Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Some Serious Questions


It's no secret that I love blogging, and lately I've been researching into making it a part time job. Many bloggers seem to do this, and it takes a lot of work, but why not make a living doing something that you already do and love doing?

The question is, who am I and what is my blog doing here? Does my blog accurately portray who I am?

Seriously though, I read over my posts and they're just so random. They're ME but they're random. I blog about clothes, DIY, my dog, my life, fitness, recipes, books, things I love...what exactly is the theme of this blog? I've always kind of just made it my own space and blogged about what I wanted to blog about but I'm really wondering what the people that read my blog actually LIKE reading?

The other thing I wonder about is that sometimes people think that my blog portrays me as this perfectly happy all the time person and that's not the case for any human being. Anyone who knows me in person knows that even though I generally have a positive outlook on life, I can be a total basketcase sometimes like everyone else. I just prefer not to complain about hellish days/being sick/things not going my way because I honestly don't enjoy reading those types of things. I like reading about people who overcome those situations and emotions, not dwell in them. But should I be more honest here about real thoughts and feelings even though they're not all positive? Should I be talking about my struggles as well as triumphs?

I'd really love some feedback from anyone who has read or reads my blog somewhat regularly, when there's nothing better to do. :-P Feel free to leave anonymous comments if you prefer!



5 comments:

  1. Your blog is your blog... it doesn't have to have a theme. This little space on the internet is all about you, your life, and your memories. Write and do what you want and it will just fall into place.

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  2. I think ups aren't truly celebrated without experiencing downs & readers love when an "up" (ie. positive) person like you, Taren, explains how down the down times actually are. For instance, I'd like to hear about the struggles of a personal trainer who is a real person who says she really loves to eat :) And other things I've heard you mention. The internet is too full of gorgeous pictures of gorgeous people. I'd like to hear about the messy life lived and the clean up efforts going on behind the scenes in the life of gorgeous you. Did you read Mandisa's blog about why she didn't attend the grammy's?

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    1. Thank you for commenting! I am going to add more "real" posts. I have to admit I didn't know who Mandisa was, so I looked up her blog. Very interesting!

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  3. I really enjoy all of your posts regardless of not having a specific or general theme. One of the reasons I take time to view your blog is because of your positive and optimistic views on what you post - they are always fun to read!

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    1. Aww thank you!! I may do a bit more 'real' posts but keep them more uplifting!

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