I love the blogger Rhyming with Wine, her poetic interpretations and observations have me in stitches. Her most recent blog “The Stats Race”, sits perfectly with my views of social media and the knots I tie myself up with in an attempt to achieve my goals. Basically, this blog is where I dump all the shit that pops into my head!. However, I do it in the hope of entertaining, inspiring or provoking a reaction in you lovely lot (my readers…I say in the hope that there really is someone or sometwo out there).
Three months ago I set myself some challenges for 2017
I thought it would be helpful to me and hopefully not too boring for you, if I were to check out my own progress and possibly re-evaluate
- Twitter: my following has just overtopped the 500 mark and I’m delighted, For me its quality rather than quantity so I shall start focusing on interactors more (when I work out exactly how to do that)… but if you are following me on @berni_Benton, then “thanks” and if you are also interacting with me then I think I’m a little bit in love with you because I love a good bit of banter
- I’m still trying to tidy up my twitter lists – I’ve started some, “fave bloggers”, ” fave artists”, ” fave…” etc… then i need to talk to these groups more – so I can get more out of them – I’d prefer dialog to monologue, and that’s down to me, timing and organisation (neither of which are in my current ‘strengths’ corner)
- Blog: my following is now 133, from 114, I’m aiming for 150 and my views are up from 13.5K to 15K and there’s still 6 months to go to make my 20K goal
- Teaching: I have massively enjoyed and proved myself to be pretty darned good at teaching, check out Community Project – progress report to see whats been going on. I wanted another teaching commission out of it and the group I’m teaching are keen to have more sessions so we-hey!!! more teaching is on the cards
- Vlogging: I’ve started in a very very very small way, to vlog, I’ve not included my face or my voice so far but I have started to include video content into my blogs….I don’t know if you guys like it, perhaps you can let me know.
- I’ve joined Instagram – that’s an extra, wasn’t on my list at all but I think I can get to grips with that – lovely visual app and quick and easy to use… still working out how to use it properly but early days
- Facebook: not sure whats happening here , page likes down from 778 to 768… anyone fancy taking a look? It’s where I share stuff going on in and around our home and village, it’s a B&B in Mid Wales, very rural, extremely tranquil, and slightly crazy.. Pink Butterfly Art & Glass at Cerdyn Villa…
- Art: I’ve already done 3 more pieces of art this year, speculative spacescapes, have booked my FIRST EVER solo exhibition slot for March/April 2018 and have the rest of the pieces sketching out nicely in my head… it’s going to play on light and dark. With black canvasses painting with colours and patterns emulation images from outer space and then representations of space made from stained glass and back-lit by natural light. I have one commission glass panel confirmed and one pending approval (god i hope to get to make it, I always get excited once I’ve done the drawings).
All in all I’m pretty pleased with my progress. I think my report card might read ” Is trying hard, achieving many of her goals, still some way to go, but with sustained commitment and the right support and determination there is no reason why Berni can’t make it”
Do you have a bucket list for your year? Hows it going?
Um what are twitter lists? I thought I was on track with it all but will have a google. Heading over to fb to check out your B&B.
i have a friend who swears by them and she is a social media whizz. you can add people to lists without even following them and then if you want to talk to people on a specific topic if you have set up your lists right you can access the right people – …so i’m told… i have several lists….ooo and also apparently you ccan subscribe to other peoples lists to find followers etc with the relevent interests …. not enough hours in the day or functioning braincells in my head at the moment – but its there on my list….
thanks also for looking at my FB xxx
You’re right about the functioning brain cells 🙂 Than you, I will start making lists. And just when I thought I had everything under control.
Oh I love this – And exsqueeze me but you are nailing it Mrs! Vlogs? Teaching? Amazing artwork? You are incredibly talented. Thank you so much for the mention and here’s to dumping of all of the stuff! Big bloggy hug. Sending wine x
thank you xxx still finding time for wine too