Sunday 14 September 2014

Should I be blogging?

I'm 2 weeks in to my full time teaching job and i've started to wonder where blogging will stand in my life. A typical day will see me in my classroom at about 7.45am and not arriving home until after 5pm. When I get home, I have books to mark, planning to do and resources to make.

I'm not having a moan, i'm just really worried about the little time I have to do the things I love...meaning blogging. Yes I have weekends, but these will be dedicated to preparation for the next school week and time spent with my boyfriend. This leads me to ask myself...should I be blogging?

I don't want to see blogging as a chore and I don't want to lose interest as this is a hobby that makes me genuinely happy. I just don't know how I will find time to enjoy it like I have done over summer. My priorities are myself, my boyfriend and the children I teach and i'm worried blogging will drop off the list. I've already decided to only post once or twice a week which is a manageable amount...but is it?

The purpose of this post is to voice my concerns and get advice from other bloggers that work full time. A few posts I have read and loved recently are...



This post from Melissa about juggling a daily blog and a full time job

Jen's advice on how to get things done when you're exhausted

This advice post from Shane full of practical solutions to blogging and working full time

Meg's post on blogging with a 9-5.

Rebecca's very useful post on keeping organised

And of course...my post on beating stress




Do you have any advice on working full time whilst maintaining a blog?

Monday 8 September 2014

Instagram #1

Snuggles with the boyfriend's dog

 The cutest notepads from Paperchase

 My current obsession with monochrome

Sunday nights spent with my laptop, my ps3 and my bed 

The best burger ever at Five Guys 

A trip to the Clearwell caves 

The sweetest mini cupcakes from a local market stall

The flowers that arrived in my classroom from the lovely boyfriend. It's safe to say the boys in my class won't let me live that one down :)
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