Posted by: Helena on: June 17, 2009
(I really like the post by e-mail option. It makes it easier to blog.)
Anyway. When it’s a slow work day, or a busy day, but the calculations I do are locking up my computer, I spend some time reading blogs. Mostly sewing blogs. It makes me envious. Many blogs are so nice, with plenty of updates, pictures, tutorials. Updating along the way of a project, not just the finished garment, tips and tricks and so much more. When reading these blogs I feel inspired. When looking at my own blog, I’m not sure I’d read it if it wasn’t mine.
I do like to write about different subjects, such as movies, cooking, sewing, books and everything else I write about, but still keep it easy-going and (hopefully) interesting.
One thing I want to do is to add more pictures. To those posts where it makes sense, anyway. For example, I’m not sure that this post would benefit from having pictures since I wouldn’t be able to find any pictures that relate to the post. However, when I’m drooling over a fabric, fighting with a pattern, have read a book, seen a movie, cooked or baked something, I’m sure pictures would go a long way. I will make an effort to put more pictures in post as I write them (if it’s possible, I don’t always have pictures) and update my old posts with pictures (which I’ll have to find or take myself first.
As for all the blogs that I read at least weekly, that inspire me, I have begun a list in my right column (so far only Weekend Designer is there). However, I got to thinking of netiquette. Should I tell the people that I’m linking to them? I mean if someone’s linking to me, I would want to know, but for more of an ego boost than the netiquette reasons. I should ask – or at least tell. I’m sure somone’s having an open blog wouldn’t mind being linked to, I wouldn’t. But I will give them the ego boost of telling them (and perhaps get my name out there in the process).
I will strive to make my blog more fun, more interesting and more frequently updated. So please don’t leave!