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December 6, 2018

Goodbyes

Stumbled across this on Pinterest:

The most painful goodbyes are the ones that are never said and never explained.

Boom. That is all.

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1. Chose a name. Sometimes this is the hardest step. Keep it simple but clever. It should give a a little hint about what your blog will be about.

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The new blog I am planning will be my first blog not tied to a service I offer. Our goal is to monetize this blog with affiliate links and ads. Down the road we may sell project plans or ebooks once the blog is successful.

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Carry on. 😊

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This ficus was started from trimmings of a bigger plant that needed some “doctoring” after we discovered it had mold....that ficus is thriving now and has lots of new growth.

It’s probably a good thing our townhome is limited on space and light or this place would be a greenhouse.

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2021: I am finally going to start a blog as a side

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If you are thinking about starting a blog or have recently started one follow along and maybe we can inspire each other. I am going to break the process down slowly over the next few weeks.

Imagine my work persona asking myself about the blog I’m planning.

*Planning*

👉🏻What are you planning to blog about? Write down all the things you are planning to blog about so you can work on categories later.

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DIY and craft projects. We have been married for a bit over a year and we are working on turning Thauna’s house into OUR home. We want our home to reflect both of our personalities and style throughout. Frank is a craftsman and we dream up projects together. We will share step by step tutorials on our projects. We also have been learning to cook together (will share recipes) and learning more about plants. We like to puzzle and play backgammon on the patio when it’s warm. Thauna likes to take pictures of everything we eat and everywhere we go. We love to try new local restaurants and discover new places.

*Name the blog*

Happy as the Smiths - why you ask? I thought of all those cute sayings of two people just as happy as __________ (two peas in a pod, happy as clams, etc). And we’re pretty dang happy. 😂

*domain registration *

I like to use Godaddy.com. See if your domain is available and if it is purchase it ASAP. You may need to tweak your chosen name a bit with a - or an extra word or even use something other than .com. Godaddy will make suggestions.

This will be my first blog not tied to a service I offer. Our goal is to monetize this blog with affiliate links and ads. Down the road we may sell project plans or ebooks once the blog is successful.

Sometimes I see people start with too much and have too many moving parts. Start simple, share what you know. And grow from there.

Oh and one last tip to think about: always use quality photography and start gathers photos.

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🤞🏻🥂 Only bringing the positive vibes to

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Only bringing the positive vibes to 2021.

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