Nina Reed http://ninareed.com Photography and Wordpress Sun, 31 Mar 2013 23:58:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 blogspot/cvYOIhttp://feedburner.google.com The End, and New Beginnings http://ninareed.com/2013/03/18/the-end-and-new-beginnings/ http://ninareed.com/2013/03/18/the-end-and-new-beginnings/#comments Mon, 18 Mar 2013 17:35:16 +0000 Nina http://ninareed.com/?p=8733 The end: I have been fooling myself for a while now, thinking that I would one day find the inspiration to start book blogging again. I first went on an official break in September last year after going back to college, when I found that there was not enough time to read, and definitely not to write long reviews or book memes, plan author interviews or do anything else, really. And the longer I stayed away from book blogging, the more I realized that I didn’t miss it at all. On Saturday I read this goodbye post from Brodie, one of my favorite book bloggers, and she summarizes my feelings so perfectly that you should just read her post if you don’t understand why I’m leaving.

New beginnings: First, I am now blogging about pole and fitness on NinaPoles.com, so if you want to follow me there, please do! I will also still be on Twitter and Goodreads, and hope to keep discussing books there. (So much less pressure in 140 characters!;)

Second, I have plans for this website (yes, website, not blog). If the design looks messed up when you’re reading this, it’s because I’ve started changing things around. Eventually, I hope to have ninareed.com set up as a professional website for my photography and web design. If there’s one thing blogging has taught me, it’s that I absolutely love building websites and blogs in WordPress, and so that’s what I’ll keep doing. Like my hubby said, book blogging is not worth the time you spend on it when you get absolutely nothing back in return (not counting free books, because let’s be honest, I can get those at my library), so how about finding a way to make some money on what you do online instead? He’s a smart guy.

So, I hope you will continue following me on my new adventures, and like I said, I will not be disappearing completely. It’s just time to be honest and admit that I don’t have the time or motivation to keep up a book blog any longer.

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