Hi everyone! Oh. My. God. It's been such a long time since I last posted. The past weeks have been quite busy but I also have to admit it was due to minor laziness that this blog went abandoned for quite some time. I might be dramatic but life and school literally have no mercy on me. Really. I had tons of post ideas in my head, but...
- Life gets in the way. What can I say? Life gets in the way 24/7 and you do know blogging is something that takes time. If blogging isn't your #1 source of income, I can say it's pretty easy to just not post anything?
- Too much pressure. I have to admit that I sometimes feel like I have to blog as if it were a job or a chore. It just makes the whole thing become less fun. I keep making those "I don't feel like blogging" or "I'm not in the mood today" excuses, you know what I'm saying. I feel like blogging is somehow a competition, people put up their incredible content regularly while I'm doin' nothin' gurl. This is not a good sign.
- I feel like I have 'not good enough' post ideas. Although I have tons of them in my head, I keep thinking "Does it worthy to talk about?" or "Will someone actually read it?" until I have come to the level where I overthink it. It's just a post BTW.
- Not having enough time. This is legit one of the biggest reasons why I have fallen into a huge slump. Sometimes life gets really busy and when that just continuously happens, there is just not enough time to blog.
Now you know why I have fallen into a big blogging slump. However, there are always ways to escape from the slump and make it up to my dearest blog because I abandoned it. I actually like to...
- Read blogs that inspire me. For this part, I have to say Bloglovin' is the answer. Haha. Nothing new. Even if I don't feel like blogging, looking at other posts that I like somehow helped me to get my blogging mojo back. I actually followed quite a number of inspiring bloggers on my Bloglovin' so it really comes in handy at times like this.
- Take a break if you want to, don't delay it. Honestly speaking, taking a break from blogging is 100% okay. Sometimes I get a little too overwhelmed, exhausted and I just don't have the right time. I used to be worried about taking a break from blogging (well, up until now actually), but I don't have to push myself so so so much. It's very okay to take a break.
- Make a list. Okay, this is new. You guys might find this weird but I do list down the things that I love about blogging in my little notebook because I want to focus and zoom in on the bright side of it. It actually helped me to enjoy blogging once again! I love making lists and once I'm done I will read them over and over until I get all giddy again. Then, and only then my brain can function and blog again.
- Try and find new post ideas. If I don't want to work on my drafts, I will simply Google and try to find awesome blog post ideas so that I get inspired and motivated. #GoogleIsMyBestFriend
Have you ever fallen into a blogging slump? How did you escape from it? Tell me in the comments!
I'm in the slump rn. I literally kept on posting so my blog won't look dead instead of you know, have fun.
ReplyDeleteI wish I can do that haha
DeleteUghh I feel like I've been in a slump these days but my recent post was literally three days ago. Haha!
ReplyDeleteI feel you! but mine was a week ago haha
DeleteIm having so many drafts. Too lazy to finish those posts haha
ReplyDeleteomg gurl same haha!
Deletethe right post in the moment i need it! thanks!
ReplyDeleteare you stuck in a blogging slump too BV? haha! anyway you're welcome xx
DeleteI'm unemployed and goyang kaki je kat rumah so I have ample time to blog. I'll say laziness took over me sometimes. haha
ReplyDeleteI sometimes having the pressure to blog too and it made me hate blogging. So taking a break from blogging is a good thing to do to avoid the hate-ness.
that happened to me quite a few times too when I took a year gap from school! haha
Deleteit's very okay to take a break from blogging or else you'll hate it more, right? hihi
Umm.. This would just be my two cents and please don't take me wrong eh.. Well, I don't want to feel the burden of updating the blog.. I mean, it's our blog, and we control it of our own so why must we pressure ourself? It's not a compulsory afterall, so taking a break is fine, Lenne.. So don't pressure yourself and just take the break when u need it..
ReplyDeleteI sometimes think about the quality of a content, I don't know maybe it's just me. that's why I tend to get that pressure in me but like I said it's just a blog post, no need to over think and whatnot. I'm sooo dramatic over everything haha
DeleteI think everyone falls into the blogging slump every once in a while. To be quite honest, I think I'm going through one right now haha. It's a little overwhelming when you take into consideration all the things you have to do to create a post; I just end up putting it on the back burner until I feel motivated again.
ReplyDeletePS. Thanks for mentioning me <3
Nicole | The Glam Surge
I feel you! sometimes I want to get motivated again but there's just something that holds me back and I feel unproductive all over again towards my blog haha.
Deleteanyway, you're welcome! keep on inspiring people xx
At the moment i am too tired and too sleepy most of the days haha
ReplyDeleteaw cuz you have other important commitments like work haha I think that's okay :)
DeleteDraft banyak tapi pending gitu jela. Masa takde, dan takde mood. Yes, mood mainkan peranan penting to update blog kan :) Siqah kadang-kadang risau juga kalau lama tak update blog, kang orang lupa kita. Hehe. Tapi nak buat camne, kalau dah takde mood :)
ReplyDeleteSo takpelah, sometimes maybe we need a break from blogging ;D Tak mahu pressure okay dear. Relax je. Hihi. Join siqah, jom kita relax :D
P/s: dah tengok Surga Yang Tak Dirindukan ke? 😊
you're right, Siqah. banyak post yg terkandas dalam draft and sometimes lenne malas nak edit and lenne buat lagi post baru haha.
Deletemood memang play an important role kalau nak blog sebab ntah lah, lenne rasa readers boleh detect that kita not in the mood based on the content yg kita publish kat blog hihi.
BTW, lenne tak tengok lagi T.T nak tengokkk omg mesti nangis punya haha
I have lots of drafts but at the same time, I have lots of posts that have been scheduled so I dont need to worry but still, the draft is untouch
ReplyDeleteah that's so good! so good for your blog. at least you have them scheduled, I wish I can do that but I don't know. if I do such things I might worry that my posts aren't that 'fresh' anymore yknow what I'm saying? haha but keep doing you! xx
DeleteHi there! You're not the only one experiencing Blogging slump haha
ReplyDeletemaybe we are just busy on our lives and It's true it requires a lot of time to blog
but anyway keep on blogging! keep on inspiring!
-kaye
sheiskaye.blogspot.com
hello! yeah bcs life comes first, right? hehe you too! xx
DeleteThis post is so relatable!
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One way that I drag myself to blog is just like what you said, explore through Pinterest and blogwalking while listing out topics I'm interested in. It's really important that they're compatible with me. Like I can relate to the topic so I can write it the best I can.
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Yup, platforms like so can go a long way. I mean, they helped a lot!
DeleteYes!!! I do have blogging slump most of the time. Hihi.
ReplyDeleteHow I overcome it ? I just take my own sweet time. Yes by reading blogs from bloglovin because it much more convenience . Then , when the idea come bammmm I just write . Hahaha
It's a blogger thing haha! Always in a blogging slump. Bloglovin' is the way to go, am I right? xx
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