Comments on: Bad (Mommy) Blogger…BAD! http://aspiringmama.com/2010/01/16/bad-mommy-blogger-bad/ Because I want to be more... Sun, 05 Feb 2012 02:53:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Denise http://aspiringmama.com/2010/01/16/bad-mommy-blogger-bad/comment-page-1/#comment-274 Denise Sat, 16 Jan 2010 17:13:52 +0000 http://aspiringmama.com/?p=847#comment-274 It's a vicious cycle all right. And a major time sucker. The bottom line is if you are getting personal fulfillment from it or if you get sucked in and feel like you cant' get out. (BTW>it's pretty clear you still love it) I used to love my blog and then I began to realize my blog consumed my life. I spent hours a day on it. My view of my life became skewed by the blog. My kids did something funny/cute/horrifying and I was asking 1) Where's my camera? and 2) How do I spin this into a blog post? The clincher was when both my family and extended family started pitching blog posts-- you should put this in the blog! Suddenly, my blog lost it's charm. I'm grateful for my blog. It gave me the courage to start writing again. All that positive reader feedback helped too. And although I still have it, I rarely post on it. But that's okay. I've moved on. It’s a vicious cycle all right. And a major time sucker. The bottom line is if you are getting personal fulfillment from it or if you get sucked in and feel like you cant’ get out. (BTW>it’s pretty clear you still love it) I used to love my blog and then I began to realize my blog consumed my life. I spent hours a day on it. My view of my life became skewed by the blog. My kids did something funny/cute/horrifying and I was asking 1) Where’s my camera? and 2) How do I spin this into a blog post? The clincher was when both my family and extended family started pitching blog posts– you should put this in the blog! Suddenly, my blog lost it’s charm.

I’m grateful for my blog. It gave me the courage to start writing again. All that positive reader feedback helped too. And although I still have it, I rarely post on it. But that’s okay. I’ve moved on.

]]> By: Thea http://aspiringmama.com/2010/01/16/bad-mommy-blogger-bad/comment-page-1/#comment-272 Thea Sat, 16 Jan 2010 10:09:05 +0000 http://aspiringmama.com/?p=847#comment-272 Right, well, comment on my blog... http://doireallywannablog.blogspot.com/ and all will be forgiven!! ;) Right, well, comment on my blog…

http://doireallywannablog.blogspot.com/

and all will be forgiven!! ;)

]]> By: Shannon http://aspiringmama.com/2010/01/16/bad-mommy-blogger-bad/comment-page-1/#comment-271 Shannon Sat, 16 Jan 2010 09:52:08 +0000 http://aspiringmama.com/?p=847#comment-271 I feel your pain. I used to be a lot better about my blog hopping duties, but lately revision is taking SO much time (because as if my own edits aren't enough, I have to crit my CPs drafts, so the 10 seconds I had to spare each day just disappeared) Lately I'm lucky if I have time to read a post, much less leave a comment, but I'm going to try to do a little better--starting here! Thanks so much for the shout out and for the comment on my blog. I'm glad we connected through twitter, and you should know, I am a horrible 'blurker" (blog lurker). I do most blog reading at work and it would be dangerous to comment while multi-tasking. But I read more than I comment. So if you don't see a comment from me, don't think that means I'm not reading. :) I feel your pain. I used to be a lot better about my blog hopping duties, but lately revision is taking SO much time (because as if my own edits aren’t enough, I have to crit my CPs drafts, so the 10 seconds I had to spare each day just disappeared) Lately I’m lucky if I have time to read a post, much less leave a comment, but I’m going to try to do a little better–starting here! Thanks so much for the shout out and for the comment on my blog. I’m glad we connected through twitter, and you should know, I am a horrible ‘blurker” (blog lurker). I do most blog reading at work and it would be dangerous to comment while multi-tasking. But I read more than I comment. So if you don’t see a comment from me, don’t think that means I’m not reading. :)

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