Last week was my first week of scheduling all of my posts in advance.
And it felt pretty good.
I’ve only been blogging for about five months now and I absolutely enjoy it. It’s one of those things I wish I had begun much sooner.
I must admit, however, that there have been a couple of times when it became a chore, a headache, something else I had to do….
And that was never the intention…especially not for a hobby.
But with the life I’ve been leading lately, I often found myself at my computer, at 11pm, trying to get something ready for the next day…..
And I thought that wasn’t fair.
It was supposed to be fun.
I was supposed to write with a purpose and forced posts don’t always lead to that…..
So, here’s to my second week.
And I must say that I’m really digging this, this pre-posting/pre-scheduled post thing…..lol (is there a formal term, idk about?). What’s nice about having them scheduled in advance is that there’s never a rush and I actually write when I feel compelled to, when there’s a concern, not because I want something posted daily…. but because I want to get a few thoughts off my chest, which is the purpose of a blog, right?
Anyway, scheduling posts way in advance got me thinking about canned responses to some common questions women are asked (most of my readers are women, I think). For example, how do you respond to “Why are you single?” “When are you going to get married?” “Are you going to have children?”
You know those questions that come from all the nosy rosys in the world….those people that just want to be all up in your business for no good reason!!
How do you answer them?
I don’t have any ready made responses. When a family friend asked me recently if I’d given any thought to the ‘M’ word. I had no idea what she was talking about. I finally stumbled upon Mortgage since I’ve been contemplating moving lately…..and we both laughed. That wasn’t the ‘M’ word she was thinking of.
We laughed and she said, “I guess not.”
And I have to admit, marriage isn’t something I’m regularly thinking about. I’m quite happy with the way things are.
Do you have a canned response for any of the questions listed above? If you’re a blogger, do you write your posts in advance?
