STYLE SWAP TUESDAY: TEN CONFESSIONS OF A BLOGGER

As much as I enjoy blogging and most of the things that come in it’s way, there are occasions when certain things are unpleasant and even annoying to a point, that I just loose it….

I have a come a long way as a blogger. I have evolved both on the inside and outside. I speak more cautiously, my writing skills have honed, my confidence level has upped and so much has changed in these past four years. But there are certain things that I still do repeatedly and I have no regret talking about them here…..

1) I still google simple words for their correct spelling, their meaning and their literary use in a sentence.

2) Most of my best blogging ideas come to me either when I am showering or cooking or when my alarm is on snooze and I am almost awake.

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3) Most of my writing happens after 9 in the evening. As I have a day job, finding time to write during the day is just impossible. So, I am usually up until 11:30pm and between that and waking up at 6, I am mostly sleep deprived during the week. Not a good practice, but you gotta do what you gotta do !

4) My photographer usually clicks about 170 pictures per outfits, out of which only 6-7 makes to the blog. I am not snoozy but I want my shots to look perfect in all aspects.

5) I might look like a tough cookie from the outside, but honestly, I’m an emotional wreck. Typical traits of a cancerian. I don’t handle criticism and ignorance well !! Initially a critical comment on the blog to social media would be devastating for me, but I am learning to take things with a grain of salt.

6) I am a cleanliness freak. If I am not blogging or cooking or with Ribhya, then I am cleaning. I want things clean and orderly, and why not ” when you are in a rush to leave, having things in the right place makes mornings so much stress-free ” !

7) Believe it or not, the ” X ” on the skirt/ jackets vents annoys me. When I see people wearing top-knotch jackets and skirts with the X stitch on their vent still there, I get anxious. I am guilty of pulling that X string for a lot of my friends and also pointing it out on the streets. Might sound obnoxious, but no one needs to know that you juuuusst bought that $$$ coat or suit set.

8) I am really forgetful. I guess it’s the result of the overload of things I juggle. So if an event is not on my calendar, I’ll surely forget. There have been incidents, where I RSVP’d for an event, like a major one, but did not attend, coz I forgot to add it to my calendar…..DUUHHH !

9) Blame it on my Indian genes or religious beliefs, but I am highly superstitious. I don’t cut nails, or shampoo my hair or eat meat on Thursdays, on Saturdays I wear black, I don’t trash after dark and so on so forth.

10) The number one rule for a blogger to be successful, is to plan the blog content ahead of time. As much as I would love to plan things ahead of time, I am mostly behind on my scheduling. For instance it is Thanksgiving in a couple of weeks and I have nothing Thanksgiving-sy lined up. I definitely need to take time and start planning my editorial calendar ahead of time, in order to make the best use of my time.