I'm a Bad Blogger

When I started this blog, I read a lot of "how-to" posts, before even thinking of a name.  I wanted to know the ins and outs of blogging, the things you have to know, have to do, have to say.  I still read "new blogger" tips any time I come across one.  I think I will forever be learning tips to make this space all that it can be.  There were some blogging norms that I took to heart - respond to comments, have a social media account on all sites, connect with other bloggers, etc.  Now that I'm four months in to this (#stillababyblogger), there are certain things that I see other bloggers do, and I'm here to confess that I don't do them as well.  Let's discuss:

- I don't post every day.  I post 3-5 times a week.  Sometimes I just don't have anything to write about, and other weeks I have more material than I know what to do with. 

- I don't share each post on every social media outlet. I do share posts on at least one site daily, but I see others share on every site.  I rarely remember to post on Facebook, and I don't pin my own pictures.  Maybe I should look in to this Hootsuite that people keep talking about?

- I don't photograph every day events, that I later post about.  I am usually so caught up in the moment that when I sit down to write, I kick myself because I don't have any photos of said event.

- Speaking of photographs, I don't own a nice camera.  I would love one - not just for the blog, but for family photos as well - but I just can't bring myself to spend the money..... yet.

- When I do take photos, they aren't perfectly staged or have the correct lighting.  I don't have any "go-to" props and the photos are usually taken with my iPhone.

- I refer to my children as their first initials, and don't share any photos of them.  I briefly touched on this subject before, but whenever I read a post with pictures of children (and I know their names) I feel like I connect more.  I wonder if my readers get annoyed when I share stories of my girls, yet they don't really "know" them.

- I don't have a clue about HTML code.  I've picked up a few things here and there, usually on accident, but I have no idea how to make a button, create a design, or anything else HTML-related.

When I look back on this list, I have to remind myself that doing or not doing certain things is what makes this blog mine.  My wish for today is to remember why I started blogging, especially when I start to feel bad for doing or not doing certain things related to this blog.

As I keep writing, I will probably get better at some of the above.  But if I don't?  Oh well.  That's me!  And you all can pretend to love my blurry iPhone pictures.