New Year's Resolutions – For This Blog

I may have more things NOT to do than to do.

As one of those over-committing type people, it’s good to have resolutions about doing less.

Do NOT do another re-design

Or even another re-jig. There will always be things to tweak and improve but they don’t need to be done now. Not in 2012. Don’t spend more money, just consolidate what’s here already.

Write more posts/write less posts

I have been getting keen on the idea of blogging daily. But sometimes just thinking about that makes me feel stressed.

Then sometimes I think it’d be better to do two posts a week and spend the free time on improving photos, learning more about blogging and on promoting books etc (and writing books).

Anyway, my motto is ‘when in doubt, do nowt’ so I’d better just keep on with my 3-5 posts a week and see how that goes and how it feels.

Keep up with linkys

And continue with good blog etiquette. I only link to linkys if I will be able to visit at least five of the other blogs. Do unto others and all that.

Get over fear of InDesign

Or find someone to design some page templates in Word or Pages. I’d like to do a recipe booklet to give away and maybe also a sampler of the best playgrounds to give away when people sign up for my weekly email.

Write more personal posts

Still don’t feel I have found my voice in terms of writing more personal posts. Work on that.

Take two weeks off in February and November

I think my last wee digital detox did me the world of good. I can check, update and refresh playground and cafe posts and schedule them for when I’m having bloggy breaks

Blog Declutter

Tidy up all the giveaway posts. Take the giveaway bits out of review posts and delete posts that only had giveaways. I don’t want to have posts that aren’t useful in some way on the blog.

Write More Humour

Because we all need a laugh.