This is one of those random posts where I share silly photos from my phone and offer up links at the end for you to check out. OK, I think I’ve just summarized everything I was wanting to write :]
It’s just past 10am and already the day is filling up with much to do. Jessie is here to work and the ideas are flowing, orders are being packaged {click here to see some cute packaging ideas}, and ruffles are being sewn. YEOW!
This weekend I have a Saturday Craft post scheduled. EEEEEK, it’s so cute and a sneak-peak is in one of these photos. Do you think you can figure it out?
What have my days looked like lately? Buried in fabric ♥. It’s the best feeling and is the quickest way for me to de-stress and focus and keep a positive/encouraging attitude. I love the time I spend online, but some times I just need to get it done, ya know? :]
Poor Bauer, every day he is played with, walked & snuggled. All. day. long. He loves it! *wink* And then he takes a nap on our bed. Hah! And he said if you need a good blog to read while you’re relaxing, here are some good ones.
Lisa Leonard featured our wedding on her blog — and makes me super happy to think about our amazing day!!!
Michelle has a new series on her blog called Love Out Loud and I’m guest posting on OPTIMISM — click here to check it out :]
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Want to know something oh-sew funny? The reason I’m blogging to this day is because Zack started a Blogspot blog for me back in July 2008 {-ish}. He thinks I tell the best {random} stories and a blog would be the perfect place to share them all [snort]. And… then I taught myself how to sew, so I really had something to talk about. And here we are today! Crazy how one idea can transform into something so magical, yes?
Share with us: Why do you blog?
I blog as an outlet to write. I’ve used my blog to focus my writing and have built an incredible community of friends and readers through it. I hope to use my blog as a platform for speaking and writing!
That’s a good question that I try to ask myself regularly. Right now, I blog to have a creative outlet (I’m learning that you can’t just want to be creative. You have to go out and do it.) and to learn from/with others. So far, so good. :-)
Well, I originally started my blog as a way to journal my thoughts during a particularly hard time. I’d been through a lot health-wise and experienced major loss AND we were in the process of turning our lives upside down by quitting jobs, moving 4 hours away to go to seminary/full time ministry. It was CRAZY!! Now here we are 2 years later and wow am I shocked at what my blog has turned into! Since then we sold our house, moved into a new wonderful place, almost 2 years of seminary down, awesome ministry, we decided to adopt from Ethiopia, brought our son home last month, I started my own business, and now I’m able to help other families bring their babies home. WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have too much happening NOT to blog! haha
YAY workspace pictures!!
Why do I blog?…hmm good question….I started sewing recently {more like 8 months agoish} and I just wanted to tell the whole world all about it!! And I wanted to connect with other people in the handmade biz, create relationships, ask for advice, give advice, brainstorm, post pretty pictures, sell my beautiful product, and tell the whole world who I am and what I’m doing! I just love the idea of blogging ;) everything about it gets me all bubbly and excited inside. I remember that feeling when I got my first follower, recieved my first comment…and I just can’t wait for the future of Sew Indy!
It’s evolved over the years. It started as a journal for myself. Then I started sharing with family…then friends found it. I would say it’s still a personal blog, but I’ve linked to others and have found so many like-hearted friends through the blogging community. Photography is one of my interests so I use my blog as a place to post some favorites to chronicle our lives.
What? You write a post on OPTIMISM??? Ha! Obviously!
Sounds like you’ve been busy sewing up a storm! That’s awesome! Can’t wait to see your Saturday Craft!
Good question! I blog because it’s my way to be creative. I love using bright colors, fun pictures, etc. on my blog so it’s fun for people to read. I LOVE blogging!! It’s an adventure!
i blog because i want to have documentation about our lives for my children…and our family. my hubby made my first year of blogging into a book and i can’t wait to do that again! also, i just love to write about what the Lord has been teaching me and also just funny, dorky real-life stories.
here is my question for you: i think you used shakeit for your little polaroid pics but what did you use for the film strip pics? i use the shakeit for any iphone pics i post to my phone, but i’d love more ideas!
I started blogging to talk about cervical mucus. True story.
But then it just became a little piece of me & this community that grew & grew. It’s my safe place to be 100% me.
I started blogging because I had a little nomad moment in life where I kept moving around and couldn’t get enough of meeting new people and seeing new places. This is a way for me to keep up (beyond facebook) with all the amazing people I met by keeping a diary of sorts of what goes in my life. I’m learning how great the blogging community really is!
To speak hope. And to remind myself & others that we’re all connected, our stories matter & we’re not alone. It’s a very powerful creative outlet for me.
I started a blog basically so I could comment on other blogs I found and loved. But its come to be so much more for me. I love the connections Ive made(& continue to make) and cant wait to see what comes of it. My dream is to attend a bloggy meetup/creative get together with other bloggers I love to make those connections even stronger. That face to face connecting is so much more powerful than online connecting. Putting a voice to the person, talking to them for reals, getting to really KNOW them. So powerful!
XO,
Sarah
I blog to keep myself accountable ~ I started it to find a bit of beauty in each day. Blogging about those little moments of magic each day reminds me to LOOK for those little moments of magic. Plus, inspiring others inspires me.
p.s. I love the stream of sunlight across your fabric in the photo above.
i blog because i love to write and i want to document life. i am terrible at remembering to take pictures or keep a journal on a vacation. i never remember what i did last thursday. so having a blog sort of holds me accountable to remembering and documenting these things! i also have learned to love and nurture the community involved in it. when you blog you become a part of a universe that you would have never known existed had you not taken that tiny step and stuck your toe in the water. and for whatever reason God has pushed me to keep doing it even when i get discouraged or just “meh” about it. he will send a kind reader my way to inspire or remind me that “hey she is a normal girl, just like you, living and breathing the same air” and she is an inspiration to many. i feel like He is guiding me towards that one day but who knows. for now i just want to remember to take pictures and share them with everyone. :)
I blog so that I don’t stay inside my head. It can be a dangerous place. I’m trying to get better at really getting my thoughts out there.
I started blogging before it was “blogging” (around 1997-98ish). I used to keep an “online diary” as a freshman in high school (*DORK!*) — just static HTML files that I appended a daily entry to every day and uploaded to my GeoCities account. Then when PyraLabs launched blogger, I moved there, then on to owning a domain and using Greymatter and later WordPress to power my blog. Basically … it’s been a creative outlet for me and just plain a part of my daily life for over a dozen years. (Which is weird to think of!!)
I HEART random over here on Gussy Sews!
And that’s the cutest pin~cushion I ever did see!
Hugs!
xo
I blog just for the creative outlet. I like writing, and I don’t even know that very many people read my blog. I’ve been blogging off and on for over five years now, and I just keep plugging away. Sometimes I get a few comments and sometimes i don’t. I just write about whatever is on my mind, I guess.
Why do I blog? I blog so that my babies (who aren’t babies anymore!) will have a record of their lives, of our lives…so that they will know that I existed if Heaven forbid something should ever happen to me…I lost my own mom shortly before I turned 3…I cherish the couple of pictures I have…I plan to leave behind proof that I existed! ;)
I mostly blog to have a virtual portfolio of our homeschool days… I do love getting on my soap box every once in a while though… or offering encouragement to other moms out there. And I can’t resist sharing some of my newest dolls and other sewn creations form time to time :)
Hi there. Love your story. I wondered….is your doggin’ part Wheaten Terrier? We have a Wheatie. He sure looks similar. He’s a cutie!
Oh you sweet girl. I just love your fun, creative, colorful blog!
Mine? I was just talking to a bloggy friend about this. I started blogging during a rough time physically because I needed an outlet. Now I blog because I love it. It’s fun for me, and it’s still an outlet.
I love the pin cushion and have so much fun reading your blogs in the morning. You’ve inspired a lot of fun and new projects :-)
Ummm… sometimes I think I need to re-evaluate why I blog. I started blogging to share our life with my in-laws who really wanted to keep up with our little guy. Now, we have three kids, and I’m BUSY! But I still like to update every once in a while. I find I spend way more time reading other blogs than actually blogging :) But I learn so much! And I find beautiful souls like yourself, and it makes me want to be a better blogger. I’m happy to have found you and your blog!
I blog to preserve memories and to share them with others.
very fun post!! looking forward to saturday craft idea…although i am not a very crafty person, i love seeing what people come up with!
i started a livejournal way back in 2000 just to write down my thoughts once and a while. recently i just started on blogger to write about the adventures i am having (big and small). with many friends and family far away, its an easy way for me to share a little bit of myself with them…and meet some amazing people in this blog community!
I blog to keep our family who is far away, updated on our lives or mainly the life of their grandson :) And to write down my thoughts, journal and just to keep a record of what is going on in our lives. I love it and it’s now bringing out a crafting side of me. :)
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