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My Niece Made Me So Happy Today
One of my nieces read my blog for the first time today. It feels momentous to me so I have to make a record of it here. To protect her privacy, I’m not mentioning her name. (Although they both have … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging & Writing, family, Joy
Tagged blog, blogging, confidence, joy, love, nieces
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My Space to Practise Writing & More
I get great satisfaction looking at my statistics as a measure of how I’m doing with this blogging pursuit. I have written 300 posts so far this year, starting at the end of February, when I got technical help to … Continue reading
Evolution of my Blog
When I first started out blogging actively and regularly in 2010, it was mostly superficial posts on celebs, food and touristy things. It made life exciting. Being a tourist in your own country. These are often my more cheerful posts. … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging & Writing, Midlife Musings, Singapore Living
Tagged blog, blogging, personal, thoughts, writing
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Do People Still Blog or Read Blogs
I started in 2005 when I had a digital camera so it was easy to upload photos and write some accompanying words. So it’s been 17 years of fun. Of course I journal offline too as writing is life. I … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging & Writing, Culture & Society, Singapore Living
Tagged blog, blogging, Halloween, writing
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Seeking Blogs Worth Reading in 2022: Whimsical, Genuine, Uncluttered & Well Crafted
It’s really hard to maintain a blog over the years. Several I have adored have left the scene and sadly been abandoned. They had so much potential too. So here I am seeking some new ones. As I have been … Continue reading
Blogging: I Needed Help Because I Can’t Code
I’ve always been very reluctant to ask for help or favours. I hate the idea of troubling other people or making them feel obligated in any way. Also I’m a bit proud that way. I’m the worst delegator. I find … Continue reading
Dreams for My Blog
If I won the lottery tomorrow (won’t happen because I don’t even buy those things), I’d still want to continue writing and that includes blogging. I would then feel rich enough to pay a web developer for a redesign, but … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, blog, blogging, family, Life, Living, personal, photography, Singapore, thoughts, travel
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Blogging Life: Been Away For So Long I Dropped Off Google
When I started blogging actively around 2011 on my own domain (.com) and not just on free sites (2005-2011), my traffic went up exponentially and I ranked on the first page of Google for years. Then cancer happened and after … Continue reading
Blogging and The Search Engine Optimisation Trap
Since I’ve embarked on blogging I’ve learnt so much. I know now that if you have a blog with decent traffic, but if you abandon it for some reason, Google knows, and traffic will plummet after a couple of months. … Continue reading
Need to Get Inspired Again
My blog has been feeling tired and I have a desire to make it fresh again. My family members have commented that it’s mostly pictures and less of my thoughts. I really have been slacking. Well more a sense of … Continue reading
Tracking Unique Visitors
Since my WordPress Official Jetpack Stats went a bit wonky, I added a new Stats Counter that shows me unique visitors. This is the data I got so far. If you’re on WordPress you can search and install this free … Continue reading
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Tagged blog, blogging, jetpack, stats, unique visitors, wordpress plugin, Wordpress Stats
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Blogging: WordPress Jetpack Stats Issues
I am so frustrated that since I’ve upgraded to WordPress 4.2.1 (no choice since there were some security issues) I’m unable to upload the latest Jetpack and my stats are not unviewable. I’ve never had this kind of problem before … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged blog, blogging, issues, jetpack, not authorised to view, not working, stats, upgrade
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Excited to Have Reached 2 Million Views
So glad I didn’t completely abandon the blog. Hoping to revive it and so grateful for readers who remained loyal even though I went missing for weeks at a time. Thank you so much.
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Tagged 2 million hits, 2 million views, blog, blogging, readers
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5 Reasons Why My Blog Traffic Plunged
1. I stopped writing regularly and as a result the blog got outdated 2. I got busy as well as less inspired (no heart in it, as my partner commented) 3. The things I want to write about I can’t … Continue reading
My Hopes for Blog Posts in 2013
1. That I put more effort into each post – in terms of clarity, and usefulness of content (but not so much effort or perfectionism that it stops me from posting at all) 2. That no post I write feels … Continue reading
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Tagged blog, blogging, clarity, motivation, posts, thoughts, writing
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Million (Thank You For Reading)
Just wanted to record for myself a milestone the blog has reached – a million page views. Somehow this arbitrary number makes me happy. I know it’s just numbers but I tend to get obsessed with stats. Started in mid … Continue reading
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Tagged blog, blogging, Confession, hits, milestone, Panic Attacks, personal, stats, traffic, WordPress
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Thoughts about Blogging & the World Ending
I’m blogging like the world is going to end. But I don’t like the idea of things I’ve done in 2012 being reported in 2013. Just feels stale and I have quite a bit of backlog. I’m sure many of … Continue reading
I Pick Blogging Over Twitter or Instagram
Went on a short road trip to Malaysia and didn’t want to incur huge roaming charges so switched off that function. As a result I was bored, but there were loads of benefits. Downers: 1. When we were lost and … Continue reading
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Tagged blog, blogging, connected, data roaming, insomnia, instagram, Pinterest, sleep, social media, Time, Twitter, wired up
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Conflicted: Thinking Out Loud About Blogging & Income
It would be awesome to blog full time and get paid for it, but I am deeply conflicted. I want my posts to remain 100% objective and to be honest, if I did advertorials or even if I was invited … Continue reading
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Tagged advertorial, blog, blogging, conflicted, honesty, money, selling blog, writing
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One of Those Days
Turbulent emotions, but sometimes I just don’t feel like sharing anything as it just seems too self-indulgent and making myself open to criticism for not being grateful for what I have. Perhaps it why my blog is so ‘food heavy’ … Continue reading
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Tagged blog, bloggers, blogs, blues, buddies, down, emotions, encouragement, expat, friends, give up, inspiration, personal, Singapore, thoughts
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I Like the Cute New Logo
Guillaume’s White as Milk site which I write for as been getting a new look. I find it exciting when a small family home-based business is launched. Makes me wish I could do the same. I also hope the site … Continue reading