy dupes for comfort foods, etc.
- A more regular readership and interaction. If you love me and my blog, I’d appreciate nothing more than your thoughts and comments at the bottom of my posts. It truly means the world to me when you all leave me facebook messages, but if you feel so inclined, it helps my SEO a bit if you comment on my blog itself. Y’all are the best. And to that point, what do you want to read about? Do you want to hear about our adoption? Food/Recipes? Our real estate life? Travels? How we pay for the big trips and plan them? Local hot spots and specials around town? Gardening? Home improvement? What strikes a chord with you and would keep you coming back here to read? Hot Amazon purchases and finds?
- Shameless monetary plug coming. You’re likely to see linked products in coming months and if you are in the market for whatever so happens to be in the post, by all means, show a sister some love and click through the links. My blog is my creative outlet, no doubt. Even if I never make a dollar out of it, that will be fine because I need to write, share and be creative. But just know, any funds earned through links on this blog will go into a fund for baby girl Miller. No doubt, 2019 has been ‘spensive. The IVF treatment and now the adoption, it’s a lot to take on. We are doing it all by investing more time and effort into our business this year – working longer hours than normal. We’ve also committed to no major trips until China, as well as attempting to totally fund our China travel through leveraging rewards points (which would make a great blog post, if you’re curious!). A lot of families fundraise or sell T-shirts to fund their adoptions, but we want to pay for our adoption totally ourselves, and without taking on any debt. SO. Just think of us, and this blog if you’re in the market to purchase an item we’ve shared – we greatly appreciate it.
Thank you all for being so supportive. We’ve had some trying times this year and your emails and messages have helped me heal. There’s something about writing that has just created a path of release for me when things have been tough. It’s been great to just feel what I’m feeling, and have a place to share and express. Thank you.
Onward and upward.
-Stac