Comments on: Made By Anna & Thoughts On Keeping It Real

By: Btween Spaces

Btween Spaces — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:04:29 +0000

As a newbie to the blog space, I too am very conflicted about the balance between self absorption and relevant, exciting information. I have only posted once now to my brand new blog and have decided that for me, worthwhile posts are most likely going to be weekly rather than daily. I have been following the Decor8blog for months and just love the inspirational photos which usually trigger an idea or just fill my head with stimulating images. I so appreciate Holly’s honesty and reminder about the purpose of blogging.

By: Aunt Spicy

Aunt Spicy — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 02:58:50 +0000

Brilliant, well said post!
Aunt Spicy´s last blog .."We Make You Sew Happy"

By: Mimi

Mimi — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 03:13:20 +0000

I found this entry at the most perfect time! As a new blogger, I’d started feeling guilty that I wasn’t blogging more often. I also found myself thinking about what my readers want to see/read and decided to pull myself back to why I began blogging in the first place…as a creative outlet for thoughts and ideas on all things that mean so much to me….food, design, gardening etc.

Personally, your entry made me think about how much I miss yoga and how I must continue to do all of the things that I love. Being a wife, mother, sister, friend can be so exhausting. Thank you for the honest reminder that living and being is most important.

Mimi’s last blog… A Mood Board…

By: blue bicicletta

blue bicicletta — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 21:37:58 +0000

Your mention of your woodsy walk reminds me of a poet I have recently fallen in love with: Mary Oliver. She does this amazing job of connecting nature and life, and celebrating being alive and the grandness and the smallness of natural wonders. Here’s one of her poems I posted on my blog: http://bluebicicletta.wordpress.com/2009/09/06/another-mary-oliver/

I also really enjoyed your discussion of balance here. It’s always a challenge to keep remembering what is important, what really makes your heart sing, and to keep striving to do that, not always get caught up in what you should be doing, or self-promoting, or talking about yourself.
blue bicicletta´s last blog ..A Quiet Calm

By: Maryam in Marrakech

Maryam in Marrakech — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 07:56:03 +0000

Holly, Just wanted to say how much this resonated with me, esp this line: Many (and I include myself at times), let’s face it, have turned into self-promoting cheerleaders on so many levels that it can feel very unreal and lacking in charm and value.

blogging is amazing but it comes with very real risks – there’s a tendency to make ourselves too much the star of our own universe. Like a teenager staring in the mirror for hours, wondering if she’s pretty.

Thinking of you.
love from Marrakech,
Maryam
Maryam in Marrakech´s last blog ..Marrakech: and my tiny tale as a bewildered model

By: Shell

Shell — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 03:11:06 +0000

I enjoyed your thoughtful post about blogging. I do my best to remember why I started blogging to put down my thoughts and share things I loved. So when I feel like blogging is a chore, I just let it go. Come back when I feel ready to speak.
Shell´s last blog ..Love for Patrick

By: jja

jja — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:58:05 +0000

i love this posting! Some weeks ago I decided to blog less, it is just my private fun blog, no particular subjects and I need less then once per week to write there.
Like Sarah said
“Wonderfully well-said. Precisely the reason I’m taking a break from selling on Etsy; because it started feeling more like something I “had-to-do” rather than “wanted-to-do”.”

Yes, this have to feeling was something I didn’t like. So it is o.k. not to.
jja´s last blog ..Razno

By: Design Healing

Design Healing — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:36:37 +0000

I loved this post. I recently discovered that my approach to my work had changed somewhere along the way. I became obsessed with creating for product, for my job and my personal work. So much that my personal work became generic and didn’t reflect me at all. It was trend driven and geared towards the market. I have taken a step back and am trying to rediscover my true voice. I am actually painting again and staying away from the computer. I am also trying not to paint for my blog… for now. That, for some reason changed what my work looked like also. You are correct about the “me, me, me” mentality of having a blog. I am not sure how to get around that at this point because the main purpose of blogging for me at this time is self-exploration and discovery. Hopefully some day I can turn that around.
Design Healing´s last blog ..Just a Doodle

By: nichole

nichole — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:47:27 +0000

This is a pretty random response, but when I finished reading this, I had this thought:

Holly is going to make one hell of a mom.

;)
nichole´s last blog ..Look!: Animals

By: Anna Betts

Anna Betts — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 07:52:31 +0000

Holly,
This is such a wonderful and well-timed post. Thank you so much for the mention, but also for saying what a lot of us are feeling. Blogging sure can be a pressure, and luckily in most cases I find that it spurs me on to make work and keep going with projects (because I may have promised a before and after!) and when my enthusiasm was waning, blogging has given me a kick in the proverbial! When it does start to feel like I’m blogging for the sake of blogging rather than to say/show anything I know it’s time to go and do something real. I’m so glad to know that others feel the same way.

I also totally agree with Abby about fall being the time of year to start afresh. My second year at university is about to start and I think this is a very exciting to time to evaluate what one wishes to get out of the next year. Plus the weather is just starting to get chilly and you can start making plans to squirrel things away for the holiday season, bliss!

Thank you for such an honest post, I feel like we all know each other a little better :)