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Guys, I think I messed up today. You know how I wrote that whole post about sticking to a schedule and that good stuff? Yeah. It’s been like week one and I already messed up lol. I was supposed to make sure I post blogging advice today. But I randomly got on a call with a really awesome friend and didn’t have time to write. To be honest, I don’t feel bad about it because I hadn’t talked to this friend in a while and I really enjoyed catching up. I’ll plan better in the future I guess but obviously as much as I love blogging my real life is important too.

At the same time, I also want to keep in mind that yes I think I messed up today but that’s not the end of the world. These things happen sometimes and we’re not always going to be able to follow a strict schedule. It’s okay to take some days off and do something else you enjoy instead. Blogging is all about enjoyment and we should never be forced to blog simply because of a schedule. We should do it when we want to and feel passionate to share out content with the world.

Let me know in the comments how your day was and what you did today because I’m in a chatty mood today and I want to chat with all of you amazing souls!

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111 responses to “I Think I Messed Up Today”

  1. mindbeautysimplicity Avatar
    mindbeautysimplicity

    sometimes we have to prioritize our life outside of blogging and that’s completely fine! glad you could catch up with a friend. 🙂
    today i worked on some posts & also decorated my blogging office. a post of that with photos should be going up next week. i’m excited to have a proper place to write / brainstorm.

    hope you have a great rest of your week!

    Reply
    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Wow that’s great- now you’ll have a place to work on blogging! Thanks and have a great rest of your week too 😊

      Reply
  2. John Avatar
    John

    I don’t think your readers will be upset with you, including me. I like to say that our ‘real’ lives always come first, Pooja. No worries! ❤️

    Reply
    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Thanks and I totally agree- our real lives come first!

      Reply
  3. ejstoo Avatar
    ejstoo

    Life happens. Blogs won’t explode if you take a break ☺

    Reply
    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Haha yes mine seems to be intact so far!

      Reply
  4. Tangie Avatar
    Tangie

    It is perfectly ok to have a life outside of blogging on a schedule.

    Reply
    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Thanks and I think so too.

      Reply
  5. Renard Moreau Avatar
    Renard Moreau

    🙂 One good trick is to always have an extra blog post scheduled ahead of time (It comes in very handy for when life gets in the way).

    Also, I do not think that your viewing audience will be angry at you for messing up.

    Hey, you are human after all!

    Reply
    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Yup I will definitely be keeping a couple of blog posts ready in advance just in case!

      Thanks!

      Reply
      1. Renard Moreau Avatar
        Renard Moreau

        🙂 You are most welcome, Pooja G.

        Reply
  6. Cavelle Avatar
    Cavelle

    Never apologize for doing you! <3 I get how you feel though but I'm glad you were able to catch up with your friend. 🙂 It's always nice to connect and we all probably need to do a bit more of it perhaps. I had a good day today thank you for asking! I got some blogging done yes, managed to get in a 5 min podcast (lol still trying). Oh, and I went out for a burger and icecream with my husband because we're really high maintenance and…I decided to not use my pseudonym anymore and as of today/tonight I guess now, write under my real name so you may be confused or maybe not but just in case, I'm "Veronica" or should I say was lol. Glad you had a good day connecting! 🙂

    Reply
    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Thank you!

      Ooh that’s great- I’m glad you were able to get some stuff done 😀 Yum a burger and ice cream sounds great!

      Reply
  7. Aadhya Avatar
    Aadhya

    My day was pretty good! I had volleyball for 3 hours this morning. Then I came home freshened up and had some lunch. I also sprained my ankle at volleyball and it was quite painful, but I iced it for a while and it’s a lot better. Anyway, I rested for about 2 hours and right now I’m responding to comments, commenting and going through my email.🙃🙃

    Reply
    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Wow you had a long but interesting day! Hope your ankle is healed very soon 😊

      Reply
      1. Aadhya Avatar
        Aadhya

        Thanks!

        Reply
  8. Hilary Tan Avatar
    Hilary Tan

    There’s more to life than just blogging and feeling the need to stick to a schedule.

    Today I slept in, bought a 64oz water bottle, 2 iced coffees because it was so hot outside, and a cucumber. I also started watching desperate housewives, which is still a good show almost 20 years later. I’m trying to get my husband to watch it with me and he fell asleep 😂

    My attempts to drink 1 gallon of water a day quickly faded after a few days so I’m determined to get back on track. And cucumber water sounds fancy, so I figured I would try it. I’m still meaning to write a blog post about drinking more water but at the same time, I need to practice what I preach.

    Reply
    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      You’re right- there are more priorities than blogging!

      Lol my sister watched the whole of Desperate Housewives a while back and told me so much about it I feel like I watched it too 😂

      I look forward to your post about water because I’ve been trying more too. I add some lemon slices in my bottle sometimes to feel fancy lol 😂

      Reply
  9. https://tamarakulish.com/ Avatar
    https://tamarakulish.com/

    I respect people who make a schedule and stick to it, bit I’m not one of them! I think it’s important to give ourselves permission to take care of other priorities which come up in life! Instead of getting down on myself for what I DON’T do, I’ve been teaching myself to feel good about the things I DO accomplish! It’s very empowering! 😉😊

    Reply
    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      I think that’s a great way of looking at your day- thinking of what you did accomplish instead of beating yourself up about what you didn’t do!

      Reply
      1. https://tamarakulish.com/ Avatar
        https://tamarakulish.com/

        I used to quite an expert at beating myself up, so when o heard Mike Dooley talking about flipping the script, I gave it a try! It’s made a huge difference for me! 😉

        Reply
        1. Pooja G Avatar
          Pooja G

          That’s so great- glad you no longer do that!

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          1. https://tamarakulish.com/ Avatar
            https://tamarakulish.com/

            Right?! Me too! 😄😄

            Reply
  10. Happy Panda Avatar
    Happy Panda

    Posting on a schedule is so difficult!!!! Its been a whole year and I still haven’t been able to do it. I’d rather just enjoy blogging minus all the pressure of a schedule. 🙂

    Reply
    1. 𝑹𝒐𝑩𝑰𝑵 ☄️ Avatar
      𝑹𝒐𝑩𝑰𝑵 ☄️

      Same

      Reply
    2. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Lol I totally get that- it’s exactly why I don’t plan to always stick to the schedule lol!

      Reply
  11. Movin' it with Michelle Avatar
    Movin’ it with Michelle

    Real lives always come before blogging. 🥰

    Reply
    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Agreed!

      Reply
  12. Mr. Ohh's Sideways View Avatar
    Mr. Ohh’s Sideways View

    Crap happens don’t sweat it Life is good
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    Laugh! It just makes sense

    Reply
    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Yup it does lol!

      Reply
  13. 𝑹𝒐𝑩𝑰𝑵 ☄️ Avatar
    𝑹𝒐𝑩𝑰𝑵 ☄️

    Meh, schedules! I hate them personally. Too much pressure

    Reply
    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Yup they’re annoying but they keep me productive- I’m not too strict about it though!

      Reply
  14. Lokesh Sastya Avatar
    Lokesh Sastya

    I’m sharing a tip:

    “Find X problem” to blog about.

    Check all your favourite social media, hear what people are saying. Here we’re working for solution of X problem for our friends. This way, you can blog-worthy.

    Reply
    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      That’s a good tip thanks!

      Reply
  15. Shweta Suresh Avatar
    Shweta Suresh

    Don’t worry, Pooja. These things happen at times. We’ll be here for you. Always. I had a very bad day myself. I am feeling much better now. I always find that scheduling posts in advance helps me a lot.

    Reply
    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Thanks! Glad you’re feeling better and yes scheduling does help but for some reason today is the one day my post wasn’t ready for- literally the rest of the weeks posts are ready to publish. Lol the universe is being annoying!

      Reply
      1. Shweta Suresh Avatar
        Shweta Suresh

        Oh I know that. It happens to me at times too. It can be really frustrating. But don’t worry, we’ll never hold that against you ❤️

        Reply
        1. Pooja G Avatar
          Pooja G

          Thanks and yeah it’s just a bit annoying but life goes on lol!

          Reply
          1. Shweta Suresh Avatar
            Shweta Suresh

            Absolutely. You’re very welcome 🙂

            Reply
  16. CattleCapers Avatar
    CattleCapers

    Life has a tendency to upset our best intentions.

    Reply
    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Unfortunately that’s very true.

      Reply
  17. barbtaub Avatar
    barbtaub

    As a ‘whatever’ blogger , I’m in AWE of your productivity. But I’m even more impressed by this little post, which shows that you have your priorities straight. Well done, as always.

    Oh and today we’re in a wonderful old semi-restored chateau outside Calais. We’ve been here a couple of days as we (hopefully) ✔️ the endless boxes necessary to bring us, our hugely overloaded car, and geriatric dog back into the UK after our year in Italy. Fingers-crossed we’ll be on the Eurotunnel shuttle train in a few hours and heading for Scotland.

    Reply
    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Thanks that really means a lot!

      Oh wow that’s great- hope you had a wonderful time in Italy!

      Reply
  18. Tanishq Abhi Gupta Avatar
    Tanishq Abhi Gupta

    It’s always okay to bunk our schedule if the work isn’t official.
    And I can surely say that you’re handling too much workload.

    I can barely move my fingers while writing a scheduled blog post. lol…

    Thanks, Pooja. For reminding everyone to take a forced break.

    Reply
    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Lol thanks and yeah forced breaks are very necessary sometimes!

      Reply
  19. Books & Bonsai Avatar
    Books & Bonsai

    Best laid plans, and all that. Sometimes I think we shouldn’t make plans, for the minute you do, someone or something will stamp all over them…

    Reply
    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      True- my plans generally tend to fall through at the last minute lol…

      Reply
      1. Books & Bonsai Avatar
        Books & Bonsai

        Something we can almost rely on around here, too…

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  20. Books & Bonsai Avatar
    Books & Bonsai

    Reblogged this on Anita Dawes & Jaye Marie.

    Reply
    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Thanks!

      Reply
  21. Khushi Garg Avatar
    Khushi Garg

    The same is happening with me, I have my exams in a week. I have been studying for that and don’t have time to post blogs. It’s vital to prioritise your tasks and it’s no harm if you give more importance to yourself, so yea you didn’t mess up.

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Thanks and best of luck with your exams!

      Reply
  22. Helen Avatar
    Helen

    Don’t fret it! I was halfway through writing a NSFW post yesterday when I got a call from my mother, so yeah, that definitely put me off of my stride lol. Life is never perfect, it will always throw curveballs at you. I’m glad you had a nice catch-up with your friend thought 🙂

    Reply
    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Lol I can see how that may have been distracting!

      Thanks and yeah life always has its ups and downs so schedules these days are more of a guide for me than something set in stone.

      Reply
      1. Helen Avatar
        Helen

        Just a bit! Haha.

        Well I was encouraged by you to write one of my own so hopefully I’ll do a bit better at sticking to mine ;P

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        1. Pooja G Avatar
          Pooja G

          Oh yay good luck with yours!

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          1. Helen Avatar
            Helen

            Thank you!

            Reply
  23. #the novel reader Avatar
    #the novel reader

    thta was no problem if you didn’t blogged as sometimes we can do other things and it was good to talk to a old friend blogging can be done any other time

    Reply
    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Thanks and yeah my friends are definitely my priority!

      Reply
  24. Poet of the Light Avatar
    Poet of the Light

    Pay it no mind my friend. Don’t be so hard on yourself. Life can be hard enough without our help.

    Reply
    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Very true- I need to learn the little things slide.

      Reply
      1. Poet of the Light Avatar
        Poet of the Light

        Yes-

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  25. Jim Borden Avatar
    Jim Borden

    chatting with a friend seems much more enjoyable than writing a blog post!

    Reply
    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      I must admit it was!

      Reply
      1. Jim Borden Avatar
        Jim Borden

        👍

        Reply
  26. dreamsprinkles Avatar
    dreamsprinkles

    Can I give you an honest advice?…….. Life never goes according to a plan its happened with me a billion times. 😂🤪 You go with the flow of blogging it doesn’t work.😅

    Reply
    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Lol so true!!

      Reply
  27. Laci Avatar
    Laci

    I used to be great about sitting down a couple times a month and getting two weeks of content scheduled. Now, I’m working the day before – life has been crazy. Hopefully it will calm down soon.

    Reply
    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      I feel the same way- I don’t know how I changed so much but yeah life gets crazy sometimes. Hopefully it will!

      Reply
  28. Rue daily Avatar
    Rue daily

    Don’t be sorry, this actually makes me relate to you even more 😊

    Reply
    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Aww thanks!

      Reply
  29. Esha Avatar
    Esha

    It makes sense, perfectly. Writing is great but sometimes, straying away from the routine isn’t bad, especially if there are friends involved!

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Yeah I absolutely agree!

      Reply
  30. Aintamuggle Avatar
    Aintamuggle

    Oh it’s a very very valid reason! I’d totally do the same. I think this in itself is a great blogging advise 😉😉 know when to blog and when to not 🙂

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Haha thanks and yeah I guess this is technically an advice post lol!

      Reply
  31. jesusluvsall Avatar
    jesusluvsall

    Even Jedis make mistakes 🙂

    Reply
    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      And Jedi’s need some rest and time to catch up too haha!

      Reply
      1. jesusluvsall Avatar
        jesusluvsall

        Yes they do 🙂

        Reply
  32. Susi Bocks Avatar
    Susi Bocks

    My day has been pretty cool! All my stories on Kindle Vella on Amazon launched today. 🙂 I’m pretty excited about it.

    Reply
  33. poorvi kumar Avatar
    poorvi kumar

    a little late to the discussion but i’m glad you tried to stick to your schedule! it’s never a bad thing to prioritize your personal life !

    i had a pretty interesting day today but i wasn’t as productive as i hoped. there’s always tomorrow though !!

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  34. RebelliousStudent Avatar
    RebelliousStudent

    I don’t understand why people apologise over having to deal with real life and friends, it’s expected and should absolutely be prioritised over anything else. I hope you had a nice day with them, and I’m looking forward to the blogging advice regardless of when it drops!

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Thank you and you’re right we all have our real life priorities and that’s okay!

      Reply
  35. winteroseca Avatar
    winteroseca

    Well, it’s okay to mess up. I also messed up a blogging schedule because I’m seeing a lot of parks right now

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      As long as you’re having fun seeing parks 😊

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      1. winteroseca Avatar
        winteroseca

        I have been yes!

        Reply
  36. haoyando Avatar
    haoyando

    Yes, me too. I love those long talks between old friends and can’t live with it. Now social media and zoom have made it so convenient that often I have to really discipline myself to restrict my “social” time. Life is an uphill battle even if one is enjoying oneself. LOL.

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Lol true- I find myself spending too much time talking to friends and family but it’s so much fun I don’t want to stop lol.

      Reply
  37. mysteriousalien2 Avatar
    mysteriousalien2

    I am glad you talk to your friend, just talking to someone you haven’t talk in long just refreshes you. I am a new blogger and just start blogging day after yesterday and it is going great. Happy that my hardwork is paying off. Hope your day went good as well.😊

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Thanks and yeah it was super refreshing! Glad you’re enjoying blogging so far 😀

      Reply
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  39. stelorafedie101blog Avatar
    stelorafedie101blog

    Great choice, it is good to talk to our friends and share them thru a blog. Great sharing!

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  40. Manoj Mehra Avatar
    Manoj Mehra

    In my opinion, sticking to a schedule is tiring work. It seems like we are forcing ourselves to think and write which may affect our writing or work. You should write whenever you want to write.

    Reply
  41. Cindy Georgakas Avatar
    Cindy Georgakas

    Hey my Jedi friend… if you need a blogging topic I mentioned you in my post last week on Monday I think called Reeling… hoping you’ll write about how you schedule reading posts cuz you know I’m struggling keeping up.. I think you finally might be too with this many followers and I’m a light weight. xo💖💖

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  42. African Wives and Mothers Avatar
    African Wives and Mothers

    Our real lives sure matters. I love this post

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Yup real life comes first- thank you!

      Reply
  43. jeannekoh Avatar
    jeannekoh

    Hello! Don’t feel bad! We are all human! I blog on train rides and when I have snatches of limited time in bus queues haha…I started my blog again because I now have some interesting menus for clean eating which I have been on the last 3 months….and I have about 8 short posts lined up…when I have the time I polish them….have a great day!

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Thanks and it’s great you use your free time during the day to blog even if it’s just a few minutes!

      Reply
  44. rakshamitruka Avatar
    rakshamitruka

    Maintaing real friends is equally important or somewhat more important than virtual connection so that was so nice of you to catch up your friend. I had spent my whole day with my grandparents and it was all so amazing.👏👏👏👏

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  45. My Rollercoaster Journey Avatar
    My Rollercoaster Journey

    Hi. I’m new here. Love your style. Short, light-hearted, and honest. Today was the 1st day of Eid here (I’m Muslim) so we went to Eid prayer, then to my grandmother for special Eid bagels, then I went home as I wasn’t feeling well (GI problems for 3 days). Then I went to my in-laws for lunch and stayed there. I couldn’t even eat my favorite stuffed grape leaves (made special for Eid) and had spaghetti with yogurt instead. But on the bright side, we took many pictures and my son was amicable today (he is 6). I’m home now resting.

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Thanks and hope you had a good first day of Eid!

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      1. My Rollercoaster Journey Avatar
        My Rollercoaster Journey

        I did! Thanks

        Reply
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    Mukesh Kumar

    ossam

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  48. Jblues Avatar
    Jblues

    Life is about balance, and being really good and juggling lol. Life will always end up being messy and out of sorts. Due to other people that you have to interact with such as waiting on them there 30 mins late now you have to finish your task with then and alter your schedule. Making things even more strenuous, other people who are on time are asking you why you are late. Of course you say the reason but it still leads to other things. In sort no matter how much you plan ahead. There will always be someone something to help 🆘 turn your well planned day in to chaos.

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  50. mikerana Avatar
    mikerana

    Good going

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Thanks 🙂

      Reply
  51. Belladonna Avatar
    Belladonna

    Sticking to a schedule is hardwork! You’re doing great!

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Thank you so much!!

      Reply
  52. alexandraspeck Avatar
    alexandraspeck

    Omg I have not posted like all summer. I have been terrible!!!! I just saw my “traffic is up compared to an average of zero views!”

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Ouch WP is really rubbing it in lol! That’s okay to take a break and hope you get into a good posting routine now!

      Reply

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