Since I started writing a blog two years ago I have posted exactly 215 posts.
Pitiful.
Since I joined Instagram, exactly four months ago, I have snapped 260 photos. That’s almost two a day!
Awesome.
<valleygirlfont> I could give myself a hard time about it or I could like, take this is an opportunity to like, learn something or whatever.</valleygirlfont>
And so, without further ado, here is a scientific look at the process of writing a blog post:
- Lay awake at 3am crafting the perfect way to make potty training, tantrums, and toy surrender refusal (I made that up its not a thing) sound scintillating.
- Next morning hide in tbe bathroom with computer.
- Turn on computer.
- Still waiting….
- Turn on the Internets.
- Open up Wordpress.
- Sign in.
- Realize you’ve forgotten your own password since you never blog anymore.
- Reset password.
- Finally log in!
- Greeted by hundreds of new comments! Hurrah!
- Realize comments are all spam.
- Weep into morning coffee.
- Lament the lack of comments/page views/unique visitors/death of blogging career.
- Blame self.
- Upon further examination blame EVERYONE ELSE.
- Resolve to actually write.
- Open a ‘New post.’
- Stare at blank screen and wonder of the minuteau of day is worth writing about.
- Decide you’d rather watch Downtwon Abbey with your remaining free time.
And Instagram:
- Find iPhone. Easy to do since it’s actually been surgically attached to hand in ground breaking procedure.
- Locate subject: toddler, dog or food product.
- Aim and shoot.
- Share instantly.
- Receive ‘feedback’ instantly.
- Ride the high of likes and comments until the next photo op presents itself seven minutes later.
So you see? How can I really blame myself for my lack of blogging when the blame lies squarely with Intsagram’s ease of use.
For a fabulous collection of photos of food and my toddler and dog (FASCINATING) please find me on Instagram at ’shesuggests.’
Tags: how to post on your blog without actually writing anything, social media is hard yo
Sailing in the same boat, my friend.
Happy to see your words regardless.
Missing you here. Loving you there. xoxo
Can you blame a girl for taking the easy way out? See you there or here, just happy to see you!
I started using Instagram in April and am positively addicted. It’s so fun1 I will look you up!
To call my Instagram situation an addiction would be grossly understating the issue. (I understand you!)
I do love Teh Instagram. And that surgical procedure is pretty rad, huh? Never lose your phone again!
I was told the procedure was EXCLUSIVE, but I guess they just give it to anyone these days.
Sigh.
Perhaps I will carve those ridges in my ears that I have been hearing so much about to stand out from the crowd?
Oh, you crack me up! My blog is being silently killed too…but at least yours has been taken over by another creative hobby!
And, your Valley Girl accent? Perfect. xoxo
Sherri thank you for picking up on the subtle valley girl font. You are the only one who noticed that I now know how to CODE!
I hear you. But am loving the amaaazing photos you are capturing on a daily basis.
I love for you to love me. (That’s why I started blogging, and now Instagraming)
I do believe just like video liked the radio star, Instagram, Twitter and FB killed the blogging star.
But you do take awesome photos.
Thanks Jen! Now the ultimate question am I blogger or a photo taker? Or both?
I wrote a post on both instagram and my actual blog about how I feel like Instagram is my new “mini blog” but of course I still blog regularly at the blog. It’s getting kinda hard to do both. Instagram is just SO easy and fun!!
p.s. you crack me up!
I haven’t tried instagram because I feel I have too much else to keep up with. But now you’ve got me curious because it sounds like fun. And the word EASY really lights me up! Thanks for the fun read!
If your blog starts to suffer don’t blame me!
I am such a loser! I don’t even know what instagram is!
I can’t explain it better than Wikipedia can http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instagram
I just last week got a smartphone, immediately downloaded Instagram, and am already addicted do it. She’s definitely a seductive little temptress, with all her efficiency and the allure of instant gratification. And she’s so pretty too, with all her filters.
Must let her lure me away from my true love – my blog.
You are going to love it, I promise.
As usual you hit it right on the head. And now I’m off to stalk you on Instagram.
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I turned on the light in the bedroom at 11pm one day, just to take a picture of the sleeping baby when I realized I hadn’t used Instagram all day (I know, what??) – just to satisfy my addiction. At the risk of waking the baby. I did say ‘addiction’ right?
Um, yeah. Except I’m more like, 7 pictures a day. Crazy addicted. But IG has taken OVER my blog. I realized today that every post this week (and possibly last) is HEAVY with pictures, mostly from IG. Whoops?
How do you use the photos from instagram on your blog? Do you upload them directly? Email them to yourself first? Send the to Flickr? I need help figuring out this workflow.
I use statigram on the computer. You log in to instagram on it and you can download the pictures directly to your computer. So much easier!
Dude I am SO tech challenged!
On your computer, just type in statigr.am as the web address and log in using your instagram name and pw in the top right corner. It changed my (blogging) life, I swear.
Since I have yet to succumb to Instagram, and the Bloggy Beast appears to have laid prey to my blog … it sort of leaves me nowhere – sigh …