This is how my life goes most mornings, but as you'll see a little later on in my morning I made a decision.
Woke up and prayed with my family - here (note pink fluffy blankets)
Had crumpets and maple syrup, and fresh Americano coffee for breakfast (made with our special stove-top espresso maker)
Got kids dressed and ready for school
Enjoyed peace and quiet while reading my daily blog feeds
More coffee, shower, clean up kitchen, sit down to my computer. (This is the view from my workspace)
Get hungry.
Decide to make new yoghurt cake recipe my mum sent me.
Just mix everything in one big bowl and put into cake tin or alternatively makes about 24-25 cupcakes.
1 cup plain or vanilla yogurt
1 cup sunflower oil
2 cups sugar (I use about 1 1/2 cups)
3 cups self-raising flour
pinch of salt
3 extra large eggs
1 tspn vanilla
mix together with beater until smooth.
180 degrees for about 45 mins (usually little less) or about 20 mins for cupcakes
Why is it that, no matter how hard I try, I can't manage to make cupcakes without a mess?
Now, with a fresh cupcake (no frosting because I ran out of icing sugar) and a cup of tea, I will tell you the decision I made.
I have been reading a lot of what I would call "creative" blogs for the last few weeks and they are all beautiful. Each might have a different focus, such as parenting, photography, fashion, interior design, craft. I find them inspiring, but I was reminded this morning of something important.
It read the blog Stuff Christians Like. It challenged me to write more.
You may have noticed (and this is the confession) that I have been posting a lot of short posts with pictures and links. This is because I have had serious bloggers block, and did not have anything to say. So in essence I was being lazy. The thing with pictures (very image-heavy blogs) is that they don't take any mental work, or brain-power to appreciate. You look at it, you get inspired, and it's done. Reading a blog, absorbing the ideas and perhaps critiquing them, takes more time, more mental energy. And yet that is the kind of blog I want to write.
So, my decision is that I will try to step up to the plate on this one. I have had a few weeks of experimenting with my blog, and now I am going to try and make it my very own instead of a clone of other creative blogs. That is dangerous because I might lose all my readers! But I am tired of trying to create something that looks like a thousand others.
Don't worry, I will still post pictures! But I will attempt to get my brain bubbling again and put some thoughts down as well.
Thanks for your patience while my blog personality matures!
