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Returning To Writing After a Hiatus
In August 2020 I made the painful, but necessary, decision to take a break from blogging. I usually love to write, and this labour of love was one of my biggest hobbies. But by this point it had become stressful, and tiring, and just another thing on my to-do list that I couldn’t keep up with. Did the pandemic have an impact? It’s hard to say. All I know is that I was spending every day preoccupied with page views and how to increase them, so much so that it sucked the joy out of writing completely. It was supposed to be a short break, a month or two tops,…
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From beginner to beginner: A guide to using Pinterest
I’m going to step away from my usual blogging topics today, for reasons I’m sure I’ll explain some day. Instead, I’m going to talk about the tool that many bloggers love, and many bloggers fear. That’s right, I’m talking about Pinterest! Before I start though, I will say that I still count myself as a beginner when it comes to blogging. I don’t get millions of views every month, and I don’t make any money from my blog either. This is a complete beginners guide, from a beginner. For the first 9 or so months of blogging, I loathed Pinterest. I posted maybe one pin for each post because I…
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March Round-Up
First things first: HAPPY MOTHERS DAY to all the mothers out there reading this. You are absolute heroes, and absolutely deserve to be spoiled today. I hope everyone is having a great day. It feels like yesterday I was writing last months round up, getting excited about all the things I had achieved and looking forward to another month of blogging. A lot of things have happened this month, in the blogging world and outside it, that I can’t wait to share with you. Okay then, lets go straight to the personal side of things. My Health My health has actually significanty improved this month. Hooray! Even typing these words…
