I have about twenty blogs in my feed reader. I love seeing how others organize their writing — structure, word choice, and phrasing. It's like looking at a painting. I often think: I'll never be able to write like that. And it's true. I will never be able to write like another bl … | Continue reading
I heard someone describe an artist as "someone who never takes a break from being an artist”. I think that's an excellent description. As everyday bloggers, we may not call ourselves artists, but we can certainly call ourselves creators. Our inspiration for blogging varies, but t … | Continue reading
Today marks the end of the month-long Junited challenge. Here’s my complete list of Junited 2024 links. Thank you very much to all the participants! I feel like I've discovered more blogs and interesting content in this one month than I have in my entire life. The end of Junited … | Continue reading
I heard an interview about the Swedish artist Laleh. Her career story is both fascinating and inspiring. She appears in a movie and receives several offers for other roles, but firmly turns them down. Laleh has already made a decision: “I want to focus on music.” She gets a recor … | Continue reading
It was a very stressful day at work today. 12 hours straight. I feel exhausted, so writing will have to wait for another day. Also, there were some nice emails I wanted to answer and a few new posts on Why We Blog and Our Blogging Workflow, so there was no time to write. Besides, … | Continue reading
I heard an interview with Swedish artist Marie Bergman. She was talking about the time after she decided to leave the group Family Four and pursue a solo career. People were outraged! Family Four was supposed to be the "happy family". This was not acceptable! She even received th … | Continue reading
I've been blogging for about 20 years (except for a couple of years off). I love it! There are several reasons why I like blogging: Writing There's something wonderful about seeing sentences grow, letter by letter, on a blank page. It's progress and full awareness in one beautifu … | Continue reading
Yesterday, I launched the July Reply blog challenge. I like the idea and hoped there would be a lot of interest, but so far, it's been lukewarm. For the past few weeks, I have posted something new every day. Many of the texts that I've been proud of have barely gotten any attenti … | Continue reading
I was listening to a podcast where the author Ray Bradbury was mentioned. It was revealed that he had a note above his typewriter that said, “Don't think”. He explained that as a creative person, it's more about feeling and less about thinking. He added that the worst thing you d … | Continue reading
There's one week left of Junited, the June blogging challenge where bloggers share interesting posts from others. I called it a blog love letter. July Reply is a way to take those love letters to the next level. Instead of just passing “secret notes” to each other, let’s build re … | Continue reading
Before I resumed blogging just over a year ago, I did a lot of research and contemplation. I considered things such as: Blogging in Swedish or English? Which platform should I use? Blog anonymously or not? What should the blog be about? What should its name be? Ultimately, I got … | Continue reading
Inspired by Juha-Matti Santala's post, Short history of my blogging journey, I decided to write a text about my blogging journey, which has been a bit bumpy, to say the least. I started blogging about 20 years ago using Movable Type, which was pretty much the only tool available … | Continue reading
Yesterday, we celebrated Midsummer here in Sweden. Of all the holidays of the year, Midsummer is the one I like the most. It's a beautiful time of the year, and it's something different when it's mostly celebrated outdoors (compared to, for example, Christmas and New Year). In ou … | Continue reading
As soon as I greeted the client, I knew what was coming... This is not going to be pleasant, I thought. It turned out to be true. The person in question was not mean or angry, "just" very rude. Always knew best and interrupted as soon as I tried to answer. In short, an unpleasant … | Continue reading
Hi Robert! Just thought I'd check in. Felt a bit quiet in our common chat. Just get in touch if there’s anything or if you want to talk ☺️ I got this message from a friend today. We are some former colleagues who still keep in touch. We see each other from time to time and talk i … | Continue reading
On my way home from work, I realized that something must have happened. The closer I got to home, the later the arrival time showed on the map app. It turned out to be a serious traffic accident involving a truck. An hour later, after I had parked my car and started to walk home, … | Continue reading
BlogBoost is an Apple shortcut designed to motivate and inspire blogging. The shortcut is regularly updated with support for more text editors. Once installed, there are seven menu options to choose from: Ten Topics – choose a topic to blog about. It also adds your current locati … | Continue reading
Visited a new cafe. A very cozy place. The aroma made it impossible to resist getting something good to go with the coffee. The walls were decorated with plants and art. One of the pictures caught my eye. It said: Always be a little kinder than necessary. Wise words! And so simpl … | Continue reading
I've met a few people who want to start blogging, or blog more often, but have trouble coming up with things to write about. This inspired me to write about what inspires me (the meta world of blogging). I would also love to read about what inspires other bloggers. We already hav … | Continue reading
Most of my posts are inspired by everyday experiences. It could be something that happened at work or a conversation I overheard in a coffee shop. There are endless blog posts up for grabs if we pay attention to our surroundings. If you browse through my blog posts, you will prob … | Continue reading
I really enjoy my job! It's varied and flexible. I have the opportunity to visit different places and meet new people that I wouldn't have otherwise. Some days are a little longer, some shorter. In the end, it all balances out. However, the voice in the head tends to ignore the p … | Continue reading