Alright, folks, I've already dropped the ball on this blogging challenge. Sorry, Helene and Taylor. I won't make excuses. Life happens, a girl gets busy, and then she comes back around.
Today's prompt for #blogtober14 is: 10 things I told myself when I started blogging.
I started my first blog around seven years ago. I wrote about things my mom always says and how her voice coming out of my mouth sometimes. Although the words I typed out were truth, even my mom didn't want to read it. Rest in peace, sweet blog.
The second blog I started was supposed to be about my adventures here in Texas. I created it just after moving here from Georgia. I quickly lost interest, however, when the everyday happened. This is another story for another day.
This brings us to the current blog you're reading now. I started this one almost a year ago and am just now feeling inspired enough to really do something with it.
And so, 10 a few things I told myself when I started blogging:
1. I would blog daily. Every day. Every. Single. Day. And you know what? I'd love to be able to do that. But life really does happen. And as much as I would love to have some extra hours in the day, the truth is that I'd rather be living life and writing about it later than not living life so I can write about how I'd like to live it.
2. I would write such funny, funny stories that people I've never met would be anticipating my next funny stories. I do like funny. (And if you need some funny in your life today, check out this very funny and very true post.) However, my real life isn't the set of Saturday Night Live circa Adam Sandler and Dana Carvey.
3. I would write about all sorts of things: beauty, travel, recipes. So far I haven't. I made myself a promise upfront that I wouldn't restrict myself to writing only about crafts or only about travel. I would feel like poor Andie Anderson at Composure magazine. Depressing, but upbeat! Please tell me you know exactly what I'm talking about.
4. I refuse to base the value of my writing on how many comments my posts receive. But let's face it...we all love to see the comments roll in. I get ONE comment and I'm on top of the world!
5. I would make tons of blogging friends and we'd talk about blogging and meet up for coffee and talk more about blogging. Yeah, that hasn't happened. I follow some favorite blogs and comment regularly, and I still get so excited when I get a response back! I love the correspondence!
I know my list only has four items on it, but I honestly just decided to start a blog (again) and I went with it. This is how I roll. Rollin' with the homies.
I've decided to join in with Helene and Taylor for #Blogtober14. I'm pretty hopeful that this daily blogging adventure for the month will help me get motivated to keep posting something daily regularly!
I'm trying to get better. Really. I am.
Anyway, I'm going to pick up on Day 3, and today's prompt is: One thing I can't live without.
Seems easy enough. But wait...a million things have just popped into my head.
My furbabies. They count as two 'someones' in my eyes, though. So they doubly don't fit the parameters. This isn't to say they aren't the most perfect babies in existence. Because this, I assure you, is positively the truth.
Hmmm. Diet Pepsi? No, I could live without it. And totally should. But I just can't get up the nerve to walk away from such a loyal friend that it's become to me. Not yet! Look, I know it's not good and I know that it's not doing me any favors. If I have to listen to another lecture on this topic for the bajillionth time, my head just may explode.
And as I'm writing this, I've just received a text from one of my bestest friends on Earth asking if I'm finished with the invitations I'm making for her. And BAM, it's just hit me.
I can't live without creativity in my life. For me, it comes in many forms. Writing. Making. Painting. Crafting. Cooking. Photography. Walking around Hobby Lobby for hours daydreaming and thinking and making myself dizzy. *sigh*
My invitations alone give me such an outlet that I can't imagine not having. I can't remember exactly how I originally got into it, but I'm pretty sure my very first ones were some treasure map invites for my little cousin's birthday. I made them crumply and aged and parchmenty. Fast forward a few years and I LOVE getting calls and messages from people I've never met--but they've seen my work and want to order from me. I love the challenge. I truly feel like it's a gift I've been given--to help others celebrate milestones in their lives.
So, what can you just not live without?
On another note, IT'S FRIDAY! This is my favorite day of the week. Isn't it everyone's? I've just watched the trailer for the movie The Good Lie which opens today in theatres. I want to see it, ASAP. It's about the lost boys of Sudan. Any good movies out there you're aching to see?
