You might have noticed we’ve been sharing several posts lately about keeping up with your blog without becoming obsessed or stressed about it. I feel like this side of blogging is so infrequently talked about, which makes it hard to find help with a certain struggle, if no one talks about it!
As bloggers, it’s easy to become overwhelmed, trying to keep up with all the other fun crafts, tutorials, and witty posts that every one else is doing. How are they finding the time to write two posts a day, when I can barely crank out two a week, and so on.
The truth is, we are all different, and being the biggest, best, most popular blogger is not the most important of goals in our lives. Yes, we’d all like to double, then triple our page views and reach, but what are the things that we want more than that?
I might not be the next Pioneer Woman, but I’m an awesome mom, and that’s something I’d much rather be.
I’m working hard to grow my blog and to improve as a blogger, but I’m working harder to maintain a healthy balance of time on the computer, so I can spend more time playing with my kids.
We all have things in our life that are more important than blogging. When I find that I’m feeling discouraged about my blog, it always helps me to remember all the things in my life that I’m doing that are far more important than blogging. It gives me the perspective I need to keep going. It enables me to write stress-free, which is always the best writing anyway!
What is your best tip for pushing through when you are feeling overwhelmed?
Last week I wrote a post on my personal blog entitled Life is Not a Pinterest Project, on this very topic: Keeping perspective, even when you want to have the most epic birthday parties or crafts. It’s a good reminder for all bloggers, but especially those with kids. You can check it out by clicking the link.
This was great. Thanks. I’ve just recently switched over from eight years of blogging for family to “really blogging”. I told myself I would keep it all in perspective but then you want to make your time spent in front of a screen “worth it”.
I think you’re doing a great job. And no job compares to that of mom.
Who cares about blog traffic if our littles only remember us from the nose up behind a computer screen?
One thing I’ve been realizing lately is that a lot of the “big” bloggers have virtual assistants! Even Pioneer Woman admits that she has a high school student come by a few times a week to clean and do laundry! So, it’s all an illusion. You never know what’s behind the curtain…or blog. 😉 That helps me feel less discouraged.
Yes, I completely agree! A lot of my blogging friends have VA’s – Paula & I don’t, but many do. 🙂
I’ve been thinking about some of the same things this last week!
I agree the main key is balance. Sometime everything does not have to always be right then. For example, we recently had a death in our family. Blogging and writing slowed down, but did not stop. Even while traveling I always keep notes on my smartphone for ideas that God may give to me along the way. So even though I do not actively write I keep my ideas close.