tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post3133328441583790089..comments2024-03-28T11:18:28.069-04:00Comments on Exquisitely Unremarkable : I'm Just Not That Social On Social MediaKim http://www.blogger.com/profile/15445291034631735026noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-70076447439526434882015-04-26T22:33:54.548-04:002015-04-26T22:33:54.548-04:00Yeah, I just don’t get the whole Facebook thing ~ ...Yeah, I just don’t get the whole Facebook thing ~ personally or professionally. Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/15445291034631735026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-72928275958967242642015-04-22T21:13:28.671-04:002015-04-22T21:13:28.671-04:00"I don't really think that my day is all ..."I don't really think that my day is all that interesting and frankly, I don't think yours is either. " HAHAHAHA!!! True story ;)Ruehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110133467260748245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-5991456186839817752014-07-07T22:51:20.700-04:002014-07-07T22:51:20.700-04:00Sounds like your daughter was right! You are a nat...Sounds like your daughter was right! You are a natural and the fact that you are having fun doing it is all that matters! No need for social media at all! :) Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/15445291034631735026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-81770818169746778982014-07-07T22:48:43.019-04:002014-07-07T22:48:43.019-04:00That's wonderful, Poppy and I do agree! I have...That's wonderful, Poppy and I do agree! I have met so many lovely ladies (present company included, of course!) through my blog, I don't need any other interaction. I can say that linking my blog to FB has reconnected me with distant relatives and friends, so that has been a plus, but other than that, I don't need it! :) Thanks for stopping by and adding to the discussion!Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/15445291034631735026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-33820113008241573212014-07-07T22:45:35.592-04:002014-07-07T22:45:35.592-04:00Agreed 100% Laura! Glad to hear that I am not alon...Agreed 100% Laura! Glad to hear that I am not alone!! :) Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/15445291034631735026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-87207685291099643952014-07-07T22:43:08.646-04:002014-07-07T22:43:08.646-04:00I admire you Brandi, for sticking to your own way!...I admire you Brandi, for sticking to your own way! I had no idea what I was doing when I started, so I set up shop everywhere. Stepping back from most platforms has made me much happier...I guess I just had to check it all out to see that I wasn't missing much! ;) Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/15445291034631735026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-44557563595325594772014-07-07T22:40:26.755-04:002014-07-07T22:40:26.755-04:00Social media takes a lot of time and effort, Lorri...Social media takes a lot of time and effort, Lorri, I agree. I am just not motivated enough to carve out extra time to check feeds, interact, post and repost. As it is, this summer, I have taken a step back from the blog a bit to spend more time with family. I can't do it all...so I'm not! Thanks for weighing in! I guess I'm not alone!Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/15445291034631735026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-36910381572629163222014-07-07T22:07:24.847-04:002014-07-07T22:07:24.847-04:00Oh Deb, you said a mouthful!! There are not enough...Oh Deb, you said a mouthful!! There are not enough hours to read all the blogs I would like to, comment, create and have a real-life, life!! I also agree with you on the fake follow me stuff. I did get sucked into that a bit as a newbie, but I am very discriminating now for sure. Thanks for the great comment!!Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/15445291034631735026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-33951331408077206312014-07-07T21:51:37.273-04:002014-07-07T21:51:37.273-04:00Sally, I agree with you, FB has been a wonderful w...Sally, I agree with you, FB has been a wonderful way to reconnect with my cousins who are scattered all over the country. For that, I am thankful for both FB and the blog. Other than that, I find social media draining. I am flattered that you enjoy my blog...and don't worry, I won't be taking the pictures down anytime soon!! AND I think you should pull out a few of your daughter's old pictures and hang them up for her 50 party!! Surprise! ;)Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/15445291034631735026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-91284838559538739042014-07-05T16:57:32.429-04:002014-07-05T16:57:32.429-04:00About 12 years ago I stumbled onto what I later le...About 12 years ago I stumbled onto what I later learned was a "blog". I noticed on the left side of "her" page, there were places that if you clicked onto it, you'd be reading other blogs as well. I was intrigued to say the least. I decided to see what I could come up with. I learned right away that because I'm interested in other people, and their stories that I would share whatever was on my mind on any given day. I started out trying to blog all the time which I discontinued shortly thereafter because as you mentioned, not every single thing about me is interesting, and certainly not to anyone else.<br /><br />To make a long story short, I do FB mainly to check to see if my granddaughter has posted any pics of my great-grands. I don't try and read 100 blogs a day, I don't "tweet" or any of that other stuff. I have made some good friends over the past though, and have lost a few to untimely deaths. Basically, I like to be simple in my life these days since retirement. But, I will definitely be back to visit with you because you seem very sensible, interesting and please DON'T take your "babie's" art work down from that door. That is precious! I have a lot that my daughter made over the years but in scrap books and, now since she's about to be FIFTY this year, she'd shoot me in the foot if I put them up! <br /><br />Blessings to you and yours.Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02865722713732049339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-42465349019951144712014-07-02T08:07:46.841-04:002014-07-02T08:07:46.841-04:00I don't follow anyone. I bookmark them, rememb...I don't follow anyone. I bookmark them, remember them, return visits, etc. I don't do the 'follow me and I'll follow you / Like me and I'll like you " fake thing. <br />It struck me as kind of time consuming to get people to go to Facebook so that I could, on Facebook, get them to go to my blog, so I just focused on blogging. Now I see that many people say they worked hard on FB and then it changed and wanted them to pay, etc. so I am glad that I kept my FB as my regular friends and family one. <br />Twitter : I recently saw a lady comment to someone that she'd seen her so often on Twitter that she forgot that the lady had a blog! So hmm...glad that I don't do Twitter either! : ) <br />Because I felt this way, while if someone was having a giveaway on their blog requiring only a comment, I would participate. The ones that required me to follow, fake-like-on-FB, etc. I refrained from. <br />It was a big deal to start blogging and I think that's enough ...after all how many hours are there in a day, anyway? :) Deb @ Frugal Little Bungalowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13091419343402163298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-59892018721837965342014-07-01T10:53:00.192-04:002014-07-01T10:53:00.192-04:00Hi, Kim. First of all, I don't know why your ...Hi, Kim. First of all, I don't know why your posts have not shown in my feed, usually blogger is pretty reliable. I also follow by Bloglovin.<br /><br />I think you have to do what works for you. I don't use FB, in fact I use it so little in my private life that "friends" unfriend me; I hate it. I think twitter is stupid. I have google, but don't use it; it seems like it is too widespread like FB. I don't use Instagram, but some close friends want me to figure out how to share photos of a trip. I could do it with FB, but I hate it. I use Bloglovin, because I discovered not too long ago that I can heart other people's posts, and see an array of images like Pinterest, but without categories. Don't ask me how! I think I somehow set it up that way by accident, because I noticed most people don't have their name and their blog separate. I love Pinterest, and I am better at pinning than blogging.:)<br /><br />In general I don't care for social media, except the blog platform. I think most regular visitors to blogs share similar interests, which is not necessarily so in some other places.<br /><br /><br />Butterfly 8)(8 Bungalow https://www.blogger.com/profile/12407401010841427366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-74031193427865809692014-06-30T13:46:03.034-04:002014-06-30T13:46:03.034-04:00I totally understand, Kim! I told myself I was goi...I totally understand, Kim! I told myself I was going to blog my way when I first started. I don't have a FB account for my blog and I only joined Twitter because some college kids were using my logo and I needed to confront them. I enjoy IG, but it has kept from blogging as much as I'd like because it's much easier to share a quick pic rather than writing a post.Brandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01049383432715304456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-21759639316940429152014-06-28T22:22:50.328-04:002014-06-28T22:22:50.328-04:00Hi Kim, I do like my house clean, but never curled...Hi Kim, I do like my house clean, but never curled my eye lashes in my entire life. lol! I jumped into blogging just because my youngest daughter told me one day that I should start a blog. Mom, she said; I think you would have fun blogging about your decorating and gardening. I did it for two years just for my kids. Didn't know blog hopping even existed. I didn't read a thing and still very uneducated when it comes to promoting my blog. I don't do it for money and just have fun with it. I do it because I love it, so very little time is spent on social media. I really don't know how to do much. Thanks for sharing with SYC.<br />hugs,<br />JannHave a Daily Cup of Mrs. Olsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15446091501170762899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-28524992178867211632014-06-27T18:46:06.551-04:002014-06-27T18:46:06.551-04:00Hi Kim,
I understand your frustrations and concer...Hi Kim,<br /><br />I understand your frustrations and concerns even though I have never connected my blog to any of these social media outlets. I decided early on that Poppy View would be written firstly to share with like-minded individuals, and thus, make friends. Secondly, it gives me a chance to write, create, photograph, and connect. I never had any intentions of blogging to make money, even in the midst of Greece's challenging economic crisis, and that's why I never needed to chase all those social media circuits, aside from the fact that it just takes too much of my precious time! Lastly, Poppy View is written purely for pleasure, and as you may have guessed, I am also a very visual person, in addition to being a recovering Type A, whose main purpose in her daily routine is to simplify - everything, and that means in and around the house and in my head! To sum up, I have met so many sweet and talented people who I can sincerely call friends, at Poppy View, so why go anywhere else?<br /><br />Have a wonderful weekend!<br /><br />PoppyPoppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08980323586402386609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-85935112094046073922014-06-27T10:35:58.604-04:002014-06-27T10:35:58.604-04:00I think that there's a lot of social hype that...I think that there's a lot of social hype that I don't have the time or energy for. I have an in person life that I have to live, also. ~grin~<br />Laura of Harvest Lane CottageMrs. Laura Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17334381585683324912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-62701467138871167712014-06-27T02:05:11.563-04:002014-06-27T02:05:11.563-04:00I read your post when it came thru my email inbox ...I read your post when it came thru my email inbox but decided to give it some thought before commenting. I have been blogging about 18 months. I was on facebook and pinterest before i began blogging and I have a personal facebook page and pinterest page. I look at facebook every day often more than once a day. I enjoy keeping up with my kids' posts and my extended family. I recently created a facebook page for my blog but I don't use it much. There are maybe a half dozen posts and they are links to some of my blog posts but i am not consistent at all about putting links on there. My blog does not have a pinterest page although I have pinned a few of my recipes to my personal pinterest. I kind of go in streaks with pinterest. I have quite a few boards and pins but sometimes i go days or a week without visiting. I have never done twitter or instagram and I have a google + account which i mainly use to sync pictures off of my phone or share pictures with my girls. I have not really gotten around to sharing blog posts there. My blog started out as a mostly garden blog and right now gardening is taking a bunch of my time and I am not getting as much blogging done as I would like. Somehow I don't think that more social media will make that better. Thanks Kim for your post. Lorrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05154324971136140766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-6710398497696303632014-06-26T15:13:22.316-04:002014-06-26T15:13:22.316-04:00Nancy, you are always so sweet and I am so glad th...Nancy, you are always so sweet and I am so glad that we have connected, as well. New friendships have been the greatest payout from blogging, that is for sure!<br /><br />I agree that assessing, taking stock and feeling good about what you are doing is the key to blogging...to life, really. If it doesn't feel real, right and true, then it is time to change. That is where I am, at a place of change (which is not so coincidentally my word for 2014!).<br /><br />I still want to write, perhaps have more of my articles published, maybe start on a book...I have a few ideas! ;) However, I was getting so sidetracked trying to manage all the different forms of social media that I was not writing as much as I wanted to or crafting or sewing. I was online and it was not productive. It was not helping me to achieve my own personal goals. <br /><br />I think that advertisements on blogs are a great way to support the habit...you are right, there are costs and it can get expensive. It also does take a lot of time to write, photograph, photoshop and post everything. I say more power to you, if you can make a buck from this gig! Trust me, I am "monetized"...I have made money decorating, staging and writing...all of which can be traced directly back to the blog. I will also continue to market myself, just not on the platforms I don't enjoy...I just don't want to spend anymore time caught up in social media, unless I am having a good time!! :) Thanks for the comment, Nancy and I can't wait to see that cottage take shape! I'd actually pay to watch that! Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/15445291034631735026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-27896522605162968752014-06-26T14:37:37.767-04:002014-06-26T14:37:37.767-04:00Thanks Jen! I am tired of being consumed! I want t...Thanks Jen! I am tired of being consumed! I want to sit with my toes in the sand this summer...not hanging out on Facebook!Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/15445291034631735026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-78624738424272706722014-06-26T14:36:26.357-04:002014-06-26T14:36:26.357-04:00Haha! I agree! That is what I meant when I said th...Haha! I agree! That is what I meant when I said that my day/ your day is just not that exciting! I spend most days with some variation of cooking, cleaning and carpooling...I barely want to do my own, I really don't want to read about yours! Blogs can serve as a great way to communicate with family members and a lot of them start out that way. I guess as long as it's enjoyable, that's what really matters! Thanks for the comment! :)Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/15445291034631735026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-31978816896653460022014-06-26T14:31:47.111-04:002014-06-26T14:31:47.111-04:00I agree Carol. I have been having a ball with my b...I agree Carol. I have been having a ball with my blog so far, and frankly, I have had a few really cool opportunities come my way without advertising at all. I also like Instagram...I am a big fan pretty pictures! :) Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/15445291034631735026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-32970478896992230072014-06-26T14:09:27.585-04:002014-06-26T14:09:27.585-04:00I think every blogger needs to be comfortable with...I think every blogger needs to be comfortable with whatever they're doing, Kim. At one time I had three blogs going as I tried to find my niche. One was a devotional blog, one a photo blog, and then the third blog (which is the only one I have now). Writing my cottage blogs is really what I love to do. I've also started experimenting with low key ads because I spend lots of hours working on my blog and being on a fixed income it would be nice to at least cover my incidental expenses (domain name, computer backup, etc.). It may not happen, and if it doesn't that's okay. I've assessed and reassessed and will continue assessing all these things, because that's my nature. I always want to check myself and make sure I'm still feeling the joy. :) I do some social media, but no way do I do it daily. And if I don't get to it at all, that's fine. My goal right now in showing my house plans and the process of building our home is really to encourage others who may be contemplating doing what we're doing. And I enjoy showing ways to furnish a home on a budget. Anyway, sorry to go on and on. I think you're wise to take stock of what you really want and feel good doing in the blogging world. I'm just glad you blog because if you didn't I never would have met you. And I'm so glad I did. Be happy. Hugs ~ NancyA Joyful Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604235087317891071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-21660147609325225402014-06-26T11:03:07.790-04:002014-06-26T11:03:07.790-04:00Like you, I do not plan to advertise and do not bl...Like you, I do not plan to advertise and do not blog for money. I have a facebook account, but rarely look at it and haven't posted anything in months. I did start instagram recently and like it for the "1 quick pic". I love the eye candy pics of the people I follow and I love looking for that 1 photo to post each day. Every once in awhile I post more than 1 pic a day. <br /><br />I think the most important thing is that you enjoy blogging. If it ever becomes a burden or a chore, then it isn't serving its purpose.<br /><br />Make it a great day!Art and Sandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09070124859845536964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-58754432463650251142014-06-25T23:42:09.279-04:002014-06-25T23:42:09.279-04:00I thought I was the only one in blogland who felt ...I thought I was the only one in blogland who felt that way, I've tried FB and just don't know what all the hype is about it, I can see if you want to keep in touch with relatives but just to go on and say "I took a shower today" is frankly stupid! I started my blog so that my grandkids could read it someday, blogging has turned into a really big thing lately I think!Something Nice and Prettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07672141781621068025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072740790042271296.post-112984599710871092014-06-25T23:21:51.321-04:002014-06-25T23:21:51.321-04:00Oh yes! Completely agree!!! It sucks you in and co...Oh yes! Completely agree!!! It sucks you in and consumes every bit of you. I love your writing Kimmie...SO entertaining! xo JenAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07420524123565812135noreply@blogger.com