A Blogger's Guide to Surviving the Holidays

November 20, 2013


It's not every day you get the chance to partner up with bloglandia's finest, Miss Taylor Grace. Trust me, when she is a big star on SNL...I will #throwbackthrusday this post every week until she acknowledges our shared blogging past. Mwahaha. Just kidding. But not really.

Anyway, thus we present to you, A Blogger's Guide To Surviving The Holidays.

Suggestions from Autumn:

#1. Don't fret about any holiday weight gain. Remember, there's always a fabulous "How I Lost My Holiday 15" series in your future. The blog posts that will come from this will tide you over for at least two months.

#2. When in doubt, just add glitter--gold glitter. With all the instagramming and photo-taking, we know you feel the pressure to make sure your house is up to Pinterest par. That's why we suggest keeping a large cannister of gold glitter around. Missing a decoration? Put gold glitter in a vase. Did your niece clumsily paint you a pumpkin for the table centerpiece? Put gold glitter on it. Have some leftover corn no one will eat? Glitter that shit.

No, seriously guys...I found gold glittered corn on pinterest.

#3. The higher the cool whip, the closer to God. But it doesn't count if you don't instagram it.

#4. Practice your elevator speech to explain to Grandma how you've been spending your time outside of work lately. Avoid the buzzwords "online community" or "girlfriends" which may send her into temporary panic.

#5. Remember that unfortunately, you're on your own for the next 48 hours. See, here in blogland we all know that we live with perfect significant others in our perfect families and will have nothing but perfect Thanksgiving dinners with zero drama and only mildly-humorous tales to share on our weekend updates. So, stick to the script ladies. Chins up, smart phones out and....Happy Thanksgiving!

*Bonus # 6. Think realistically about how many New Year's Resolutions you'd like to set. Remember....we'll all be following along in our weekly resolution updates.

Suggestions from Taylor:

#1. Never forget the big C! As in charge. Charge your phones, charge your cameras, charge every damn thing you own. Because if you're not able to document the beautiful center piece you made or the wonderful green bean casserole you're about to eat, it's as if it never happened.

#2. Nothing says the holidays like red lipstick and a top knot. Don't even fret with trying to curl your hair (it will just get hot when you cook anyway) just twist that baby up into a bun on the very top of your head and you'll be golden. Finish the look off with the boldest color of lipstick you can find and no one will even be looking at your hair, anyway.

#3. Prepare for the "are you going to blog about this question?" Because you're going to get it and it's best answered with an enthusiastic "you betcha!" and a thumbs-up, rather than an eye-roll and an apathetic looking "doubtful" response.

#4. Dogs and babies. If you don't have either, now is the time to capitalize on the ones around you. I don't care if they're your aunt's, or your cousins, or the homeless man next door, if you've got a chance to take a photo with a cute baby and a cute dog in a Christmas sweater you need to take advantage of the moment. According to a poll done by Buzzfeed, Instagram photos with either babies or dogs in them are 87% more likely to get more likes. More likes=more fulfilled life.

#5. Remember you're only as good as your last post.... So while it's okay to take a day or two off from blogging during the holiday season, just don't forget Jenny Blogger next door probably isn't taking a day or two off... She's already knee deep into a pile full of chevron wrapping paper just waiting to be posted. Take that for what you will.

*And if you haven' realized yet that I'm joking I'm hate you.
*And I made up that stat about dogs and babies, obviously.

Happy Holidays, bloggers! Let's make this the best one yet!

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15 comments:

  1. Oh my gosh this post is great. Super funny but very true as well! Happy some to be Holidays!

    sincerely,
    alisia
    http://boardingtogether.blogspot.com

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  2. heeheehee--you guys cracked me up! Especially with Jenny Blogger and the chevron wrapping paper.

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  3. Haha, some of this definitely rings true though! I'm ready for the holidays, solely because we get a whole month off of school (not work though, boo!).
    xx Maria

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  4. haha, you two both crack me up. Is the topknot a chic thing? If so I'm so on trend (read -too lazy to brush my hair and do something with it)

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  5. haha love this! You can never have too much gold glitter during the holidays (or ever)!

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  6. haha what a perfect list from both of you. going into the holidays as a blogger is so different from doing it like a normal person ha.
    -- jackie @ jade and oak

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  7. This just cracks me up, I love you two!

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  8. haha this is hilarious! I love it!

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  9. hahhaha but for real, is anything after Halloween aloud to be classified as holiday weight gain? cause i'm all over that

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  10. #5 had me rolling... Oh Jenny Blogger... why must everything you own/sell/bargain/trade be covered in chevron...?

    And why do I secretly still like it/you?

    These are the great mysteries of life.

    -Kate
    www.theflorkens.com

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  11. Love this post and you two ladies together :)

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  12. Hooray for glitter and I'm glad someone did the math to find out that dogs and babies are the key to internet acceptance haha. I'll need to find one of those things in order to expand my platform...
    New follower - { Raspy Wit }

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  13. I love all of these! Glitter really does make everything better! I'm getting married on Jan. 4th, and you'd better believe glitter everything is a staple in our decor ;)

    I'm your newest follower...you have such a lovely blog!

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  14. i'm just going to drink myself into hibernation.
    #copingmechanism

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