Happy Friday!

I'm want to try to be a better blogger. I used to have no problems blogging.

Even when I didn't have anything special to blog about,

I blabbered on about something.

It kept the blogging muscle toned, so to speak.

Like everything, the more you do it the easier it becomes.

Use it or lose it.

These days I get too caught up in feeling

very insignificant in this world of the

Super Blogger.

Like what I have to say surely doesn't matter

when there are dozens and dozens

of blogs out there that are big and flashy.

I know I've published nearly identical words.

I've said all this before. 

I'm still struggling with it.

I love my blog.

I love the friends I've made through blogging,

I want to be here more.

So forgive me as I struggle with my insecurities and try

 to

restrengthen my blogging muscles.

Happy Friday friends.

Happy Veterans day.

Happy 11-11-11!

I'm going to get a much needed hair cut today.

And color.

I really, really need color.

My roots are about two inches long and very gray. 

Later today Alyssa, Bayleigh and I are driving to

West Virginia for the weekend.

I don't really like long road trips,

but my hair will be cute,

and I will be with my favorite girls.

Happy weekend friends!

I love you bunches!!!

 

 

 

Comments

[Claire]

I feel exactly the same. The huge blogs with dozens of giveaways and sponsors totally intimidate me. Plus I have this new internal censor that says, "What would your mother think?" and since just about anything I do these days involves my mother, not too much that I feel I can publish. Maybe I should have a chat with her and get her permission to blog about it. I bet she wouldn't really mind because nothing I'd say would be disparaging. Thanks for being real. I appreciate that in a blogger more than the flashy blogs.

[Jennifer]

I love your blog, just the way it is. I understand how you feel about comparing to others, but my motto this fall has been Theodore Roosevelt's wisdom: "Comparison is the thief of joy."
I'm sure you're not coming to my part of WV (the part that borders KY and OH) but if you were, I'd love to meet you!

[berthamae]

We are out here reading!! I am waiting for your next redecoration project. Just know that for each person that comments there are probably 10 - 20 of us just reading....

[Pam - captured by our cameras]

I love this space just the way it is. Of course we'd all be tickled to see you here more often.

[Kelly]

I love it when you post a new post. Your blog is one that I check for new posts frequently so don't feel like what you say is insignificant at all!

[Hesper]

I feel the same way! And I feel quite censored since my family reads and work people, too. I enjoy reading here though... so keep on keeping on!

[Thimbleanna]

Now that was a perfectly fine post! I don't like the super blogs with all the flash and ads and so-so content -- I unsubscribe. I recently read an interesting post about reading less blogs and it's really made me think. I'm vigorously cleaning out my reader. I'm happy to say, you'll survive -- even if I don't always comment! ;-D

[Michelle]

and a new hair-do is good for the soul :-)

[Autum]

Thank you Claire! I agree, being real is always more appealing to me.

Have a lovely weekend!

xo Autum

[Amber Carrillo]

you are a super-blogger in my book :-) and yeah to a road-trip with a new color and cut :-)

[Sandra Williams]

Hey Autum - I subscribe to exactly 4 Blogs, I look forward to updates from 2... and you are one of them. I'm one of your readers that rarely posts comments - but ALWAYS enjoys reading what is happening in your little corner of the world. I also follow (stalk) you on Pintest - and love your style, your sense of humor, and your love for your family. You are a phenomenal photographer - that is what initially drew me in... but then reading back through your blog - I enjoyed your writing, identified with many of your topics, and was (and am) inspired to get off my butt and decorate (even with a 3 year old running under my feet). Keep doing what you are doing - you are perfect the way you are :) Enjoy your weekend, your girls, and your new hairs!!

[domesticali]

Oh, I so know what you mean. But there's a genuine connection I feel with so many people I have met through my blog, that I just can't give up. I keep reminding myself that it is not a competition. And carry on in my own small way.

Have a wonderful trip. And stop back and tell us about it.

[Joanne]

I am so with you. I don't really know what happened when it comes to blogging, and I know I've lost my joy in it and feel so tiny in this brave new world, but I know the people I look forward to reading and you're one of them.

[Sonya]

I want you to know that you were the very first blog I read. I googled something about easy quilt instructions a few years ago and found you. I was hooked. I now read all those super flashy famous blogs too. But when you post something new I get all excited. You are still my favorite! I've seen such a transition the last few years in blogging. It seems to be all about increasing readership through giveaways, link parties, etc so that folks can make more advertising dollars. Nothing wrong with that but it does change the flavor. I love you because you are just you. And you are a very talented and creative seamstress and designer and I learn from you. Please don't compare yourself to everyone else. I like you. Just the way you are. ~Sonya

[Autum]

Sonya, your comment brought tears to my eyes. Good tears. Thank you so much for your encouraging words. They really do mean a lot.
I think my problem these days, and it is my problem,  is knowing where and if I fit in this new world.
I dont wish to be one of those big flashy blogs, but I still cant help but fall victim to self comparison. I think its human nature. I just have to remind myself, there is room for everyone and what makes me happy is being me.
Sweet words of reinforcement from nice people like you make my day and make me want to keep on doing what I do.

Thank you bunches!!

xo Autum

[Autum]

Thank you so much Sandra. I didnt write this post fishing for nice comments, but they sure do make a girl feel better!

We had a nice trip to WV, but I was bummed to be going with my same old overgrown hair. We had our days mixed up somehow, and had to reschedule. I could have cried. I have something to look forward to this week though.

Have a lovely day!!

xo Autum

[Autum]

Joanne, you are so right about the joy part. Its kind of a feeling of a loss of innocence. Not to sound overly dramatic, but you know, how when you look back at your childhood, simpler days... it makes you nostalgic for the old days.
Thank you for your nice words!!

xo Autum

[Autum]

The connections you make through blogging are special and I feel so blessed to have been able to make friends with ladies I never would have had the opportunity to come in contact with otherwise.
Our trip was nice. It was just for the weekend, so there was a lot of driving in a short period of time. Thankfully it all went smoothly, but Im not eager to do it again very soon.
Im used to driving on flat terrain. West Virgina is anything but flat. Its beautiful country, but not fun to drive in for a nervous nelly like me ; )

You keep carrying on in your own lovely small way, and Ill do the same.

xo Autum

[Autum]

Thank you Amber!!

The road trip was nice.  Long, but nice.
No new cut and color though. We had our days mixed up so I have to wait till Wednesday.  It was fine, I barely made it out of my PJs the whole time anyway.

xo Autum

[Autum]

Amen Michelle. I have to wait to Wednesday to feed my soul though. Turns out we had our days mixed up. I showed up on the day she told me to, but she wrote it in her book differently. Im sure no one in WV was at all concerned with how my hair looked, so it was all good ; )

xo Autum

[Autum]

Hi Anna!
Ive been unsubscribing more than subscribing lately myself. Id love to read the post you are talking about. And Im so happy I survived the purging.

xo Autum

[Autum]

Thank you Hesper.
It does make a difference when people from the real world read your blog. It does for me. I dont know why, Ive never said anything I would be afraid for anyone to read, but it is still a little strange.

Have a wonderful day!!

xo Autum

[Autum]

Thank you Pam : )

xo Autum

[Autum]

Thank you so much!!
Ive got a few redecoration projects going on. Nothing thats ready to be photographed though. We are still trying to get the attic finished and the bathroom is nearly done. The problem with sharing that progress is, the room is so tiny, I cant get decent photos. When I say tiny, you cant imagine how small. Porta-potty small. Seriously, you can sit on the toilet and almost reach all four walls.  I hope I can get some photos soon to share!

xo Autum

[Sonya]

I can understand your struggle. I blogged briefly about a liver donation I was a part of. Friends urged me to keep blogging but I felt like there were plenty of folks out there saying what I would say and saying it better. Then I decided to blog about my new commitment to decluttering. Well I posted once two weeks ago. We'll see how that one goes....But I would encourage you to just blog about your latest sewing project, your attic reno for Alyssa, any time you rearrange something in your home, etc. Blog about your real life. We all know your life is full. I hope the fact that you are so well loved by so many perfect strangers doesn't put pressure on you. I (think I) speak for most of us when I say we do not want that!!
~Sonya