Blogging at Holiday Time, Wow What a Shock

Wow it has been a real learning curve the last four weeks. I had a week to prepare my blog before going on holiday, but in that time I had to write 2 weeks worth of blog posts. It was so difficult a bit like pulling teeth, I just didn't feel inspired enough to conjure up two weeks worth of posts. This resulted in me constantly thinking about posts. And resulted in me hitting a wall, a total block. 

When I have written a post up to now, it has been a bit of a light bulb moment, I get the idea from a place, some photos or a conversation, and then it just flows. Sometimes I have so many ideas buzzing around my head that I forget some. There is no happy medium.

The other shock I had; was the blog bubble shrunk. People reduced their posts, twitter went quiet and readers diminished. As a newby this was all a total shock, all those experienced bloggers knew what to expect, how to plan, but I never saw any of it coming. It took me a while to realise what was going on, the blogger bubble was on holiday had reduced to limited service. And I was just not prepared.

So I have compiled myself a list of dos and don'ts for the next time I am on holiday and unable to blog. Or next time the blog world goes into autopilot. 

Do write an extra post each week for my archive, this way I can pull them up and schedule them on those days or weeks that we are away.

Don't try to sit and write a week worth of posts, it fries my brain and I achieve nothing

Don't feel under pressure to post every day, it is ok to have days off. 

Do keep a note pad with me for blogging ideas, this way I can access them whenever I need to. 

Don't leave blanks if I am away, ensure all posts are scheduled and ready so I am not worrying about posting, or writing content.

Don't feel rejected when my reader numbers drop through the floor, I kept wondering where my readers had gone, wondering what I had said to offend them. They like the rest of the blog world were having a break, that's all. 

Do be prepared and organised. This way I can enjoy my blog, my 4th (child after the boys and the dog) from a safe distance. Without have to constantly give it attention, it can run with it's schedules whilst I am chilling with my family, and building new memories and inspiration, for posts of the future.