Comments on: Is Your Blog Life Spinning Out of Control? My New Found Clarity

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 13:28:19 +0000

Hi Monica,
I love reading your blog–your articles always hit a note with me just like the one from Sommer did with you.
I have not been ‘faithful’ to my blog over the winter and am feeling quite guilty. It needs a makeover and I keep postponing that. I guess a starting point would be to simply post when I feel inspired instead of feeling I have to do it.
I love blogging but also love spending time with my kids and normally the kids take priority.
Have a great day,
Rebecca
Rebecca

By: Work at Home

Work at Home — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 02:27:48 +0000

I bounced around a few blogs on this topic, and I agree that spinning out of control is the issue at hand. If we take our last time management class into recollection here, we should know that controlling a schedule is important, and allowing a schedule to control us is very bad.

Unfortunately (or fortunately), I believe there is a passion here that is hard to deny. Yes, we want all the time in the world for our loved ones, but sometimes, we find that blog friends and readers pay us back with great respect, whereas a family takes us for granted (maybe a teeny bit… admit it). Although our family loves us with all their hearts, and we know and understand this; we get instant gratification from other’s who congratulate us on our writing, applaud us for our statistics, and even help support us in our efforts to bring in a little bacon for our family.

As a web site builder I feel a ton of gratification if I make a little tiny bit of dough along the way. I feel tons of accomplishment and true heart feelings when an actual live person writes to me and says I’ve changed their lives for the better by helping them with my site. Where my teenager says “Mom, you talk too much” or “Mom, I need _____ ” and my husband says “I’m hungry” or “Help me with ____ please.” But afterwards, I do not get a thank you. Ok, sometimes I get a thank you, but I have a teenager, so you know the drill!

The bottom line here is: I would hate for a mother to lose the chance to get gratification and appreciation by quitting a blog. She should stay and schedule her time. Her family loves her and she needs her blog.

By: Daphne

Daphne — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 06:39:03 +0000

Hi Monica,

I found you through Evelyn’s site, and love the name of your blog. I’m not a mum so I have much more time to blog, and even find it challenging to keep to a schedule. Like you, I decided that I would post only when I felt inspired to or had something to say.

You have my admiration for maintaining a blog while looking after the family and household. I don’t think I could manage!

Daphnes last blog post..Do You Have A Personal Creed?

By: Autumn Beck | Cloth Diapers

Autumn Beck | Cloth Diapers — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 04:38:40 +0000

I just found your blog through Facebook and became a “fan”. I blog because I have thousands of readers depending on my advice! I can’t imagine ever not doing it. I have 3 children, 1 due tomorrow and homeschool. My children know all about blogging and internet business so that makes it easier.

Autumn Beck | Cloth Diaperss last blog post..How My Cloth Diaper Journey Began

By: Monica

Monica — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 07:01:12 +0000

@Shannon – Your site is very cool! You are so right that whatever keeps mommy happy benefits the whole family. Thanks for visiting

@John – My thinking exactly. The more you nourish what goes into you, the more you have to blog about. Thanks for your encouragement, it’s great to hear from you!

@hopealso – Sounds like we have similar thoughts about this. We can’t do everything and it’s important that what we do is what’s best for us and our family. Like John was saying, a stimulating off-line life can make for the best content of all provided we make the time for it. Thanks for sharing your experience at HGM!