When I first started blogging, about 2 years ago, my plan was to document our family's journey through homeschooling and to be able to share it with family and friends. Somewhere along the way it changed into a review and blog hop blog. Not that these are bad things, they are just not what my original vision was. I LOVE writing reviews, but I don't want my blog to be only reviews (which it pretty much has been for the last few months). I also got carried away with blog hops. I was looking to grow my readership and that is a great way to do so. I have even "met" a few good blog friends that way. However, I have discovered that hosting and participating in so many blog hops isn't really what I want for my blog. So, what am I going to do about it you ask? Well, let me tell you! ;)
~I have resigned from the TOS Review Crew (at the time of this writing I have one review left to write). If I do reviews it will be because I want to review a product not because it was assigned to me because my children are the right age for the product.
~I will no longer be hosting Brag Time Thursday (BTT). BTT will continue over at Chestnut Grove Academy. Jennifer and I have been co-hosting BTT for quite a while and it is really starting to take off. I do plan to link up with it once in a while though. {Thanks Jen!}
~I will no longer feel pressured to post. I will post what I want, when I want to post it. My blog is ultimately to document our homeschool journey and to share our journey with family and friends. I also hope that my blog will help other homeschoolers.
~I will no longer "worry" about my followers count. Now, don't get me wrong, I love my readers. I just won't be actively trying to increase my readership and I won't be heart-broken if I lose readers.
~I will not "follow" other blogs just because they "follow" me. I will follow blogs that are important to me, have ideas that I want to use or are just fun to read.
~I will not put off time with my family to blog!!!!! Family comes first!
So, in a nutshell, if you liked my blog back when I first started blogging and have been wondering if I am ever coming back then you will be please with the direction I am going. If not, then I will understand if you don't stick around.
I hope you decide to stick around. If you plan on sticking around I would love to hear what you think about this post!
Here are a few photos from last week just to give you a taste of what we have been up to:
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Unicorn working on History |
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Monkey working on the Leap Pad |
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Ladybug working on History |
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Ladybug writing a Friendly Letter |
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Ladybug learning about Artifacts |
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Unicorn doing a Science Experiment |
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Monkey in the Pool |
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Ladybug teaching herself to swim |
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Unicorn getting objects from the bottom of the Pool |
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Ladybug and Monkey trying to warm up after playing in the pool |
Love the "new" blog. Thanks for sharing. LOL
ReplyDeleteThanks Amy! I do too! ;)
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