kindness in the blogging world

i am breaking my no blogging on the weekend rule because, the last few days i have had something weighing on my mind. i know we are all guilty of judging others or thinking mean thoughts about someone. for me personally it's something i work on all the time. i try to remember not to judge others, for everyone is different. this leads me to bullying. we all have heard the ad campaigns to stop bullying in schools with kids. which i believe is a GREAT thing. it hurts my heart when i see kids being bullied. kids are not the only ones being bullied. 

i have this blog friend who has been essentially been a victim of being "bullied". actually there are handfuls of bloggers who are victims of being bullied. i'm sure you've heard of those websites where people go and say horrible things about these bloggers. i haven't been on any and don't plan on it. 

you guys, i cannot even. why do people feel the need to do these things? if you don't like someone's blog, don't read it. it is simple as that. if you don't cheese, you don't eat right? if you don't like the color pink, you don't wear it right? so when it comes to blogging if you don't like a certain blog, you don't read it right?! you shouldn't feel the need to post mean things about said bloggers. 

thinking about this just makes me sick. we are grown ups. let's act like it. how are you are suppose to be an example to the children of the world if we are guilty of bulling too. it really makes me sad when people feel the need to belittle others. so, i challenge you this week to do send a fellow blogger a note. wether it be handwritten and you mail it, or an email, a tweet, facebook message, etc. the blogging world is really a wonderful thing and it has been such a blessing in my life. i hope we can keep it that way. 

i hope you are all having a wonderful day! 

xoxo

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a blog post about blogging

i have been doing a lot pondering lately about blogging. it seems i am not alone there have been alot of bloggers blogging about blogging {get it?}. i am so grateful for this blog of mine, it really has been a growing experience for me.  

since the beginning of the year i have  gained a total of 55 new followers and this has blown me away. i am in no way doing this whole blogging thing to gain more followers. i am simply blogging for me. to express my creative side, and document life events. 

what i am about to say, is something that is really hard for me. i dont want people thinking i dislike such and such bloggers. i just have been really bugged by somethings lately. i recently started taking sponsors and i have loved it so far. last month i told my then sponsors i would leave their buttons up til may. well, i was doing my usual reading of their blogs and noticed some of them didn't have my button up. this seemed weird to me since they have said they would leave it up til may as well. so i decided to start taking sponsors for may now and re did all my buttons. only adding the ones i have received emails from telling me they wanted to continue the swap. really this isnt a big deal i just was so annoyed by this. in my ad swap tab i say what an ad swap is. we exchange buttons and put them on each others blogs. so idk, i guess i am just taking this the wrong way. it really isnt a big deal. so if you are interested in swapping with me for may, i am now accepting sponsors. email me at erykaann88{at}gmail{dot}com. 

another thing i wanna talk about it really really really dumb. i totally understand that there are those big name bloggers who have thousands and thousands of followers. well, i feel  like they dont care about me. i know they have alot of followers and a real life, so it is probably hard to respond to each and everyone of their followers. sometimes i feel lost in the sea of followers. 

you are probably think "eryka, they can't respond to everyone" i know i know. but, something i try to do is respond to my comments and followers. yes, i only have 155 followers so it is very easy to keep up on. i just feel like its so important to keep a "relationship" with my followers. i have actually made some really great friends from the blogging world. 

i know that if i dont like a blog i dont have to follow it. but i just have been thinking about these things lately and really wanted to get them out. 

please don't take anything i said the wrong way. i tried hard to write this in a way i didn't make anyone upset or anything. this is my blog and these are my thoughts.

okay so thats it for now. please know i love each and everyone of my followers. i am so thankful for all your love and support. you all are awesome sauce. kthankss. xoxoxo 

blogging: why i do it.

so within the last few weeks this blog has really grown and i have gathered quite the group of followers, as i have been wrapping my noggin around it all. i have been thinking about why i blog....


when i first started blogging on that christmas eve night in 2008, i had NO idea it would turn into what it has. seriously, i started this blog as a way to write my thoughts down and keep my family updated on my life. i have always been a terrible journal keeper, and i thought a blog was the perfect way for me to share what i had to say. 


the other night i was up watching teen mom 2 and was reading through older posts and i realized how much i have grown as a person. i love that this has been a place for me to share my thoughts and adventures. my life as been wonderful, sad, happy, and crazy all at the same time. when ever i am feeling down, i can read older posts and realize how much i have grown.


this blog is my outlet. this is the place where i can really be myself, i have really worked hard especially the last year or so to make this a REAL outlook on how i am. often when i read other blogs i ask myself "i wonder if this is how they really are?" or if they are just putting up a "blog front". do you ever ask your self that? anyways, i hope when people read my blog they enjoy it and really can see i am 100% real on here. of course there are some things that are very personal to me that i dont blog about but, i think i have done an ok job at trying to be as real as i can. 


i read about other bloggers who get mean emails or comments about how they are the way they are. it really makes me sad. i haven't had to experience that yet, thank goodness. but, if it ever happens i want them to know this my blog and the place where i can blog about whatever i want. if you dont like it then dont read it. simple right? 


this whole reason for this post is just me writing my feelings on blogging. yep i just blogged about blogging. haha. 


i really am so grateful for this blog and all the blessings it has brought into my life. from this blog i have grown into a strong woman, as well as made some amazing friends. even though i probably will never meet all of them in person, they really are some of the coolest friends and i hope one day to meet some of them in real life. 


i better wrap up this super long post. i just wanted to say thank you to all you who read and follow abcde. you guys are awesome! 


xoxo

{me just being the bookworm i have been lately}