tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post6416700278867664990..comments2023-10-31T04:33:30.335-06:00Comments on The Life of Bon: Does a blog have a life span?bonbonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13580532603443802313noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-89315507596267553632013-07-10T06:42:07.472-06:002013-07-10T06:42:07.472-06:00We have success!! Now let me try remembering my ma...We have success!! Now let me try remembering my mahousively long post in reply to your brilliant blog...<br /><br />Firstly: I only just found you - no flannel here - you are my favourite blogger!! Not sure why exactly, you just seem really real. <br /><br />Secondly, both myself and Miss Carrie Bradshaw are slightly more than twentysomething and we have readers :o)<br /><br />Don't give up, or throw in the towel - who knows, maybe this blog could be your future full time position?!! That's what I'm aiming for anyhow - need to not be location dependant really. Although any help with getting my stats up and those sponsor slots (very very cheap!) Filled up is so very much appreciated.<br /><br />A blog should kind of be like the under stairs cupboard I think: It's pretty safe in there, can sometimes feel a little dark and claustrophobic but you love the whole occasion of visiting there and creating something beautiful...<br /><br />You have stacks of followers by the looks of this blog post alone. Be proud of that it speaks volumes (dreaming of the day I'm up there too!)<br /><br />:O)<br /><br />Much love xxxxLouise Usherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01347686769799984956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-6341839573386947122013-07-10T06:37:16.321-06:002013-07-10T06:37:16.321-06:00Ok once again my post didn't register..
Testi...Ok once again my post didn't register..<br /><br />Testing...testing... 1.... 2..... 3....<br /><br />Louise Usherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01347686769799984956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-4372730016859412082013-07-09T15:08:56.303-06:002013-07-09T15:08:56.303-06:00Yeah, I find that I always ask people if they'...Yeah, I find that I always ask people if they've read my blog before I start telling a story because I don't want them to have to sit through it twice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-82444065693535278872013-07-09T13:32:30.898-06:002013-07-09T13:32:30.898-06:00I really hope you don't give up :( I've ju...I really hope you don't give up :( I've just started reading your blog! And it's definitely one of my favouritesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-13440099739328984512013-07-08T20:18:38.931-06:002013-07-08T20:18:38.931-06:00Nooooooooo, don't goooooooo! Promise? We need ...Nooooooooo, don't goooooooo! Promise? We need you:)Because of Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04648741503671172034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-26042023082881329002013-07-08T19:57:43.254-06:002013-07-08T19:57:43.254-06:00Your blog voice is far from dead, maybe you just n...Your blog voice is far from dead, maybe you just need to rest it for a few days but don't go away I like your blog so much Jo-Anne's Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11418152399382818709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-44413358934125742802013-07-08T16:11:57.814-06:002013-07-08T16:11:57.814-06:00you can't just stop this post right there, it ...you can't just stop this post right there, it wasn't done. I need more... Give me direction Bon! More! What happens to blogs?/??Taylor Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508753173622510644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-32238521978556557952013-07-08T14:00:54.193-06:002013-07-08T14:00:54.193-06:00I think about that a lot too. I started mine up in...I think about that a lot too. I started mine up in 2009 and really got into it in 2010. Have I officially ran out of things to say to the internet?<br /><br />I think I'll most likely have a blog for quite a while. My guess is that blogging will become less and less important to me over the next couple of years (I've been less committed to it for a year now and I see no reason to return). I'm over most of the blogosphere. The giveaways and the sponsor swaps and the c/o clothes.<br /><br />I think eventually I will go the way of Busybeelauren's blog. She blogged for YEARS, from like 2006 to 2012, just documenting her life, and then last August, her baby was born and GOMI had a field day and she deleted her blog and created a new, private WordPress one, solely to document her thoughts and pictures from her family. (Isn't that what blogging is supposed to be about anyways? Ha.) I'll probably go private eventually. Who knows. Ha.<br /><br />Anyways, this is a very long winded post, and really I've said nothing too important, soooo you are welcome for this weirdo little comment. Yup.Jenniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06532899712985168672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-68562477104507588562013-07-08T13:08:28.941-06:002013-07-08T13:08:28.941-06:00Yaay! I've finally won a giveaway. But, to com...Yaay! I've finally won a giveaway. But, to comment on the blog, I've been blogging since November 2009. I didn't start trying to grow my blog until the beginning of this year. So, from 2009-2010/2011, it was me writing for myself and I didn't care who was reading it. I was surprised to have about 20 followers, although I knew everyone of them. Then, when I started dating Justin, it became sort of a journal as well as a newsletter to both families. I'm now trying to balance it as all of those: professional blog, journal, newsletter, and writing just for me. It's a hard balance. I do believe blogs can live on forever as long as the person likes to write, and after getting to know you (which I am so glad we have), but the purpose of the blog can change, and maybe that is what you are experiencing: a transitional stage of purpose for your blog. <br /><br />morrellfairytale.blogspot.comTayler Morrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15451482104180503209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-50955289227040796622013-07-08T12:43:53.603-06:002013-07-08T12:43:53.603-06:00You are so funny....I hope you stay around for a L...You are so funny....I hope you stay around for a LONG time. :)<br /><br />Laura@MiceInTheKitchen Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09588086445948877347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-39133082724615063242013-07-08T11:45:50.811-06:002013-07-08T11:45:50.811-06:00You should have a roundtable about what to do when...You should have a roundtable about what to do when you feel uninspired or in a rut!!!! Hopefully I'd be able to make it to that one :P AND I think that you do a great job with your blog! :)Amberlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14563884903628606025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-31850049920734651712013-07-08T10:38:59.355-06:002013-07-08T10:38:59.355-06:00i dont think you should feel as if you have to blo...i dont think you should feel as if you have to blog regularly during the summer, its also important to do the things you enjoy. personally, i dont think a blog has a life span, i think when the writer outgrows the blog, thats when it stops :)<br /><br />Leyla xx<br />http://mythoughtsandboredom.blogspot.co.uk/Leyla Wright https://www.blogger.com/profile/14949089901642264899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-47737645586566847112013-07-08T10:26:04.656-06:002013-07-08T10:26:04.656-06:00I don't have a blog and I read blogs!! ;) I pr...I don't have a blog and I read blogs!! ;) I promise there's a bunch of us out there lolBrittany Daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07724453329081036383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-44195995291535421002013-07-08T09:45:56.860-06:002013-07-08T09:45:56.860-06:00I don't think the blog has a life span as long...I don't think the blog has a life span as long as you are blogging for you and continue to enjoy it. Although I still kind of find it funny to think about how my pics will change over the years as I age and if I will even want to continue as I get into 50's 60's and beyond. But life doesn't stop just because you get older so why not? I will say that I've been on the fence about letting IRL folks in on the blog but mostly I'm glad that I haven't. How annoying that everyone knows all these things...even though like you said, you did tell them. Cece @Mahogany Drivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11851435478630045969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-73435525361908724702013-07-08T09:15:00.487-06:002013-07-08T09:15:00.487-06:00As long as you're blogging hun, I'm readin...As long as you're blogging hun, I'm reading :) I like that you are an actual writer..its different from a lot of other blogs. So keep doing your thing.Whitney Alison https://www.blogger.com/profile/02153898249785757592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-1410683190559038382013-07-08T08:57:48.880-06:002013-07-08T08:57:48.880-06:00I hear ya about the strangers and people you know ...I hear ya about the strangers and people you know reading your blog. If I had no clue who was reading my blog - I would probably have SO MUCH MORE to talk about! But because there are people I know who read it.... shudder. It's scary. Sometimes I feel like I've lost my blogging voice too... but I keep going. Maybe eventually we'll both get them back. <br /><br />Also - I was out of town all week and I'm now catching up on blogs. So if you get a million comments from me today, that's why. lolEmily Hornburghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03517036280716456767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-50310224447947719612013-07-08T08:35:10.566-06:002013-07-08T08:35:10.566-06:00I think a blog's life span is as long as the p...I think a blog's life span is as long as the person's attention span. <br /><br />For instance, I've been blogging on and off for almost a decade now (Seriously, I think winter might be a decade?) I've gone through times where I had a lot to say, where I had not much to say, where I thought I had nothing to say but still wrote, and when I didn't write at all. Now, I write for me because getting the words swirling around in my head out just makes me feel better and think more clearly. <br /><br />Take a look at why you blog and if you're still enjoying it. No one says you have to do it all the time. One of my favorite blogs posts once, maybe twice a week. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-81915477697440229982013-07-08T08:28:54.652-06:002013-07-08T08:28:54.652-06:001) This is why I don't blog every day.
2) This...1) This is why I don't blog every day.<br />2) This is why I blog anonymously.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09711743439868985297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-31393038195600343762013-07-08T07:26:00.424-06:002013-07-08T07:26:00.424-06:00I feel the same way. I've been feeling "b...I feel the same way. I've been feeling "blah" about blogging lately.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-21169909033107175362013-07-08T06:16:19.972-06:002013-07-08T06:16:19.972-06:00I say enjoy your summer! The blog will still be he...I say enjoy your summer! The blog will still be here when it's over. :) Pink Pamalammahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573026546007911407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-72592140732244491442013-07-08T05:05:25.328-06:002013-07-08T05:05:25.328-06:00Writing happens in phases... and sometimes they ar...Writing happens in phases... and sometimes they aren't very good ones. I've had blogs for years, and last year I definitely wrote the bare minimum. It's nice to have a place to say what you want, though. Because even if people do read the blog, they still want to hang out with you and have real relationships outside of the internet and that's what counts!Kayleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16115480414186477674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-44255054788760610172013-07-08T04:47:05.426-06:002013-07-08T04:47:05.426-06:00I do think blogging about everyday things is very ...I do think blogging about everyday things is very hard for me for the reasons you said. It's weird if the regular people in your life know so much without you even speaking to them about it. Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12838101155785905633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-27116763449543396912013-07-07T22:40:33.489-06:002013-07-07T22:40:33.489-06:00i feel you bonnie - remember the chat we had befor...i feel you bonnie - remember the chat we had before we left? and all my big plans? well sometimes life gets in the way - but usually thats great for the blog. if you're blogging life, you have to live before you blog. <br /><br />and now that i've moved you can't stop blogging. now that we can't hang out, you must keep blogging. so i second brooke, for my sake, keep at it :) Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18092943764615718833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-46688531586853108332013-07-07T22:08:28.768-06:002013-07-07T22:08:28.768-06:00I think it's natural that we have times when b...I think it's natural that we have times when blogging isn't as fun or exciting. It's funny, as a teacher....I totally meant to "blog full time" over the summer. Somehow, I'm relaxing full time and blogging part time.<br /><br />Carly<br />www.lipglossandcrayons.comCarlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14441710351375893934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-76366443127446881512013-07-07T22:01:15.343-06:002013-07-07T22:01:15.343-06:00Oh my gosh, I feel the same exact way at family fu...Oh my gosh, I feel the same exact way at family functions. Then its kind of weird because I'm so open on the blog and all of the sudden someone wants to talk about it in real life and I just don't know what to say...Laynahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04416351809701171947noreply@blogger.com