There are a million gazillion images on the internet about comfort zones and getting outside of them. After all, that’s where the magic happens, right? Finding The Comfort Zone Sweet Spot To a certain degree, I think the catch-phrase worthy phrases are true. Some things do get a better outcome if you get […]
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My Blogging Workflow
How you blog & manage ideas is a really personal thing. Because I’ve found that cloud based notes apps don’t really work for me (you can read more on that here) I’ve been looking for ages for a workflow that works for me. And I’ve realised that over time, it has come to me. […]
ProBlogger 2016 Recap
I started writing a post about the 2016 ProBlogger Conference the day after it finished; while I was still at the venue. (Forewarned, this is more personal and less bite sized than my posts usually are!) Only what it was really saying was “be confident that you are doing what you need to”. I had no real […]
Blogging For Love AND Money
Every now and then someone will pop up in a blogging Facebook group or forum of some kind and ask the question: “do you blog for love or money”? Blogging For Love AND Money The answers are almost as predictable as the question itself. The most common answers fall into one of these […]
Random Weekend Chats From My Car #9
Welcome to another edition of random weekend chats from my car!! Random Weekend Chats From My Car #9 This time I rant about everything being sold in “packages” and cold shoe adapters. I show you giant zucchini and a regular sized book. What did you get up to on the weekend? […]
How To Choose Sessions At The ProBlogger Conference
Originally published on Kiki and Tea August 12th, 2015. Republished with permission. With the ProBlogger Conference coming up in a few short weeks, it’s time to start deciding what sessions to attend. There are a few steps I took in 2013 to make sure I chose the conference sessions accurately. How To Choose […]
Number One Bite Sized Blogging Tip
I wanted something awesome to launch Bloggers and Bacon (when it was its own blog) and welcome it to the land of the internet. Yet, any post idea I had just didn’t seem like a launch day thing. So I put some calls out in the blogging community, asking what their number one bite sized […]
Boredom Isn’t Glamorous
“They” say we’re too connected these days. Too scheduled. Too busy. Downtime doesn’t exist. It’s faux pas to say you did nothing on the weekend. Boredom Isn’t Glamorous I took a 6 day weekend over the Easter long weekend. I had all the ideas about all the things I could have done. […]
What Is Responsive Design?
When you start a blog, one of the first things you’ll do after choosing a platform is to look for a theme. A piece of terminology that you might come across while choosing a theme is “responsive”. What Is Responsive Design? Responsive design means that the blog can be viewed clearly and […]
Slip Your Personal Life In
One thing you’ll find I rarely talk about here on NormalNess are the TV shows I watch. This is mostly because I prefer to stay spoiler-free. But for shows I love that are sadly long-cancelled, there’s no harm in mentioning them. On one particular post, I mentioned Stargate, as I’m a long time fan. It was […]