Blogger has made it virtually impossible for me to blog. The only way it works now is if I put a picture on the top before I start to write. This is a crazy situation to be in.
And so I started to get out of the habit of blogging and have just been making art instead. The trouble is, I feel pressured that it's got to be up to a certain standard so I can put it on my blog, which I feel defeats the object of art journaling.
So I bought myself a big plain paper notebook and have started using that instead. Frankly the relief of knowing I can just do what I want without having to photograph it and spend an hour trying to upload it and then having to write about it is really quite overwhelming. I've loved blogging, depended on it at times, but I really do think my life is going in a different direction now, and I'm too busy living life to spend time sitting down writing about it, which is how it should be, don't you think?
So I'm bringing this blog to a close, at least for the time being. Maybe in six months I'll want to come back, and I'm certainly not going to stop reading the blogs I read, but there are only so many hours in a day, aren't there?
Thankyou for reading and staying with me.
Jane xx
Hi Jane. Totally understand your frustration with Blogger. Blogging takes up so much time and you just don't need the hassle when Blogger isn't playing the game. I think that there is a certain amount of pressure in showing your work, which as you say, defeats the object. Journaling is such a personal thing, just enjoy it and don't give yourself a hard time. Lots of love x x
ReplyDeleteYeah . . . go with the flow . . . enjoy your art journal and don't worry about blogging about it if it's stressing you out . . . life is too short. xxx
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