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The Choice

Daily Prompt Question

If you had to choose between being able to write a blog (but not read others’) and being able to read others’ blogs (but not write your own), which would you pick? Why?

When I first read the question, I really thought I would be writing about how I would pick blogging over reading. But then, I really thought of it. To me, reading blogs came before writing. I fell in love with reading blogs, and then I decided on making one. If it wasn’t for reading, then I would have never considered making my own blog. I thought other bloggers would have a similar response to mine, but it turns out that most people prefer to blog. They claim that reading can be done with newspapers, magazines or books. In my case, I love reading books. I’m not a fan of newspapers and magazines, well, lets just say I really appreciate the art work.

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High Expectations

I haven’t written anything on here in a really long time and that worries me. My blog, as of next September, will be celebrating its 4th year. It seems like yesterday that I made it. If there’s one thing in life that I have accomplished it would be my blog. Sometimes I take what I do for granted. I really don’t appreciate what I have made. Why should I? Four years ago, I never thought I would be here. Now, I feel like, why am I not up there? It hurts when I put so much effort into this blog and then I feel like I did nothing. I still don’t get why I get that feeling sometimes.

The reason I’m worried about all of this is that I’m reaching a point where I should be doing my very best and pushing myself to reach my goals. A reason that sets me going is my love for writing, but I haven’t written anything in a while. That’s what really scares me because what will come of this blog if I’m not writing as much?

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Someday It Will Happen

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about changing the blog’s domain to http://www.withsummerlove.com instead of http://www.withsummerlove.wordpress.com. All I have to do is pay $25 a year through wordpress. It sounds so easy, but the more I talk about it, the more I feel that it’s never going to happen. I have tried to other find websites that I can buy the domain from, but I’m not sure how to use them and whether they would work or not. I have also tried to find the perfect time for the change, but it never seems like the right time. Now, I a found purpose that might lead me to finally doing it. If I get 220 followers on my twitter account and 2,000 more views on my blog before the end of this year, then .com is definitely going to happen. Then I will know that this is not just what I want, it’s what my readers want too.

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Top 8 Things I’ve Learned About Blogging

1. Be yourself.

2. Blog often.

3. Be varied.

4. Allow your boundaries to set themselves naturally.

5. Don’t be afraid to embarrass yourself.

6. Try your best to spell words correctly and use proper grammar.

7. If you have writer’s block, push through and blog anyway.

8. Value every person who takes time out of their day to stop by your blog.

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Blog@ App

The other day I was on Twitter checking out my timeline when a tweet caught my attention. It was made by a blogger who tweeted that Blog@ App has been updated. Now, I have that application on my iPhone and it’s amazing. I remember sending FAD an email to add my blog into the application. He said that it will be added in the next update. To be honest I didn’t believe him. I really thought that he wasn’t serious. Anyways, when I saw that tweet I knew I had to update the app to know if I was in it. The few minutes that it took me to update the app were really antagonizing. I really wanted to be added. So, when I saw that I was IN, I started screaming. I was overjoyed! This a huge stepping stone for me. Follow Blog@ on Twitter! Don’t forget to download their application on your iPhone/iPod!

 

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Neglected

I have not been paying a lot of attention to my blog recently and its scaring me. I’ve been posting nonstop during the summer, but now that Ramadan started my mind has shut down. It’s the opposite to what happened to me last year during this holy month. I got so many viewers and comments that I was overjoyed. It was then that I realized that I have to take care of the blog. Nowadays, the blog hasn’t been getting the attention it usually gets. The weird thing is that I’m not that angry. It’s because my posts aren’t as good as they used to be. I’m neglecting those facts and that’s not the solution. I don’t know how to heed this situation. I’m feeling it’s pointless to have a blog when no one is really reading it. I really enjoy doing this, but the joy is not fulfilled without getting feedback. What I do is not only for me; it’s for my readers too.

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New Avatar on Twitter

If you guys follow me on Twitter, you might of noticed that I changed my avatar. I have been wanting to change it for a really long time. The one I had was not something I wanted to represent my blog. So, I took the liberty of making a new logo/avatar for the blog. At first I was using an app on my mac called Art Text. It’s kind of similar to Word Art in Microsoft word, but it wasn’t helpful at all. I made two designs for the blog using that, but they both were bad. At a certain time I gave up on ever finding a new design and then I found a website called picnik (thanks to BNM:*). What it does is basically edit a picture and add special effects and text. I started messing around with it; trying out the new features and stuff. This is the result I finally got:

At first I thought it was too much. Like maybe I should just keep it simple with With Summer Love mentioned only once. But then again being simple is too complex. For now, I’m keeping it as my twitter avatar.

Should I change my WordPress avatar too?

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Neighborhoodr

Neighborhoodr is a local neighborhood blog network where anyone can quickly and easily post about what’s happening in their neighborhood without having to log in or register.

I am so excited to be announcing that I am the official Kuwait Editor for Neighborhoodr. It’s so cool that I’ve reached that far. At first, I found this website by coincidence and now after a lot of hard work, the co-founders Richard and Anthony gave me a chance to be an editor for Kuwait. What’s so cool about it is that anyone can post. And it’s really easy too. There are also neighborhoods from all over the world. I’m the reason behind them adding Kuwait! It’s now called Surra, Kuwait. I told them to change it to only Kuwait, so that it includes the whole country. What I ask from you now is to visit that site and post something.           Neighborhoodr Homepage     Neighborhoodr Surra, Kuwait

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Inspired By?

I can never answer this question without thinking about the most inspiring person I have ever known. Her name is Danderma (a Kuwaiti blogger). Even though she may not know this, but she is truly an inspiration.

I was asked that question a long time ago and I wasn’t able to answer it. It’s hard to explain who she is if someone doesn’t know what a blog is. It’s so weird that in the blogging world there are so many famous people, but at the same time people not into blogs don’t know them. The blogging world never collided with the real world. Even if a blogger was really famous, a person that doesn’t read blogs would not know him or her. So, when will our worlds collide? When will the time come when talking about blogs is a typical question to ask? “So, how’s your blog?” people would say instead of the usual “How are you?”

The next time someone asks me that question I hope my answer wouldn’t be weird to you. A person that inspires you doesn’t have to be famous or historic. They just have to matter to you and what you think.

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The Only Reason I Blog..

..is to see your feedback.
now if I don’t see it then I find no reason for me to blog
I used to get tons of comments and emails every now and then
now all I see is emptiness
the people who used to be regular readers are not anymore
all I ask is why?
has my blog become boring?
am I not updating often enough?
or is it because no one has time to read blogs anymore?

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