Hello everyone, how are you? How was your Easter weekend?

I've been thinking a lot lately about why no matter how many times I set myself the goal of getting back into blogging, the urge to post just isn't there like it used to me.

During this thinking time I've come up with a number of reasons that might be causing this lack of enthusiasm:

And while all of these are things that contribute to me not blogging - these are things that I've felt since I hit publish on my first ever blog, and they never used to stop me.

So what's really changed?

Well... in all honesty, my life is just much better now than it used to be.

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Hey everyone, how are you? A month or so ago I published my blogging manifesto, and I was so pleased that it seemed to go down really well with you guys. So I thought why not do an Instagram one too?

Instagram is pretty much the social media channel I spend anytime thinking about. You'll find me dipping in and out of Twitter every now and then, and for a very short time this year I remembered I had a Facebook page for my blog, and then promptly forgot about it. But Instagram?

Instagram I literally spend hours scrolling through, planning and talking about. And I'm not ashamed of that as such, but it is something I've wrestled with.

For example when Twitter exploded with 'bot gate' over Easter I sat there thinking 'guys, come on, does it really matter?' Whilst also systematically unfollowing anyone that was using a bot. It is ultimately a social media channel, and as I don't earn a living from social media, and don't have any plans to in the future, it doesn't feature in my list of things that actually matter.

But I do really enjoy it. I like putting effort into my photos and seeking out things to photograph for it. It pushes me to get better at something that is only a hobby (when writing and theatre, as much as I love the are also a career). I like keeping up with what other people are doing when I don't have time to read their blogs, and I like updating people on what I'm up to when I don't have time to write my own. The only thing I really feel a little guilt about, is that the whole thing just isn't 'instant' anymore, however I want to let go of that, and figure as long as I'm always honest about things, then there is no need to beat myself up about it. So with all that in mind here is my Instagram manifesto.

Ok So I've tried writing several introductions for this post and all of them felt really 'meh' so instead of being too try hard I'm just going to jump right in.

I wanted to write myself  bit of a 'blog manifesto' as recently I've felt things have really started to settle into place with this spot of mine. What with the change of name last summer, and the creative roll I've been on since the beginning of this year, I finally feel like my blog, and my theatre work make sense together. Hence why 'My Work' now has a much bigger presence on here, because I finally feel like I can use this blog for business and pleasure if you will.

With that in mind I thought I'd share what my thinking behind my blog and my attitude towards it are, and hopefully whenever I start to feel lost again in the future (because y'know bloggers block can rear it's ugly head at any given point) this post will remind me why I'm here and what it's all for.

So Without further ado...

One of the most popular posts I've ever written is "How To Share The Love As A Blogger& Why It's Important." I started that post by stating that I am in no means a ln expert blogger. In fact I have another post currently say in my drafts titled "Technically - I'm a bad blogger" That still stands, I'm not an expert and as a rule I steer clear of "how to's" when it comes to blogging. Mainly because if I concern myself too much with all the things I SHOULD be doing, I'd never get around to actually posting. And my posting is sporadic enough as it is!

However, like sharing the love there is one thing I think is super important when it comes to blogging.  Commenting.

Hello everyone! And a very hapy Tuesday! How are you all?

I'm finding it really REALLY hard to stick to a blogging schedule at the moment. It's not that I have bloggers block as such, it's more that I'll come up with a post idea but then whn it comes down to writing it, the words just don't come naturally. A bit like, when you've lost your voice, you have things to say, but you can't actually say them without forcing it. Does that make sense?

I've seen quite a few travvel bloggers making a list of all the travel tales they are yet to tell and asking people which one they'd like to hear next, so I thought... why not do that but with the blog posts I'm yet to write? I'm literally using my bloggers block to blog! Plus hopefully some of these ideas sound interesting to you and with a little bit of encouragement from you guys I can find my voice again!

So, here is a list of blog posts I am yet to write. Let me know in the comments which ones you'd like to see actually published!

Hello everyone! Happy November! How the heckers are you? I know, it's been a while.

Normally after accidental blogging breaks I start my first post back with an apology or a promise to do better but to be honest? I'm kind of over beating myself up about blogging, and not only that, but as a reader I genuinely don't expect apologies from my favourite bloggers when they take a break. We all take breaks, don't we? We all have emails that go unanswered, commments we know should be replied to and, no doubt a hundred posts we SHOULD have written. But nobody in the ENTIRE world, blogger or no blogger, is on top of their game all of the time.

The fact is everybody needs a break.