Sooo these snapshots are going to be another regurgitation of my Instagram feed, for the most part.
If I’m being completely honest, I’ve stayed in a bit of a blogging funk since taking a break a few months ago. I wasn’t really going to address it because I sort of can’t stand when bloggers are all “woe is me, blogging is sooo difficult,” because the truth is that it’s an incredible platform and I’m lucky to even have people who follow me.
I think this funk is a mixture of a few things – mostly a) after over 4 years of essentially documenting my entire life, it’s very freeing not to and b) the time commitment involved to produce “real” content is just not something I can do right now, especially with my other job(s).
So – that’s that. I’m not going anywhere and will definitely continue posting, but if you’ve been noticing my posts being more sporadic/few and far between, that’s why. I’m sure I’ll get back to a place of blogging more, but I just never want to force it, you know? In the meantime you can always keep up with me on Instagram (and Tumblr, if anyone actually still uses that…?).
I wasn’t planning on sharing that at all, but I’m glad I did 🙂 On to the snapshots…
The summer makes it very difficult not to snap pictures of this city…
The latest via Speakable.
Last weekend we celebrated Monica’s birthday. I love her. Like, a lot.
I don’t know what it is about photo filters that turn my hair blue…
Speaking of blogging being an opportunity, Jessi and I went to a pretty cool event last week.
There were hundreds of amazing products, but we found ourselves most excited about the fondue fountain. Oops.
(image stolen from Jessi)
On Monday we celebrated Parker’s (Jessi’s husband) birthday, by way of a surprise party at Cannibal.
If the name of the restaurant didn’t give it away, it was definitely geared toward the carnivorous type. Challenge accepted.
Last but not least are these devos from the past few days, which I just loved…
(both from “God’s Promises Day By Day”)
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What’s been a highlight of your week so far? Any fun summer plans coming up?
As a big fan of your blog, I’m honestly so glad to hear you go through funks, too. This morning I was getting all bent out of shape trying to figure out what was blog-worthy, what was best left as an Instagram pic, tweet, etc. Sounds so silly, but it drives me crazy!
I think sometimes in the creative process it’s even more productive to wait until a “writing mood” strikes, rather than forcing it — especially when life gets crazy. Anyway, thanks for making me feel better! 🙂
P.S. Can’t wait for my Speakable necklace to arrive. 🙂
Thanks for understanding, Natalie! Hope you love your necklace 🙂
The highlight of my week was getting to put my two weeks notice in at my job because I scored a new gig that is right up my alley! So pumped and terrified at the same time - I am getting married in less than two months, and I will be starting a new job! A LOT of changes!
Wow, that’s huge! congrats girl!
1. Fondue is always the main attraction.
2. It’s so awesome that you are sharing about going through a funk. I dont think having a blog means you have to keep up with it 100%, 100% of the time. You just have to do you! Isn’t that the point of the blog anyway?
Love the beautiful pictures of NYC! Keep them coming for me!
Oh boy, can I relate to this…
Blogging is tough. Tough, tough, tough. Consistently putting up real content while working my other jobs (which are mainly from the computer as well) has been nearly impossible. When I finish that work, the last thing I want to do is sit in front of a screen for any longer. Sigh.
But know that I still love reading whatever you’re able to share and you shouldn’t feel pressured to post as regularly as before. 🙂
Thanks for that, Emily! 🙂