Comments on: Iā€™m My Own Worst Boss https://thegatheredhome.com/im-my-own-worst-boss/ A Blog about Finding and Making Mon, 04 Feb 2019 19:53:32 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: brynne@thegatheredhome.com https://thegatheredhome.com/im-my-own-worst-boss/#comment-883 Fri, 31 Jan 2014 09:32:05 +0000 https://thegatheredhome.com/im-my-own-worst-boss/#comment-883 In reply to Sarah.

Thank you Sarah! It sounds like you have a wonderful plan to keep your blogging time enjoyable and refreshing! I'm so glad you enjoyed this post and I loved hearing from you!

]]> By: brynne@thegatheredhome.com https://thegatheredhome.com/im-my-own-worst-boss/#comment-882 Fri, 31 Jan 2014 09:23:05 +0000 https://thegatheredhome.com/im-my-own-worst-boss/#comment-882 In reply to Jenn Rian.

I know exactly what you mean about the more it grows, the easier it is to obsess about it growing more! It sounds like you've figured out what you want and how to keep blogging enjoyable for you! P.S. Love the hilarious last part of your comment! šŸ™‚

]]> By: brynne@thegatheredhome.com https://thegatheredhome.com/im-my-own-worst-boss/#comment-881 Fri, 31 Jan 2014 09:20:45 +0000 https://thegatheredhome.com/im-my-own-worst-boss/#comment-881 In reply to Trish.

Thank you Trish! It's so good to hear that other people understand and prefer the less-frequent but better crafted posts!

]]> By: Sarah https://thegatheredhome.com/im-my-own-worst-boss/#comment-880 Fri, 31 Jan 2014 01:16:46 +0000 https://thegatheredhome.com/im-my-own-worst-boss/#comment-880 Stopping by from SITS. LOVED this. With all the *strong* encouragement to be more consistent, my life with my three kids, one with autism and therapy schedule to keep up with and life in general means consistency falls by the wayside. I was going to set a self-imposed schedule, but decided ahead of time that with all the stress and anxiety in my life, and this is supposed to be a respite for me, I would not make my respite stressful and full of anxiety. I love to write – LOVE it. But I can't post something that doesn't add up to my standards – not perfection, but something of good quality that I would want to read myself. So I'm going to enjoy my time blogging. I'm setting up a brand new website in wordpress and switching over from blogger. I'm still wrestling with time to figure all that out myself, which means posting on my actual blog has been severely sparse. But I discovered that regardless of what project I'm working on, if I'm not loving it, it's not helping me in my life in any way.
Wow, that was a ramble if I ever heard one. Sorry about that! Anyway, enjoyed reading!! Feel free to visit me too at http://hopeinautism.blogspot.com. šŸ™‚

]]> By: Jenn Rian https://thegatheredhome.com/im-my-own-worst-boss/#comment-879 Fri, 31 Jan 2014 01:07:53 +0000 https://thegatheredhome.com/im-my-own-worst-boss/#comment-879 My blog has always been a hobby, I've never had any intention of making it a business, I just wanted to write. And even without the prospect of money, the more it grew the more obsessed I became with it growing. Then life got busy and I barely blogged for 2 years. And I had a revelation. I loved blogging, but the moment I take it too seriously…it's not fun anymore. So I started a second blog last year (the one you read earlier today) where no one knew me and I could post stupid stuff and laugh at myself. My other (still small yet) bigger blog is still there and I post when I want to and when I can and I try not to look at the stats. I'm not a very goal-oriented person. My goals for this year are exactly the same as yours. Except for hanging out with Bryan more. I doubt I'll do that.
Thanks for commenting on my blog today! šŸ™‚

]]> By: Trish https://thegatheredhome.com/im-my-own-worst-boss/#comment-878 Fri, 31 Jan 2014 00:09:52 +0000 https://thegatheredhome.com/im-my-own-worst-boss/#comment-878 I think after a while people start to notice if you're just posting because you're "supposed to." I would much rather read a blog that publishes one quality post a week over one that posts all the time and the content feels forced. I think you're doing the right thing. It'll make you and your blog better šŸ™‚

]]> By: brynne@thegatheredhome.com https://thegatheredhome.com/im-my-own-worst-boss/#comment-875 Thu, 30 Jan 2014 23:21:14 +0000 https://thegatheredhome.com/im-my-own-worst-boss/#comment-875 In reply to Candy Mickels Mejia.

Oh my goodness, yes – as a dyed in the wool perfectionist, it is such a struggle to "let go" of certain things so as not to lose my mind! But I literally cannot be the master of SEO, Pinterest-worthy photos, social media promotion, and epic-writing-chops ALL THE TIME. Only some of the time šŸ˜‰ And I so hear you on the "this thing I do that yields no income" – that's how I'm going to refer to blogging from now on šŸ™‚

]]> By: brynne@thegatheredhome.com https://thegatheredhome.com/im-my-own-worst-boss/#comment-874 Thu, 30 Jan 2014 23:18:36 +0000 https://thegatheredhome.com/im-my-own-worst-boss/#comment-874 In reply to renee @ savoring life through creativity.

Renee, thanks so much for stopping by & for the encouragement! And hey – if perhaps I inspired you to go rewatch Zoolander, then my entire blogging career is validated because I AM HELPING OTHER PEOPLE RELAX! šŸ™‚

]]> By: Candy Mickels Mejia https://thegatheredhome.com/im-my-own-worst-boss/#comment-873 Thu, 30 Jan 2014 23:14:54 +0000 https://thegatheredhome.com/im-my-own-worst-boss/#comment-873 Agree! I've found myself in this position as well. I too have decided to post about things that really move me, BUT I've also decided I need to go ahead and post the ones that aren't perfect. It really is a struggle to find balance in this thing I do that yields no income… I've also decided to pick and choose the blogging "advice" that works for me. So maybe my posts aren't SEO'd as they should be – it's ok if I got my message across.

You are not alone!

]]> By: renee @ savoring life through creativity https://thegatheredhome.com/im-my-own-worst-boss/#comment-872 Thu, 30 Jan 2014 23:11:47 +0000 https://thegatheredhome.com/im-my-own-worst-boss/#comment-872 i LOVE this…especially the zoolander REEEELAX video…gosh, i haven't watched that movie in SO long!! thanks for the reminder. LOL! so funny!! i've been in the same boat…i'm always wanting to RELAX and i've made adjustments as well…and what i've come to know…if it doesn't FEEL good…don't do it! if it does…DO IT!! all that matters is that it's connected to YOU and makes YOU feel good. :):) love your blog!! and i'm a new reader from the SITS facebook page. :):)

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