Blogging Dry Spell

I feel like I really have to be honest here.  My content lately has been complete and utter crap.  There isn't much to blog about when all I do is physical therapy and school.  Besides that, I also have a lack of money.  I'm really hoping that once I get back to work, my life will pick back up and I will have better things to talk about.  What is there to write about when you don't do much with your life?  Wow.  I just literally read that question out loud.  Could I be any more negative?  I've read a time or two that if you have nothing to talk about, you just shouldn't blog.  You can't compensate quantity for quality.  In simpler terms, if you're content isn't worth reading, you've pretty much have wasted your time.

What do you do when you have blogging dry spells?

I mean, I don't want people to think that I'm neglecting my blog and then they lose interest in me.  I'm still here...just not here, here.  I love my blog.  I really want ya'll to know that.  I'm still trying to find my place in the blogging world.  I'm a little frustrated.  I guess my head is wrapped around "blogging perfectly".  I'm never happy with my layout or my writing.  I know there is no such thing as "blogging perfectly".

I always read that a lot of bloggers are off doing this and that and I'm over here doing nothing.  I'm like, "How do they afford to go do all these things all the time?"

I thought about being a food critic blogger and was like, "For one, I'm overweight.  Two, I don't have money for that shit."  I'm graduating from my associates degree in June -- I should be smarter than this!  I know that I should be writing for myself as most bloggers say, but I'm just curious as to how many of you actually read my blog.  Better yet, I want to know how many of you read my blog and don't comment.

I'm going to try to come up with some really great content.  I promise!  Maybe I'm just having a moment.

Decisions, Decisions . . .

I just can't right now.  I'm so stuck in wanting a blog change.  It's ridiculous.  I feel like I'm ready for a change...like a sophisticated change.  I kinda want to change the name, but then, the names that I want are already taken when trying to set up social media accounts.  I'm so torn between what I want to do.  It's driving me insane!

Help!!

Just some ideas that I've been playing around with:

I'm Still Here, Ya'll!

I know, I know.  I've been very blog-neglectful lately.  "Tinisha, you were posting almost every day in December.  What happened?"  Well, I started school and a new lifestyle change.  Believe it or not, there is life beyond blogging!  No, I don't love it any less just because my life just got a bit more consumed by priorities.  I'm still just as obsessed and in love with my blog as before!  Promise.

So, what's been going on with me lately?

Well, I've lost almost 15 pounds in a month!  I'm doing so well with weight loss.  I've been creating and finding healthy alternatives to the things that I absolutely love to eat.  I've started doing tae bo which absolutely kicks your ass, but takes the weight off!  

These are the ingredients for Dr. Oz's healthy breakfast shake, but I've only had it once.  The next time I have it, I'm going to modify the rice protein powder and ground flax seed because the shake was just way too powdery for me.

Instead of using bread for your sandwiches, try a romaine lettuce leaf!  This is tuna fish salad!  It was really tasty and best part was, it was guilt-free!

My new favorite dish -- lean ground turkey shepherds pie!  Once square slice is only 201 calories!

I had this delicious little number for lunch today!  I call it -- tomato parmesan wraps!  These wraps are only 81 calories!  The cheese is fat-free.

This is my new favorite snack!  Chocolate, peanut butter milk shake!  This was so good and guilt-free that I will even be generous and spill the recipe for ya'll!

1 cup of Arctic Zero, chocolate peanut butter ice cream

1/2 cup of unsweetened almond milk

1 tbsp of PB2 (Powdered peanut butter)

Blend all the ingredients in a blender.  I blended mine in the Nutribullet.

Other than that, school has been going great.  I'm only two weeks into the semester, but I'm pretty sure that I will maintain an 'A' average.  I'm so loving my classes, especially macroeconomics!  Our fur babies have their annual check-up tomorrow with their follow-up shots.  Next Monday, I have my nerve racking appointment with the hand specialist up in Greenville.  The closer it gets, the more nervous I get!  I'm hoping that he will have good news for me.  I'm just dying to go back to work -- that is, if I still have a job to return to.

Attention ALL Lifestyle Bloggers -- Your Motivation Awaits

I'm taking a moment today to dedicate this post to all my fellow lifestyle bloggers.  Reason being is that, I too, am a lifestyle blogger and I've realized that most lifestyle bloggers lose their motivation to blog more than any other type of blogger.  Statistically, lifestyle bloggers fall considerably low on the totem pole compared to fashion blogs.  Actually, fashion blogs account for a good portion of the blogging community.  However, I'm here to tell you that those statistics shouldn't discourage you -- take it from a lifestyle blogger herself.

Versatility -  I don't know about all of you, but I like to do things in my life as broadly as possible because it allows me the ability to stay open-minded to change.  We live in a constantly changing world.  It leaves you with endless opportunities and you can write about anything and everything that suits your mood that day.  When I hear the genres "Fitness", "Beauty" and "Fashion" blog, all I ever picture reading about is solely just fitness, beauty, and fashion.  I personally love the idea of having a lifestyle blog because you can be so versatile with it.  One day I might feel like being a wannabe fashionista and blog about some knock-off brand shoes that I bought (because lord only knows I wasn't born into money), then the next day I might feel like writing about events in my personal life.

Personability - Every time I come across a blog of a specific genre, I mostly feel like they are pretty much all the same in one way or another.  I mean, yeah, I become a little more educated than I was before by reading about a specific topic, but I can ever hardly connect with the bloggers personality with a specific genre.  It's also really difficult to stand apart with a specified genre blog.  In my opinion, I just get bored with specified genre blogs because it's always predictable and stiff.  With a lifestyle blog, you never really know what a blogger is going to be writing about next . . . of course it will be something related to lifestyle, but it could be anything . . . fashion, music, movies, personal life events, beauty, charity, fitness, parenting, advice, giveaways, etc; just anything really.  

Also, with a lifestyle blog, you will eventually write something that either everyone will like or can relate to which is basically a prelude to my next topic.  Not everyone is into fashion.  Not everyone is into DIY.  Catch my drift?  Through diversity is where a person's personality is most likely to shine through.  I like feeling like I'm not just reading another typical blog.  Coming across a blog where I can experience a person's realness is something that I truly admire.  For me, it's not just about playing the "Blogger Poker Face" and making it out to be that you live some enchanted fairy tail life.  I give kudos to the people who can openly admit their flaws and mistakes.  Every single day isn't always rays of sunshine and daffodils. I find desirable what most people don't -- sarcasm.  It excites me and draws me to genuinely follow a blog when I don't know what to expect from day to day and that I could experience anything from entertainment to education.  

Relatiable -  People will eventually be able to relate to your blog in one way or another.  When you have a blog of a specific genre, you lessen the chances that everyone will ever be able to relate to your blog.  Like I said previously, not everyone is into fashion and not everyone is into DIY.  People who aren't into fashion or DIY may never read your blog, so you stunt the potential your blog could ultimately have.

Granted, I know the fashion blogs aren't hurting for followers by any means, but if you're someone like me, you are the type of person who prefers to read blogs with versatility.  I really do have to take a minute here to acknowledge that I really do have a pair of steal balls on me to say that I prefer blogs of versatility because most of my followers are fashion genre specified.  However, just know that my love for fashion blogs are strong and real.  I'm just trying to help out the demotivated lifestyle blogger -- help a sister out!

Entertainment - Lifestyle blogs (again, in my opinion) are the most entertaining.  One day I could read about how someone fell flat on their face, accidentally farted at a family dinner (which I have yet to come across a blogger who is ballsy enough to admit that publicly), or just read about the typical entertainment world such as movie spoilers or new potential one hit wonders in the music industry.

Knowledgeable - I thrive off of education, but I don't want to have a migraine everyday either.  Occasionally, I like to learn things through reading other blogs but again, on different topics.  Bloggers who offer a wide range of shared knowledge are most likely to be the most favored.  One minute I could be learning how to make a homemade lip gloss from Crystal Light powder and Vaseline, the next I could be learning how to customize different aspects of your blog.  I fancy blogs that teach me different things every time I read their blog.  Those are the type of blogs that keep me genuinely, avidly following their blogs.  

With all of that being said, you can really do a lot of things with a lifestyle blog.  It can be specific or broad.  It can either be solely personalized to you and the events in your personal life, sharing those experiences with the public eye or it can generally touch upon topics that people experience everyday (that you may or may not have personally experienced) with the intention to educated and make it so people don't feel like they are all alone when it comes to those certain topics.  The choice is yours!

If anything, it should ease your mind and boost your motivation by knowing that all the specific genres can fit into a lifestyle blog.  Why wouldn't it motivate you to know that your blog is designed to write about anything and everything?  The possibilities are unlimited!

Note; relatiable and personability aren't considered real words according to the English dictionary, but I really feel that they should be because they totally make sense.  Do they not?

I mean, check it out --

Relatiable - (Adj).  The ability to relate to someone or something.

Personability - (Noun). The ability to be pleasant in appearance and manner.

Oh, yeah.  Check me out!  Oxford should definitely hire me as a contributor to the English dictionary.  Okay, maybe I'm getting a little bit ahead of myself there.  Hey, a girl can have a dream!