Blog Hop - Writing Process

1. Introduce who referred the blog tour to you

I am never into blog challenges, blog train, blog monday tues wednesday thursday etc, I tag u u tag 50, hashtag galores etc. Just 1 of the human being not made out to to this, not sure if u understand me but thats just it.  Gorgeous mummy Natasha Fb me that day and asked me innocently "Hi Flo! Would you be keen to participate in the blog hop writing process after me? " It seemed hard to reject, not sure why, maybe the stars were align that morning and I agreed to it! You can read about hers here. Be pleasingly surprised by a beautiful face and a hot preggers body. I enjoy her blog and her honesty about her outlook about life. Plus our 1st born seem to look similar when they were young!

So this is my 1st blog tour and I did it just to discover more about my blogging style.

What am I working on?

Styling my blog *raising my arms in mercy. When you ask a fickle minded person to decide on what she wants in HER SPACE, its a nightmare! Colours, fonts, layout are beyond my league and before I can get pay someone I have to know what I want. So yes is a mess :( Other than that I am working on my travel series! I am so so back logged for my wanderlust travels. There is Germany - Berlin, Hannover, Hamburg in August 2013, Barcelona in November 2013, Taiwan in March 2014, Vegas in April 2014, Gold Coast in June 2014. I never was a fan of travel logs mainly because my travelling has been part of my life and never realized the need to note it down. But recently, I do find some travel blogs are really useful for me to plan my itinerary.  The itinerary planning was never part of me till the day I had to travel with 2 children and realized that walau it does help me save so much time! But if its my personal travel, I still go by "feel" even though I'm in foreign land, love love getting lost! Its exhilaring being able to be thrusted into the unknown!

How does my work differ from others in its genre?

Honestly, I'm still trying to find my identity. Most people around tells me that I portray a clear personality and style but I find myself a blur.  Tsk right? FloMummy.com came about less than 1 year although we have been blogging under victoria-eden in blogger for the last 4 years. It started as a blog about my memories about pregnancy, my struggles as a mommy dealing with a baby who refuses anything but me, my thoughts on being stretched as an individual, my lack of goals, lost of self esteem and many more. But eventually negativity left and now it's just a whole lot of positivity. Then I wondered do I really need to be constantly pregnant to continue this blog, but then again how much things can I write about my children without victimising their growth and security.

It was something that I thought about very long and realized that I really do enjoy this blogging thingy. It is actually very therapeutic for me. Eventually, like most bloggers we decided to stay true to the crap we talk about daily.  The struggles of changing the blog platform has been struggling and although all I want is to write, I still have to deal with the styling part which sucks.

 Why do I write what I do?

I write to destress coz it relaxes me most. Anything being paid stresses me up most so I have stopped doing that to concentrate on my love.  This is the place I don't schedule xx of posts a month, a place I don't set goals, a place where there will not be any challenges. They all do NOT do well here in my blogsphere space.  This particular blogtrain challenge that was throw to me was something I found very meaningful for I have not ever asked myself these questions and decided to do this for self discovery.  Yes, I'm up for challenges but they must be for myself only as my strength is that I never compare myself or compete to others. Everyone has their stories and life path to lead, so comparing only sucks my energy.

How does my writing process work?

I have a strict rule and that I do not have my laptop attached to a power point. My writing lasts only when the battery does.  Most bloggers know that once we start we lose track of time and it is difficult to get out coz you just want to write everything! There are days I write a post in 30 mins and there are days (with photos)  take 4 hours! *Yawns right? Yeah I know. I like very much to write, I do not enjoy editing, do not enjoy the transferring photos from this to that and label it and whatever. But blogging is all about that hahhaha! I get writer's block often, especially when they are alot of photos to deal with. The body and mind just jams up!!There is no fix table/area to blog. I am constantly on the go and finding time to do anything needs to thought out weeks before. My schedule starts off blank and I slot the must do of my children, meetings/ travels of my hb & my fil, appointments of my business (strictly in that order)  That is only my life starts. I pay an army to get my things going on a condition that  "If it drains me,  they are all outsourced" My time is very limited and it requires my full attention.  I get stretched sometimes and I am that fortunate person to be able to go on a trip and get out coz everything else MUST/CAN auto run. Creating a system has been my to do list for the last 2 years ever since K came about. I'm fine tuning my business' and now fiquring out this blog system.  My days are getting longer with me on adding on Gym at 9am daily.  Maybe thats one of the reasons my rants are minimal coz I do not indulge in being upset by things I didn't solve. But saying so, I love being alone. M just an introvert, though most people who knows me will roll their eyes. But I do treasure personal time most. 

So if you ask me how does does my blogging process work? Actually is just simple. The urge comes and my thoughts NEEDS to be out.

 

I am very sure you have enjoyed my 1st blog train and got to know me even deeper. Next on the tour comes parent blogger

Connie of RayConnieBaby who bravely is expecting her 3rd! With a 7 year old and  2 year old in hand, a full time preschool educator and a bubbly character. You will catch on her writing style very quickly.