My friend told me
she hated the term 'lifestyle blogger'. She probably didn't realise it was
scribbled across the header of my blog. It made me consider what a lifestyle
blog should be.
Stylish Living?
A proper lifestyle
blog should probably have lots of glamorous and uplifting interior design shots.
The perfect home. The peaceful oasis. Japanese or Nordic-inspired furnishings.
I did share a picture of our 'cactus wall' once. Unfortunately, the chilli plant has since died...
Stylish Eating?
Possibly a lifestyle
blog should include the occasional healthy recipe and artistic snaps of mouth-watering dishes. I
tried to take a picture of my smoothie one morning, but it came out too dark. I
also can't find conclusive evidence that juice is good for you.
Once I googled: Is
orange juice good for you?
The first articles to appear were: 7 Impressive Benefits of
Orange Juice and Why juice is slowing killing you! I'm no expert so I'd hate to mislead anyone with pretty
pictures.
Eco?
Any self-respecting
lifestyle blog should probably mention the word sustainable every so often. All these
instagrammers posting pictures of takeaway coffee cups and cocktails littered with straws may as well be posting textagrams with: I heart landfill or Kill
all the turtles!
Too harsh? Maybe.
But If only 7% of all plastic is recycled then it's worth considering whether
it might be better to suck up the inconvenience of say, proper plates at a party, rather than using plastic ones which will hang around the planet for hundreds
of years. Just throw it away? In the words of Greenpeace: There is no such
thing as away!
Okay, as you can see, I'm down with the trying to be more eco thing...
Stylish DIY Ideas?
I've got one! I upgraded our knackered herb dispenser last night by spray painting it bright red
so that's an idea you can have if you like... you're welcome!
To be honest I
don't know if it would have been more eco to throw it away rather than
repainting it, but it makes me happy when I look at it and I believe you should
indulge your creative urges. I'm thinking of funking up an old terracotta pot
with white and red stripes next.
Conclusion...
It's may not be the sleekest lifestyle blog, but I hope you enjoy it. I'd always be happy to hear your suggestions and what you'd love more of!
5 comments:
I think it depends whether someone is trying to preach/teach about what they should do, or is simply writing about their lifestyle/activities etc. Personally I'd never follow the blog of someone telling me what I should or shouldn't eat, or what to wear or how I should decorate my house! But if I think someone is doing something interesting like writing books and living somewhere gorgeous, and clearing up plastic from beaches and restoring old herb dispensers, then I'll follow them. I've learned things from your blog! And I love your up-cycled herb dispenser.
Ah Lindsay, you're so wonderful. I was feeling a bit meh and you've made me feel a hundred and fifty five times better. Thank you for reading and for always being so encouraging! I really like my herb dispenser too and just keep looking around the house wondering what else I can spray paint... laptop too risky? :)
Glad it cheered you up. I'll advise against spraying paniting the laptop, but suggest a bunch of bananas instead.
Paniting? Maybe you can panit a laptop.
I should. Paniting is all the rage now. I should probably have blogged about it already!
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