I've spent the morning trying to locate my inner artist. However, I have now decided if there is even an ounce of artistry in this body it is buried so deep excavation would be far too costly and time-consuming to unearth it. I am at present taking part in Holly Becker's Blogging Your Way Boot Camp. Holly's a visual person, she's big … [Read more...]
A Blogging Birthday
Break out the champagne and cake, the blog is celebrating a birthday. Yep last Friday was the anniversary of my first post. Can you believe it has been a year? What a ride. At times I have felt like Alice stepping through the looking-glass into a wild and crazy world. There have been moments I thought I was getting the hang of it, and others where … [Read more...]
Blogging on the Road
My name is Janine Fitzpatrick and I have a problem. There is a possibility I may be addicted to the internet. On arrival in the picturesque Tumbarumba I discovered I had no mobile phone coverage. This of course means I can't hotspot my phone to my ipad and create my blogging masterpieces which are such an intergral part of your day. People I had … [Read more...]
I’m Calling A Meeting
This morning I have been so bereft of blogging ideas I've even packed the dishwasher to avoid the computer. I have a thousand and one ideas but all of them require some level of effort, a little bit of research, a touch of organisation, a request to interview people, preparation of photos, reading books to review. As the clock ticks away on … [Read more...]
Random Thoughts on a Sunday Morning – And Some Blog Lovin’
This morning I'm struggling to craft a coherent post, so instead of a single topic, considered and well thought out, you will get a random collection of the out-of-context thoughts of a tired, emotionally challenged woman who is trying to come to terms with the fact the coffee that gets her started in the morning may be contributing to the … [Read more...]
Blogging May Be Sending Me Insane
I'm starting to think there is a good chance blogging may be sending me insane. No really, I may need to pay money and go and talk to someone. But where the hell am I going to find a therapist conversant in wordpress.com vs wordpress.org/google page ranks/the merits of posting daily - or not/the possibility of earning an income from a blog/what … [Read more...]
The Art of Procrastination
I am on holidays. They started last Friday and give me 10 straight days with no work distraction to undertake all those tasks I have been "gunna" do. It gives me 10 days to implement some of the ideas from the blogging conference. To focus on posts for the blog (maybe even get some written in advance to help with the 6.00am panic which overtakes me … [Read more...]
Things I Learned at Nuffnang Blogopolis 2012
I spent last Saturday at the Blogopolis conference, an oestrogen rich room of bloggers feasting on high tea and information overload. Non-bloggers amongst you, apologies I'll see you tomorrow! Bloggers here's my attempt to capture some of the knowledge transmitted on the day, in some cases just rough notes, others I have expanded upon. Pack a cut … [Read more...]
Ch-Ch-Changing
Forgive me readers for I have sinned, it has been four days since my last confession post. Felled by a migraine I spoke in tongues, felt ill and frankly did not want to deal with the fact I was CHANGING the blog. Moving from a wordpress.com to a self-hosted site has proven to be a little stressful, given my level of technical ability is … [Read more...]
Talking Blogging With Eden
Yesterday was a big day. I learnt how to Skype (I know way out of touch, even my Mum has been Skyping for years, but I've been busy alright). I had to learn how to Skype because I won a half hour chat with Eden Riley in a competition on her blog Edenland. Eden has just been named as Australia's Top Blogger in a competition at The Sydney Writers … [Read more...]
