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Should Bloggers Edit Their Past?

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This website has gone through so many names and approaches over the past fourteen years and, consequently, I've added and removed content regularly. Now that I've finally settled on what I'm doing (and blogging gurus can go jump in a lake), I've been going through my unpublished archives to see if there are things I should bring back.I have a massive collection of archives, full of posts that I've removed from my site (sites, really) for one reason or another. I was looking this week through some of the earlier posts I had written about … [Read more...] about Should Bloggers Edit Their Past?

Cozy Blogs I’m Reading

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I wrote a few months ago about my search last summer to find old-fashioned blogs. Cozy blogs that were full of heart and personality. Blogs that were real and not driven primarily by the latest marketing tricks and blogger guru advice. Blogs that had an element of warmth to them.And I have to be completely honest. I was looking for blogs that were not primarily about homeschooling and gifted/2e kids. I was completely burned out on all that. I needed to think of something other than homeschooling, gifted/2e, and chronic illness. I love what … [Read more...] about Cozy Blogs I’m Reading

Creating a Cozy Life by Choosing the Propaganda You View

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Several months ago while looking for old-fashioned blogs, I came across a new-to-me but long-time blogger who wrote about the idea that you must choose your propaganda. (Mrs. White also wrote another post about homemaking propaganda.) I've thought about the concept of propaganda in the various parts of my life since then - as a woman, as a Christian, as a wife, as a mother, as a homeschooler, as a homemaker, etc. I also read The Benedict Option that provided much food for thought regarding how to interact (or not) with the broader culture which … [Read more...] about Creating a Cozy Life by Choosing the Propaganda You View

A New Trend? Returning to Old-Fashioned Blogging

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I've noticed a small but growing trend over the past several months. More and more bloggers are burned out on the professional side of blogging and are expressing a desire to return to what I would call old-fashioned blogging.If you were in the blogging world in 2005 and 2006, you will know what I mean. That was when blogging really took off and people were loving the opportunity to connect with others online. Comment threads were lengthy, full of friendly chatter and the making of friends. Social Media Took Over Old-Fashioned … [Read more...] about A New Trend? Returning to Old-Fashioned Blogging

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