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Questions I Have For Bloggers

Question number one, on this fresh-faced, happy, relaxing, not Monday morning – how do you keep yourself from gulping down your brunch drinks before the waitress finally brings the food? According to Instagram, waffles and mimosas arrive at the table perfectly in sync. Under perfect lighting. French toast lightly dusted with powdered sugar, syrup poured so delicately (sub-question – how do you not drown your food in syrup because obviously you need to be at it for fifteen whole seconds in order to get the proper number of snapshots), phones and keys and straw papers not strewn all over the table. How do you do that?

Because apparently, I couldn't keep my hands off of my frozen mocha for three minutes. "I'll fix it for you," my roommate said, as she stabbed at the whipped cream with a straw. "Unsalvageable," she declared a second later.

Lightbulb moment as I was typing that word vomit of a paragraph above. Is it because you order two rounds of drinks?! Wow, wait, actually though? Trying this next Sunday. 
This guy up here only put up with me for all of two minutes, and they were for my official senior photos. I have to maybe pay him two hundred big buckaroos for a couple of awkward, cheesy smiles frozen in time. Stellar. 

Do all of you have glossy white desks, on which you photograph cool statement necklaces and still-steaming coffee, and artsy, indestructible planners? Where do you find so many cool statement necklaces? 
(I also ate half that croissant breakfast sandwich.) (And half an unpictured cronut.) (And then took a three hour nap. WHY DO I FIND IT OKAY TO ADMIT THESE THINGS ON THE INTERNET.)

When do you find the time to listen to podcasts? Do you really go about your days in Rockstuds and Choo's? But, like, then why are your feet forever perfectly pedicured and un-blistered? Will you teach me your ways? 
How do you get dressed on a Monday because personally I struggle into my (slightly) clean(er) leggings, and a sleep shirt as close to a real person shirt as I can get? On weekends, how do you find the time to do laundry and Netflix and brunch and go to farmers' markets for fresh flowers?

What happens if you're allergic to flowers? Or, like me, if you'd rather spend eight dollars on, say, eight stupid toys in the Dollar Spot aisle of Target? What happens if you're not too fond of the buzzwordy shows on TV like Downton or Scandal and favor truly critically-acclaimed ones like Pretty Little Liars and Hart of Dixie?

Scratch that, don't tell me. Let me go on, blissfully ignorant.
Last question.

How does your blog not completely revolve around food? I think I need an intervention judging by the contents of this post. Anyone wanna recommend a hobby? That's not too physically taxing or mentally draining?

Happy Tuesday, errrr'yone!

24 comments

  1. bahaha yes! this is so accurate and I do want to know the answer to this. Also, it is Tuesday right?

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  2. Haha this is so perfect! My favorite is getting dressed on Mondays. Like, whyyyyy do people dress up on Monday? Forget casual Friday, I want "rolled out of bed in the same leggings I wore the day before" Monday.

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  3. Hahahaha this is excellent!

    FYI, I just don't get the drinks into my insta-brunch shot. Problem solved ;) xx

    Little Miss Katy | UK Lifestyle Blog

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    1. Genius! Although I sometimes do justify a pretty aka calorie-laden drink by saying it's "for research" ;)

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  4. And I didn't think it was possible to love you anymore (and somehow I do)! Blogger life goals: Brunch and bloggy photoshoot with you one day! (Also binge watching Pretty Little Liars).

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  5. Brilliant. :) Not like I binge watched season 4 of PLL yesterday or anything...

    http://theprettylittlesecretblog.blogspot.com/

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    1. Gahhhh, it's the worst thing and the best thing!! Count me addicted.

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  6. Haha so great! Many of these questions cross my mind as well. Thanks for giving me a light-hearted morning laugh :)

    Sarah
    Sweet Spontaneity

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    1. Happy to have done so! Hope you had a lovely morning :)

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  7. I recently read a similar post that could easy be summarized with this quote: when do you sleep? LOL

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  8. Hilarious! Blogging isn't the most honest thing - social media is about showing the best of your life (or what photographs the best) not about reality! Hard not to compare yourself to an impossible standard though.

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    1. Very true. I've heard of social media and blogs described as a "highlight reel" which I think is the fairest description.

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  9. I love this post! I have some of those very same questions! You are so honest and down-to-earth!

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  10. This is a very honest post haha. These are things I always wonder when I read blogs with pretty pictures, love it!

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  11. Love this!!!! I can totally relate to everyone of your posts!! you are the REAL blogger!!! :)

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  12. Ha you've voiced my deep concerns about this whole blogging thing! I also wonder how one acquires perfect lighting for every shot. I'm really hoping you're right and the answer to the drinks question means multitudes of alcohol.

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  13. OMG!!! This is sooooo great and I have the same exact questions...maybe it's not so much about blogging, BUT Instagram....everything is so perfectly staged...I can't get the hang of it...I will say I bought a tri-fold white board at Target for some of my "styled" IG pictures. Worth the $$$! Just a little tip for ya!

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  14. haha maybe they're super humans? :P

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  15. Yes! I love this post haha. These are all great questions I would like to know too. Because I end up taking pictures for specific things forever and they never turn out right. Like food by the time I get an okay picture it's cold. I feel like with time I might be getting a tad better though.
    www.orangemalorange.com

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  16. At least for me, the brunch photos happen because that is round two of drinks!

    xx Kelly
    Sparkles and Shoes

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  17. I am dying reading this, I have had all these same thoughts. Your blog? Amazing!

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  18. ha I love this! I want answers too

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  19. i dont know how people take photos of food because by the time i have thought to get my phone out i have eaten it all. how does one take only one bite of a doughnut?? that photo is puzzling me. and yay hart of dixie!

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