It is such a good excuse to shake things up, have a tidy and start fresh.
This applies to blogging and I love any excuse to look at how I blog and how I can make it better.
So I thought it would be fun to share what sort of posts will be kicking around in 2013...
(And you can get a little insight into how I plan my posts!)
Regular monthly posts:
What will be staying:
-Life right now according to instagram.
I find this mid month round up so useful. It is a great way to reflect on those everyday moments and is a way of staying accountable to taking photos with my phone.
-Around here. (end of month photo roundup)
I always feel strangely sorry for those photos that never make it to the blog posts or are left wandering around a nearly empty memory card. They get popped on this end of month post and have a little lease of life! They sum up my month better than words.
-Storytelling Sunday.
I have enjoyed two years of Storytelling Sunday with Sian and am counting on her continuing it into 2013 because I have a few more stories up my sleeves.
-Simply a moment.
I found this beautiful meme from Alexa only a few months ago. It sucked me in and I am already struck by the beautiful moments that blog friends post. It helps me reflect and seems a fitting project for my one little word.
What will be going:
-"Oh hello..." monthly goals.
These were great fun last year but I have to admit that towards the end of the year I was struggling to come up with new goals that were at least attainable. Time for a change I think!
-Operation Speak Out. I am undecided on this. In the beginning there was a lot of enthusiasm for a day of commenting each month. This started to dwindle and I too lost enthusiasm. I am toying with the idea of doing it once a quarter or twice a year? What do you think?
The new kids on the block:
- Playlist
Now that the monthly goals are scrapped I wanted something to kick off the month and decided on a monthly "playlist". This will be a quick list of what I am listening to, reading, planning and wearing. If there is enough interest I may include a linky for you guys to join in too.
-Let's sit and have a cup of tea.
Now this isn't really new because I started this type of reflective post back here. I really liked the format and I liked that I shared a bit of what was on my mind and heart. I want to continue this into the new year.
So in short you can expect six regular posts a month. (This is pretty much what happens now, give or take, and I find this balance works well for me. I have to have some continuity and regularity to keep me happy!)
Other posts:
Obviously these cannot be planned in the same way as the regular ones but these are topics and themes I am excited to write about in 2013:
- 20 for 20 projects- My possibly ambitious idea to create 20 tutorials by my 21st.
- Stories behind the photos
-Uni life
-Inspiration and craft ideas
-Keeping it real- Life isn't perfect. I don't want the blog to look like everything is. Keeping it real friends. This is important to me.
-Photoshop DIY's- I love photoshop and am excited to share some of my basic knowledge with you.
-The boy
- free downloads- I made my first one and loved the process. Hopefully more to come in 2013.
This is by no means a definitive list! I generally blog about what I enjoy and what I think you guys may be interested in and enjoy.
I have also really enjoyed a spot of blog hopping this past year and am excited for the possibility of that coming up in 2013.
So a busy blog schedule but one I am really looking forward to.
In accordance with my one little word for this year, I am trying to make a deliberate effort to be more present. Therefore I hope you understand that there will be times when I am snowed down with work or need to focus on the "real world" outside of the blog. I have decided to make my six regular posts my priority and unless something serious happens these will be posted every month. I really aim to post more often than this and hopefully that will happen, but, I need to be clear that blogging may slow down when life speeds up!
8 comments:
SO excited to see what you get up to over the next year. You inspire me! Very understandable that life speeds and blogging slows though... :) x
Looks like you have some interesting things planned on the blog front,Abi.
I think maybe 'operation speak out' could become quarterly....I liked that it reminded me to sometimes make a proper effort to comment!!
Thanks for the preview ;) I would be sad if I thought blogging ever got in the way of real life. I think Operation Speak Out was a lovely idea but I comment 95% of the time anyway. I am excited about your tutorials especially for Photoshop!!!
So happy to hear ur plans for blogging in 2013, I'll be organising my blog a bit more I think this year. Making dates etc to blog specific events like my Project Life. Looking forward to another 12 months of blog friendship and fun,
Jo xxxx
What a great post. It spurred me to take a look at what I do on a weekly, monthly and semi-regular basis. I'll be doing a similar post soon.
Rinda
I'm impressed with your organization. I've always hesitated to create a schedule for my blog although I'm sure it would be more consistent if I did. I think some of my intentions for 2013 will produce some regular blog posts. We'll see.
You have clearly done a lot of thinking and clear planning, Abi, and I personally will be delighted with whatever you can come up with in the way of posts this year,regardless of how often we 'see' you :).
Sounds like you have a great plan! I love your photo of the mug on the map. And I'll be interested in the Photoshop tutorials. And I like seeing all the lovely snippets of your life through photography! Here's to a great 2013. x
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