Blogging is a great stress reliever! On the other hand, some may say it causes a great deal of stress - lol. I completely agree that during the times when things go awry technically speaking, that blogging can get a bit nerve-racking, but then again that’s not any different with many other endeavors in life.

It’s interesting to read what others say about blogging. I have to laugh when I read about others blogging at crazy hours, and how blogging becomes an obsession for some. As for me, well I’m also a blogging addict! Is that any surprise?

Spring cleaning was in order so we could update our blog template to a widget ready design. Although we liked our prior colors and design the old template was not widget ready and it would have required too much work to attempt to get it in order.

As they say, “Out with the old, and in with the new!” so we hope you like our new template. The header is not anything to blog about at the moment, but we’ll be working on improving that soon.

Happy Blogging!

Blogging requires a great deal of thought, planning, and emotional involvement. We all face times when we need a change of pace or a break from a routine. That includes blogging since it is a routine for most of us. Have you found yourself bored with blogging and frustrated? Have you experienced writers block? Here are some tips, which might help you get through a “bored with blogging” phase.

• Get away from the computer for a change of pace and to refresh your blogging senses. Go inhale some fresh air!
• Take a trip on over to other blogs and read what they’re excited about and comment on their blog posts to feel a part of a different environment.
• Realize you’re only human and remember the old saying, “Momma told me there would be days like these!”
• Stop beating yourself up for what your blog is or isn’t. Comparing your blog to another blogger isn’t fair to yourself. Blogs are as unique as each individual.
• Get involved in a community such as Link & Blog Challenge to gain some fresh inspiration for your blogs, and to gain some new link love.
• Start a new blog! Perhaps it’s time to broaden your horizons.
• Give your existing blogs a face lift with a new template or change things around.
• Post on some message boards to get rejuvenated by the excitement from other bloggers so you can get going again.
• Realize that it doesn’t matter what anyone else thinks about your blog if you’re happy with it.
• Ask the opinion of other bloggers to critique your blog, but only if you want a different perspective. Be sure you toughen up your blog skin (pun intended) before you ask for corrective criticism.
• Pat yourself on the back for what you’ve accomplished so far.
• If you’re wanting to earn money from your blog remember that it takes time, and don’t be disappointed if you don’t earn anything from it right away.

Now that you’ve finished reading these tips be sure to go kick up your feet and relax some so you don’t feel so stressed out about being bored with blogging. Tomorrow is a new day and chances are fresh inspiration will hit you when the sun shines upon your face!

Blogging certainly didn’t take long to catch on. If we think about blogging it’s also very healthy as we have an opportunity to share our thoughts, opinions and information, which can also be very helpful to others.

One of my favorite things I’ve enjoyed about blogging is the fact that it brings people together from all walks of life, all countries and corners of the world. I find it fascinating to meet other bloggers and read what they like to blog about.

As an example, our newest member wrote about blogging for her first Link & Blog Challenge, and I found it fun to read her post about blogging. At the same time I had a good laugh looking at the comic she included in her post about blogging. Be sure to read her post about blogging for yet another perspective of blogging!

This post was inspired by a Link & Blog Challenge!

…is all about MeMe, which is the least favorite thing for me to write about, but the rules are to share 3 - 5 points about myself for our MeMe Monday blog challenge on Link & Blog Challenge so here goes!

• I guess you could say I “fell” into blogging. In October 2005 I fell down our stairway and broke both bones in my writing wrist, which had to be surgically set. Unable to write by hand it was good to be able to use the computer keyboard, and since the injury changed the course of my work life I had to find something to do as I healed. With that came the interest in blogging, and once I got started I got hooked!
• In addition to blogging, I also grew fond of participating in forums. It’s fun and a wonderful learning experience to converse with other people in forums.
• May is actually one of my favorite months of the year! It seems to be the best month of spring in my geographical area, and the sign of the warmer months to follow.

If you are a member of Link & Blog Challenge it’s time for you to participate in MeMe Monday too! Now you can read what another member of Link & Blog Challenge shared for her MeMe Monday blog challenge post!

Creative blog authors work hard to write interesting topics and information, which make up their blog posts. Without creativity blogs would be boring and not provide any quality information.

Like any other writer needing to protect their literary works, bloggers are also faced with the same need to protect their creative works of writing. There are some basic steps one can take to help protect their work as a writer. Bloggers are faced with the same concerns as any other author of creative works.

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The other day one of my readers asked me if this site has the “no follow” attribute disabled for the comment section. WordPress is a great blogging platform, but in an attempt to try to slow down the spammers they changed their platform I believe back when version 2.0 first came out. At that time they added the “no follow” attribute to the comment portion of the script to try to discourage the spammers.

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