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Oct 27, 2011

The Beginning of the End

Not that any of you base your day around what is posted on Small Fry & Co, or even make it a daily habit to check this blog but should you see a rapid decline in posts for a while (or possibly permanently) I just don't want you to be alarmed or concerned.  I think this may be the beginning of the end (at least for a little while).  In January I will have been writing this blog for 3 years.  It started out being just for me but as I got a following I felt driven to come up with and blog even more ideas to keep readers coming back.  It has been thrilling, wonderful and exhausting all at the same time.  I have always wanted my blog to be full of useful content-ideas, tutorials, patterns, recipes.  I haven't filled my blogging days with endorsements or giveaways-I have been true to what I set out to do-write a craft blog.  But now my sweet small fry has stopped taking regular naps and my amount of time has been slashed extensively and I can not get done very much of what I need and or want to every day, let alone crafts to post.  I am slowing way down for a while so that I can catch up on a few things that are just for me (without needing to take pictures and write a tutorial for it) like updating all the photos in my home (most of which contain pictures of small fry when she was less than a year), do some digital scrapbooking, make ornaments for my girls for Christmas, get my craft room in order.  I am sure this isn't life altering to any of you-just want you to know what happened.  I will still post from time to time-I had a fantastic snowman week planned for November.  I will see what I can do with that.  Thank you to everyone who reads Small Fry and especially to those of you who comment-and comment on a regular basis, to those who have sent e-mails, bought stuff I have made, entered giveaways and to everyone who I have talked to in person who said, "I read this on your blog..."  It is you I have blogged for.

7 comments:

  1. I hope you enjoy your step away, I'm in the same boat, my twins no longer nap and I will fit bloging in where I can. It is important to find a balance in everything we do and spending time for you and family is always important.

    Hope to see you around when / if you get the time!

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  2. I really enjoy reading your blog and know that I will be back often going through your past posts :) I can definitely understand having to put some things aside to focus on the really important ones. Thank you for all your wonderful ideas!

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  3. I will be sorry to see you stop blogging - you have such fun and clever ideas! Hopefully you'll be able to add something from time to time. Good luck with whatever you do next, and enjoy your girls!

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  4. I am so sad for me! I do check you blog everyday...I love it, but I do understand your need to put family first. I, too, will be reading and rereading some of you older posts and will look forward to any new ones you post. Enjoy your sweeties while they are young...they grow up so fast. Jackie
    P.S. I thought you were going to say you were taking a break b/c you were pregnant...)

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  5. I too really enjoy your blog. I'd love to see your Christmas projects for the girls etc... Maybe from time to time you can just post the finished project w/o a tutorial so we can enjoy your talents? This comes from someone who has barely posted at all this year. Pregnancy has just zapped my creative energy. I haven't been sick at all, just not creative either. So, I *totally* understand your need to step away for a while!

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  6. Family comes first. You've gotta do what you've gotta do. But, I sure hope you don't quit blogging all together! I just love your blog! How about once a week? Hmmm? *big smile with batting eyes*

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  7. I'll miss you. I always read your blog but I hesitate to comment because I don't want to flood you... :D But this time I figured it'd be ok. Thanks for all the fun ideas!!!

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