2.3 seconds later.
I'm very efficient at positive self-talk.
After that I sit down to type the aforementioned genius idea and am immediately besieged by writer's block.
I get mad and start pinning random DIY projects until I realize I'm being a pansy, and I'm like:
So then I'm all,
The words start flowing, and I'm like this:
Ten minutes later, I stop to look over what I've written so far, and all I can think is:
I finally finish my post, and I'm like,
Then I hit publish and wait for comments.
After I get a comment:
Unless it's a mean one, in which case I'm like,
But secretly I'm in the corner doing this:
After I finish my two boxes of thin mints (okay five), I'm like,
And that's pretty much the end of it (no pun intended) until a few days later, when I go back and read my post, you know, just for kicks, and I see a typo.
So then I fix the typo as quickly as possible and that's pretty much definitely the end of it until a few days later, when I go back and read my post. Again, just for kicks. And I start rethinking the genius of everything I wrote. I'm sitting there like,
Blogging. It's a vicious cycle of ups and downs, my friends. Do tread with caution.
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Haha love this, story of my life right here!
ReplyDeleteYES. That is all.
ReplyDeleteLOVE THIS.
ReplyDeleteHAHA!! All of this yes! You really captured the whole process. Everything is awesome until you read it again, then second guess it all.
ReplyDeleteThis is hilarious - and so very true. Well done.
ReplyDeletelove it. oh how i wish i could find great gifs like this. they rock.
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Ha! This is great :)
ReplyDeleteLove it! I get stuck in the Jennifer Lawrence stage waaaaay too often.
ReplyDeleteHaha this is amazing!
ReplyDeletexo. Kailagh
That was fantastic! "I will end you" perfect. Yes, a vicious vicious cycle of never ending typos, no matter how hard I try.
ReplyDeleteThis is pure, artistic genius. Plain and simple.
ReplyDeletethis needs to find it's way to reddit or buzzfeed or some other viral service - perfectly captures the emotions of all bloggers. and spot on about the close line between genius and worst-idea ever :)
ReplyDeleteHaha, spot on Amanda. Spot on.
ReplyDeleteHaha. Yes, yes, yes, yes and YES!
ReplyDeleteThis is really funny and was definitely worth skipping dinner for! =)
ReplyDeleteThis is pretty dang spot on ha ha!
ReplyDeleteReally funny (and true). :)
ReplyDeletehahahaha!
ReplyDeletelove you, Amanda!
ha - this seems eerily accurate......
ReplyDelete(and I actually got lost finding GIF's for a blog too....but I still go back and look at it and think it was one of my best, after I fixed the typos of course....)
brilliant.
I totally have the internal debate, wondering if a post is actually brilliant or if I just think it is...
ReplyDeleteHilarious - thanks for the giggle this morning :) I needed it!
ReplyDeleteThis is hilarious! I love it ( even though I'm not the biggest fan of GIFs).
ReplyDelete~Katy
so so so great!!! THIS was genius!! :)
ReplyDeleteLove this. You're so funny!
ReplyDeleteAmanda - you are so dang funny! You make me laugh...I love all these gifs :)
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, I'm in tears laughing! This sums up blogging so perfectly!
ReplyDeleteThis was hilarious! And so true!
ReplyDeleteYou nailed it!!! Soooo true. : )
ReplyDeleteThese are all great and spot on really. But my favorite is the little boy waiting patiently {for comments}.
ReplyDelete-Amy
I love this! I don't put effort into my blog and it's quite boring but I can definitely see how this would be the process for people who actually blog :p
ReplyDeleteFreaking genius and absolutely hilarious!!!!!
ReplyDeleteYeah, I've had a few Ron Swanson moments in my blogging career. :P This was too funny!
ReplyDeletehahhaha! Love this!!!
ReplyDeleteHaha, hilarious! I need more laughter and posts like this in my life!
ReplyDeleteThis is AMAZING! :)
ReplyDeleteLOVE THIS! Hilarious. Awesome GIFs :))
ReplyDeleteYES. You have summed it up perfectly, thanks for the laugh :)
ReplyDeleteI so concur!
ReplyDeleteHa, yes, so true!
ReplyDeleteI hate when I find typos. Sometimes people are all, "Um, this is spelled wrong," and I feel like a complete moron.
Every single time!
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh.
ReplyDeleteBest thing EVER.
It's perfect. Flawless. Absolutely.
Haha this is hilarious! Do you actually get mean comments? That's horrible. :/ But I'm watching Criminal Minds right now, so I definitely approve of the Emily Prentiss gif!
ReplyDeleteThis is the best! It accurately describes blogging in the funniest way possible. The Emily Prentiss gif is my favorite!
ReplyDeleteLOL this is awesome....and insanely accurate!
ReplyDeleteThis is great! XD
ReplyDeleteObviously I'm going through the links you left in your latest post and I just had to tell you how much I looooooove this post. It seriously fits blogging to a T (especially the waiting for comments part, haha). :) Thanks for the laugh!
ReplyDeleteYep, I love it too!!! :) You are a GIF genius. However long it took you to find this and make this post, it was worth it!
ReplyDeleteHaha...oh my...I'm just a little late in reading this, but it is *hilarious*!
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