This week we’re interviewing a wonderful blogger named Elizabeth. She’s the last one on our schedule for interviews! We’d love to interview you too! Email us at Onthesideblogging@gmail.com if you are interested in being interviewed soon!
How do you balance blogging time & family time?
I blog when my little ones are sleeping and my hubby is occupied with work, projects, etc. Our weekends are dedicated to family – most of my photo work, writing, editing, etc. takes place on weeknights…after my little ones are in bed. I do not pressure myself to post every.single.day. I really try to let my posts naturally flow from me – as they come…sometimes that is daily, and other times, that may mean once or twice a week~ I try to plan ahead and have some of my posts lined up and ready to “go live”…this is especially helpful when I know I have a busy week ahead or an out-of-town family trip planned, etc.
What is your blogging inspiration?
It was a few years ago – as a first-time mom – when I started reading/following blogs. Middle-of-the-night feedings were torture for me unless I had something to DO while my little one nursed. So, I started Googling various issues that I thought I [or my new baby] had. This kind of “research” only lead me to feel even more frustration and worry than I was already facing in my new role as mommy. I very quickly realized that I needed to replace my reading material with something more encouraging, and that is when I discovered this incredible on-line community. In the middle of night – when it felt like everyone in the world was asleep except for me – It was then that I was encouraged, inspired, challenged, and empowered by so many different writers who had taken the time to share [openly and honestly] about their life.
When my oldest was about four months old, I created this space as a way to communicate [in addition to Facebook] with our out-of-town friends and family. Since that time, this particular spot on the world wide web has grown into something even more. It has become a place where I communicate [and hopefully encourage] those who come into my path. I would love to think that – somewhere – there is a new mommy up with her newborn for the 15th time – feeling encouraged by something she is reading on this blog. I would like to think that there is a discouraged friend being refueled with hope as a result of visiting this page.
I would be honored to know that there is tired and frustrated sister in Christ who spotted an idea on “All Kinds of Things” that may help make her days feel just a tad smoother. These are the reasons I write, dear friends. This is my way of saying “thank you” to the countless others in the world of blogging who have encouraged me on the days when I needed it most. When I think about my favorites blogs, they are not the ones that solely focus on fashion or cooking or decorating…they are the ones that pull from all different areas of life…faith, marriage, motherhood, friendship, homemaking, frugality, everything under the sun. From this idea is how “All Kinds of Things” was born. From recipes and DIY projects to organizational tips and thoughts on faith and parenting, my prayer is that “All Kinds of Things” will encourage you to live well in your day-to-day journey. Can blogging be a ministry? I wholeheartedly believe it can be, and my prayer is that each time you visit me in this forum, you will walk away blessed.
How do I find time to blog? I blog when my little ones are asleep~ During naptime, I’m usually running around the house completing chores, but sometimes you will find me connecting, working on advertising details, organizing thoughts for a post. Most of the time, however, the bulk of my processing/writing happens after they go to bed.
Do you have any advice for other bloggers? If you love to blog, blog. Write…Connect….Share… If you do not enjoy it, think about channeling your skills elsewhere. Do not compare yourself to other bloggers or attempt to compete with them. Be you. Embrace your little corner of cyberspace. Only then will your blog be a beautiful place for others to land.
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