I've managed to some how keep my blog going for two years, non-stop without a break. I done a whole year of posting pretty much five days a week, and since January, I've been doing 3 days a week.
But I am burnt out.
I started the blog back when I was on a 12 hour week contract with no over time, to being on the same contract - but doing full time 3 out of 4 weeks a month. Or sometimes a whole month. I've managed to work, do my blog, run my YouTube channel and do a whole host of things all at the same time. But for the past few months, I have really struggled.
I'm on full time for the next two weeks and with the 6am starts and 10pm finishes, it's got a little tricky for me to find a spare day to sit down and do three posts for the week, so I've had to draw the line and just take a step back for a second.
So until September 5th, I'm taking a two week blog break as of today - and also two weeks away from my YouTube channel.
I'm still going to be around on twitter, and likely will be sharing posts from my 2016 archive so far - as I've done so many! But I just want to spend 2 weeks not worrying about the blog and panicking that the content is shit.
I'd rather do good posts when I can, rather than half-assed ones because I'm in a rush, and the same for my videos. I have 2 blog post commitments for companies to do, so they will be done ASAP when I get back!
Hope you can all understand, and I'm sorry if I'm moaning a bit! Can't wait to catch you all up in a fortnight with new posts, and I'll hopefully be feeling a lot better! It's been ages since I had a blog break, and I've done my best to keep going, but I've had to wave the white flag and surrender on this one...
Thank you for reading this super long winded post and hopefully you all understand why I'm vanishing for a little bit!! I love you all - and as usual, hope you have a great day and keep safe :)
See you in two weeks! x
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Don't worry ! See you soon :) have a nice day, relax xxx
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DeleteDon't stress! In a year of blogging I've taken 3 breaks. I firmly believe if you're feeling burnt out, and not feeling happy with what you produce, you should take a step back. We all put so much effort into our blogs, it becomes like a second job. And we don't hesitate to take holidays from our day jobs, do we? So why should blogging be any different! Enjoy your break sweet, and come back refreshed and ready to go :D x www.aimeeraindropwrites.co.uk x
ReplyDeleteIt's been a few days and I'm already feeling much better for it, even though I miss it! Totally agree about the day job soliloquy! xx
DeleteDon't worry, we all need a break now and again, believe me I've had a few! Hope you're feeling much better when you're back :)
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Feeling better after a few days, so hopefully will come back with a swing in a few weeks! xx
DeleteAww don't worry! We all get burned out and it's important to look after yourself first and foremore! Take all the time you need love!
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On the second week now and it's bliss! Not having to worry about it has made me feel a lot better :) xx
DeleteThere is only a week for you to come back but I am glad that you can set your priorities, organize yourself & make sure you don't overwhelm yourself. I have always lookes up to you, you are no doubt one of my favorite blogger, an inspiration & even if I don't comment, which I want to set more time to, I always read your posts . I hope you are doing great & I await your posts.
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- Celeste Xxx
Should be back tomorrow, but had a hospital trip last night so will see how I feel! That's so nice to think you look up to my blog! I always think I'm doing quite rubbish! Hope you're having a great weekend chick ❤️
DeleteWe all need a breather at some stage! I hope you come back feeling rejuvenated and able to hit out some more blog posts x
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Hoping tomorrow I will be back with a bang! ❤️
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