#CANTCLUTCHTHIS June: CHEERS

To CHANGE!

What do you think of the NEW The Nerdy Girlie site?! I've been thinking about changing it for about a year now and the day has come that I finally pulled the trigger.

With some help from Ocean Eyes...he designed the new banner logo...I found the template on Etsy and even installed it myself! I was quite proud of myself for that!

WHY the change?

MORE Confessions Of A Blogger

Part 1.

I've been confessing a lot lately {see Figuring Out My Place In Time And Space series} and not so much writing like I use to. I think that is good. We should all grow and evolve in our writing. But in this article, I want to get back to my blogging roots. Sharing my blogging struggles with you and hoping inspiring you to share yours! 

Let's get sharing!

1. After work I am so done. 

The new job as a school portrait photographer I recently started has me waking up at 5:00 a.m. each day, lugging around VERY heavy equipment and most of the time driving an hour to and from our destination. Most of my work days end up being ten hours or more. SO by the time I get home I can barely feed myself.

BUT I have been forcing myself to write or edit a little each day. Which ends up going longer than I ever think I can. I'm always proud of my accomplishments no matter how big or small.

AND I must apply for one new job a day. Cleaning? Meh. Laundry? MAYBE on the weekends. A big bonus is that I'm too tired to go spend any money!

2. I write on my down time at work. 

In between class portrait sessions I usually have a few free minutes to sit and gather my thoughts. I take full advantage of this time and bring my handy dandy notebook with me everywhere. I love putting pen to paper. When I get home all I have to do is type...ish...editing you know...up what I wrote during the day. Easy peasy!

3. I wish I could have written that. 

Do you get writers envy? I sure do. I read so many fantastic blogs and articles and books that I always WISH I could have written the things that stir my heart. Don't get me wrong I love what I write, but sometimes someone says something that makes my heart stop and think how do they feel exactly as I do?! 

Example: my new favorite band crush Walking On Cars. Their song Catch Me If You Can is me in this very moment of my life:

Catch me if you can,
Catch me if you can,
I just got my head down 
And I'm a little bit scared of life.
I need to run just far enough,
So I can smile again,
Smile again,
So I can smile again.

Take my by the hand,
Take me by the hand, 
But don't you get to close now,
Cause I'm a little bit scared of life.

I need someone to try and bring me back to innocence
Innocence,
Me back to innocence.

#musicswoon & #lifeswoonBrunchin' with Ocean Eyes.

4. I'm not afraid to get personal. 

Ok maybe I am a teanie bit. I write personal experiences for me and afterwards I always have the urge to share my writings. Usually that urge is stronger than fear. About 99.9% of the time. And that urge has always paid off. For myself and my readers. I've helped myself to begin to heal and hopefully along the way I can inspire and inform others that they are not alone. That is always on my mind, helping others. Being brave so others can be as well.

Thank you nerds for reading. Always.

5. But why would anyone care? 

Oh self doubt, how I loath you. I've been through a host of life changes this past year. Some hard, all emotional, all I knew were right or me not matter how difficult. I've met so many amazing new friends, am on a new and exciting life path and blossoming in my writing. With guidance from my Pisces Soul Sister, I have started a gratitude journal. Through everything, I've held on to my positivity. But the gratitude journal is quite the eye opening experience. On these long work days all I want to do is fall into bed when I get home. But NO. I write. I write this blog. My book 100 Cups Of Coffee. And now my gratitude journal. No matter how tired I am. I love finding one or more small moments in my day that I can feel joy about right as I fall asleep.

Do you have any blogger confessions? I would love to hear them in the comments below. Or even in a post! Remember to always enjoy what you are doing. Have fun and most importantly through these confessions I hope we can all learn from each other!

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Confessions of a Blogger: What No One Tells You 🤨

✨ Author's note, July 2026: I wrote this post in 2014 from my apartment in Los Angeles, the same city and era that inspired my debut novel Musical Awakening. Funny how life works. 📖🎶

[Read more about Musical Awakening here] | [Grab a copy on Amazon]

As a blogger living in LA there a lot of fun things I get to do! Conventions, concerts and lots of good coffee. From this side of the screen those things feel so few and far between, besides the coffee. A lot of my time, most of my time is spent typing away on my Macbook Air.

Sometimes I find myself feeling very alone, but ok with it. I get lost in my thoughts a lot, dreaming up new posts or working through a new project in my head. Thankfully I have my music to keep me company.

I wanted to begin to share some things you might not know about me as a blogger and hopefully they can help you in your blogging journey.

1. I don't like promoting myself. I do not like being a bother and I TRY not to post to much about ME on Twitter and as of late I've had trouble promoting myself all the while promoting clients. I just recently realized that the practices I am doing for them, I could be doing for myself. I LOVE what I’m writing and I feel it can help others, but I like the more organic way of people finding me. It feels more sincere.

2. I am now a morning person. This has only become the case since I began blogging. I never before would willingly wake up early. But now, I have ideas and find myself waking up voluntarily. There is so much promise for they day in the morning. First things first, coffee!

3. I love a good schedule. I wake up at 7 a.m. and give myself a few minutes in bed to wake up, and briefly check social media and emails before coffee. Then I have a set schedule on how much time I allow myself on each social media site before I begin work for the day. Distractions out of the way, I can get straight to business and get more accomplished.

4. I like to be two weeks ahead. Being ahead on my posts I don't get stressed out over my blog. I find it easier to write. I feel myself getting more ideas and I don't get burnt out because I have a buffer if I need to take a day off.

5.  I wear my PJs almost all day. Even though I wake up and have a schedule, I don't feel the need to change! It is usually around afternoon that I decide to shower and dress.

6. BUT I do love looking put together. I usually move to my favorite place Republic of Pie for the afternoon. It’s nice to get dressed and presentable even if it is just for myself. I love the feeling of a put together outfit. It makes me a more confident person and writer.

Do you have any blogger confessions? I would love to hear them in the comments below. Or even in a post! Remember to always enjoy what you are doing. Have fun and most importantly through these confessions I hope we can all learn from each other!

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