When I first started immersing myself within my blogging hobby, I didn’t realize how much I would love it. Just like when I was purposely unemployed I never thought I would actually find a way to make money by writing online from home in my pj’s. While you can make boo-koo money by blogging, it is obviously not an instant money maker. For most, it takes months years to be able to make enough money to where you don’t need a job.
Alas, I got greedy in that wanted to take vacations NOW and in order to do so it required an extra income. So, instead of waiting out my blogging hobby to see where it would go, I decided to take on a job. Even then I wasn’t happy with how much I was making, so when an opportunity popped up to where I could work a second online job, I eagerly accepted.
This leads me to the now. I am constantly overwhelmed, but I will say that I am working harder than I ever did. I have learned that I am incredibly self-disciplined and I’ve even been able to keep up with my exercising routine. However, I have not been able to keep up with dinners, taking care of our home, or sleeping. haha This is where hubby comes in; he has jumped in and helped me so much and I am extremely grateful for that.
It is to be determined just how long I can keep up with this weekly routine. I’m going to play it out for a few more weeks, but I have decided that I want my blog to stay. I do not, under any circumstance, want to lose sighting of my blogging goals. Therefore, if there comes a time within a few weeks to where I cannot keep up with everything, one job will have to go so I can continue on with my blog as my absent from writing has personally been nothing short of disheartening.
This post was uploaded just as a little update so that you know where I am, why I have been mostly absent and where I plan to be within the next few weeks. I want to get back to writing a few posts a week and that’s just what I plan to do. Just bare with me for the next month or so as I gain a perspective on what I want my routine to be.
Thanks for reading! Love ya’ll!
xo
Ashlyn
1 Comment
Good on you for recognizing your limits! Reminds me so much of your “I Can’t Always Be Superwoman” post, which inspired me to write about learning to say “no” to commitments. It’s so hard when saying “yes” to one more thing sounds so good for so many reasons, but I think you’ve figured out the key is to prioritize the things you care the most about, and find a balance.
I totally agree that writing a blog, having a job (or two!), and taking care of all the little things around the house is super overwhelming! I’ve noticed myself how all my exercise goals have fallen by the wayside, so I hope you’re celebrating that win, it’s one of the easiest things to let slip!
Keep up the valiant effort! Looking forward to continuing to read your thoughts.