Sunday, 17 March 2013

Blogging: How Does It All Fit In?

It's Sunday evening.  So far this weekend, I've spent a day walking around the Tower of London with my husband, stepkids, brother, sister in law, father and stepmother; I've done a Tesco shop, cooked a couple of meals, done some washing, baked a cake as a thankyou for a colleague, and done a bit of work in preparation for the week ahead.

I've also spent two and a half hours taking photos of products, swatches and my own face, and I intend to spend four or five hours editing photos and writing up posts.

Since Sarah and I started the London Beauty Review four years ago, my life has changed a hell of a lot, and sometimes I find myself wondering whether I really should be spending a day a week or more writing about lipstick.  And so has Sarah's - you might have noticed she's on a bit of a break at the moment whilst she concentrates on other parts of her life.  Don't get me wrong, I still adore the slap, and going to events, receiving a new product in the post or buying another lipstick I don't need still gives me a little shiver inside.

When it comes down to it, I started blogging to share a passion - and even though that passion has changed shape over the years, and the other passions in my life have expanded to take up more time, I still blog to share my passion for product.  The standards I've set myself have become the issue, rather than the blogging itself; it's the daily posts, the carefully taken and edited photos which take up my time.

From now on, there may not be a post every day, and I may post photos I've taken with the camera on my phone rather than carefully edited ones I've shot on my DSLR.  Hopefully, though, LBR will continue to be useful and interesting to those of you who share our passion for beauty!

5 comments:

  1. Ooh, don't stop.. we'd miss you! But, yes, bringing it back to what suits you now is absolutely what you have to do. xx

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    1. Thanks Jane! I wouldn't stop completely, but I'm really struggling to fit it in at current levels, particularly with my work commitments being a bit OTT at the moment! xx

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  2. I know what you mean.

    It's meant to be fun isn't it?

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  3. I still love your posts :) Even if the quality of pictures are slightly reduced.

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  4. Just enjoy it! Nobody needs amazing photos! Everyone can get a good idea of a product through your writing! Xx

    http://gigglesandmakeup.blogspot.co.uk/

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