I've been kind of stuck when it comes to blogging, and it's for a really stupid reason.
I know my family enjoys reading this, and there are some friends that do as well, but I also know that very few people blog themselves and can see when I post something unless I put a link on Facebook. There's nothing wrong with that, but I stopped doing it because I thought it may have looking obnoxious. I didn't want it to be like "LOOK AT ME I CAN WRITE A BLOG CHECK IT OUT I AM AWESOME." I just want the interested people to know I've put something new up. I know there's the option of making those lists where you put certain friends on them and can select who all you want to see what you're posting but let's be real: ain't nobody got time for that.
[Sidenote: If you haven't seen this video, it's one of my favorites. Pretty sure it's one of my husband's favorite answers from me when he asks me to do something.]
But on the other hand, if people don't care about it, they can just skip over it and carry on scrolling down their news feed, right? I just have this thing where I don't like to do things that will bother other people. I think it's called "anxiety" in the medical realm and "ridiculous" among others.
I noticed that less people know I've added anything without those links, though. I think I'll go back to posting links on Facebook again. I know some of you enjoy what I write, and I'm thankful for that. I write because it's fun for me and also stress-relieving. One of the changes I'm working on this year is being okay being me and not letting worries about what other people think keep me from doing what I do. Here's one more step in the right direction.
And you have my permission to let me know if you think that the links are obnoxious.
But seriously, watch that video if you haven't...I promise you'll get a kick out of her. She is even laughing at the end of her interview. I'm pretty sure that lady and I could be friends if we crossed paths.
1 comment:
I think having links on Facebook is fine. Most of the people I know in real life (not blog life) only know if I've posted something if I put it up on Facebook. It's like you said, I don't want to be all "ooo look at me! I'm a blogger!" It's just that I know some people on Facebook do like to read it and that's how they know I have. I try not to get too spammy though and just have one link up and not a ton through the whole day.
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