I have spent the last couple of weeks thinking about how I
should get back into the blogging world after having been on a break for over
three months now. I read other people’s
posts on blogging after a break, be it a short one or a looong break, like mine
(a search for ‘BLOGGING AFTER A LONG BREAK’ actually got me loads of results!
And I said to myself, I am not alone in this). I read about blog stats when I
was not blogging and what should be my reentry strategy from outside the
blogging atmosphere back to blogworld. I thought about whether I need to write
a post on my long absence or dive right back into it as if I was never away.
should get back into the blogging world after having been on a break for over
three months now. I read other people’s
posts on blogging after a break, be it a short one or a looong break, like mine
(a search for ‘BLOGGING AFTER A LONG BREAK’ actually got me loads of results!
And I said to myself, I am not alone in this). I read about blog stats when I
was not blogging and what should be my reentry strategy from outside the
blogging atmosphere back to blogworld. I thought about whether I need to write
a post on my long absence or dive right back into it as if I was never away.
What did I do while I was away? A wonderful time with family
in India, tradition, nature kind of sums up my experiences the last couple of
months – a traditional growing-up ceremony for my son (it is called a upanayanam,
many a times referred to a Hindu Bar-Mitzwah – you can read more about it here,
here or here)
that was a wonderful mix of family, friends, culture and tradition; visits to
beautiful bird sanctuaries – one in Singapore (the Jurong Bird Park) and one in
Mysore(Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary); visits to famous local parks in the erstwhile garden city of
Bangalore; and of course, shopping in my old favorite haunts while discovering
new shopping haunts!
in India, tradition, nature kind of sums up my experiences the last couple of
months – a traditional growing-up ceremony for my son (it is called a upanayanam,
many a times referred to a Hindu Bar-Mitzwah – you can read more about it here,
here or here)
that was a wonderful mix of family, friends, culture and tradition; visits to
beautiful bird sanctuaries – one in Singapore (the Jurong Bird Park) and one in
Mysore(Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary); visits to famous local parks in the erstwhile garden city of
Bangalore; and of course, shopping in my old favorite haunts while discovering
new shopping haunts!
(whew, that was a long one! Anyways, now you know why I was
away for at least 8 weeks of my absence)
away for at least 8 weeks of my absence)
Now, that I am planning to be back, I noticed a few events
that i thought will be perfect for my reentry to blogger world- and here is my
entry post to them – Bloggiesta (I enjoyed participating in this last time) and
BBAW (for the first time – I blog about books and more but books are definitely
my first love, now don’t tell my DH that!) .
that i thought will be perfect for my reentry to blogger world- and here is my
entry post to them – Bloggiesta (I enjoyed participating in this last time) and
BBAW (for the first time – I blog about books and more but books are definitely
my first love, now don’t tell my DH that!) .
My plan for Bloggiesta –
- Start blogging with a
schedule and follow it - Contemplating whether to
switch to Google+ profile (I am registered as LadyInRead in so many
places, !) –your opinion on that?? Would love to hear if you are planning
to? - And some more items to add
– closer to Bloggiesta
Sign up for this fun event here
For BBAW, my first post will be up early tomorrow and
5, 6, 7, 8
Who do I appreciate?
That is the theme for Day one of BBAW.. I have a couple of
blogs that I love and am going to post about first thing tomorrow…
blogs that I love and am going to post about first thing tomorrow…
Register for BBAW (if you have not done so yet) here.
Welcome back! You're definitely not alone in this – lots of people take longer breaks. Sometimes (well, many times) life gets in the way of blogging and we can't help it. 🙂 I hope you have fun during Bloggiesta!
Here's my post and my Bloggiesta goals.
thank you for your comments! yes, creating a work-life-blog-and-everything-else balance is something i am always trying to achieve!
Welcome back! Good luck with your to do list. I'm participating also-hopefully I'll make a dent and learn some new things also and also catch up with some back logged reviews. LOL!