I keep a list of funny things to blog about…or just things that for whatever reason stand out in my brain and eventually want to work their way through my fingers and right out onto this screen. The list right now?
- My day with my photographer friend during an infant portrait session.
- Tons of pictures on my camera still not uploaded or edited. And by “edited” I mean “over exposed and destroyed”.
- A post about how I don’t believe in New Year’s resolutions and what I’m going to be doing different this year and how just because it’s something I’m doing different starting New Year’s Day does not mean it’s a New Year’s resolution. Because I don’t believe in those. And when I say I “don’t believe in those” what I mean is “I don’t believe in my ability to succeed at one of those”. And now I’m wondering if my lack of faith in my ability to succeed at a resolution that will ultimately better my life, is grounds for therapy.
- Conversation I had with my Mom about how she feels about me ever getting a dog again.
- Conversation with Pat about the weird crap I think about while driving.
- Conversation with my girlfriends about my keen fashion sense in high school that I somehow will never live down as it is brought up at nearly every girls night we’ve had since we graduated.
- And finally a re-cap of all the great pointers I picked up at Sitscation back in OCTOBER.
I rarely lack “ideas” for The Blog. But sometimes I lack “energy” for The Blog. And yet there’s this OCD lurking that refuses to allow me to allow The Blog to go without a new post. I took to twitter with my issue.
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Me: I’m draggggging….do I have to put a post up tomorrow? Can I sleep properly knowing my blog might have the same post up 2 days in a row??
moburns67: Do you really put that much blogging pressure on yourself?! I think the world can take it if you don’t post today. :-)
Me: It’s dumb. I know…it’s become a weird obsessive I MUST HAVE A POST PREPARED EVERYDAY mentality. I need to stop it. Or get paid.
mamaspohr: I go through the same thing when I don’t feel like posting. The guilt! Gah!
Me: Haha..it’s so silly because really who am I in the bajillions of bloggers out here? Who really cares if I skip a post now and again?
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And so here I am…blogging about how I refuse to skip a blog post….and I guess….what I’m trying to say with all of this is…that you should really be following me on twitter.
No that’s not right…what I’m trying to say is…nobody cares about me like I do…errr…that’s not right either.
Crap I don’t know. I’m going to bed.
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Everybody needs a break once in awhile! And I cant wait to read about some of those conversations!
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if you want to make my life totally miserable you’re more than welcome to skip a day or two….but that’s totally your decision…. :)
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Mama Kat Reply:
January 8th, 2010 at 7:44 am
Awww…see people like you are part of why I love blogging so much. You’re so nice to me.
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LOL glad you decided to post :)
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I often feel that way too – and then I wonder if anyone even notices if I miss a day. But I hate, hate, hate, how my analytics graph dips on a day I don’t post! :o) Feeling your pain!
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Mama Kat Reply:
January 8th, 2010 at 7:45 am
bingo! Me too!! It’s dumb of us to be that concerned with our stats because in the BIG picture…it totally shouldn’t matter. But I hate that dip too. It’s part of why I insist on posting something on the weekends. Stupid dip.
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I am the same way- lists and ideas that don’t quite make it out of my head and onto my blog… and feeling like I need to post ALL THE TIME.
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I just started following your blog yesterday and did my first Writer’s Workshop post and I think if Mama ain’t happy…ain’t nobody gonna be happy so go ahead and take a siesta, you deserve it!
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Mama Kat Reply:
January 8th, 2010 at 7:47 am
I actually like to post…but it’s probably not healthy to think I HAVE to post. Sleeping when we’re tired is an okay thing to do…right?
ps thanks for following! I’m all kinds of excited because that RSS feed is ALMOST at 2000! Holy smokes!!!
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I actually spend a couple of hours Saturday doing my blog posts for the week – that’s kind of why I have some of my “set themes” like Fast Food Friday, 80’s Corner, etc.
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Mama Kat Reply:
January 8th, 2010 at 7:53 am
Every once in awhile I hear about people like you…I don’t think I could a.) be organized enough in my brain to come up with five different topics b.) sit at my computer for that long of a period without developing a tick or c.) the kid factor….need I say more?
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I do sometimes skip a day here or there and i always skip sats & sunsbut then my readership is soooo much lower so I don’t know if I’d do the same if I had hundreds of them…hmmmm
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Mama Kat Reply:
January 8th, 2010 at 7:55 am
I usually skip Sat. and Sun. too…hardly anyone as out and about in blogland, and I’m finally free to leave the house at that time so we’re usually not home. :) I’d like to get into the habit of posting a vlog post every weekend though…that would be fun.
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If you skip a day or two, I understand. I’m sad, but I understand. Who am I to talk? I don’t even write a blog- don’t know how you get the motivation!
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Mama Kat Reply:
January 8th, 2010 at 8:03 am
I think you have to have a love for writing first and foremost. Everything else (like people who visit your blog just because they like to read it) is icing on the cake. So thank you!!!
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I am pretty sure that the world would stop if you didn’t have a post up. I know that the weekends are just not the same b/c you don’t post.
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I can’t believe for a second that you actually considered NOT posting. Seriously, WTF? Isn’t that, like, illegal or something, when you have so many dedicated followers? lol
Now, Twitter, I don’t get. I don’t really care if someone is bored in the 5 minute line up for the ladies room, or if they’re hungry so stopped at the store for a chocolate bar, or if their dog puked up a stray sock and the slime soaked through all the bedding layers and into the mattress. Oh wait. That last one was my own, and I really did care about that one.
You get my drift. How did the excitement of facebook status reports find their way onto their very own site? Sigh…. I’m so old and set in my ways.
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Mama Kat Reply:
January 8th, 2010 at 8:12 am
Too funny…Laina bumped the computer as I read your comment and thought you wrote “their dog puked up….” not socks…same word but with a c. I was all “Who writes about THAT!?!”
Funny…I rarely update my FB status, but use twitter fairly consistently. And all I have to do is add #fb at the end of a tweet to have it show up on facebook…I should do that more often. Maybe that can be my New Year’s resolution.
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I am frequently skipping posts on my blog. Of course I have ‘excuses’! I work a Full-Time job that requires a minimum of 50 hours a week. I have 2 kids, ages 12 & 13 that require some of my attention. I have a household to manage, 2 kids, 1 boyfriend, 1 dog, 2 cats, 4 snakes, and a water dragon. I only have 20 followers. I am doubtful about the readership of my 20 followers because I frequently have posts that go with NO comments. I probably should write more regularly, that way the followers I do have will have a better idea of when to check out my blog…I’ll work on.
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Mama Kat Reply:
January 8th, 2010 at 8:14 am
You just exhausted me.
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I wouldn’t be able to get through the day without reading a post from you. There. That was helpful, wasn’t it? Glad I could oblige.
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Mama Kat Reply:
January 8th, 2010 at 8:17 am
You really mean it!?! Okay I will never skip a post again…just for you…unless I’m ridiculously sick…in which case I will teach Maile how to login and write a quick sick post up for me. Maybe she can give you the 411 on the love triangle that is Maile, Jacob, and Moses.
Yes Moses.
As in Bible Moses. I don’t know why.
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I have taken a extended break from posting a lot. It was taking over my thoughts, dreams, etc… I was considering BA for my condition ;)
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You make me laugh…even when you are talking about nothing!
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But hey!!! You posted something!!! LOL! Have a great day and get some rest!
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While we’ve been in the hospital post -op….it’s blogs like yours that keep me smiling….ok, on top of FB.
Just saying
no pressure
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Mama Kat Reply:
January 8th, 2010 at 9:28 am
Oh so there IS a purpose for the obsessive daily posts! Thank God. ;)
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I’m sort of glad you put that pressure on yourself because we all benefit. :)
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take a break, girl! We can always go back and read your letters to Ellen.
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See only you could make a great post out of a post about not wanting to blog :)
I took quite a few breaks over Christmas and it felt good.
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Mama Kat Reply:
January 8th, 2010 at 9:29 am
It seems like everyone took a break over Christmas!! Oh my gosh the blogiverse felt empty without you all!!
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I’d like to read about your high school style if you are taking requests. Self-deprecating posts always tickle me.
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Mama Kat Reply:
January 8th, 2010 at 9:30 am
hahaha…oh and believe me, I had some serious fashion sense going on.
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I totally enjoy all your blog posts but hate that you feel pressure to blog everyday! I was like that when I first started blogging and it was taking over my whole life…now I blog when I have time…and when I don’t…well I just don’t.
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Mama Kat Reply:
January 8th, 2010 at 9:33 am
Well it’s pressure that I put on myself…no one else to blame for that. And I do love to blog…I just need to be a little easier on myself about it.
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It’s ok to miss some days, not a week but a few days here and there, I’d forgive you!
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I get that itchy finger feeling about posts. But then I put some chocolate into my hand and make it move to my mouth where I then consume the chocolate at break neck speeds. Somehow that makes me feel better and gets rid of the itch in my fingers to post.
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Mama Kat Reply:
January 8th, 2010 at 9:34 am
Chocolate is a cure all. I’m convinced of it.
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Katie (aka Kekibird) Reply:
January 8th, 2010 at 10:11 am
Chocolate and wine. Always!
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Mama Kat Reply:
January 8th, 2010 at 11:13 am
Chocolate and wine and sleeping children.
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Sometimes it is tough to find things to blog about every day, but the comments are always what keeps me going. I love to hear other people’s thoughts about what I wrote, whether they agree or not. Breaks are important though too, sometimes it helps to come back refreshed. Now I’m just playing both sides of the fence here!
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Mama Kat Reply:
January 8th, 2010 at 11:16 am
It’s totally true…there’s an extra hop in my step every time I get a new comment.
By the end of the day I’m jumping all over the place.
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Tesa Reply:
January 8th, 2010 at 1:03 pm
Okay, you have me convinced on the threaded comment email plug-in. I must have it for my blog. Off to work on installing and activating it. Thanks!
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Mama Kat Reply:
January 8th, 2010 at 6:34 pm
Isn’t it fun!?! Did you get it to work?
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You sound like me. I can’t believe I went a whole month without blogging. I have a good excuse though. I’m obsessed and back in the game.
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You are so funny. Don’t put pressure on yourself! Unless, of course, it involves you sharing what wierdo things you are thinking about when driving.
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You have some fantastic ideas! I can’t wait to read about them!
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Girl, you crack me up. I’m fairly new with blogging and I don’t get to blog everyday. Believe me, it’s not for lack of content {of which you have some great ideas}, but exhaustion. By the time I sit at the computer, I’m good to get a complete paragraph out that sounds educated. ;) But, yes, you would be missed if you skipped a day. No. pressure. ;)
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I vote for keen high school fashion sense. I went to an all girls’ school with uniforms until I was a senior and when I was finally allowed to dress myself, much hilarity ensued.
Every blog rockstar deserves a day off now and then though!!
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We must be psychically in sync because I have a lot of ideas, but not the motivation to even start a post. I felt bad that I went an entire week without posting, especially since it was after the new year and I told everybody that I was going to jump in the lake on New Year’s day. Sure hope that nobody thought I got stuck under the ice in Lake Michigan.
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GAH. You pretty little thing. You do not have to post every day. Silly, you.
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hahaha! LOL about your feelings on New years resolutions. (I think I’d LOVE to see that blog post. heehee)
As for needing to post every day… if you figure out how to get rid of the OCD or the guilt, please, dear God, let me know! I suffer from it as well! UGH!
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Finally rejoining the blogland after emerging from the haze of baby #2’s newborn-ness, and happy event that I get here just in time to notice that you tweet, and nice lady that you are gave me a handy link to follow.
Love it. You rock.
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I finally just signed up for twitter even though I don’t understand it yet : ) I think I am following you. I hope so. I will go and check now!
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Jeez … if you’re not getting paid to blog, then who is????? You were my inspiration … I thought you were getting paid the big bucks.
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I’m new to blogging (seriously, only a week into it) and clueless. But I am already wondering how to blog every day….mostly because I like it, but also because of the comments and feedback. Not that I have a lot of that yet – people go check out my blog please?
Anyway, never feel it’s an imposition, then it loses it’s magic. Your humor and enjoyment shine through in your posts.
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