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What do you think makes a successful blog? A great blog? Are they one in the same?
This week’s guest on This Blogger’s Life is Tracy Morrison @SellabitMum is the founder of the always entertaining website Sellabitmum.
Tracy is one of my favorite bloggers to read because she is always open and frequently hilarious. She has a way with words that can touch your heart and pee your pants with laughter, sometimes in the same post. We finally met in person last summer and if you want to know the truth, she is exactly who you’d expect her to be from reading her blog and that is very refreshing.
I am honored to know Tracy Morrison and proud to have her as my guest on This Blogger’s Life today. So, without further ado…
This Blogger’s Life, Tracy Morrison
Why did you start blogging?
I started blogging after my last(fourth) miscarriage over 6 years ago. I was reading many blogs and decided to journal my own experiences. However – I ended up not even talking about my losses, but instead telling funny stories about my family.
What’s one piece of advice for new bloggers?
Your story is important. Don’t think that everything has already been written. It hasn’t. Your story is yours and thus unique. Be authentic.
What are the three words that describe you best?
What are the three words that describe you best?
True. Quiet. Kind.
What is your favorite website?
What is your favorite website?
Um, anywhere I can shop. Does that count? I mean I love blogs, but if I’m online I’m typically shopping….
What is your favorite thing to do when you’re not blogging?
What is your favorite thing to do when you’re not blogging?
Running, shopping, or hanging out with my family. I run a lot as I’m typically training for a marathon or two.
What’s the most important thing you’ve learned about yourself from blogging?
What’s the most important thing you’ve learned about yourself from blogging?
That it’s okay to be me and opportunities come before you work hard and you are true to yourself.
How do you balance life and blogging? Ha! Is this a trick question?
How do you balance life and blogging? Ha! Is this a trick question?
I never want blogging to overshadow my life, but I want my life to be documented by my blogging. I want to live to the fullest – and write that down when I have time. If I find I’m telling my kids “Just give me a minute” – than my priorities are wrong.
How has blogging changed you or your life?
How has blogging changed you or your life?
It’s opened a huge pot of love and friendship. The connections I’ve made through blogging with amazing women cannot be measured. It’s true love. And it’s made me a better writer.
What do you think makes a successful blog? A great blog? Are they one in the same?
I think each blogger needs to decide what success means for them – or even if they want success. Do they want to make money? Do they want to turn their blogging into a job? Do they just want a journal? Do they want to improve their writing? I think your blog is a success if it’s what you want it to be.
If you were to stop blogging today, what would you do with the rest of your life?
If you were to stop blogging today, what would you do with the rest of your life?
I think all bloggers think about this. I think I would train(run) more and maybe take some classes – do something for myself – as writing is a huge outlet for me – so I would need something positive to replace that.
How do you balance telling your story, without telling the story of others in your life?
How do you balance telling your story, without telling the story of others in your life?
I think that’s the beautiful part of writing and blogging – as it is memoir – and memoir is what you remember – and may not match up with what someone else did who had that same experience with you. I can tell my side of my story. It’s still my story.
Blogging has changed a lot, just since I started 5 years ago, what do you miss about blogging in the early days? What do you love that has changed?
Blogging has changed a lot, just since I started 5 years ago, what do you miss about blogging in the early days? What do you love that has changed?
It’s so big now – and that can be overwhelming. It’s easy to feel smaller as a piece of this huge pie. But I love the opportunities and connections that have come from this space.
How do you consistently come up with relevant and shareable content?
How do you consistently come up with relevant and shareable content?
Life. Live life and observe and remember the details. There’s a good story in just buying a pair of socks. True story!
If you could have a dinner party for 6 people, living or dead, who would you invite?
If you could have a dinner party for 6 people, living or dead, who would you invite?
Oh wow – Jimmy Fallon, Ellen, President Obama, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, The Pope, And Boy George
What’s the one thing that people would be surprised to learn about you?
What’s the one thing that people would be surprised to learn about you?
I majored in engineering in college. I’m a nerd.
What’s the one post that you are most proud of?
What’s the one post that you are most proud of?
Probably my post about my marriage and being vulnerable, as it was a hard one – admitting faults on both sides. I don’t often share about my husband and our relationship – but it was raw and personal and felt good to just get out there.
Tracy, thank you for being my guest today on This Blogger’s Life. You make me smile daily and I can’t wait to hug your neck today at the fashion show! XOXO
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Love Sellabitmum!