Some of you have been reading this blog since it started more than a year ago, when it was strictly a place for me to share recipes, and motivate myself to try making new things. After about 6 months, I decided I just had to share about my decorating adventure when I covered my refrigerator with contact paper. Yes, I did that. It wasn't a post about cooking, I realized, but at least it related to the kitchen where I cook!
Soon after I found myself posting about repainting the kitchen, and painting my new mis-matched purple chairs. After that it became open season for DIY/interior decorating posts of all sorts as well as recipes and cooking posts.
At this point I have blogged about everything from my cleaning compulsion, to bird watching, to my finds on Etsy. And I realized something. I don't blog to make money (you'll notice no ads on this blog, ever, and if you see a link to a product in the text, it's just because I think you guys might enjoy that link, not because I will make any money off you clicking on it.) I blog because it makes me happy, helps me express myself, and helps me motivate myself to do the things I love. And I don't just blog about cooking, I blog about many of my interests.
I never mean to disapoint a reader of course, and I would love to meet more cool and interesting people who like the things I blog about, but it just doesn't feel right to limit myself to one subject when collecting a certain number of readers, or making money has never and will never be my goal.
So, in short, if you read my blog: 1. I love you and 2. Read which ever part makes you happy, leave me feedback if you like something, and feel free to skip those posts that don't relate to an interest you share with me!
Now, without further adieu, a bit of a post on a subject VERY unrelated to both cooking and interior design, but something I like a lot- my bike.
I've mentioned two bikes on this blog so far, my vintage English 3-speed (let's call him Phil) who showed up here.
He really is a beauty. Just look at him. He has a sweet internal gear hub, original stamped Phillips plaque, and the most uncomfortable bike seat ever made (I kid you not).
Isn't he a looker? Maybe it is just my love of vintage that draws me to him.
But I have a new love- who is sleeker, faster, brighter and very importantly LIGHTER than good old Phil.
She doesn't have a name yet, but if she did, it would have to be something girly and fun. Maybe Lucy or Posey or something like that.
Similarly to Phil she has a steel lugged frame, but being about 15 years younger and at least 12 pounds lighter, she makes for a very different sort of bike ride. And I am falling in love all over again with the streets of Boston as I she guides me from place to place. She is fast and reliable, and her bright colors make me so happy the moment I see her, locked up at a bike rack patiently waiting for my return.
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| Pedey likes her too. |
Do any of you bike? Do you do so for transportation? Fitness? To save the world?
Or, if you don't bike- what's your favorite way to get from place to place?
Finding a niche and sticking to it works if you want your blog to focus on one topic. But if you'd rather your blog be a representation of what makes you tick, then keep posting as before and cover everything relevant to you. There are so many ways to keep a blog interesting! After all, it makes no sense to censor yourself here. You're your own editor. :)
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