Maybe I will set a goal of just one quality post per week. But how to choose what to write? There are so many facets to our life and the blog really reflects how eclectic we are.
So...what have I been up to? We're harvesting fresh produce from the garden. I have a love/hate relationship with this time of the year. I love the fresh veggies, but hate that my time isn't my own. I have to schedule things around food preservation. We've frozen green peppers and zucchini, eaten more cucumbers than I care to remember, and are loving the fresh tomatoes. The Hubster also canned up a huge batch of ham and bean soup yesterday. I have 13 pints and 7 quarts of ham and bean soup to add to the food storage.
I've also been busy working on stocking the etsy shop during the slow season. I've been sewing more than needlefelting, but that will likely change next month as I begin working on Christmas ornaments. I've expanded some of the lines a bit and have some other ideas for new products. As always photography is my greatest challenge.
Toward the end of July the Hubster took some vacation time and we had two mini trips - one up north for my sister's wedding and one a bit farther to the south to take the Big Girl to the American Girl Doll store in Chicago and to attend the temple. Instead of birthday parties we allow the kids to choose one special activity we can do as a family to celebrate their birthday. The Big Girl's choice was to visit a real American Girl Doll store and due to the Hubster's work schedule we pushed it up to the early part of August rather than the end near her actual birthday. In addition to their special birthday activities we also celebrate on the day of their births with a cake (or special treat of their choosing), a special meal that the birthday child chooses, and a gift (or two). August is a busy birthday month in our family because both the Boy and the Big Girl were born in August and my birthday and my sister's birthdays also fall in August.
We're also gearing up for a new year of learning. We actually have our "schooling" as a year-round activity because learning never ends, but this year might well look and feel different for us. The Big Girl is asking for more formal learning. She's eager to master some skills and we're actually considering some prepared curricula to assist in honoring her requests.
I think the best thing you can do is remember why you started blogging in the first place. I started blogging because I love to write and find it therapeutic. The fact that anyone reads it still blows my mind. If I get over 100 views on any one post I'm floored. In the end, though, I would write even if only a few people ever saw it or read it, because writing makes me happy. So if sharing pictures of what you do and writing about your day makes you happy, do it, even if it's not a popular post. If it stresses you out, then don't do it. Or do it once a month. Do what you want, not what you think readers would want. Because once you start doing that, it stops being fulfilling and just becomes work.
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