5 Reasons I Quit Blogging

I quit everything.

Once again, I was thinking about how to share myself as The Energy Doula .  It comes into my mind every few months, so I give it my all, plan, prep, post and fall flat on my face. Was I scared, ashamed, confused, embarrassed? Probably.  So, I turn to food and eat my feelings. At least I'm in the realm of safe, normal, and non-important.

This time I was thinking about what platforms I'd like to use and would I actually be able to commit myself in creating and posting something daily or even weekly?  It's never worked before.  I have an Instagram account called Glo. Energy. Daily.  I have opened and closed and opened again, but can't seem to commit myself to a certain subject matter to produce and post in a consistent matter.  I would like it to be a place where I share my spiritual, physical and emotional growth.  Talk about my knowledge and talent in the healing arts, high vibrational tools and foods,  and simple affluent living from affirmations, my BIRTHWRITE programs and THE INCREASE PLAN.  Both, are programs, classes, lessons, coaching and support that I have designed and ached to teach people but have never known how.  Even after paying over $3,000 for my own business coaches, I have nothing to show.. so I quit.

I have started and quit 4 direct sales businesses, 3 websites, 5 Facebook groups, 2 online business, 4 classes in midwifery, which was my hearts greatest desire for 3 years. I quit after one year of homeschooling.  I went to study education in college knowing I wanted to teach my own children at home. But I Quit.

 I have quit every food and exercise program I have ever started.  I started to write a book in 2014, and now I have chapters and outlines for half a dozen books, but no angst to complete them.   I have plenty of excuses why i quit, and so I will share some of the reasons, I abandoned this page and quit blogging.


#1  I don't plan posts

I can plan entry topics, but when it comes to actually writing I find I want to talk about something different or as in this post talk about too many unrelated ideas, that ramble on about my side thoughts, which doesn't translate into easy enjoyable reading. So, I quit.

#2  I hate proof reading

 I enjoy random writing, if you ever saw my personal bedtime journal you would start to wonder, probably worry about what is actually going on in my mind. Although I speak English,  I am American. I received a traditional American education and lack some English grammar skills. It literally takes me a hours to write and proof- read.  I hate it.  So, I ask someone to help, and they hate it.  My grammar and writing is so spastic and chaotic, my editors want to tear their eyes out and choke on cotton balls. So, I quit.

3. I had NO New Material

I started this blog when it was the popular young mom thing to do before the plethora of social media platforms today. I had no following and I didn't care.  I just used it to write my daily doings. But, on social media I can give your daily updates with pictures and quick captions which appease the quick paced minds of this generation.  Additionally, the super bonus blessing of live videos. Who cares about your grammar in those things.  Around baby #3, I'd been there, done that. Moved to a foreign country, feared for my life daily and figured there's nothing new in mommyville worth sharing. I figure if people wanted valid information to read they could find what their looking for on the other popular pretty blogs. So, I quit.

4. I have No Photography Skills

I would love to invest in the tools and skills to take jaw dropping pictures. Five years ago,  I realized I needed to stop stealing other peoples pictures from google and take my own.  Unfortunately, my pictures sucked. I assumed my non- existent audience doesn't actually want to take time to read my frequently too long post full of bad english without pictures. Instead of paying for pictures, learning a new skill, and getting more comfortable with the growing technology and powerful platforms of advertisement and networking.  I just quit. Then, I learned to lost ALL the pictures from this blog from 2007- 2012. Heart- broken.  I really should just make this a photo-less blog.  Are those things real?

5. Too Many New Platforms

 Could one actually read a blog which it ended in.. blogspot.com?  I knew no one would take me seriously. So,  I paid for a domain, never wrote a post for the entire year.  I tried SO many different ways and places to get my words written, my pictures taken and my sometimes message given.  I either was inconsistent or couldn't figure it out.  I do have a brand new empty blog somewhere. I would love to start new and fresh, but the fear of the unknown and falling flat of information kind of scares me. Must I fail again.


BUT.. I want to write.

I want to show I can do something consistently.  I want to finish my books, or at least one.  I want to document my weight loss and happiness journeys without so many hashtags. This time instead of giving all my kisses away to my kids, hubby, and strangers, I want to give some kisses to myself.

Prove to myself in 2018, I can start something, I can see positive results, I can help people and I can  finish something.  That'd be great.

I don't expect many to participate in the sin of reading a post without pictures but I'm going to write them anyways, if not here.. here.

Xoxo, Glo