Its my first time taking part in Bloggiesta!! Hosted by Suey at Its All About Books I see this every year but always miss it, thanks to Felicia's post which has inspired me to try and get some things done, I signed up.
Challenges
Finish and set up the entire month of April's Indie feature coming Monday...(so my month will be free)
Update Review Page (seriously lacking)
Reflect on setting up specific blogging days. Six days a week is not working for me anymore.
Clean up sidebars again.
Since this is an eclectic blog Im thinking of having certain days committed to certain genres....ie like Ya Thursdays...... Contemporary Wednesdays.
Update my remaining feature buttons.
Decide how I really want this blog to look, while I love my design and its designer (:D) I still feel the layout doesn't really show me.
Personal Note:
On a personal note, a few of my bloggie buddies know that Ive been seriously struggling with blog burn out, I love reading, however I think review books and the vast amount Im receiving on my doorstep is becoming overwhelming for me to keep up with. My hobby (which I adore) is starting to feel like work to me and I don't like that. Im hoping with getting April set up and done I can take a much needed break and come back refreshed and ready to focus this blog on reading books that I love and books that I WANT to read.
Hey, I'm participating in the bloggiesta too! A lot of the challenges you have set for yourself align with the mini-challenges, so make sure you check those out! I've learned a lot of helpful tips from them.
ReplyDeleteAnd blog burn-out is something I understand. Sometimes I take a week long break from blogging and come back refreshed and ready to blog some more. :)
Those are some good goals and I too understand blog burn out. You can do it , and Go Tina
ReplyDeleteGood luck with your goals for this weekend, and I hope you'll be refreshed and avoid that burn-out.
ReplyDeleteI'm feeling you on that burn out, especially now that we are taking more time to work out and cook healthy. By the time I get around to blogging, my energy is drained!
ReplyDeleteGood luck with your goals. I should work on some of that stuff, myself. :)
Working on your layout? Cool cool! Good luck!
ReplyDeleteWhat do you have in mind?
Oh I feel ya regarding burn out. Sometimes you have to say, "Enough is enough" and read things you want.
Those are excellent goals! I hear you on needing to find a balance- I've cut waaaay back on blog stuff (not intentionally) and I feel like what I do post is better written. Good luck with your list, I'll be cheering for you! :D
ReplyDeleteI totally just changed my review request page to say that I'm NOT accepting any more reviews from anyone unless I've reviewed for them in the past. At least I know which of those authors I'd like to read again. LOL!
ReplyDeleteHopefully we can find our way back into loving reading instead of our current predicament...death by book blogging.
I really love your blog layout... have you changed it up? Or is this still the original? Anyway, I hope all is going well with your to do list and that you are having fun!
ReplyDeleteI feel you on the review page. That's one of my goals too. It's quite the project! I will be working on it long after Bloggiesta has finished.
ReplyDeleteI like your idea about reviewing certain genres on different days. I've thought about that too, but really haven't done anything about it. It's on my list to brainstorm to see if it's something I could really do.
I understand about blog burnout. Work has kept me busy and by the time I come home, I just want to curl up and read or sleep and I don't have the energy to think about my blog or write a review. Hopefully things will start to settle down for the both of us. I do like your blog by the way.
Sometimes taking a break can be a good thing. When I was pregnant with my son, I had to stop completely. It was a chore, and just one more thing I had to do when I was already so exhausted from the pregnancy and chasing my 3yo.
ReplyDeleteI'm back and feeling better, but I'm committed to not blogging on weekends (with the exception of Bloggiesta) so that I can have that break.
All that to say, best wishes to you and go with your gut!