It was another busy, busy week, and I didn’t have a lot of time to think about what I wanted to write about. I was pretty close to saying “screw it, I’ll take another week off,” but I really didn’t want to do that. While I was brainstorming ideas, I sometimes google blog topic ideas to help the juices flow, and one of the prompts I came across was, “how do you motivate yourself when you don’t feel like blogging.” It felt very fitting!
I definitely didn’t feel like sitting down to write today, but I’m glad I did. I think part of what motivates me to blog every week is that I’m too stubborn to quit now. Eight years ago, when I started blogging, I made a commitment to write a blog every week. And while I have obviously taken a few weeks off here and there for holidays and when life gets in the way, I’m proud of myself for keeping it up as long as I have.
I truly love writing, and while it’s been challenging to sit down and work on my next book, sitting down to write a blog each week seems a lot more manageable. It gives me a reason to make time for it, and when I have an audience – no matter how small that audience might be – it almost helps keep me accountable with getting a blog out there each week.
So, I do truly want to thank those who take the time to read my blog each week. It’s definitely one of my motivators, and I appreciate all the encouragement I get with it.
Some weeks are harder than others to come up with something to write about. It all depends on what goes on throughout the week to spur something up. I try to make it relatable to others as best as I can, and sometimes that can be difficult. My life is pretty ordinary, and when something amazing happens, it’s easy to write about. It’s harder to write about the everyday stuff, because sometimes I wonder why anyone would want to read that.
Although – there are an abnormally high number of “get ready with me” videos out on the internet nowadays, and even though I think to myself “who the heck wants to watch something like this?” every time I see one, I still somehow find myself watching them. So, who knows!? Maybe people want to read about the mundane stuff too lol.
So, even though it can be a challenge sometimes, I told myself I was going to write a blog every week, so gosh darn it, that’s what I’m going to do. When I tell myself I’m going to do something, I do my very best to stick to that. That same determination can be brought into just about any other aspect to life as well. Whether it’s exercising more, eating healthier, working harder at my job, the list goes on and on.
AND! If there is anything you’d love to read about yourself, please feel free to let me know. I love a good challenge! And I’ll never turn down ideas that help get the juices flowing. I don’t claim to be an expert on anything, but sometimes it’s great just to hear someone else’s perspective on something, or to know you aren’t the only one going through something. I can’t promise I’ll be able to write about EVERYTHING, but I’ll try my best for sure. 🙂
Stay cool this weekend everyone – it’s going to be miserable out again! Hopefully we can get a break from the heat soon.
Until next time! 🙂
Megan Nelson