More or less, I’ve pretty much taken the last 6 months off from blogging. I didn’t really intend for it to be such a long break. The longer I was away from blogging, the more difficult it became to return.
Don’t get me wrong, I love blogging…but I just suck with battling anything overwhelming. Things like catching up with comments, updates, social media and more just made me keep prolonging it.
I originally had planned to take a couple of weeks off to get my life in order, blogging can be very time consuming when you add up all the other things aside from just writing the blog posts.
Honestly, I really only enjoy the writing and responding to comments. In a perfect blogging world (for me at least), I could just write posts and respond to comments from readers and people would magically flock to my blog and everything would take care of itself.
Sure I could outsource numerous blog tasks to keep my time freed up and only do what I enjoy. But I can’t afford that, I don’t make much money blogging in the first place and I can’t justify taking money from our household to pay for a hobby that eats up money. Maybe if I win the PowerBall or something.
Anyways, I’m back. I’m not sure when or if I will be able to catch up, how often I will be posting or anything else like that. But I will start posting again, perhaps a little here and a little there to get back in the swing of things.
While I didn’t exactly get my life in order the way I had intended, I have grown and accomplished many other things (both good and bad), as well as picking up a few new hobbies. I spent more time with my honey and our daughter, got out, saved money, spent money, achieved some goals, made new ones, thought of some things I would like to do in life, had a great time with family visiting from across the country and learned a lot.
One of the things (yes, something in this post will actually be relevant to personal finance) I learned, was that I do MUCH better with our finances when I’m blogging regularly about personal finance. More on that later, but keeping finances on my mind and as part of my daily life makes a huge difference with me. If I don’t focus on it, then our finances suffer. Yeah, I might have made a couple mistakes while I was away.
How have you been the last 6 months?
Any of you still coming around?
Any new readers?
I’m glad you are back! I hope the break was great for you. Life is good, my student loans are gone
Michelle recently posted..When Is It Too Late For You To Buy Life Insurance?
Thanks Michelle. Great job on annihilating your student loans.
Jen Perkins recently posted..Well That Was a Long Break!
Glad you are back Jen. Things are still running quickly near my neck of the woods, but I am keeping up. I look forward to reading your stuff again.
Grayson @ Debt Roundup recently posted..Credit Cards Are Only Tools In Your Financial Toolbox
Thanks Grayson, I can’t wait to get back into the habit of writing regularly again.
Jen Perkins recently posted..Well That Was a Long Break!
Jen, so glad you’re back, and have I got a GREAT money saving tip for you and all parents:Don’t settle for the sleezy trash MTV is selling! Jazz, Folk, Retro Swing (the hottest new sound from NYC, 1940’s era),and many more music styles are available on DVDs FREE from your local library or ordered on request; give your kids a gift money can’t buy- good taste and sound judgement.
Thanks Cindy.
Jen Perkins recently posted..A Little Peace of Mind
Nothing wrong with taking a break from blogging. We all need it here and there. The past 6 months have been quite busy for me due to my sister’s wedding and taking an online course. Thus, blogging got pushed to the back burner and was less of a priority.
From now on, I’m going to try and focus more on my blog. Even if it’s just a little bit each day. I want to become more consistent with it.
MakintheBacon recently posted..Random Observations and Rants About Costco
Consistency is just what I need too.
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I’m glad you’re back, Jen. I’m anxious to hear about what you’ve been up to. Its been a good few months for me. Believe it or not, I just celebrated one year of blogging. It’s been a fun ride so far!
I can’t believe it’s already been a year, congrats Kim! 😀 I missed my 3 year blogiversary last month.
Jen Perkins recently posted..Well That Was a Long Break!
Welcome back! Nothing like time away to recharge. Interesting that your finances are better when you blog. I feel the same way about different aspects of life and blogging about them. Things seem clearer. Revamped my podcasts the past few months. Swing by when you have time!
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Yay for being back! I am so nosey, I can’t wait to read about everything you hinted at! Our last 6 months have been the same old, same old. Yay for someone having adventures! And yeah, our finances start sucking when I stop paying attention too.
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Glad you’re back! I’ve been reading your blog for quite sometime. Hope you’ll share some lessons learned from your vacation.