An Addendum

Just last night, I wrote a list of goals here - things I plan to push myself to do over the next few months that make up my fall semester.  One of those things was to post more regularly, and here I am not even 12 hours later with not the slightest idea what to write about.

Go me, huh?

Here's the thing, though.  Life's busy, especially lately.  And I can only see it getting more so.  Pair that with the fact that we all know I'm not that great at posting regularly under the best of circumstances and, well...come mid-week and I'm telling myself a post isn't really that important today; especially when I have no idea what to say. 

So here's my addendum to yesterday's blogging goal:
- I'm going to post regularly, just not daily.  I think, at least for now, I'm going to stick to a Monday, Wednesday, Friday posting schedule.  My hope is that with fewer days out of the week to think of content for, I'll have something better to say on the days I do post.
Maybe this will change, and maybe it won't - but for now, I think it's going to make things easier.  And even better than that, I hope that it will make what I say here more worth reading.

5 Reasons I'm a Terrible Blogger

Over the past several years that I have blogged on and off, it has become abundantly clear to me that if nothing else, I am a terrible awful blogger.  Wanna know why?  Well great - this is the perfect post for you (and me, because we all know my penchant for lists)!

(1)  I rarely broadcast new posts on Twitter and Facebook and everywhere else.  I know that I should, but I'm usually too lazy to do anything but look at other people's tweets and Facebook posts.   

(2) It's sort of a miracle if I post 5 days a week like I'm supposed to.  My posting schedule is more of a "well, it's officially afternoon....shouldn't I post something?  ... Nahhhh, I can't really think of anything."  

If the clock strikes 4PM and I've thought of something, Good Day Sunshine will get updated that day.  Otherwise...nada.  (and trust me, my roommate yells at me for it) 

Example?  Last Thursday and Friday.  And almost today.

(3) I got up two minutes into writing this post to go look for food.  Because pumpkin bread is far more important than this list, and I'd finished my smoothie.  Obvi.

(4) While everyone else is fawning over the new Passionfruit, I refuse to spend 50$ a year on it.  This is mostly because I don't actually sell any ads, so I can't justify spending money for something that is supposed to be free (cough cough, ad swaps).  So while I understand the reasoning, and think it's actually an incredible offer, I'm still too cheap.  

You know what I did enjoy about the new Passionfruit though?  All the blogging ladies who offered discounted ad space! Now that I'm willing to spend money on.

(5) While every blogger I read actually plans out their posts, I'm more of a "well, it's 2PM...what should I write about today?" kind of a person because I'm spending most of my free time watching entire seasons of TV shows working.  Maybe that's why I so rarely post as often as I should?  

I also don't proofread, which is basically rule #1. 

And that's all I've got for you today.  Maybe you'll see me tomorrow?  In the meantime, what makes you a terrible awful blogger? I know I'm not the only one...

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Bloggers and Liebsters and Questions, Oh My!

Over the weekend, I logged on to Twitter to find out this awesome chick, Jenny nominated me for the Liebster Award!

This awesome award has been floating around blog land for a while, but if you're new here or just haven't seen it yet - the Liebster Award is given to small bloggers, by small bloggers.  Specifically, it's given to incredible bloggers with less than 200 followers on one platform (Bloglovin, GFC, etc.).

Basically, Mr. Liebster loved the number 11, so I get to:
(1) tell you 11 facts about me, because I know you're on the edge of your seat waiting to read those
(2) answer the 11 questions Jenny asked
(3) nominate 11 awesome bloggers
(4) ask them ^^ 11 questions
Readdyyyyy....GO!


1.
1. I still sleep with my teddy bear, whose name is Theodore Roosevelt // 2. Pathetically, I know nothing about Theodore Roosevelt // 3. I'm a 21-year-old college student studying Communications and Journalism // 4. This is not my 1st blog.  It's something like my 4th blog. (1 with a friend and several failed attempts to blog on my own before actually keeping up with this one) // 5. I am obsessed with The Beatles. // 6.  Also, Mumford & Sons.  I'd pay way too much money to see them live. // 7. As I mentioned in this post, I am ridiculously introverted. // 8. Anything Sherlock Holmes related? Give it to me! // 9. I have a Tumblr, where I basically spend my time fan-girling about Doctor Who and Sherlock, and re-blogging my favorite feminist and John Green posts. // 10.  I can't cook to save my life.  Although maybe I can, and I just never try...that's to be determined.  11. Usually, I work really well under pressure and with a deadline.  But for some reason when asked the question "what's one are 11 interesting facts about you?" I can't think of a single interesting thing.

2.
1. What's the best experience you ever got blogging?
I can't seem to pinpoint any one experience (reference fact #11), but things like this: finding out that other people enjoy reading what I have to say, and in turn finding other people who I enjoy reading about.  

2. What's your favorite junk food?
ALL the junk food.  No, but really...probably french fries...

3. How long have you been blogging?
Like I mentioned above, Good Day Sunshine is in no way my first foray into the blog world; although I've been writing here since February 1, 2012.  
In general though, I started blogging in 2009, in my senior year of high-school with my best friend.  We'd spent the last couple of years sharing notebooks, and one day we thought up the idea of a mutual blog.  We spent hours that night thinking of titles, and eventually decided on Hazelnut Dreams (it's worth mentioning that neither of us had ever even tasted hazelnut)
 That blog fell by the wayside when college started and we grew apart, and now it doesn't exist anymore.

4. What do you study at school, and how long have you been doing it?
Like I mentioned above, I'm studying Communications and Journalism in school.  
This fall, I'll be going into my 4th (and final) year of college - terrifying, I know.

5. What's the best thing in your life right now?
I am of the belief that things like this are impossible to pinpoint in the moment.  We don't have enough perspective to say what is the best thing in our life in the present.
I know, that feels like a cop-out.

6. If you could do anything you wanted, what would it be?
Pick up and move to I don't know where....maybe San Francisco.
Or maybe I'd become a traveller, and spend my time in Ireland, Scotland, England, China, New Zealand, and a few countries I've never heard of.

7. If you could have a dinner party and invite whoever you wanted, dead or alive, who would it be?
 * Edgar Allan Poe
** John and Hank Green
** Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (because if I can't have Sherlock Holmes, I'll take the man who wrote him)
** George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and Ringo Starr 

That's all I'm thinking of off the top of my head, but if I had more time I'm sure I'd come up with a hundred more. 

8. Which is your favorite parent?
I think this question is on par with when people ask parents "which child do you love more".
I don't have a favorite parent - I love them both equally.

9. What was the most amazing thing you've ever done so far?
Well, once I went skydiving.

I've been to Ireland - and let me tell you, that was incredible!!
I've graduated high-school, and applied for college graduation
I've had articles and pieces of creative writing published.
But my guess is that people I know might have different answers, and that my answers will probably change every day.

10. Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
I really don't know...
but I would love to be living either in my college town or in San Francisco (I change my mind about which one 10 times a day), writing for a magazine or newspaper.
And happy - I see myself being happy.

11. What's your worst habit?
That's a difficult question, so I'll list a few bad habits I have.
- being judgmental.  It's a problem, and I know I need to stop.  I'm working on it.
- biting my nails
- eating way too much junk.

3.
And the nominees aaarreeeeee......
1. Alice, from The Cup and Saucer
2. Heather, from Fiery and Opinionated
3. Emily, from If Ever I Could
4. Julia, from Into Loving
5. Sarah, from A Girl Smitten
6. Erin, from Erin Elizabeth
7. Nicole, from Nicole in the Making
8. Christa from Significance or Nothing
9. Ashley, from Cup of Ash Tea
10. Christianna, from Dream on, Lovely
11. Kelly, from Kelly Elizabeth

Phew, that was a long post!
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My Blogging Middle Ground

Yesterday, one of my favorite bloggers, Nadine, hit the nail on the head when she talked about how terrifying blogging can be.
I'm constantly worrying how much I should share - what's enough to make people interested and to make it feel like this blog is really me and not just anybody else; but also not so much that someone can show up at my door channeling a certain very catchy, very creepy Police song.  What if a potential employer sees what I write here and decides not to hire me because of it? (seriously, Nadine could have been writing about me yesterday.)

Hopefully, I've found a good middle-ground - finding my voice here, but stopping just short of someone being able to guess my social security number and bank account password.  I'm neurotic though, and I worry sometimes that you guys might think I'm trying to say I'm perfect (trust me...that's a hilarious thought) when I don't share the nitty gritty details of my life.
So here's my middle ground, for today at least: I want to talk about some of my (more obvious) faults.  The kind that my roommate will read and go "yup, that's correct" because girl is brutally honest and I love it.

Have this picture of me and Theodore Roosevelt making ginger mustaches look hot

(1)
 I've always been a pretty introverted person, shy and much more apt to stay home watching Doctor Who or reading a book than to go out to the bar with my friends (that's not a trivial example...I spent an entire semester my sophomore year shunning most social interaction in exchange for watching Rose and The Doctor travel around the universe).
I'm pretty sure I've lost friends over this, and trust me that sucks.  I'm terrible at social interactions, and I think that's a first in the blogging community.  But I think I'm starting to come to terms with the fact that this is just who I am, and it's not changing any time soon.

(2)
I eat way too much.  And it's never good for me.
I also eat like a 6 year old; and if you don't believe me, my freezer is stocked with Ellio's Pizza and tortellini right now, and I've been eating grilled cheese for lunch on an almost daily basis.  At least I eat lots of fruit, too?

(3)
I worry.  A lot.
I'm worrying right now that some of you readers will judge me for this stuff, and stop coming back.  Or that somehow, in the future, this post will come back to haunt me.
Or that Moffat may never complete the 3rd season of Sherlock, and we'll all spend the rest of our lives wondering whether Watson ever saw Sherlock again.  (spoiler: I could probably just finish reading the books, but nothing's the same without Benedict Cumberbatch)

(4)
I'm a wee bit judgy.  It's a habit I'm trying really hard to break, because it's disgusting and rude and inappropriate and frankly, unattractive.  And my judgements are entirely trivial and more often than not include thoughts like "you've seen the movie, but you've never read the book?!?"
But it's a hard habit to break, so trust me - this is an ongoing process.

(5)
I am ridiculously lazy about the stupidest things.
For example, a basket of my clean laundry has been sitting in our laundry room for a week.  I have no desire to fold it so...sorry roomies...


Now please tell me I'm not the only one, before that worrying kicks in and I have to breathe into a paper bag...

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On Why We are all Crazy

On the regular, I am reminded of how awkward a person I am.  I trip on air.  I name my plants. I run into customers at work and promise them mozzarella sticks even though, in all the time I've worked at this particular restaurant, mozzarella sticks have never been an item on our menu.  I ramble...at great length....to everyone I know about a fictional character I have apparently become obsessed with (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, I blame you....).  I have an accent from a country I've spent a grand total of 5 days in throughout the entirety of my life.  I tell boys I find attractive that I am a lizard (and trust me, I wish I were exaggerating or making that up).

And, well, perhaps most awkward of all, I spend a large portion of my time writing, in essence, letters to hundreds of people I don't know.  And wishing that more people would read my "letters".  But at least that last one is something that I'm not alone in, right?  But in case you're thinking "now Kiersten, blogging isn't that awkward of a hobby", I'm going to list some of the most ridiculous things we women of the blog world do.

(1)  You know how sometimes you think of a random thing from your day, and suddenly you just have to tell whoever you're with?  And they're not the slightest bit interested in the peanut-butter sandwich you had for lunch.  Well....we found the perfect place to tell those stories - and we tell them to hundreds of strangers on the internet who, if told this story in real life, would likely fall asleep from boredom.

Here

(2) We pay people to tell random strangers on the internet that we are awesome and, hopefully, direct pageviews our way.  We advertise our stories about our peanut-butter sandwich.

(3)  We have mild panic attacks when we haven't posted anything today, and it's a weekday which obviously the people in our lives should understand is a very big deal.  Or at least...I do this....

(4) Remember when our moms told us not to talk to strangers and, as we got older, not to meet strangers on the internet?  Apparently we were busy rocking out to Avril Lavigne that day, because none of us got the memo.  And I am ridiculously jealous every time I read a post from a blogger I love who met another blogger I love in person.

(5) Every silly, ridiculous, embarrassing, or just plain pointless thing that happens to us is a potential blog post.  And when we don't have anything to tell, we make lists.

(6) We take silly photos like this on Photobooth.  And then post them for the internet to see.

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